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Minority Business: Where are our buffalo?
B> Prof McKinley Burt
A recent C N N television new s spe
cial featured a broadly sm iling native
A m erican gesturing tow ard the w ide
picture w indow o f his expensively but
tastefully appointed office; T h e buffalo
are back”, he exclaimed as the cam era
panned across a never-ending vista o f
new homes, apartm ent com plexes, shops
and offices (m anufacturing w as in a
different zone).
A nd last w eek ’s com m ent on the
“Million Man M a rc h ’has produced quite
a bit ofdiscu&sion ("w here are the returns
on that big investm ent o f social capi
tal?”) in fact, enough questions have
been raised to spark an updated exam i
m anufacturers o f consum er goods to
advertise in their publications: "W e rep
resent a captive, loyal market Try us.”
I, was in vain that those o f the self-
help. ow n-your-future group sought to
persuade the ‘m arket m en ’ to divert
so tn e o f their econom ic action and talent
to building inner-city enterprise - as
som e o f the African A m erican talent
capable o f operating enterprises o f am
size But there has to be a structure at the
base o f the pyram id
Dr. William A Brown: In the fashion
o f ’ lm hoteps." w ho 4600 y ears ago was
Chief Architect and “Step Pyramid
builder for African K ing Zoser . this ar
billions of dollars o f data processing
equipm ent for the U S Air Force The
m agnitude o f his financial responsibili
ties parallel that ofthe tenth-century B.C.
Egyptian “ V izers o fth e Budget" for the
Budget" for the "T em ple Endowm ent
F u n d s"
Dr. shirley Ann Jackson is a world-
opposed to siphoning the resources o f
the black community for the benefit o f
others. A nd to m ake things worse, the
chitect isresponsible forall U.S. Airforce
facility design and construction around
the world. A specialist in mathematical
was the agenda? Did one exist?
W ashington, D.C. econom ists have
announced that A m erica’s black popu
lation (1 2 % ) will spend “4 5 0 billion
dollars" in the nation's 1997 m arket
place. But, dare we look for the return o f
new generation o f smart y oung black
college graduates ( first in their families)
criteria in buildingstandards, Dr. Brown
heads a staff at the Pentagon.
renow ned physicist w ho was the first
Black female to get a Ph.D at the M assa
chusetts Institute o f Technology Advo
cate ofm inority education she serves.. .on
theschool’sB oardofT rustees. Dr. Jack-
w ere being ‘captured’ by the market
m en for exploiting the ghetto for the
tobacco com panies, the distilleries and
Patricia Davis, C P A./M BA: M ath
em a tic s and S tatistics m ajo r from
Stanford, she is vice president and head
o f Bank o f A m erica's world Banking
D iv isio n 's Financial Service G roup
son now specializes in solidrcondensed
state physics. N ow a researcher for the
Bell Systems Labs, she uses computers,
imagination and sophisticated mathemat
ics to explain the behavior o f physical
( 1980). The jo b is exactly the sam e as
that o f "C h ief M inster o f Finance” to
Pharaohs o f the M iddle Dynasties o f
systems on the microscopic level, she
has also been associated with the Farmi
(1949-50), the principal thing that hap
pened was that a class o f black entrepre
neurs called "black market m en ” used
these statistics to convince the nation’s
and Design.
Shum ey. Robert: Fhegift for innova
tion design has enabled this physicist to
develop many o f the devices that have
m ade m anned' space travel possible.
Som e o f Dr. S hum ey’s specific contri
butions have been the tires for the ‘ Moon
Chicago, III, D r M assey supervises the
work o f hundreds o f the nation's best
physicists, m athem aticians and engi
neers.
Dr Ron McNair: This young Black
Buggy,” and the Solar A ir fubes ’ for the
Space Shuttle.
D r John Slaughter: this form er A ca
demic Vice-President o f W ashington
’College graduates were being captured by the market men for exploiting the
ghetto for the tobacco companies, the distilleries and auto manufacturers.’
nation o f that entire process w e have
labeled M inority Business Enterprise or
the colloquial Black E conom ics What
our buffalo” The last tim e African
A m ericans w ere excited by revelations
o f their trem endous purchasing pow er
Dr W alter E. Massey: A s director o f
A m erican’s m ost prestigious research
facility, A rgonne National Laboratories,
auto m anufacturers.
Perceiving their opportunity, new
w aves o f im migrants descended upon
A m erica’s inner-cities, providing the
services blacks w ould not provide for
them selves. Next w eek we w ill continue
o u r inquiry into "w hether our buffalo
will return" but let us finish here by citing
Egy ptian ancient Africa.
National Accelerator Laboratory, and
has served as a visiting scientist at the
Brigadier General D avid M. Hall: A
logistics m athem atician, he m anages
European O rganization For N uclear
Research.
