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N ovember 30, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver P age A4 ■ A SWEET FAMILY AFFAIR KF AST AND n - w i . ttp u u y >ruûo1 The California Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently honored community leaders at the annual Community Leaders Breakfast in Los Angeles. The event recognized local leaders for their outstanding support of the ‘‘Black Church Diabetes Education Program. Among the participants from left are: Jasper Fullard, M.D., president of the Black Health Care Coalition in Kansas City and National Chair of Cultural Diversity for the ADA: actress LaWanda Page, "Aunt Esther" on the hit television series “Sanford and Son” and KCBS-TV talk-show host Truman Jacques, who served as master of ceremonies. Fullard delivered the keynote address and spoke about the impact of diabetes on the African American community nationwide. From Oregon To Japan OKI America Offers Local Stu dents The Summer O f Their Lives For the fourth consecutive year, OKI America, Inc. (OAI) offers lo cal Oregon students a six week sum mer scholarship program to Japan through the Youth for Understand ing (YFU) International Exchange. The scholarship is open to students living in the local operating commu- nities o f OAI and its Group compa nies. OKI Semiconductor M anufac turing Division in Tualatin is the local participant in this program. To receive an application or in formation about the program, call YFU at 1 -800-673-2728. Due to un precedented interest, the original application deadline has been ex tended and YFU is now accepting Federal Benefits For Veterans And Dependents The 1994 edition o f one o f the G overnm ent's most popular publi cations entitled Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents is now available to all Veterans and their D ependents. E ligibility req u ire ments, the important timetable for benefits, and where and how to ap ply for benefits are described in detail. The location o f all Veterans Administration National Cem eter ies is also provided along with im portant information on burial, buri al flags, and Presidential Memorial Certificates. Other topics o f interest tB Vet erans including discharge records. medals and awards, correction o f military records, and the new U.S. Court o f Veterans Appeals are de scribed. The new 1994 edition o f Feder al Benefits for Veteran and Depen dents is a must for all Veterans and their D ependents. This popular handbook may be o f particular in terest to recent Desert Storm and Somalia Veterans. To Order: Send a check for $8.95 payable to Federal Reprints to: Federal Reprints, PO Box 70268, Washington, DC 20024. applications postmarked on or be fore January 6, 1995. Scholarship winners will be announced in April 1995. Last year, two students from West Linn won the scholarship. To request an interview with one ofthese local students, contact Erica Fishlin at 212/546-1208. Pictured (left to right), with Dr. Height (center) are the following NutraSweet representatives: Lynn Polite, manager, Marketing Research; Jasper Tanner, marketing director, Diverse Marketing; Handy Jackson, vice president, Retail Sales; Kim Clay, manager, Diverse Marketing; and Grace Wilson, R.D., national health spokesperson. R e p re se n ta tiv e s from T he N u traS w eet C om pany tra v e lle d to the n a tio n ’s c a p ito l fo r the N a tio n a l C o u n c il o f N e g ro W om en’s (N C N W ) 1994 B lack F a m ily R e u n io n C e le b r a tio n (B FR C ). In its n inth y ear, the event serv es as a v eh icle to p ro m ote unity and stren g th w ithin the B lack fam ily th ro u g h public forum s, open m arkets and e n te r tain m e n t a c tiv itie s for all ages. Th is year. The NutraSweet Com pany’s support o f the event included sponsoring the Family Values Pavil ion, which featured fashion shows, musical entertainment and motiva tional speakers; and c o -sp o n so rin g the E cum enical Prayer B reakfast, w here a tte n d e e s w ere tre a te d to g o sp el sin g in g and in s p ira tio n al rem ark s by Dr. D o ro th y I. H eig h t, p re sid e n t and fo u n d e r o f NCNW . Equal Sweetener, Equal M ea sure Sweetener, NutraSweet Com pany, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. The NutraSweet Company is a wholly owned subsidiary o f Monsanto Company. Phyllis Buford Named National Urban League’s Vice President For Development t f 3 