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Volume X X V II, Number 76
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Million Youth Movement
"P rep arin g Y o u th For The N ew M ille n n iu m ”
Min. Louis Farrakhan and the Na­
tion o f Islam, the N.4ACP, and the
National Muck Police Association are
among a growing list o f major national
organizations who have endorsed the
Million Youth Movement which is
slated to take place on September 7,
1998 in Atlanta, Georgia.
T
he M o v em en t w ill be a fo u r
d ay e v e n t c o n s is tin g o f, a
tow n hall m e e tin g , panel d is ­
Finding
College
Scholarship
Money Gets
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c u s s io n s , e n te rta in m e n t, w o rsh ip , and
a m a jo r g a th e rin g w h ich w ill b e g in on
S e p te m b e r 4 th . O rg a n iz e rs, w ho are
w o rk in g w ith the C ity o f A tla n ta , plan
to c o n v e n e the m ajo r g a th e rin g on M o n ­
d ay , l.a b o r Day S e p te m b e r the 7th 1998,
on th e H isto ric S w e e t A u burn A v en u e
in A tla n ta .
T h e th e m e is “ P R E P A R IN G Y O U TH
FO R T H E N EW M IL L E N N IU M .” T he
p u rp o se is to re -in v ig o ra te a G o d -c e n ­
te re d y o u th m o v e m e n t for the 21 st c e n ­
tu ry . A m o n g the issu e s to be a d d re sse d
A ctio n Plan. T h is A c tio n Plan is b a se d
upon th e o b je c tiv e s in th e M issio n
S ta te m e n t w hich deal w ith s p iritu a lity ,
so c ia l, p o litic a l, e c o n o m ic , and e d u c a ­
tio n a l d e v e lo p m e n t. T h is A ctio n Plan
w ill com e from y o u n g p e o p le w ith th e
g u id a n c e o f e ld e rs, p a re n ts , and o r g a ­
n iz e rs.
The Plan will involve young people set­
ting their own personal Ten Year Action
Plans and a larger plan for young people as a
collective. The overall goal is to re-invigo­
rate a God-centered youth movement and to
are: s tre n g th e n in g th e fa m ily ,e c o n o m ic
d e v e lo p m e n t, in c re a sin g p o litic a l in ­
v o lv e m e n t, y o u th a c tiv ism , e d u c a tio n
and sto p p in g g e n o c id a l and fra tric id a l
v io le n c e and d ru g s in our c o m m u n itie s.
T he M o v em en t is b ein g o rg a n iz e d by
y o u th , w ith th e g u id a n c e o f e ld e rs , to
p ro m o te le a d e rsh ip d ev elo p m en t am ong
y o u th and b u ild p a rtn e rs h ip s w ith o u r
e ld e r le a d e rsh ip .
In o rd e r to m ake su re th a t th is e v e n t
is not m e re ly a o n e d a y e v e n t, o r g a n iz ­
ers a re a lso d e v e lo p in g a T en Y ear
President Clinton Revisits Portland
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f y o u a re se e k in g s c h o la rs h ip
m o n ey to h elp pay for risin g c o l­
leg e c o sts, th e re is e x c e lle n t help
now av ailab le. C u rren tly th ere are nearly
4 0 0 ,0 0 0 sc h o la rsh ip and g ra n t so u rc e s
to help pay for c o lle g e c o sts, in c lu d in g
tu itio n , room & b o a rd , tex t b o o k s, lab
fees, an d o th e r e x p e n se s.
O v e r 80% o f th e se sc h o la rsh ip s do
not d ep e n d on fin a n c ia l need or high
g ra d e s b u t are aw a rd e d b ased on facto rs
such as th e s tu d e n t’s in te re sts, a c tiv i­
tie s, fie ld o f stu d y , age, e th n ic b a c k ­
g ro u n d o r p a r e n t’s w o rk o r m ilita ry s e r ­
vice.