Aid helps
Vancouver
workers
State University w as confirmed in 19 8 1
as ‘D irector o f the National Science
Foundation.’ This appointm ent as head
o f what may ... be A m erica's m ost im
portant governm ent agency caps a most
illustriouscareer. Dr. Slaughterw as 1965
"Scientist o fth e Y ear.'an d . presently, is
editor o f ih e International Journal o f
Com puters and Electrical Engineering.
Dr. W ynetta Spencer: A m athem ati
cian and design engineer at the Los
A lam os Scientific Laboratory in New
Astronaut and expert in satellite-to-sat-
ellite com m unications is also interna
tionally respected in the field o f naviga
tional systems. Dr. M cNair, and experi
enced pi lot, has des igned-i n vented many
o fth e devices used in space exploration.
Newell, Virginia K.: this Black fe
male m athematician is the principal edi
tor ofthe first book o f its kind in the field;
Black M athmeticians and their Works.
Mexico, she has held a n u m b ero f im por
tant positions at this center for nuclear
research.
Dr. William Wiley: Highly recog-
n ized as aconsu Itant, th is statistical chem
ist is Director o f Research for the Pacific
N Y. Charles Scripners, 1972.
Dr C harles Reynolds: A professional
engineer, he supervises 40 other engi
Northwest laboratories o f the Battelle
neers at the W estinghouse D efenseC en-
ter in Baltimore. M D Dr. Reynolds field
is that o f Logical System s mathem atics
mem orial Institute. The facility is a divi
sion ofthe nation ' s most highly respected
scientific consulting firm.
N e w F arm ers M a r k e t opens
A new farm ers' m ark et o p e n s th is w eek on P io n eer C o u rth o u s e S q u are,
d o w n to w n . Y o u ' II find stra w b e rrie s, ra s p b e rrie s, salad fix in g s, w ild m u s h
ro o m s, h erb s, sm o k e d salm o n and o y ste rs, lam b, b re a d s and v e g e ta b le s o f
all k in d s from 4 0 o f O re g o n 's best fa rm e rs e ach W ed n esd ay from 11 a.m .
to 3 p.m . T his w e e k ’s c h e f d e m o n s tra tio n is by D avid M a c h a d o o f P azzo
R isto ran te. M eet O re g o n 's farm ers face to face at the P o rtlan d F arm ers'
M ark et at P io n e e r C o u rth o u s e S q u are.
Nafta trade act gives
some relief to
displaced employees
T he U .S. D ep artm en t o f L ab o r
h a s c e rtif ie d a p p r o x im a te ly 373
w o rk ers at B o ise C a sc a d e C o rp ..
P a p e r D iv is io n , in V a n c o u v e r ,
W ash., as e lig ib le to a p p ly fo r a ssis
tan ce an d b e n e fits u n d e r th e T rad e
A ct o f 1974 an d u n d er th e N o rth
A m erican F ree T ra d e A g re e m e n t
(N A F T A ) tra n sitio n a l a d ju s tm e n t
a ssistan ce (T A A ) p ro g ram .
W orkers at the c o m p an y p ro d u ced
p a p er pro d u cts.
T he L ab o r D ep artm en t fo u n d the
c o m p a n y ’s m a jo r c u s to m e r s in
c reased th eir relian ce on im p o rted
p a p e r p ro d u cts co n trib u te d sig n ifi
c an tly to th e deci ine in sales, p ro d u c
tion and em p lo y m e n t at B o ise C a s
c ad e C o rp ., P ap er D iv isio n , in V an
co u v er, W ash B oise C a s c a d e ’s P a
p e r D iv is io n in V a n c o u v e r h a s
closed.
A c c o r d in g
to
th e
L abor
D e p a r tm e n t’s c e r t if ic a ti o n s , th e
w o rk ers are elig ib le to ap p ly fo r TA A
b e n e fits an d N A F T A -T A A a s s is
tan ce if they w ere laid o f f a fte r S e p
te m b e r 9, 1995.
Good In The Hood
Young and old alike always enjoy the annual multicultural music and food festival Good
in the Hood, scheduled Friday, June 2 7 through Sunday, June 29, at holy Redeemer
Area School. Last year, young people (above) celebrate the festival with a message and
kick-off parade.
Marchers Kick-off NNO Activities
T h e a p p e a r a n c e o f N a tio n a l
N ig h t O u t m a rc h e rs in th e S ta r
lig h t p a ra d e m ark s the first o f a
n u m b e r o f crim e p re v e n tio n a c tiv i
p arties to b o o st n e ig h b o rh o o d spirit
an d stre n g th e n co m m u n ity p o lice
p a rtn e rsh ip s.
ties th is su m m er.