Dr, Phyllis Buford, formerly associate director o f Campaign 2000 o f the United Negro College Fund has been named Vice President for Development o f the National Urban League, Inc. In New York City. In M aking the an nouncem ent o f th e a p p o in tm e n t, H ugh B. P rice, P re sid e n t o f the L eague said th at Dr. B uford w ill bring a blend o f fu n d ra isin g acum en and re le v a n t su b sta n tiv e e x p e rtise to the p o sitio n . Price said that “ Dr. Buford will also bring a deep understanding o f organizations such as ours and o f the fundrasing environment in which we function.” As Vice President o f Develop ment, Dr. Buford will oversee the entire development operation, includ ing corporate and foundation solici ta tio n , in d iv id u a l g iv in g , and fundraising events such as the Equal Opportunity Day Dinner. At the UNCF, Mrs. Buford was responsible for day-to-day adminis tration, as well as the development and im plementation o f campaign strategies for the organization's $250 million drive. Her duties included supervising the major campaign units focused on corporate, foundations, regional and leading citizens and she also worked closely with board members, the board chair and CEO in every facet o f the campaign. Dr. Buford received a B.A. in English from Texas College, an M.S. in Education from the University o f Kansas and a Ph.D in Educational Psychology from the same institu tion. In the m id-60’s Dr. Buford worked as employment counselor for the Kansas City Urban League. F ounded in 1910, th e N a tio n - al U rban L eague is a n o n p ro fit so c ia l se rv ic e and c iv il rig h ts o rg a n iz a tio n h e a d q u a rte re d in N ew Y ork C ity , w ith 113 local a ffilia te s in 34 sta te s and the D istric t o f C o lu m b ia . T he m is sion o f the n atio n al U rban League is to a ssist A frican A m erican s in the a c h ie v e m e n t o f social and eco n o m ic e q u a lity .__________ ¿The ],1nvtlaiih (Observer celebrates Twenty-five y ears beginning Ian. 11. 1095 v\ ith our Martin Luther King Jr. edition. Lessons From Los Angeles, Did We Learn Anything? B y P rof . M c K inley B urt I’m happy to report that my two m ost re c e n t series o f a rtic le s p ro d u ced m ore p hone c a lls than a l m ost any since th o se on A ID S: “T h e B ell C u r v e ” ( T Q .) and “ K eys T o The U n iv e rse ” (c a re e r/ b u sin e ss e x p e rie n c es in the C ity o f A n g e le s). In my e stim a tio n , at le a st, we deal here w ith the tw o m ost im p o rta n t facto rs a ffectin g an e n tire race o f p eo p le. E d u c a tio n and eco n o m ics. B ut som e q u e stio n s m ust be answ ered. That Los Angeles scenario was the stage for those incredible busi ness experiences that still have some readers shaking their heads Black and white, a number have said, "I didn’t know you knew how to do all that good s tu ff,” and I have r e plied, there have been som e folks q u ite d eterm in ed th at you should not know . A gain, black and w hite, som e still pu rsu e th e ir d ev io u s task s - “b lo c k e rs,” I b e lie v e they are called . But ra th e r than dw ell on th e ir in se c u ritie s and shaky gam es let us see w hat p ra c tic a l, p ro g ram m atic sk ills and a c tiv i ties can be derived from that c o m m ercial ex p e rie n c e so m any o f us had. F irst, I w ould rem in d you of that "m in d -b lo w in g ” book from w hich I quote so o ften, “ E vidence o f P ro g ress A m ong T he C o lo red P e o p le ,” by R ich in g s, 1908 - the b ro th e r w ho tra v e le d the length and b read th o f the country, docu menting with interviews, photographs and county records the fantastic ac complishments that African Ameri cans had made by the turn of the century: They had built (and owned) schools, factories, churches, hospi tals, nursing homes, orphanages, cos metic and clothing manufacturing facilities, pharmacies, law offices, you name it! All gone! No I w on’t “stop the music,” I want to emphasize the point until it hurts, until it hurts enough that Afri can Americans will decide not to ever again waste, squander and dissi pate aconcentration of genius, wealth, ambition such as was assembled in Los Angeles. O r the wealth of tech nology and machines developed by “Black Inventors,” documented by the U.S Patent Office and the Con gressional Record. It brings tears to my eyes when I read the current nonsense, “ first black