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«nr » •»' >. kw « L a «• •> ‘ P age B5 T he P ortland O bserver • O ctober 12, 1994 •j Conference Supports Black Colleges Supporters and representatives of A m erica’s black colleges and uni versities will speak to the advantages o f attending the historically black schools at an upcoming conference in Portland. The speakers will stress the qual ity o f the schools and special advan tages for young black high school g ra d u a te s atten d in g in stitu tio n s where they will feel accepted and understood. The Black Colleges Committee o f Oregon will sponsor the Oct. 29 conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Portland State U niversity’s Smith Memorial Center. Registration is from 7:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Keynote Speakers are Sharon Mitchell and Mary Jo Henderson. Scheduled work shops include First Year-Survival Time, Challenges of Your Genera tion, and Parent Orientation-Finan cial Aid. Cost is $15 which covers materials and lunch. The colleges represented include Fisk University, Spellman College, Grambling State, Morehouse Col lege, Ft. Valley State, Payne Col lege, Morgan State, Tuskegee, Clark Atlanta University, Alcon College, Jackson State University, Howard University and Hampton University. For registration information call 249-7744 or 255-2226. The Black College Committee survival o f black colleges and the education of young people from O r egon. The c o n fe re n c e s help high school students of all racial groups plan to enter any college or univer sity. The first conference was held at Adams High School in Portland. The goals for the committee include: 1. To provide parents, educa Don Foreman of Portland, chair of the Black Colleges Committee. has sponsored 15 o f these confer ences, draw ing betw een 350-500 young people each year. P earl S pears G re y , a ssista n t to the p re sid e n t o f O reg o n S tate U n iv e rs ity , L a w re n c e C u n d iff w ho w as P re sid e n t o f the C o u n cil o f N atio n al A lum ni A sso c ia tio n , the o rg a n iz a tio n h isto ric a lly re p re se n tin g b lack c o lle g e s and u n iv e rsitie s and Ju n e K ey, re tire d P o rtla n d e d u c a to r, sta rte d the e ffo rt back in 1980. These people and others were vitally interested in the welfare and Crime S top pers Homicide Portland Police Bureau detec tives, in cooperation with Crime Stop pers, are asking for your help in solving a homicide. On Friday, September 16,1994, at 8:00 in the evening, Isiah Bing, a 54-year-old black male, was observed clinging to the exterior driver’s side o f his own vehicle, w hich w as westbound on N Colum bia Boule vard from N Argyle Street, at a speed o f at least 60 mph. At N Columbia, near N Peninsular, the driver of the car killed Mr. Bing by intentionally running him into a utility pole. The victim ’s vehicle, a maroon, 1984 Chrysler LeBaron, 4-door, was abandoned shortly after the crime, on N K ilpatrick Street, east o f Chautauqua Avenue. The suspects, who ran west from the abandoned vehicle, are described as: #1) Black male, 17-25 years of age, w ith a baseb all cap w orn backwords. #2) W hite, probably fe male, “young", with long light brown hair. According to investigators, Isiah Bing was possibly the victim of a carjacking, which probably occurred somewhere east of the N Columbia Boulevard/N Denver Avenue over pass. Investigators know that Mr. Bing, who lived in Beaverton, left U.S. West Works With Northeast School A $20,000 grant to provide elec tronic information technology and training to Northeast Portland schools has been made by U.S. W est Com munications. T he d o n a tio n w ill p ro v id e middle school students in the Grant and Madison high school region with equipment to access the Internet com puter network. As part of the partnership pro gram, U .S. West employees will work with the students as business and education mentors. T he g o als o f the p ro g ram are a lso to p ro v id e c o m p u te r n e t w orks betw een schools, teach stu d en t the d esig n and c o n stru c tio n o f L ocal A rea N etw o rk s (L A N s) w hich tie c o m p u te rs to g e th e r for the in stan t sh arin g o f in fo rm a tion and d e v e lo p m e n t c o n ta c ts w ith b u sin e ss lead ers to share b u sin e ss and tech n o lo g y in fo r m ation , k n o w led g e and e x p e ri ence. The jo u rn a lism e d u catio n d e p a rtm e n ts in the school reg io n are a p p ly in g the new tech n o lo g y to do re se a rc h for sch o o l p ap ers as w ell as d e v e lo p sk ills in sc ie n tific w ritin g , b u sin e ss p ro p o sals and o th e r form s o f w ritten c o m m unicatio n by netw ork w ith b u si ness e x p e rts. ; . tors, and other interested persons, with information regarding opportu nities available at black colleges and universities. 2. To heighten aw areness o f black colleges among Pacific N orth west populations. 3. To have representatives from the historically black colleges and universities attend the Portland con ference. 4. To develop a directory of names, with photos, of black col leges alumni currently residing in Oregon. 5. To provide positive role m od els. 6. To develop a forum in which students of all racial groups can ask questions and receive information on the historically black colleges and universities as well as other college- related information. 7. To develop opportunities for placement of material from black colleges in Portland libraries. 8. To open an office from which information and materials about black colleges would be available to the public. 9. To assist in sponsoring a tour of some black colleges for high school students from Portland. The commi ttee ’ s board of direc tors are chairperson, Don Foreman, retired U.S. W est Comm unications; Magdaline Brister, Boise Cascade; D anita J. C a lh o u n , M ultnom ah County; Michael A. Cross, U.S. W est Communications; Julius Evans, Tri- Met; Loling Darby, educator-Port land public schools; LindaFlury, The Carnival Restaurant; Joyce Harris, N orthw est R egional E ducational Laboratory; Addie Jean Haynes, re tired educator, Kimberlee Spires, Tooze, Shenker, Duden, Creamer, Frank & Hutchinson; and A. Jerrell Spires, Portland General Electric. The A d visory E m eritu s B oard, Samuel (Sam) Brooks, Brooks & Associates, Inc.; Margaret Brooks, Brooks T em porary Service; T ia Dorsey, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oregon; Arlene Heitzler, KEX/ KKRZ Radio; June Key, co-founder, retired education consultant; Lucinda Tate, City o f Portland; Pearl Spears Gray, co-founder, University of V ir g in ia ; and D o rth y A le x a n d e r, Grambling College. r .« ; 4 ?7u// CTyw/w/ Women Store 503-331-1718 7-.' »•» 3415 NE Broadway Portland, OR 97212 ‘A New & used books on Business, Music, & African-American Studies <e A POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS ■ÍÍ. r » I". 9 AM - 11 PM Monday through Saturday 9 AM - 9 PM Sundays Used books bought every day till 8:30 PM On the #20 Bus line • One hour free parking 1005 West Burnside Street A D V E R T I S E IN 228-4651 O llje j j p a r t h iit b ( D h s e r b e v c a ll 5 0 3 - 2 8 8 - 0 0 3 3 f". • *- PHONE DISCONNECTED? - T '- ; y ' * MS Homicide victim. 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