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Starlight Parade
Rose Festival Fleet
Junior Parade
Jazz Band Classic
Illuminated floats, clowns,
marching units and drill teams
make the Starlight Parade a
spectacular favorite. It begins at
8:30 p.m. Saturday, downtown.
Twenty U.S. and Canadian Navy
and Coast Guard ships open for
tours during their stay in
Portland, June 6-11, on the
waterfront.
See the largest kids' parade in the
world as 10,000 children
participate in a parade of their
own, Wednesday, June 8, at 1
p m . in the Hollywood District.
Enjoy an evening o f Jazz, from
smooth swing to jumpin’ jazz,
Thursday, June 9, 7:30 p.m.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Serving (he community through cultural diversity.
V oinnin XXIV. N um ber 22
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Summer
Safety
Program
ortland is oneofonly tw oN orth-
west cities chosen by the Clinton
Administration to participate
in a Summer of Safety program to com*
bat crim e, violence and fear.
The Corporation for National Ser­
vice, V IS T A Summer Associated Pro­
gram accep ted a p roposal by the Lead­
ers Roundtable and Police Activities
League o f G reater P ortland to organ ize
and operate the program.
T he com m unity-based organizations
P
Wall Street Whiz Falls
Hard
The stunning fin a n c ia l rise o f b la ck
W a ll Street w h iz k id Joseph Jett came
tu m b lin g to the ground as he was p u b lic ly
fire d fro m his p re stig io u s tra d in g desk at
K id d e r, Peabody and Co. Jett had been on
top o f W a ll Street earning o ve r $9 m illio n
last year and being declared his firm ’ s 1993
em ployee o f the year. B ut K id d e r, Peabody
o ffic ia ls recently accused the 36-year-old
W ic k liffe , O h io n a tive o f an elaborate
scheme to create $350 m illio n in false
p ro fits and conceal $100 m illio n in losses.
Jett has refused to ta lk w ith mem bers o f the
press and has refused to even answ er his
d o o rb e ll in M a n h a tta n ’ s trendy T riB e C a
d istrict.
Exiled Haiti President
Calls Policy Racist
T he e x ile d president o f H a iti, Jean-
B ertrand A ris tid e , has denounced C lin to n
a d m in istra tio n p o lic y to w a rd his co u n try ,
la b e lin g it “ ra cist” . A ris tid e was upset w ith
C lin to n ’ s co n tin u a tio n o f Bush a d m in is ­
tration p o lic y in w h ic h refugees fro m Cuba
are eagerly accepted in the U.S. w h ile
refugees fle e in g the oppressive regim e in
H a iti are fo rce d to return. A c c o rd in g to
A ris tid e , w h o w as o v e rth ro w n b y the
c o u n try ’ s cu rre n t m ilita ry regim e, the U.S.
p o lic y tow ard H a iti is “ re a lly a w ay o f
saying we d o n ’ t care.” The ousted leader
also is frustrated that the U.S. has not done
Rose Festival Center Opening
m ore to restore h im to pow er. M e a n w h ile ,
a C lin to n spokesperson said, “ O u r p o lic y
rem ains to restore dem ocracy and restore
President A ris tid e to H a iti.
The Portland Rose Festival Center opens Thursday and runs through June 12 as the downtown waterfront is
transformed into an activity center with big rides, food booths, entertainment and arts and crafts booths. Special
features include the Made in Oregon Pavilion, International Marketplace and entertainment stages.
Black Wealth
Conference Seeks
Proposals
V endors and persons w ith ideas and
projects needing fu n d in g have been in v ite d
to su b m it proposals to the organizers o f the
Urban League President Chosen
n a tio n ’ s firs t B la c k W e a lth B u ild in g C o n ­
ference. The firs t in a series o f conferences
Hugh Price To Lead National Civil Rights Group
is set fo r e a rly Ju ly in W a sh in g to n , D .C
The conference aim s to share w ealth b u ild
at a tim e when the A fric a n -A m e ric a n co m ­
can-A m ericans since B ro w n vs. Board o f
m u n ity is in great need o f an e ffe ctive advo­
in g , in ve stm e n t and incom e enhancem ent
cate fo r equal econom ic o p p o rtu n ity and a
E ducation.
Focus p u b lic and p riva te resources at the
techniques w ith blacks th ro u g h o u t the na­
tion. B u t spokesman James Nathan says,
defender o f hard-earned c iv il rig h ts ,” said
R e g in a ld K . B ra ck, Jr., chairm an o f the
nation, state and local levels m ore sharply
on the acute problem s a fflic tin g the urban
“ W e decided to add a session in w h ic h
people should be able to present and seek
fu n d in g fo r th e ir p a rtic u la r w ealth b u ild in g
league’ s board o f trustees.
“ H ugh has a passion fo r ju stice and a
poor.
H e lp l if t the urban poor, especially c h il­
co m m itm e n t to developing solutions to the
dren, ou t o f poverty and into the econom ic
p rojects.” C onference in fo rm a tio n and reg­
problem s fa cin g urban A m e rica to d a y,” Brack
istra tio n m aterial can be gotten by w ritin g
said. “ W e believe he w ill be an effe ctive voice
and social m ainstream .