P eo p le a re e n c o u ra g e d to lock
th eir d o o rs, leav e th eir p o rc h lights
tan ce p ro g ram is a u th o riz e d b y th e
N orth A m erican F ree T ra d e A g re e
A lw a y s th e first T u esd ay in A u
g u st, th is y e a r’s N a tio n a l N ig h t
o n , an d sp e n d th e n ig h t o u tsid e g et
tin g to k n o w th e ir n eig h b o rs. A s a
m en t Im p lem en tatio n A ct.
T h e p ro g ram b ecam e e ffe c tiv e
Jan. 1 ,1 994, an d c o v e rs w o rk e rs laid
o f f o r fo rced to w o rk p a rt-tim e b e
O u t c e le b ra tio n is A u g . 5. O n th is
n ig h t, n e ig h b o rh o o d s in O re g o n
a n d n a tio n w id e w ill h o ld b lo ck
sp o n so r o f N atio n al N ig h O ut, P G E
w ill d o n a te d o o r p riz e s fo r the a re a ’s
T h e tran sitio n al a d ju s tm e n t a ss is
c a u se o f in c re a se d im p o rts from
M ex ico o r C a n a d a o r sh ifts in p ro
d u ctio n to th o se co u n tries.
U n d er th e p ro g ram a g ro u p o f
th ree o r m o re e m p lo y e e s w h o b e
lieve they are affe c te d by im p o rts
from M ex ico o r C a n a d a can p etitio n
the g o v e rn o r o f th e ir state fo r a ss is
tance.
A union o r c o m p a n y o ffic ia l, o r
an a u th o riz e d c o m m u n ity -b a se d o r
g a n iz a tio n , also can p etitio n o n b e
h a lf o f a firm 's w o rk ers.
P etitio n s are a v a ila b le from state
e m p lo y m e n t se rv ice o ffic e s o r o th e r
o ffic ia ls d esig n a te d by th e g o v e rn o r.
B ased on the p etitio n s, th e L ab o r
D ep artm en t in v estig ates to c o n firm
w h e th e r w o rk ers w ere a d v e rse ly a f
fected by in creased M ex ican o r C a
b lo c k p arties.
A ir co n d itio n in g an d low flo o r
b u se s c o m in g to a b u s sto p n e a r y o u
T ri-M e t G e n e ra l M a n a g e r T o m
W alsh , a lo n g w ith tw o cu sto m e rs
w ith d isab ilities, to d ay d e m o n strated
th e n e w fleet o f th e fu tu re - low flo o r
b u ses. T h ese b u ses a llo w faster an d
“O u r g o al is to p ro v id e q u ality
se rv ice fo r all o f o u r c u sto m e rs ,”
W alsh said. “T h is in clu d es h aving
reliab le ac cessib le serv ice, as w ell as
air co n d itio n in g fo r o u r p assen g ers.
W e b e lie v e th at a d d in g th ese fea
M A X lig h t rail train s w ill b e re tro
fitted fo r air c o n d itio n in g . T h e T ri-
M et B o a rd o f D ire c to rs w ill v o te o n
th e m a te r at its Ju n e 25 m eetin g .
o p e ra to rs an d m a in te n a n c e crew s
ab o u t th e n ew b u s. T h is fall, T ri-M et
e a sie r b o a rd in g fo r all p assen g ers.
W alsh a d d e d th at T ri-M e t p lan s to
in clu d e a ir c o n d itio n in g for all new
b u se s o rd e re d , a n d th at all e x istin g
train in g , and su p p o rt se rv ic e s su ch
as c h ild care and tra n sp o rta tio n a s
B en efits arc a d m in istered by the
W a sh in g to n S tate D e p a rtm e n t o f
E m p lo y m en t S ecu rity
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
6 :3 0 -6 :4 5
Opening Ceremony
7 :0 0 -1 0 0 0
Bob Miller's
Almost All-Star Band
w ill receiv e its first o rd e r o f low
flo o r b u se s - 22 in total. A d d itio n
ally , 65 h ig h flo o r b u ses w ill also b e
d e liv e re d this fall.
