4» « M mm JMIN* P age A3 NATB©NAIL BLA« NEWS SURVEY by Voters To Decide North/South Light Rail tu rn in g to m o d ern m a ss tra n sit sy stem s and aw ay tro m b u ild in g R obert N. T aylor Black Wealth Seminar Set For October 1 In Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo, N.Y. (N BN S) - The next in a series o f forums designed to show African Americans how to | build personal and family wealth has been set for October I in Buf­ falo, New York. The all-day semi- | nar details self-help topics includ­ ing hom e-based businesses and buying real estate with little and no money down as well as financial planning, short term investing and making profits in the 900-number business. Credit repairsessions will | also be held. The seminars are being sponsored by the national black wealth building organiza- | tion known as the Better LiteC lub. , Persons interested in attending the day-long event can receive pre- | registration material by calling 1- 8OO-748-I821. Rangel Defeats Powell In Harlem New York, N.Y. (NBNS) - Veteran Congressional Black Cau­ cus m ember Charles Rangel last I week beat back an impressive chal­ Left: A map shows the proposed North/South Transit Corridor. The new public light rail system would serve North and Northeast Portland carrying passengers from Southeast Portland to Vancouver. lenge by the son of the late Adam | Clayton Powell to hold onto his seat in the U.S. Congress. Rangel I represents new Y ork’s 15th con­ Above: Tri-Met’s Max light rail line carries commuters from Gresham to Portland without the gressional District which is essen­ tially the world famous commu- I nity o f Harlem. Prior to Rangel, congestion of traffic. ing, in “ strik in g w hile the iron is | Adam Clayton Powell winning around 38%. Nevertheless, it was the first sig n ifican t ch allenge Rangel had faced in years. Continued from front Black Boarding School Association Targets Parents ï,«A'So* L.«-< Cw-4- S k A 9/ll/W H eadmasters at five of the | nation’s historically black boarding | ington, D.C. “African American boarding I schools provide an alternative to the public schools forblack parents who seek a quality education, values and ] discipline for their children,” said Dr. Sherman Jones, an AAABS founder and Headmaster of South­ ern Normal School in Brewton, Ala. Five Blacks On Richest Entertainers’s List New York, N.Y. (NBNS) -orbes magazine has released its innual list o f the nation’s richest •ntertainers and there are five Af- ican Americans on the list. They ire Oprah W infrey ($ 105 million), 3 i 11 Cosby ($60 million). Michael lackson ($38 million), Whitney Huston ($33 million), and Eddie Murphy ($30 million). Last year Winfrey headed the list but this year she was knocked from first place by movie producer Steven Spielberg who generated $335 million over the past two years D ropping completely off the list of the top 40 highest paid entertain­ ers was Prince who last year placed in the number five slot nvsH < p m E C T IG |g PAYDAY Continued from front ▲ influence the decisions that affect us all.” “When you can 'I ask yom boss WESTERN UNION fastest uas io s e w rm o -e r Checks Cashed Any Kind • No ID Required Fax Service • Notary • P.O Box« s Utility Payments • 2 Day I ax Refund ‘ ".ms • He« trunk' 1 king LocationsToServeYou 5 3 0 SC 10tti Av«. Hillsboro 640-1111 •2611 E 4tti Plain Blvd., Vane. (206) 6 9 5 -2 1 2 1 2 NW 3rd / 2 4 1 -7 7 7 7 2 9 2 9 SE Powell Blvd / 2 3 3 -2 2 7 4 5 6 0 0 NE MLK Jr. Blvd / 2 8 7 -6 6 6 9 71902 SE Stark / 2 S S -2 2 7 * -p.ptav »a»»»«* w»'«*'* v»nc»««w. Financial Services for America ’« toe«/ Communities in an attempt to mediate Hill is a member of the National A ssociation of State T reasurers (NAST) Force on Integrity in the Municipal Marketplace. The Task Force proposed resolutions calling for specific standards of conduct and campaign finance reform, as well as disclosure of agreements between financial professionals for negoti­ ated transactions. The resolutions were unanimously approved by the state treasurers from across the na­ tion, drawing praise from the finance To learn more about advertising in W B a n k in g o n A m e r ic a media. Hill served as chair ol the Subcommittee on clearinghouse tor Information Regarding abuses in the Market. As state tre a su re r. H ill is the c h ie f in v e stm e n t o ffic e r for the sta te and c h ie f debt m an agem ent o ffic e r. H is office is re sp o n sib le for the prudent investm ent o f trust funds in c lu d in g the