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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.
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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.
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Homicide victim. Isiah Bing.
work at Mary Jane’s Pastries, 55 NE
Farragut, at 5:18 that evening. But
his whereabouts or activities, between
then and 8:00 pm, when he was seen
clinging to the side o f his vehicle, are
still unknown.
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reward of up to $1000 for informa
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unsolved felony crime, and you need
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