May 29,2002
Page A3
African American Heads
Gladstone Police Department
Mentoring Kids for Success
Incoming Gladstone Police Chief Frank Grace (center) receives
congratulatory support from Beaverton Police Chief Dave Bishop (left) and
Lt. Gordon Dodson.
Frank Grace has been named new
police chief for the Gladstone Police
Department, south o f Portland.
G race w as sw orn in d u rin g c e r
em onies on M ay 14 atten d ed by his
frien d s and fam ily. He has served
the city as a R eserve P olice O fficer
C om m ander since 1988.
Walter Butler (from right) of Portland House of Umoja and Emily Somervell of Big Brothers Big Sisters provide
information about mentoring programs to a child in the community during a rally for quality education at Self
Enhancement, Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Portland enhances the positive development of youth
ages 6 through 15 by matching them with caring adults for friendship, encouragement and support.
photo by M ark W a $ hington /T he P ori land O bserver
Collecting Spare Change for Schools
The Associated Students of
Portland Community College and
o th e r student v o lu n teers are
launching a campaign to raise
m on ey fo r P o rtla n d P u b lic
Schools.
Rowan Wolf, a member of the
PCC faculty, is working with the
student volunteers.
“We panhandlers believe that
the education budget has been
reduced beyond any sane point,”
W olf said. “The most recent cuts
harm our community, the children
of our community and the future
o f o u r c ity and s ta te .”
W olf and students hope to send
the message that students de
serve a good education in safe
environments and the resources
necessary to learn.
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N o o n U n til 4
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• The Queen and the Rose Festival Ambassadors
• The Royal Rosarians
Klansman Convicted
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Carole Robertson and Cynthia
Wesley.
The blast exposed the chilling
depth of racial hatred that black
protesters faced in the Deep South
and helped bring racial moderates
off the sidelines of the civil rights
struggle.
C h erry alw ays d en ied in
volvem ent in the bom bing. But
prosecutors reopened the case
in 1995 and found five estranged
family members and acquaintan
ces who said Cherry boasted of
his involvem ent in the infamous
crim e, the deadliest single a t
tack in the civil rights era.
“All Americans of good will are
glad to be able to close this final
chapter of one of our nation's
greatest tragedies,” said Kweisi
Mfume, NAACP president and
chief executive officer. “Our
thoughts and prayers continue to
be with the families of the inno
cent young girls.”
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• Harriet Tubman Boys Choir W/Lessie Williams
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