N ovember 9, 1994 « T he P ortland O bserver
P age A IO
Voice All
Concerns
Relating To
Our Black
Students
California S ta te T re a su re r K a th le e n B row n, p r e s e n ts
b u s in e s s w o m a n P a t Tobin with th e h ighly c o v e te d W o m e n in
B u s in e s s A w ard. Tobin a n d A s s o c ia te s is th e la rg e st A frican-
A m e ric a n p u b lic rela tio n s c o m p a n y w e s t o f th e M ississippi, with
s u c h c lie n ts a s T o yo ta M o to r S a le s , U .S. a n d AT& T.
The Parent-Student-Com m uni­
ty A lliance (PSCA ) will meet at
Emanuel Hospital on W ednesday, 2
N ovem ber 1994 at 4 PM in Room
1077. PSCA meetings are exclusive­
ly open to Blacks/African-Ameri-
cans/People o f Color.
Black Parents, G randparents
Guardians, Students and Com m uni­
ty M embers are asked to come to
Emanuel Hospital on 2 N ovem ber at
4 PM and voice any and all concerns
relating to our Black students and the
educational system here in Portland.
Let ’ s talk about the miseducation
o f our Black youth. Let’s talk about
Portland Public School’s failure to
educate our Black youth. Let’s talk
about the abuse o f African-A m eri­
can children by School officials and
teachers.
PSCA recognizes there urgent
and crucial need to turn around the
academic decline o f our African-
American youth in Portland Public
Schools. We intend to make a more
recognizable difference with your
help and involvement. Come to this
very important meeting on W ednes­
day, 2 N ovem ber at 4 PM ! Again, the
meeting will be in Room 1077 o f
Emanuel Hospital located at 2801 N.
Gantenbein in Portland.
If you need further information,
call PSCA Chair Eleanor M atthews
at 283-1798.
Editor Wins First Amendment Award
R obert L andauer, ed ito rial
page editor o f The Oregonian, has
been awarded the Hugh M Hefner
First Amendment in the category o f
print journalism
Landauer is being honored for
producing a series o f 12 editorials
aimed at overturning Measure 9,
the 1992 anti-gay constitutional
amendment in Oregon.
In Nov. 1992, the Oregon Cit­
izens’ Alliance (OCA), a conserva­
tive Christian political organiza­
tion, placed their first statewide
ballot measure before voters seek­
ing to limit the rights o f gays and
lesbians. The provisions tran s­
gressed virtually every element o f
the First Amendment o f the state
and federal constitutions and would
have limited the freedoms os speech,
press, assembly and the right to
petition government for the redress
o f grievances.
R o b e rt L a n d a u e r
To educate the public about the
pending legislation, Landauer wrote
a series o f editorials fighting for the
rights o f the targeted citizens, which
provided the framework for the First
Amendment issues involved.
B o rd TTonoreoldor C o rr/tre rrt To doot/r
Key Bank has received the 1994
corporate Champion for C hildren’s
award presented jointly by Janus
Youth Programs and the Assistance
League o f Portland. The award was
presented at Janus Youth Program ’s
annual meeting on O ctober 25.
T his aw ard recognized Key
Bank for its commitment to youth
through its support o f numerous pro­
grams dedicated to assisting youth.
Key Bank has been instrumental in
developing the Urban League’s Sum­
mer Y outh Employment program and
was the first corporate sponsor for
the YM CA’s Midnight Basketball
Program. The Bank has provided
internships, participated in Take A
Girl To W ork Day, sponsored a
Museum Family Sunday, a perfor­
mance o f The Nutcracker for special
needs children, and provided hours
o f volunteer labor to agencies serv­
ing youth through its Neighbors Make
The Difference project.
“These are just a few o f the
program s and organizations Key
Bank has su p p o rte d ,” explained
Dianne Haines, Assistant Vice Pres­
ident, Public Relations. “We believe
in giving back to the communities we
serve and particularly to our youth
who deserve theopportunity to reach
their potential and the promise o f a
Crime Bill To Take Big Bite Out of Public’s Wallet
T he c rim e b ill sig n e d in to
law by P re sid e n t C lin to n on S e p ­
te m b e r 13 w ill lik e ly tak e a b ig ­
g e r b ite out o f th e p u b lic ’s w a lle t
in th e form o f e x p e n siv e p o rk -
b arrel p ro g ram s th an out o f crim e,
a c c o rd in g to th e la te st T a lk in g
P o in ts on th e E co n o m y c a rd is­
su e d by T he N a tio n a l C e n te r for
P u b lic P o licy R e se a rc h .