Y e t, a c c o r d in g to th e US D e p a r t­
m e n t o f E d u c a tio n a n d f in a n c ia l a id
e x p e r ts , m a n y s tu d e n ts a re m is s in g
o u t on f in a n c ia l a id o p p o r tu n itie s
a v a ila b le to th e m sim p ly b e c a u s e th e y
a re n o t a w a r e o f th e s c h o la r s h ip p r o ­
P resid en t Clinton re c e iv e s a hearty down h o m e w elcom e, a s h e arrives in Portland o f th e Portland S ta te University
c e s s a n d d o n o t k n o w h o w to lo c a te
C o m m e n c e m e n t C erem ony with a continuation to Springfield, Oregon.
(Photo by Larry J. J a c k so n Sr.)
s c h o la r s h ip s th a t c a n h e lp th e m . A c ­
Bv J oy R amos
counts for his efforts to get us beyond “sur­
c o r d in g to fin a n c ia l a id e x p e r ts , “ S tu ­
T hi - P ortland O bserv er S i a h
It is vitally important, he explained, to face” diversity and move us to the next level
d e n ts w h o ta k e th e in i t i a t i v e to fin d
heed his call to action as nearly one million o f inclusivity.
fter delivering two commence
o u t w h a t s o u r c e s th e y q u a lif y fo r a re
immigrants enter into this country legally
ment addresses ( at MIT and the
President Clinton referred to his national
u s u a lly s u c c e s s f u l in f u n d in g e ith e r
each year. This has been the driving force initiative in race and asked Americans “to
Naval Academy) this Spring,
p a rt o r a ll o f t h e ir e d u c a t i o n .”
behind A m erica's trend towards increased address the persistent problems and the lim­
President Clinton saved his “most impor­
N o w th r o u g h th e r e s o u r c e s o f th e
tant subject” for the graduating class o f
diversity.
itless possibilities o f our diversity.”
N a tio n a l A c a d e m ic F u n d in g A d v is o ry
The effect o f immigration is evident in
Portland State University: how to strengthen
As acatalyst for profound change, Clinton
(N A F A ) , an u p d a te d p u b lic a tio n fo r
places like Hawaii. Houston and New York engaged everyone in ways to build social
the bonds o f our national community as we
1 9 9 8 -9 9 is a v a ila b le w h ic h p r o v id e s
City where they no longer have a majority capital (com m unity) across ethnic, class and
grow more racially and ethnically diverse.
im p o r ta n t in f o r m a tio n fo r all s tu d e n ts
race. Within fifty years, the United States cultural lines. He was outspoken about cor­
s e e k in g to r e c e iv e f in a n c ia l a s s i s ­
will no longer have a majority race.
President C linton’s call for “Unity in
recting policies and attitudes that discrimi­
ta n c e , h o w to u se th e n ew tax c h a n g e s
“ I believe new immigrants are good for nate new Americans. “ We must protect im­
Diversity” revealed his strength as a pro­
to s a v e m o n e y on e d u c a tio n a l e x ­
America," adds Clinton. Beyond economic m igrants’ rights and ensure their access to
gressive, visionary politician. The vision
p e n s e s , la n d w h e re to s e c u r e d ir e c t
gains, they provide intrinsic value hy “ener­ education, health care, and housing and help
he gave was to move us into a new social
s c h o la r s h ip m o n e y .
gizing our culture and broadening our vision them become successful, productive citi­
paradigm where we honor diversity and
F o r in f o r m a tio n o n h o w to r e c e iv e
o f the world. They are renewing our most zens.” Immigrants, in turn, were asked to
preserve the sanctity o f our commonality.
a c a d e m ic f u n d in g a n d s c h o la r s h ip s
basic values and reminding us all o f what it “honor laws, embrace our culture, learn our
He asserted that “this effort is especially
fo r c o lle g e , g r a d u a te s c h o o l o r tr a d e
truly means to be an American.”
important right now, because, as we grow
language, know our history; and when the
s c h o o l, s e n d $ 3 .0 0 to c o v e r s h ip p in g
C linton’s effort at awakening the social time comes, you should become citizens.”
more diverse, our ability to deal with the
a n d h a n d lin g to th e N a tio n a l A c a ­
conscience to the challenges immigration
challenges will determ ine whether we can
In closing, Clinton gave the reminder that
d e m ic F u n d in g A d v is o r y (N A F A ),
poses was well received by those at the gradu­
really hind ourselves together as one
188 S u m m e r S tr e e t, S c h o la r s h ip D e ­
ation ceremony. I hey applauded him on many
America.”
