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NAACP and coalition partners sign
diversity agreements with CBS and Fox
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Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO, the
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n fo r th e
A dvancem ent o f C olored People
(N A A C P ), and coalition partners
representing Latino, Asian American
and N ative A m erican groups, today
signed far reaching agreem ents with
th eC B S T elev isio n N etw ork and the
FO X B ro ad c astin g C om pany to
increase opportunities for people o f
color in program m ing and in the
executive production and talent ranks
o f netw ork television.
U nder term s o f a “m em orandum o f
understanding,” both CBS and FOX
w ill am ong others things appoint a
vice president who will report directly
to the netw ork president, with the
au th o rity and re sp o n sib ility for
c o o rd in a tin g and im p lem e n tin g
im proved diversity program s at the
networks. The NAACP signed similar
agreem ents with NBC and ABC in
January.
"These agreements represent real and
meaningful change,” said Mfume.
"The N A ACP has worked extremely
hard w ith its coalition partners over
the last several m onths to create
greater opportunity or quali fied men
and w om en o f color in network t
television.
W h ile w e d o n ’t e x p e c t to see
overnight change, to d ay ’s signings
provide a strong fo u ndation for
increasing diversity in the executive,
production and talent ranks at CBS,
N B C ,FO X andA B C foralongtim eto
come.”
M fume said: “The CBS and FOX
executives should be commended for
the efforts to create a process fortheir
netw orks that reflect the diversity o f
America. The NAACP will continue
to w ork with them to effect lasting
Wilsonville pushes prison
project to Tualatin
change in the television industry." In
the future, M fum e said, "the N A ACP
will also continue its efforts to include
the major picture studios and other
a s p e c ts o f th e e n te r ta in m e n t
industry.”
The coalition include the N ational
Latino Media Coalition, the Asian
Pacific American M ediaCoalition and
A m e ric a n I n d ia n s in F ilm &
Television.
Both CBS and FOX have contributed
millions ofdollars to the Prism Fund,
a minority ownership investment fund
to provide financial assistance to
m in o ritie s
s e e k in g
to
buy
telecom m unications properties. In
addition, FOX has made a long-term
com m itm ent o f several m illion to be
divided betw een the Em m a Bowen
Foundation for M inority Interest in
M edia and the B enjam in H ooks
Scholarships Program at New York
University.
T he Corps seeks input on the Construction o f W om en
Prison. The U.S. Army Corps o f Engineers is evaluating
a permit application from the O regon D epartm ent o f
Correction to fill 1.45 acres o f w etlands near Tualatin,
in W ashington County, Ore. The purpose o f the work
is to construct a w om en’s prison and associated
infrastructure.
The proposed project will be located south ofTualatin,
in an area bordered by SW Clay Street, w est SW
G raham s Ferry Road and north o f SW Cahalin Road. If
the Corps determ ines that m itigation for the loss o f the
W etlands is required, the applicant has proposed
creation o f 2.07 acres o f forested w etland and also will
enhance 0.8 acres o f wetland near the prison site.
As part o f its perm it evaluation process, the Corps is
requesting com m ent on the proposed project prior to
m aking its determ ination on w hether to issue or deny
a perm it for the work. For a copy o f the Corps o f
Engineers’ Public Notice, which describes the proposed
project in detail, please call Jan Stuart at (503) 808-4381,
or access the notice on the C o rp s’ Internet site at http:/
www.nw p.usace.arm y.m il/opg/
notices/200000088.pdf. Photocopies o f draw ings
supporting the proposed project are included in public
notice.
W ritten com m ents should reach the Corps by Feb.
28,2000, and should be m ailed to U.S. Army Corps o f
Engineers, Attn: CEN W P-OP-GP(Jan Stuart), P.O. Box
2946, Portland, Ore., 97208-2946. Send e-mail comments
to: janice.f.Stuart@ usace.arm y.m il.
The Corps also is soliciting com m ents from federal,
state and local agencies and officials, N ative A merican
tribes, and other interested parties.
The Corps will issue or deny the perm it under Section
404 o f the C lean W ater A ct. A W ater Q uality
Certi fication, as required under Section 401 o f the Clean
W ater, will be needed from the state
Business Briefs
East/Southeast
Community Court
Project Opens
February 17
A new com m unity court will hear its
first case in Southeast Portland on
Thursday February 17 at 1 p.m. The
court is located at the Brentwood-
D arlingtonCom m unityCenterat7211
SE 6 2 1"1 A ve. G ra n d o p e n in g
c e r e m o n ie s w ith a g e n c y an d
com m unity partners will take place
from 12 noon to 1p.m.
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty ’s g ro w in g
C om m unity Court Project strives to
reduce quality o f life crim es by
sentencing low-level offenders in their
com m unities w here they com m itted
their crim es and by providing social
a s s is ta n c e w h e n n e e d e d . T h e
c o u n ty ’s first co m m u n ity court,
serving North and Northeast Portland,
opened in 1998.
Circuit Court Judge Cli fiord Freeman
will preside at the East/Southeast
C om m unity Court Project on first and
third Thursday o f the month. The
court will hear m isdem eanor cases
com m itted in the East and Southeast
Portland p olice precincts.
C om m unity Court Project planners
hope to extend the
C om m unity Court system to every
part o f the city during 2000. The next
court planned would serve Central
Precinct, W est Portland.
Wyden announces
C hina approves
shipm ent
of
Northwest wheat
W ashington, DC - In a m ajor victory
for Oregon Farmers, U.S. Senator Ron
W yden announced that, for the first
tim e in over 20 years, C hina is
ap p ro v in g a shipm ent o f Pacific
N orthw est Wheat.
“ A fter w orking to break the em bargo
for over 20 years, it is extrem ely
gratifying that theC hinese are finally
approving a shipm ent o f Northwest
w heat,” said Wyden. “With w heat
prices reaching new lows, this sale
will be a shot in the arm for Oregon
grow ers N ow , they're going to have
the opportunity they should have
had a al 1 along to sel 1 O regon’s world-
class crops in the w o rld ’s largest
market.”
U .S. an d C h in e se o ffic ia ls are
negotiating a deal to approve the
im portation o f 50,000 m etric tons o f
N o rth w e s t w h e a t v a lu e d at
$6,000,000. O regon growers will
contribute 30,000 metric tons o f soft
white wheat - estimated at $4,000,000.
In a boost to the Oregon economy,
the entire shipm ent is to be sent
through Portland.
For over 20 years, W yden and other
re g io n a l le g is la to rs h a v e been
pushing fo ra lifting o f the ban, which
had been in effect since the early
19 7 0 ’s, but the Chinese continued to
insist that the sm all am ounts o f the
TCK smut fungus found in Northwest
w heat threatened to contam inate
Chinese crops. In April o f 1999, after
W yden personally presented a letter
from th e O reg o n C o n g ressio n al
d e le g a tio n
to
th e
C h in e s e
Ambassador, urging review o f a study
by the U.S. Department o f Agriculture
show ing that TC K sm ut does not
pose a significant risk, China lifted its
ban
Trade negotiators have finalized the
deal in Portland, and plan to sign an
agreem ent with a shipm ent expected
later this week.
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