T h e j u s t r e le a s e d T a lk in g
P o in t card , “ T he C rim e B ill: T a k ­
ing a B ite O ut o f Y o u r W allet,
N o t O ut o f C rim e ,” lists fo u r e x ­
a m p le s o f p o rk in c lu d e d in the
crim e b ill. A m o n g th em , a $5
m illio n p ro g ra m fo r th e “ p re v e n ­
tio n , d ia g n o sis an d tre a tm e n t o f
tu b e rc u lo sis in c o rre c tio n a l fa ­
c ilitie s .” It is n o t know n how
m uch o f a p ro b le m tu b e rc u lo s is
is in the p riso n sy stem n o r, fo r
th a t m atter, h ow th is p ro g ra m
c o u ld p o ssib ly im p a c t crim e rates
o u tsid e p riso n fa c ilitie s. T he card
a lso c ite s a $ 2 4 3 m illio n th e
Organization
Announces
Aggressive
Plans:
To Put Blacks On The Fast Track
On The Information Highway
The National Black Chamber of
Commerce, Inc. (NBCC) hosted its
first annual conference at the George­
town University Conference Center in
Washington, D C. The event included
four days o f intense workshops, net­
working sessions, and meetings with
governm ent leaders, private-sector
procurement officials, and members
o f the Congressional Black Caucus.
W hen it had c o n clu d ed , N BCC
founder, chairman and chief execu­
tive officer Harry C. Alford Jr. pro­
claimed it a huge success.
“ We came, we saw, and we will
conquer everything that stands in the
way o f the econom ic em pow erm ent
o f African A m ericans,” said Alford.
“ We shall work with every Black
church, every utility, and every Black
business to ensure that the Black
community gets its fair slice o f Amer­
ica’s econom ic pie.”
The organization was created in
1993 to economically empower all
African Americans. NBCC advocates
a program o f self reliance that encour­
ages African Americans to start their
own businesses; organize with other
African American business people in
their own communities; spend their
own money in their own institutions;
form their own lending pools to incu­
bate black-owned businesses; and turn
to African American venture capital­
ists and other resources - including
African American entrepreneurs and
athletes instead o f banks - for money.
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“ F am ily and C om m unity E n d e a v ­
o r S c h o o ls (F A C E S )” p ro g ra m ,
w hich w ill p ro v id e gran ts to c o m ­
m u n ity -b a se d o rg a n iz a tio n s for
sp o rts, a rts and c ra fts, so c ia l a c ­
tiv itie s and d a n c e pro g ram s.
“ In a d d itio n to fu n d in g e x ­
p e n siv e p o rk p ro g ram s, the crim e
b ill e s ta b lis h e s a new d e fin itio n
o f liv e sto c k , re q u ire s p ro d u c ts
sold w ith th e “ M ade in the U S A ’
label to have a c e rta in m inim um
d o m e stic c o n te n t and in c re a se s
p e n a ltie s fo r se llin g a C o n g re s­
sio n a l M e d a l o f H o n o r,” sa id
S c o tt H o d g e , a H e rita g e F o u n d a ­
tio n p o lic y a n a ly st w ho has w rit­
ten se v e ra l a n a ly se s o f the C rim e
B ill. “ T h e se m e a su re s w ill do
n o th in g to m ake our stre e ts s a f ­
er. W h a t's w o rse is th at the po rk
w ill rob the A m erican p u b lic o f
th e ir h a rd -e a rn e d d o lla rs. Y es,
th e P re s id e n t g o t h is “ C rim e
B ill,” but w h a t we really n e e d e d
w as an “ A n ti-C rim e B ill.’"
“ If social welfare spending were
the answer to crime, the street cor­
ners o f A m erica’s cities would be far
and away the safest in the w orld.”
said Stephen M oore, D irector o f Fis­
cal Policy Studies at the CA TO Insti­
tutes, who has also extensively ana­
lyzed the Crime Bill. “Congress and
the President succeeded in defining
crime control in terms o f how much
W ashington is willing to throw at the
problem. That is a proven failure in
fighting every other social pathology
in Am erica.”