E q u ip a ll A fric a n -A m e ric a n ch ild re n w ith
B lack W o rld International, P.O. B o x 65001,
fo r the Urban League and fo r the African-A m eri­
the academic competencies and social skills
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can com m unity as a whole, and that he can lead
required fo r citizenship and se lf-su fficie n cy
Motown Founder Sues
Over Sex Allegations
M o to w n Records founder B erry G ordy,
Jr. said he is suing the N ew Y o rk D a ily
N ews fo r $250 m illio n fo r p rin tin g allega­
tions that he sexually m olested a 14-ycar-
o ld boy and pressured singers to have a bor­
tions. G o rd y called the a rtic le “ obscene and
co m p le te ly false.” The a rticle in question
quoted fo rm e r M o to w n s ta ff m em ber T o n y
T u rn e r as saying G o rd y m olested him when
he was o n ly 14. T u rn e r is reportedly w o rk ­
ing on a book about G o rd y and M o to w n -
the n a tio n ’ s leading b lack entertainm ent
firm .
Hugh G. Price
T
he N a tio n a l U rb a n L e a g u e has
named H u g h Price, 52, a senior o f f i­
cer o f the R o c k e fe lle r Foundation
our organization into the 21st Century.”
in the 21 C entury.
Price said A fric a n -A m e rica n s have made
m any im p o rta n t strides in the 4 0 years since
E n lis t the A fric a n -A m e ric a n m id d le class
in supporting the healthy developm ent o f
B ro w n vs. Board o f E ducation.
“ W e can now be fo u n d in the highest and
o u r least-advantaged ch ild re n and b u ild in g
m ost sensitive positions in governm ent, busi­
ness, la w and m edicine. B u t many others o f us
have been le ft behind. R e b u ild in g that eco­
n o m ic and social in fra stru ctu re fo r a ll A f r i­
ca n -A m e rica n s is a daunting challenge, but
and a frequent c o m m e n ta to r on social issues,
no o rg a n iza tio n is better positioned to do it
as the seventh P resident and C h ie f E xecutive
than the N a tio n a l U rban League,” P rice said.
O ffic e r o f the n a tio n ’ s second-oldest c iv il
Price said heintends to f u lf ill the league’ s
rig h ts o rg a n iza tio n . P rice succeeds John E.
Jacob w h o headed the U rban League fo r 12
tra d itio n a l mandate c o m b in in g social ju stice
years and is re tirin g a fte r 30 years o f service
w ith econom ic grow th and opportunities. Spe­
c ific a lly , he n o te d th is in vo lve s:
to the c iv il rig h ts m ovem ent.
“ Hugh Price b rin g s experience, visio n ,
• S o lid ify and expand the dram atic educa­
c re a tiv ity and leadership to the Urban League
tio n a l and econom ic gains made by A fri-
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via b le urban neighborhoods.
D evelop strategies to compensate fo r the
shortcom ings o f urban la b o r markets so
that inner c ity residents w ho w ant o r are
expected to w o rk can earn le g itim a te liv in g
above the poverty line.
P rom ote in te r-g ro u p understanding so that
a ll A m ericans are equipped to collaborate
and liv e harm oniously in an increasingly
co m p e titive and m u ltic u ltu ra l w o rld .
F irm ly address lin g e rin g vestiges o f racism
and com bat m isleading m edia images o f
A frica n -A m e rica n s w h ich fuel discrim in a ­
tion by ethnic stereotype.
received a grant valued at more than
$100,000 to hire 35 youth aged 18-25 for
the summer, June 17-August 19. O f 31
areas awarded funds nationally, Port­
land and Seattle are the only Northwest
cities. In addition to a living allowance
for the nine-week program , Summer
Associates whosuccessfully com plete the
program w ill receive an education award
of $1,000.
The Leaders Roundtable is a col­
laboration o f leaders from business.edu-
cation, government and community-
based organizations w ho w or k together
to increase school completion, prepara­
tion for employment and access to jobs
and to post-secondary education for low-
income and ethnic m inority youth in
Multnomah County.
“W e are pleased to be participating
in this project with the Police Activities
League,’’ said Ronald B. Gould, C h air of
the Leaders Roundtable and a partner
with Deloitte and Touche. “Throughcol­
laborative efforts like this, we can find
new ways to help young people over­
come barriers to self-sufficiency and
productive citizenship.”
PA L is a juvenile crime prevention
program which works w ith youth at risk
of dropping out o f school, o f joining
youth gangs o r participating in delin­
quent behavior. P A L is a collaboration
of all law enforcement agencies in M u lt­
nomah County and works closely w ith
schools, parks, and non-profit agencies
to ensure no youth fall through the cracks.
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Social Issues
Concern New
President
H ugh B. P rice, 52, is a graduate from
Y ale L a w School. He has served as a lo n g ­
tim e social advocate in m any positions, most
recently at the Rockefeller Foundation, where
he was responsible fo r managing in itia tiv e s in
education fo r a t-ris k youth and programs to
increase m in o rity opportunities.
He is son o f bla ck m id d le class parents
w ho were a ctive ly in vo lve d in the suffrage
and c iv il rig h ts m ovem ents in W ashington,
D .C . During the late 1960s, he served as the
first executive director o f the Black Coalition o f
New Haven, an organization dedicated to
restoring the liv a b ility o f neighborhoods.
H is firs t p o sitio n fo llo w in g graduation
from law school, was an a neighborhood
a tto rn e y w ith th e N e w H a ve n L e g a l
Assisatnce A ssociation.
F rom 1970 to 1975, he was a partner in
a law firm co n su ltin g on urban a ffa irs in
N ew Haven. F rom 1978 to 1982, he was a
m em ber o f the e d ito ria l board o f the N ew
Y o rk T im es where he w rote e d ito ria ls on
p ublic p o lic y issues, in clu d in g p u b lic edu­
cation, urban affairs, m anpow er, w elfare,
c rim in a l ju stice and telecom m unications.
He has taught seminars and served on
m any boards and com m issions.
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