P ublic E m ­ ployees' Retirement System which outperformed the stock market dur­ ing the last fiscal year. H illis the first state treasurer to serve on the na­ tional advisory council for the Em­ ployee Retirement Income Security said. W alsh has served at the helm of Tri-M et for three years. He previ­ ously was em ployed for 30 years in private construction, building such projects as the residential Ri verplace complex along the W illam ette River in Southwest Portland. A nativ e of N ew Y ork state, W a lsh a tte n d e d L in c o ln H igh S chool in P o rtla n d and has nev er left the city . P rio r g o v e rn m e n t e x p erien ce in c lu d e s se rv ic e on the O regon T ra n sp o rta tio n C o m m issio n and O reg o n L and C o n se rv a tio n and D e v elo p m en t C o m m issio n . Rider Advocates Rise From Storm Of Gunfire Continued from front ▲ The positions were created with the help of neighborhood represen­ tatives, the youth gang task force and former Multnomah County Sher­ iff Don Clark, W alsh said. Clark worked with Tri-M et for three months as a volunteer. He had experience cleaning up violence and crime at the Columbia Villa public housing project in North Portland and helped put a com m u­ nity-based plan into effect, Walsh said. Act of 1974. > o rtla n b O bserver, call (503) 288-0033 - “ I was am azed at the deal I got National Black Chamber Of Commerce Plans Big Washington, D.C. (NBNS) - The situation in what potentially is one of the richest blackruled na­ tions in the world took a further turn away from democracy last week. Military rulers in the west African nation of Nigeria assumed absolute power. The regime has also refused to recognized democratic elections. U.S. black political leader Jesse Jackson visited the country recently struction phase, extending its G re­ sham to Portland rail line to the west side from downtown to Hillsboro. "W hy are we a c c e le ra tin g so qmpfcly'?’’ W alsh said, is the m ost fre q u e n t q u e stio n e d he s asked. W alsh sees the an sw er in tim ­ h o t.” T here’s opportunity to build a transportation system that's not just linked by a series of lines but one which is cohesively tied together. R u tla n d has been su c c e ssfu l in w in n in g fed eral m onies ahead o f m any o th e r m ajor c itie s for by Western State Treasurers Elect Hill As Vice President schools have announced the estab­ lishment of the Association of Afri- I can American Boarding Schools (AAABS). The organization was created at a Myrtle Beach, S.C. con­ ference in early August and will | host a panel on the black boarding school experience in September at I the annual conference of the Con­ gressional Black Caucus in Wash- freew ay s. I t’s a p o p u la r c o n c e p t for public le a d e rs w ith e n v iro n m e n - ta lly -c o n sc io u s c itiz e n s . T ri-M e t’s first so -c a lle d M ax train w as fu n d ed w ith funds first a p p ro p ria te d to the c o n s tru c tio n o f a M t. H ood freew ay th ro u g h S o u th e a st P o rtla n d . T h e city has been a fre q u e n t m o d el fo r m e e t­ ing m ass tra n sit needs, ev er since. T he local sh a re o f the p ro ­ posed S o u th /N o rth c o rrid o r is $475 m illio n . T he to ta l $2 .4 b il­ lio n p r o je c t w h ic h w o u ld be sh ared b etw een the fe d e ra l g o v ­ e rn m e n t, C la rk C o u n ty and the states o f W ash in g to n and O regon. T he c o st o f the bond levy w ould a v erag e ab o u t 31 ce n ts per $ 1 ,0 0 0 o f a sse sse d p ro p e rty tax v alu e, o r ab o u t $31 per y e a r for the o w n e r o f a $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 hom e. T h e T r i- M e t c o n s tr u c tio n w ould ex te n d its m u lti-m illio n d o lla r c o n stru c tio n sc h e d u le to the y e a r 2005 and b rin g w ith it p ro v isio n s fo r m in o rity c o n tra c t­ ing and hirin g . O f the $33 m illio n sp en t on the w e s ts id e c o n s tr u c tio n , 17 p e rc e n t has been for m in o rity e m p lo y m e n t and 12 p e rc e n t to su b -c o n tra c to rs w ho are m in o r­ ity, w om en or sm all and e m e rg ­ ing b u sin e ss ow ned. " I f th e N o r th /S o u th g o e s th ro u g h , you can e x p e c t the v o l­ um e o f w ork to stay h ig h ,” W alsh — zzcm ’ rz/ A customer W e ’ l l B e a t A n y C o n s u m e r L oan R ate in O r e g o n iS) Hi Bank of Am erica T o becom e a custom er, visit any branch o r call 1-8OO-1ISE-B ol A. 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