to do this, that or the other.” Obvious lies considering the documentation I have cited here. And quite often pro mulgated by blacks (even educators) who often do not know better, or else feel that the knowledge would be adverse reflection upon their levels of accomplishment - or feel that the truth might provoke inquiry as to their qualifications and preparation to follow in such august footsteps. D on’t laugh, many of us are Soccer Coach Arrested For Sex Abuse D e te c tiv e s from the C h ild A buse T eam have a rre ste d a 41 y ear o ld so u th east P o rtlan d man for 3 c o u n ts o f F irst D egree S o d om y, and 28 co u n ts o f F irst D e gree Sex A buse in c o n n ectio n w ith alle g e d sexual a ssa u lts on th ree ju v e n ile m ales. T w o o f the boys are elev en y ears o ld , one is nine. T he a l leg ed in cid en ts o ccu rred o v er the last th ree years. Roger Dale Hughes, DOB 12- 08-52, was arrested on 11-25-94, at his residence. Hughes has been active as a so ccer coach in the Irv in g to n / Laurelhurst Park area. Over the past five years, except 1994, he coached the Mighty Mites team in the Port land Youth Soccer League Two of the alleged victims were players on the soccer team coached hy Hughes. Detectives are also in v estig atin g reports the H ughes coached other sports teams in the past, such as baseball. The investigation began after parents of one of the children con tacted the Chid Abuse Hotline on November 21st. Investigators from the M ult nomah County Inter-Agency Multi- Disciplinary Child Abuse Team are concerned that there is a potential that additional children might have been abused. To facilitate an exchange of in formation between investigators and paren ts o f ch ildren w ho may have been at risk, there w ill be a m e e t ing on D ecem ber 2n d , 1994 at 7:00 pm at the M ultnom ah C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice. C A T. d e te c tiv es request that any p aren t who had a ch ild in v o lv e d in a sports team co ach ed by H u g h es please atten d this m eeting. Additional information is avail able by calling the Child Abuse team at 248-5249. or Detective Dave Rader at 248-5083. frightfully insecure - forget all those degrees in many cases, all those ebony spin-doctors on television, the bom bast, the rhetoric. Remember that in most cases it is the “first” college degree in the family ; there is nothing , Did wrong with ambition, but for the success of a people, much, much more is required. O r else, as in Los Angeles, the talented and gifted but u n re stra in e d , u n stru c tu re d and undisciplined will be unable to profit beyond instantaneous satisfaction (remember Model Cities). The few “movers and shakers” who still have theirs are gone and the ghetto mass remains, half citizens trying to sur vive, half gangs and worse. I can remember when those of us in my peer group thought we could “get on top of things” - young professionals who believed they were "bigger than the sys tem." For instance, as we cited last week, blacks were unable to get bank jpans for any venture which would compete with that genre of business enterprise which hired large number of blacks - these European-owned industries “are the new plantations.” Thinking to beat the sys tems. a number of as went to the big black insurance companies. Nothing there, their capital went to finance new stores and shopping centers in black neighborhoods, for the same families of exploiters. Cinch money! Nobody seems to remember 1908. Nobody seems to want to stop, study and analyze, just ego trip. (To be continued.) Crime Stoppers Arson A rson in v e stig a to rs from the P o rtla n d P o lice B ureau, P o rtla n d F ire B ureau, and the B ureau o f A lc o h o l, T o b a c c o and F ire a rm s, in co o p e ra tio n w ith C rim e S to p p ers, are a sk ing for yo u r help in id e n tify ing and a p p reh en d in g the p e r son or p ersons resp o n sib le for se ttin g fire to a co m m ercial b u ild in g . On Friday, Sept. 23, 1994, at 3:45 a m., the Portland Fire Bureau responded to a fire at the Postal Place mail handling ser vice at 11124 NE Halsey St. The fire spread to other businesses in the same complex, and caused severe damage. Evidence found at the scene, indicates the fire was ignited by incendiary devices, one of which ignited as fire fighters were enter ing the structure Call Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP
