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T he P ortland O bserver • M arch 27, 1996
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Metropolitan Human Rights
Commission Appointments
Four new members have been ap­
pointed to serve on the M etropolitan
Human Rights C om m ission The
Com m ission, a fifteen m em ber vol­
unteer group, is dedicated to foster­
ing mutual understanding and respect
and protecting the hum an rights ofall
persons in the City o f Portland and
M ultnomah County.
Rev. Cecil Charles Prescod, ap­
pointed by County Chair Bev Stein, is
the pastor o f the Highland United
Church o f Christ. He is a graduate o f
Haverford College and received a
Masters o f Divinity from Union Theo­
logical Seminary. Rev Prescod has a
long history o f community involve­
ment serving with Coalition o f Black
Men, People o f Faith Against Bigotry,
Oregon Fellowship o f Reconciliation,
Brother to Brother and other groups
dedicated to peace and human rights.
Leon Fox, appointed by County
Chair Bev Stein, is the founder and
D irector o f the Lazarus Art Society,
Inc. Fox has been active in the Civil
R ights m ovem ent o f since his days at
Fisk U niversity, w here he received a
BA in Psychology. He brings years
o f business experience, particularly
in the field o f affirm ative action and
recruitm ent o f q u alified m inority
candidates. Fox has a particular in­
terest in preparing young people to
function effectively in this society,
accepting nothing short o f full inclu­
sion socially and econom ically.
Kevin Scott W elch, a recent grad­
uate o f Portland State U niversity was
appointed by M ayor Katz. Welch
w orks in Public Inform ation and
M edia R elations for the Colum bia
River Inter-Tribal Fish |Com mission.
As a freelance w riter, he has been
published extensively and received
the Best N ew s Story A w ard in the
It’s Time To Start Summer Flowers From Seed
Do you suffer from post-spring
bulb bloom letdow n? P lanting
sum m er blooming flower seed into
spring bulb beds can keep beds
co lo rfu l th ro u g h o u t the en tire
grow ing season.
Seeds for hardy sum m er flow ­
ers can be sow n directly out in the
garden after the danger o f frost is
past and the soil is w orkable, u su ­
ally about m id-A pril in m ost re­
g io n s o f the sta te , sa id G ail
G redler, hom e horticulturist with
the O regon State U niversity E x­
tension Service.
Oi seeds can be started indoors,
follow ing seed packet directions.
Colum bine, dianthus, larkspur, lu-
1991 O regon C ollegiate Press N ew s­
paper contest.
N yla M cC arthy, ap p o in ted by
M ayor Katz, has experience in d e­
v elo p in g and m anaging co m p lex
projects focusing on the prom otion
o f positive change in individuals,
com m unities and organizations. She
has used her skills to assist state and
local governm ents, educational in­
stitutions, businesses and non-prof­
its in organizational developm ent,
diversity training, health education
and social m arketing. M cCarthy, a
m em ber o f the A cto r’s Equity A sso­
ciation, uses her theater background
to teach conflict resolution to youth.
The M etropolitan H um an Rights
Com m ission w elcom es applications
at any tim e in order to m aintain a
pool o f interested person available to
fill vacancies. Call 823-5136 for in­
formation.
Pain may be
eliminated
for millions
AFRICAN-AM ERICAN HEWS BRIEFS
Black men don’t
have to be statistics
O ne in nine U.S. black men will
develop prostate cancer, and one in
three will be hit by hypertension.
Forty-five thousand blacks die an­
nually from sm oking-related dis­
eases.
The tragedy is that all three are
largely preventable or, if caught
early, easily treated, said Dr. James
L. Phillips o f Baylor C ollege o f
M edicine in Houston.
Black men older than 40 should
get prostate exam inations and learn
to recognize sym ptom s o f being
prostatic hyperplasia, or prostate
enlargem ent: urinary hesitancy, se­
vere urinary urgency, w eak urinary
flow, frequent nocturnal urination.
Hypertension, or high blood pres­
sure, can be fatal if left untreated.
Key steps to take: low ering salt
intake, losing w eight ( i f o v e r­
weight), exercising regularly.
S m okers can seek help from
sm oking-cessation groups, support
groups, hypnosis, acupuncture, nic­
otine gum, nicotine patches - w hat­
ever w orks for an individual, Phillips
said.
T hese steps can help keep black
men from becom ing statistics.
ily consent or with pre-arranged
donor consent. Rem oval o f organs
does not disfigure, and open-casket
funerals can still be held.
There’s a need
for black organ donors
A m ong people older than 50
black women are m ore likely to
suffer from high blood pressure than
are other racial and ethic groups.
High blood pressure (hyperten­
sion) is one o f the topics covered in
a free brochure, "W o m en ’s Health:
Ideas for a Lifetim e o f W ellness,”
offered by H ouston’s Baylor C ol­
lege o f M edicine.
T he brochure also covers heart
h e a lth , r e p r o d u c tiv e h e a lth ,
o s te o p o r o s is a n d e m o tio n a l
w ellness.
A free copy o f the brochure is
available to anyone who sends a
stam ped, self-addressed, business-
size (# 10) envelope to: “ W om en s
H ealth,” O ffice o f Public A ffairs,
Room I76B , B aylor C ollege o f
M edicine, H ouston, T exas 77030.
The black com m unity is suffering
from a lack o f com patible organs for
donation.
“The best m atch’ for blacks is
organs from blacks,” said Dr. Jam es
L. P hillips o f B aylor C o lleg e o f
M edicine in H ouston, “ but in 1993 in
H ouston, for exam ple, only 10 per­
cent o f organ donations cam e from
blacks even though 26 percent o f
people on organ w aiting lists were
blacks.”
Blacks m ake up 12 percent o f the
U.S. population but account for 34
percent ofall kidney-failure patients.
O rgan donations can vastly im­
prove the quality o f life and save
lives o f recipients.
O rgans are removed on ly with fam­
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T ender sum m er annuals such
as asters, bachelor’s buttons, clar-
kias, marigolds, nasturtium , stock,
sunflow ers and zinnias are best
started indoors then planted o u t­
side in mid- to late spring. O r seed
outdoors after May 15 O thers,
like sunflow ers, nasturtium s and
poppies, d o n ’t transplant well and
should be directly seeded o u t­
doors.
Use a soil mix that is well-
drained, moisture retaining and has
small quantities of nutrients. Prepared
germination mixtures are offered at
ganlen centers or make your own by
mixing equal parts of garden soil, peal
moss and coarse sand or perlite.
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Although the mechanism of action
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selectively attracting, and then de­
stroying the messenger chemical
which cam es pain sensations to the
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Free brochure
on women's health
Mon: Free bread with
pines and poppies - all hardy sum ­
m er bloom ers - are good candi­
dates for direct seeding in spring.
Perennial varieties o f larkspur
and colum bine may not bloom until
the second year if seeded outdoors.
A lyssum , b ab y ’s breath, butter­
fly flow ers (Schizanthus), cosm os,
forget-m e-nots, m orning glories,
nicotiana, salvia, snapdragons and
verbena and wall flow ers are a
little less hearty and benefit from
protection from a cold frame or
cloche or covering on cold nights
if planted early.
It is best to direct seed these
outdoors m id-M ay to m id-June or
start indoors early, said G redler.
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