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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