T a lk in g P o in ts are a s e rie s o f
p o c k e t-siz e d c a rd s p u b lish e d to
p ro v id e jo u r n a lis ts , p o lic y m a k ­
ers and the p u b lic w ith su c c in c t
and tim e ly in fo rm a tio n on v ir tu ­
ally every a sp ect o f the U .S .e c o n ­
om y — from g o v e rn m e n t s p e n d ­
ing p ro g ra m s to h e a lth c a re , from
ta x e s to b o o n d o g g le s. T he c a rd s
are p u b lish e d re g u la rly to p r o ­
vide the p u b lic w ith the m o st up-
to -d a te , a c c u ra te in fo rm a tio n on
In his brief, passionate editori­
als, Landauer focused on the fears,
slanderous myths and the conse­
quences o f allowing a bigoted pub­
lic policy to prevail. In response to
the writings, the newspaper was
threatened with advertising and cir­
culation boycotts and more than
1,200 subscribers canceled their
subscriptions. The newspaper did
not back down.
Established in 1979 by the
Playboy Foundation, the Hugh M.
Heftier First Amendment Awards
program honors individuals who
have made significant contributions
to defend First Amendment rights
for Americans. Eligibility is not
restricted by profession, but nomi­
nees traditionally have come from
the areas o f print and broadcast
journalism , education, publishing,
law, government and arts and en­
tertainment.
bright future.”
Also recognized for their com ­
mitment to children were the Junior
League o f Portland, receiving the
Champion for C hildren’s award pre­
sented to an organization, and Muriel
Goldman, forthere individual efforts
on behalf o f children.
Key Bank o f Oregon with more
than $2.7 bi 11 ion assets and 8 5 branch­
es is a subsidiary o f KeyCorp. Other
Oregon subsidiaries in the KeyCorp
network include Key Services C or­
poration, a data processing facility,
KeyCorp Mortgage, a full-line na­
tional mortgage firm, and Key Trust
Company o f the Northwest.
Diversity Food
Processor Builds Plant
the eco n o m y .
The N ational Center for Public
Policy Research is a non-partisan,
W ashington, D.C. public policy in­
stitute. Since it was founded in 1982,
The N ational Center has conducted
extensive domestic and foreign pol­
icy program s, including the publica­
tion o f N ational Policy Analysis (a
series o f in-depth research and anal­
ysis papers); publication o f “ Post­
haste Facts” on congressional term
limits; publication and distribution
o f hundreds o f thousands o f bro­
chures, flyers and other materials;
publication o f the National Policy
W atch newsletter; and many other
educational programs.
T o a rra n g e in te rv ie w s w ith
S c o tt H o d g e or S te p h e n M o o re ,
fo r a d d itio n a l c o p ie s o f T a lk in g
P o in ts on the E co n o m y o r for
m ore in fo rm a tio n a b o u t T he N a ­
tio n a l C e n te r fo r P u b lic P o lic y
R e se a rc h , p le a se c o n ta c t D av id
R id e n o u r a t (2 0 2 ) 5 4 3 -1 2 8 6 .
C o n stru c tio n fo r w hat is a n tic ip a te d to be one o f the 15 la rg e st
m in o rity c o m p a n ie s in the U .S. b ased on re c e n tly a n a ly sis o f
m in o rity b u sin e ss c o m p ile d by B lack E n te rp rise M a g a z in e , is
p ro g re ssin g a c c o rd in g to sc h e d u le .
D iv e rsity Food P ro c e ssin g , the first m in o rity b e e f p ro c e ssin g
p la n t a p p ro v e d u n d e r B u rg er K ing C o r p .’s new D iv e rsity A c tio n
C o u n cil D e v e lo p m e n t P ro g ram , is e x p e c te d to be fully o p e ra tio n a l
in S p rin g 1995.
The new 102,000 square-foot state-of-the-art beef processing facility
is being built in Petersburg, Va., a suburb o f Richmond, Va.
T he c o m p a n y is a jo in t v e n tu re betw een S tev e S in g le te a ry ,
p re sid e n t and c h ie f e x e c u tiv e o ffic e r o f D iv e rsity F ood P ro c e s s ­
ing, A rk a n sa s-b a se d H udson F o o d s, Inc. and B u rg er K ing. T he
p la n t e x p e c ts to em p lo y ab o u t 60 p e o p le . W hen c o m p le te d , it is
e x p e c te d to su p p ly b e e f p a ttie s to B u rg er K ing re sta u ra n ts and
o th e r c o n c e rn s.
“ T his is one o f se v e ra l in itia tiv e in p ro g re ss as p art o f an e ig h t-
p o in t d iv e rsity a c tio n pro g ram th a t began six m onths a g o ,” said
S c o tt C o la b u o n o , se n io r vice p re sid e n t fo r B rand S tra te g y , c h ie f
fin a n c ia l o ffic e r and ch airm an o f the D iv e rsity A ction C o u n c il.
“ W e are d e lig h te d to have so m eo n e o f S teve S in g le te a ry ’s c a lib e r
on b o a rd .”
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