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p a r tm e n t S 3 , P o r ts m o u th , N H 0 3 8 0 I .
improve the condition o f our youth and our
communities.
E ach y e a r, for the next ten y e a rs,
w e w ill re -v is it the o b je c tiv e s and
m e a su re o u r p ro g re ss in o rd e r to see
w hat w e m u st do to a c c o m p lish o u r
g o a ls.
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Iceland Welcomes Keiko
Keep Good Principals
The prime minister o f Iceland officially
offered Keiko, the w orld’s most famous killer
whale, a new home and an opportunity to
move closer to freedom. The move will likely
be in September. Iceland was always the
Keiko Foundation’s No. 1 choice because
Keiko was captured in waters o ff o f Iceland
when he was 2 years old.
Portland will name new principals to 40 o f
its 93 schools. School district leaders are
finding a method to determine who are the
stellar principals and which are weak ones -
and rewarding and retaining them accord­
ingly. When a district is considering promot­
ing someone into a principalship, parents and
teachers are allowed to interview finalists
and make recommendations on who should
be hired.
National Bank Merger
Wells Fargo & Co. and Norwest Corpora­
tion agreed to a merger to become the nation ’ s
seventh largest bank. The combined institu­
tion would have about $ 191 billion in assets
and would have more branches and Internet
customers than any other US. bank.
Unlocking TB Code
Scientists have broken the genetic code o f
the tuberculosis bacterium, a germ that kills
more people in the world than any other
infectious agent The team succeeded in de-
coding the 4 ,4 11,529 chemical letters that
constitute the Tuberculosis microbe. This
new scientific advance is likely to open new
approaches for developing drugs and vac­
cines against the microbe.
Parkrose Averts Shutdown
The Parkrose School Board managed to
unanimously agree on a $22.1 million budget
for the next fiscal year.
The four-member board averted an un­
precedented district shutdown.
Had the impasse continued, the district
would have had to shut down July 1, forcing
the layoff o f all staff, eliminating summer
school, special education classes and mainte­
nance.
(Left To Right) Kim Jaycobs, Tagroya
Livingston, K im isha Black, J a m e s
B eth u n e.
(Photo by M. W ashington)
An Awards celebration for the I Have A
Dream Class #4 was held on Tuesday, June 9 in
the Tubman Cafeteria. Kimisha J. Black re­
ceived the “Dreamer O f I he Year” awards, and
an award for mai nta i n i ng her 3.3 grade average
for the entire year. Kimisha is the first bom child
o f Ms. Kimberly K. Black and the late Rev.
G.L. Black I. She is a 7th grader at Ockley
Green Middle School and serves as Council
President forthe DreamerClass #4 I lerdreamer
classmates voted her the most "dedicated to
school” student.
This summer Kimisha will be participating
in the 3rd Annual Summer School trip to
Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. with
the I Have A Dream Foundation, enjoying her
second year at Summerbridge Portland and
volunteering with the Multnomah County Li­
brary. Her plans for the future is to graduate
from Jefferson High School then attend
Spellman College in Atlanta and one day be­
coming a Lawyer. Congratulations, Kimisha!
Keep up the good work.
This celebration was one o f m ixed emotions
for the dreamers o f Class 4, they hid farewell
and best wishes to Mr. Phillip Christian the
project coordinator (recently named as the di­
rector of education for the Urban League).
For the past 3 years Mr. Christian has been a
wonderful, eanng.m otivatingandim pression-
ist person in the lives o f Everyone affiliated
with Class 4. We salute you, Mr. Christian as
you continue to dream, and pave the road o f
education.
Clinton In Oregon
Clinton delivered his commencement ad­
dress before the Portland State University gradu­
ating class at the Rose Garden Arena. After­
wards, he traveled to Ihurston High School for
a private meeting with shooting victims and their
families and delivered a speech in the gymna­
sium to about 1,600 students, teachers, emer­
gency personnel and community leaders.
Bulls Win
The Chicago Bulls win their sixth NBA
championship. The Bulls team beat out Utah
Jazz in an 87-86 point victory in Salt Lake
City. Michael Jordan o f the Chicago Bulls
made his winning shot in the critical 5.2
seconds remaining in the game.