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l’Ain A5 1 m: P orti and O bserver • A prii 9, 1997 Senator Gordly Honored Sen.Gordly addresses youth at Maclaren Youth Correction Facility incarcerated, we must do everything in our power to make this time serve us and to learn what it will take to break this vicious cycle we are en gulfed in. The year 2000 is upon us. Now- is the time for positive action to redirect our lives, instead o f passive submission to a negative reality." The program featured powerful, emotional songs, positive rap mu sic, and oral presentations performed by participants in M acLaren’s Mi nority Youth Concerns program The youths created a church-like atm o sphere, where the audience clapped The M acLaren Youth C orrec tional F acility 's M inority Youth Concerns Program held its eighth Annual Black History Month As sembly before a packed audience in its gym on February 28. The theme for this year's assembly was "C reat ing Bridges to the Future.’’ M acLaren’s Minority Affairs di rector Thomas Hardy and Rahshaan Sloan, a youth in the program, served as masters o f ceremonies. In his powerful opening speech, Sloan said, “ As young A frican- American males who are presently and cheered approval The Portland HighlandC'hurch Choir, pastor W.G. Hardy, and Harold W illiam s o f CH2A Associates also participated in the program Lonnie Jackson, manager of Mi nority Services for the Oregon Youth Authority, presented Senator Avel Gordly a Model o f E xcellence award for her numerous contributions to the state and her community. Senator Gordly told the youth. "This message is for you to hear now and think about it in the days ahead. Whatever you've done wrong, you don’t have to wear it for the rest o f your life When you decide to give something back to the community, you will find my hand and others outstretched to welcome you back and help y ou to a higher and better place.’’ Thomas Hardy presented Jack- son with a surprise award in recog nition o f his founding o f the Minor ity Services in the Oregon State Ju- venileCorrectional sy stem Kick and Linda Hamilton and Barbara King o f CH2A Associates also received recognition awards for their out standing support o f the Minority Program Carol Hardy o f Highland Church concluded the program with a stir ring performance o f" Reach Out and Touch Som eone's Hand," as stu dents and program participants came on stage and held hands in a symbol o f unity and hope for the future. 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P o lic e N e w s Assault subject wanted Investigators from the H ono lulu, Hawaii, Police D epartm ent, in cooperation with C rim e S top pers, are asking for your help in lo c a tin g a n d a p p r e h e n d in g Russell Clear An arrest w arrant is on file charging C lear with T erroristic T hreatening and As sault. The charges stem from an in cident which occurred on June 8, 1996, in Kailua. Hawaii Clear and a 26-year-old m ale were in volved in an altercation, in which C lear is alleged to have physically assaulted and threatened to kill the man with a pistol. Investigators believe C lear may have left H awaii, and is living in the Portland area with his parents. C lear may be attending classes at a local com m unity college. Russell Clear is described as a 3 I-year-old w hite m ale, with a date o f birth o f July 27, 1965. C lear is described as 5 '1 0 " tall, w e ig h in g 165 p o u n d s , w ith brow n hair and blue eyes. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $ 1,000 for inform ation, reported to Crim e Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony crime, and you do not have to give your name. Call Crime Stampers at (503) 823-HELP. Detectives Charge Man in Serial Rapist Case Portland Police Detectives have arrested and charged a SE Portland man in connection with a series o f nine rapes, beginning in January 1996. Detectives for the Sexual As sault Detail (SAD) and Fast Pre cinct culminated several months of investigation with the arrest o f Mikal Akabar S haba//, whose date o f birth is 08/02/72. Shabazz, a black male, who re sides in the 14900 block o f SE Stark Street is charged with the following crimes: Ten counts o f Rape I, one count o f A ttem pted Rape I. seven counts o f Sodom y I, one count o f A t tem pted Sodom y 1, nine counts ofB u rg lary I, five counts o f Rob bery I, and three counts o f Sex A buse 1. A photograph will be av ail able at the Portland Police Iden tification Division. 12th floor o f the Justice Center Shabazz is lodged in the Justice C enter Jail Subject Arrested For Forgery and Possession On Monday, April 1, 1997, at approximately 9:00 in the m orn ing. Portland Police Bureau Fraud Detectives served a search warrant at 5206 SF Gladstone Street. Taken into custody w as T h o r Storm I ancial, 22-y ears old, birthdate 0 1 3 1 75, o f the Gladstone Street ad dress. Thor I.ancial, who was charged with first Degree Forgery, First De- greeCriminal Possession ofa Forged Instrument, Second Degree Forg ery, Second Degree Possession o f a Forged Instrument, Simulating Le gal Process, and Second Degree Theft o f Service, was lodged in the Justice Center Jail with bail set at $ 2 1,500. The in v e s tig a tio n in v o lv e d Lancial’s possession and use o f a number o f phony documents, in cluding an auto insurance card and items from the"M ultnomah County Common Law Court.’’ The investigation is continuing and more arrests are anticipated. A photo o f Thor Storm Lancial is available at the Portland Police Bureau’s Investigation Division on the 12th Floor ofthe Justice Center. Percentage of Western States’ Drug Arrests for Marijuana, 1988 A recent graduate of Multnomah County’s work- release and restitution center at S\V I Ith Avenue and Main Street in downtown Portland estimated that within a period o f six months. 20 percent o f the inmates at the center were serving time for marijuana- related convictions, mostly cultivation I he next time a public official denies marijuana offenders are being locked up in significant numbers, show him or her the I BI statistics below. Here is a list o f western states in order o f percent- age o f drug arrests that concerned marijuana com- pared with total arrests for cocaine and opiates such as heroin These figures are based on 1 BI staijstics for 1988. the most recent year for which such a breakdown was available. The numbers do not add up to 100 because they do not include synthetic narcot ics and other drugs. State Idaho H aw aii New Mexico A laska Utah C olorado A rizona W ashington O regon Nevada C alifornia Marijuana 79 69 68 61 59 52 51 51 41 35 13 Cocaine-Opiates 14 26 19 24 27 32 29 42 36 29 70 Is There Life After O J.? rules—moral rules. I tell them to do the right thing.’” As a form er m em ber o f the crim inal ju stice system . Darden cites racism , poverty, lack o f op portunities and a lack o f hope as factors in the rising crim e rate am ong y o u n g A fric a n -A m e ri cans. “ I think th a t’s why getting rid o f affirm ative action is such a m ista k e ...Y o u n g black people need to have hope and need to know that if they work hard, there w ill be opportunities beyond the hood, beyond the g h e tto .” This week on A m erica's Black Forum, host Juan Williams leads a spirited discussion with the former L .A . P ro se c u to r C h ris to p h e r Darden on the Simpson case, the “ new” culture o f black-on-black violence and how rap music is re defining what it means to be a young Black man in America. Com m entators Deborah M athis and Armstrong Williams join the con versation with an engaging look at these and other topics. The O.J. Simpson trial has, ar guably, made Christopher Darden the best-known criminal trial pros ecutor in American courtroom his tory. 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