J uly 13,1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
P a g e BA
IGION
Family Honors Rescuer
The Rev. T.J. Jemison, president of the National Baptist Convention (center), joins David Jefferson,
AT&T consumer sales and services (left), Martin Brown, AT&T African American consumer marketing
and Rev. IV. Franklyn Richardson, convention secretary, after an agreement to give the church s eight
A p a s s e rb y w h o sa v e d th e
liv e o f a fire v ic tim w as h o n ­
o re d S u n d a y at th e v ic tim ’s
7 5 th b irth d a y c e le b ra tio n .
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tra p p e d in a h o u se fire J u n e
11 w h e n R ev . Ira H a m m o n
w as d riv in g p a st h e r h o m e.
H e saw th e flam e s fro m th e
stre e t a n d q u ic k ly s to p p e d h is
c a r a n d ra n to th e d o o r. B e ­
c a u s e o f th e h ea v y c lo u d o f
sm o k e h a d to c ra w l on th e
flo o r th ro u g h o u t th e h o u s e to
fin d J a c k s o n a n d b rin g h e r to
safety .
H a m m o n w as h o n o re d fo r
h is b ra v e ry d u rin g th e b ir th ­
d ay p a rty th ro w n by h e r s o n ,
M ic h a e l, a n d d a u g h te r R o s e ­
m a ry D a n ie ls . C o n g r a tu la ­
tio n s w e re s e n t b y fire fig h te rs
fro m P o rtla n d F ire S ta tio n
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J a c k s o n g a v e a s p e c ia l
th a n k s fo r all th e lo v e a n d
su p p o rt.
Elizabeth Jackson is surrounded by her family and friends,
Rosemary Daniels (from left), Rev. and Mrs. Ira Hammon and
Michael Jackson.
million members discounts on AT&T services and products.
Networks
Study TV
Violence
Does T elevision V iolence
Cause Violent Behavior? A Uni­
versity of Oregon professor believes
it does and says he’s pleased that
four television netw orks-A B C,
CBS, NBC and Fox-recently an­
nounced plans for a new study on
the issue. “There is overwhelming
evidence that televised violence
makes children who watch it more
violent them selves,” says Hill
Walker associate dean of the UO
College of Education. “This desen­
sitizes children to violence and can
m ake them m ore aggressive.”
Walker says the networks currently
assess violence by tallying indi­
vidual acts of brutality that appear
on the screen. Walker has written a
book that examines the increase in
violent behavior in public schools.
The book, entitled “Antisocial Be­
havior Patterns in schools: Strate­
gies and Best Practices,” will be
published in winter of 1994 by
Brooks/Cole Publishing.
IMANI: Using African Spirituality To Heal Drug Wounds
by
P romise K ing
A women’s support project in
Portland called Imani is utilizing
African spirituality to help repair the
psychological wounds of drug abuse.
The project began in 1989. The
mission is to provide comprehensive
support services to women and mem­
bers of their family, especially those
struggling to get off drugs.
“Our community’s recovery is
dependent upon our collective efforts
to re-unite our families by eliminat­
ing the crippling effects of alcohol
and drugs, strengthening our spiri­
tual foundation, and increasing cul­
tural awareness to meet this end, said
Shafia M. Monroe, executive direc­
tor.
“W e’re applying a strong Cen­
tral Africa spiritual approach as a
way of gaining energy to fight anger
and feel peace within,” Monroe said.
She is hoping the spiritual ap­
proach helps, but admits there’s no
one solution to the drug abuse prob­
lem.
Monroe also is calling for the
joining of hands with others involved
in drug and alcohol prevention ef­
forts.
Imani networks with community
agencies, institutions and resource
individuals who share their goals and
mission. Members serve as role mod­
els and the organization works at
being a catalyst in the revitalization
and reclaiming of the community.
Statistics from the Oregon Health
Division show that infant mortality
among black women residing in North
and Northeast Portland is the 10th
highest in the nation.
The statistics also show that 52
percent of black women in the state
die as a result of alcohol-related ill­
nesses.
Currently, there are efforts to
find more volunteers and grant mon­
ies for Imani operations.
The volunteers are needed to help
staff activities.
PPlcdemend
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Five-Year Old Needs Family
needed for children like Daryl. Or­
egon agencies waive fees for persons
adopting older children, and pre­
adoption classes
are offered state­
wide. To learn
about adoption or
foster care, call the
S p ecial N eeds
Adoption Coali­
tion at 222-9661.
Five-year-old Daryl, personable
and affectionate, is one of several
hundred children in the Northwest
currently awaiting adoptive families.
Daryl is healthy, plays well with
other children, can entertain himself
rather well. He enjoys animated play­
things, riding his trike, looking at
books, and fishing with his foster dad.
This little boy has benefitted from
experiences in his nurturing foster
family. Now he is ready to move on to
a “ forever family.”
Both temporary foster families
and permanent adoptive families are
“We need more dollars to get
things done. We have a lot of visions.
To make that vision work, we need
resources,” Monroe appealed.
The pro ject gets som e fin an ­
cial aid from M ultnom ah C ounty,
the Black U nited Fund, W om en’s
F o u ndation, and Sm ith F ou n d a­
tion.
To volunteer contact Monroe at
(503) 284-3905.
“We are giving people options to
get out of drugs,” Monroe said.
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