A ll n ew b u ses, in clu d in g the 87
b ein g d e liv e re d this fall, w ill in
clu d e a ir c o n d itio n in g . W alsh is also
c o m m itte d to re tro fittin g the 26 e x
isting M A X lig h t rail cars w ith air
c o n d itio n in g . I t’s e stim ated that re t
ro fittin g e ach M A X c a r w ill co st
a ro u n d $ 1 4 0 ,0 0 0 , a n d sh o u ld b e
c o m p le te by th e tim e W estsid e M A X
o p e n s in S e p te m b e r 1998.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
1 2 :3 0 -1 0 0 Judy Marsh Dancers
1 3 0 -2 0 0
The Molly Malone Irish Dancers
2 3 0 -3 :0 0
Youth Olympian Wrestling
4 :0 0 -4 :3 0
Filipino-American Friendship Club
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
1 :3 0 -2 :3 0
Boka Marimba
Tail Jazz
3 :0 0 -4 :0 0
la Mayor Orchestra
1 2 :0 0 -1 :0 0
Exhibition with Roy Pittman
5 3 0 -6 0 0
4 :3 0 -5 :3 0
OboAddy
6 :0 0 -7 :0 0
Chemistry
7 :3 0 -8 :3 0
Tamara Stevens and the
9 :0 0 -1 0 :0 0
Solid Rock Speech Choir
Soul Vacdnation
do Brasil,
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
6 3 0 -7 0 0
T v ï i ï m I i W
A
brcathleSS chase through the Pacific
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
1 0 0 -1 3 0
Northwest Inupiaq Dancers
2 3 0 -3 3 0
los Tres Amigos (Mariachis)
4 0 0 -4 3 0
The Mein Tribe Dance Group
3 :0 0 -4 :0 0
Quartet
Norman Sylvester Band
4 :3 0 -5 :3 0
Swingline Cubs with
5 :3 0 -6 0 0
Shoe Hom (Tap Dancer and
1 2 :0 0 -1 :0 0
Jimi and the Blues Masters
1 :3 0 -2 :3 0
with Myrtle Brown
The Michael Allen Harrison
Estella and Alberto
(Laotian,
Julianne Johnson
Saxophonist)
Special
Kick O f f Event
K <4s S p a c e
Thursday, June 26 from
5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Saturday, June 28,
and Sunday, June 29
12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
McMENAMINS
on Broadway, 1504 NE Broadway
N ii A rd e y A llo te y
Crafts a Reptile Exhibit
Face Painter a Jammln' Children's Band
6 to 7 p.m.
Hawaiian Dancen • Ukrainian Egg Painter
Skip Elliot and Friends
with Deborah Lee
Plus lots morel
PARADE
B lazer Boys 0> G irls C lub
5 30 p m Friday, June 27
Northwest and into Alaska, Craig Holden's T f lC L i
S c i n C t U d r y is the story o f a young man on the n
from religious cultists, m ilitia groups, the ATF-and h
row i l l s
own tortured soul. Both a
heart-pOUlldiilg
thriller and a harrowing human drama, it is
BOOKS
suspense fiction at its very best.
(h er I M illio n
Kapakhi Brothers -
Hawaiian Music and Hula
ETHNIC
MARKETPLACE
Handmade Arts &> Crafts
GOOD IN THE HOOD
NATIONAL M M S M .L « *
Brazilian-African Martial Arts
(Gupo de Capoeira Regional
7-11 p.m.
Special Attraction
The Buffalo Soldiers
Holy Redeemer Area School
127 porf lg«4
- 2X5-5175
Admission; Families $5.00, Adults $3.00, Children $1.00
Please note Times and entertainers are subject to change
I yell A \ i n Hooks
Sponsored by the Neighborhood Outreach Association and our fnends from
10 0 5 W Burnside,
sistance.
o rg a n iz e a b lo c k p a rty , c o n ta c t the
C ity o f P o rtlan d O ffice o f N e ig h
b o rh o o d A sso c ia tio n a t (5 0 3 ) 823-
Multicultural Stage
50 percent ot the evening s revenue v ilg o to support
the Good in the Hoodevent'
state e m p lo y m e n t se rv ice o ffice.
T h e w o rk ers m ay receiv e a b ro ad
incom e su p p o rt d u rin g lo n g -term
M ain S tage
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tu re s w ill h elp to k eep o u r c u sto m
ers, as w ell as a ttra c t n e w o n e s.”
T ri-M e t is n o w o p eratin g a low
flo o r b u s fo r th ree w eek s o n L ine 15-
N W 2 3 rd /M t. T ab o r. B C T ra n sit in
C a n a d a lo a n e d T ri-M e t th e use o f
th e b u s to fa m iliarize c u sto m ers,
A fter they are ce rtifie d e lig ib le ,
w o rk ers m ay ap p ly fo r b e n e fits at a
selin g , jo b p lace m en t a ssistan ce, jo b
search and relo catio n allo w a n c e s,
A N a tio n a l N ig h t O u t K ic k -o ff
p arty in d o w n to w n P o rtla n d ’s P io
n e e r C o u rth o u se S q u are w ill p re
c ed e the m ain e v e n t on M o n d ay ,
Ju ly 21.
Tri-Met unveils future fleet
nad ian im p o rts o r by tra n sfe r o f p ro
d u ctio n to th o se co u n tries.
ra n g e o f re e m p lo y m e n t an d re tra in
ing serv ices, in clu d in g c a re e r c o u n
Friday, done 27-f-h c-iopisi
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