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Martin Luther King Jr. Special Edition <£lfc p o ttia n i» ODbscrucr ./««. 14, 1998 Lawrence J. Dark President and CEO of Urban League *7 think more concrete tangible things would get at this whole issue. And fo r me, both issues would be economic power, ac cess to capital, real opportunities fo r em ployment and that wc also make sure that policies that are implemented at the Federal, State and local level do not have a negative impact on African Americans, people o f color and low income people. We need policies, practices that allow people to have economic self-reliance, free o f all discrimination to be fa ll citizens in this country. ” __________ ______ _________ ...as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalien able rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check; a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds.” We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the... "Dream Speech" In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a March on Washington. The people's signs read "For Jobs and Freedom." In 1997, Hugh Price urged America to finish the job Dr. King started. Hugh H Price HAVE YOU N O T IC E D HOW IM P E R S O N A L B A N K IN G HAS B E C O M E ? "Economic power is the next civil rights frontier," Hugh Price told delegates at the National Urban League's 1997 conference. "Our struggle remains to give African Americans the opportunity to be developers and owners and establish ourselves as an economically-powerful group." There’s a point where hanking automation ceases to than just talk about your needs. We can fulfill them. he for your convenience, and only benefits, well, the Now don’t get us wrong, it’s not like we do loan bank. But at Pacific One, we’ve never lost sight of the calculations on an abacus. We have all the modern simple fact that banking is a service banking technology : PC banking, . 7 ) / ffheifie & n e , U'F llOVO a ll industry, and, to put it simply, you As president of the National Urban League, Mr. Price is focusing the civil rights organization on economic empowerment and development of our children. In Portland, the Urban League offers assistance to help students and job seekers reach their full potential. On March 12, 1998, Hugh Price will speak on "Economic Power" at the Urban League of Portland's Equal Opportunity Dinner. For information, call (503) 280-2600. bank-by-phone and ATMs. But i L modem banking convenience», Imi can’t get service from a machine. llley r, noi in T hat’s why we get to know you and q/"people. they're in addition to, not instead of, real banking service. You see, no your hanking needs, not by guessing, but from actually matter what kind of technological marvels the future talking w ith you. From our tellers to our branch of hanking may hold, machines managers, you’ll find the kind of service you’d expect will never replace people. Well, from a small bank. But we’re backed by over S900 at least not at Pacific One. Can million in assets, so we have the resources to do more a bank really do that? Yes, it can. For more information, call 281-0062 at our Lloyd Center branch or our Telephone Banking Center at 1-888-455-1515. Member FDIC
