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(Elje Ç ortlanh (ßbserüer November 06. 2002 Page A3 Thousands Mourn Jam Master Jay Failing Schools Promised Tutors f a n s e rec t a m a k e sh ift m em orial for slain rapper ‘Jam M a ster Jay' in h is Q ueens, N.Y., neighbor hood. The killer l o f Ja so n Mizell is J still a t large. (AP photo) y Jam Master Jay was not a gangster. Jam Master Jay was a unique individual. ... He was the embodiment o f hip-hop Jam M a ster Jay (AP photo) (AP) — Run-DM C star Jam Master Jay, his killer still at large six days after he was shot in his record ing studio, was mourned at his fu neral in New York on Tuesday as “the embodiment o f hip-hop.” A fleet o f white stretch limou sines was parked outside the Allen A .M E . Cathedral in Queens, the borough where the rapper, whose real name was Jason Mizell, first —Darryl “DMC” McDaniels met up with his bandmates, Joseph “Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC” McDaniels. “Jam Master Jay was not a thug," McDaniels told the overflow crowd inside the church. “Jam Master Jay was not a gangster. Jam M aster Jay was a unique individual.... He was the embodiment of hip-hop.” McDaniels did a rap from the band’s song “Jam Master Jay," with the whole audience joining in at the end to shout out the slain DJ ’ s name. As McDaniels stood at the altar, he was surrounded by more than a dozen funeral wreaths - including one in the shape of twin turntables. As the group’s DJ, Jam Master Jay had worked the turntables as Simmons and M cDaniels rapped a string of hits over nearly 20 years. Along with the two bandmates, those attending the service in cluded Simmons’ brother, hip-hop entrepreneurRussell Simmons, and performers LL Cool J, Chuck D and Queen Latifah. Outside the church, dozens of fans and police officers mingled on the streets. Several of the fans sported the classic white Adidas sneakers that the band turned into a fashion statement. African American Chamber Hosts Networking Event Option is for low income students (A P )— Portland schools will offer tutors to 2,500 low-income stu d en ts at p o o r-p erfo rm in g schools, hoping the extra atten tion will spur learning. Low-income parents will be able to pick a tutoring option, ranging from a highly scripted commercial program to a district-run summer school. The school district will use federal money to pay for it, roughly $1,000 a student. Only students who qualify for free or reduced-priced lunches and who attend Roosevelt, Marshall and Jefferson high schools or Whitaker Middle School will get vouchers to pay a district-ap proved tutor. A family of four can earn as much as $33,485 a y ear and qualify. “It sounds wonderful, like it's been a long time coming,” said Regina Jones,’ mother of two dents who need help.” The idea to offer parents a choice of tutoring stems from the federal N oChildLeft Behind law. It requires schools that have failed to deliver for three straight years to give low-income students the option of outside help. Under the new rules, Portland would have to offer tutoring only to Roosevelt students this year. Instead, Portland officials per suaded the federal government to let them offer tutoring at all four schools that are on the federal failing schools list or headed that way. They were unable to per suade federal officials to include students whose families earn more than the incom e cutoff, said Kathryn Anderson, who heads Portland’s initiative. The district plans to spend about $2.4 million from its pot of Marshall students. “The only thing federal funds for this year on tu- that makes it not as good as it could toring. It plans to have tutoring be is ¡fit’s solely based on income, sessions start Jan. 6, the first day “Your market should be all stu- ’ of school in 2003. The power to quit smoking is within H elen M anafi a n d Carolyn Brown ex ch a n g e id e a s a n d informa- tion during th e conference. continued from Front not all will meet final approval. “We are like the M arines,” he said. “We are only looking for a few good men and women.” Williams added that all new mem bers must be willing to bring some thing to the table that will either be of economic or educational benefit. Or they must be willing to go the extra mile to improve personal or business finances with the re sources a chamber membership can offer. The African American Chamber was formed in 1996 with only four founding members. According to the Business Journals annual re port it is now ranked as one of the top five Chambers o f Commerce in Oregon. Jay maintains that the chamber is not a social service agency, but said that the group involves itself in many social issues. The chamber provides funding and participation for several longstanding projects to better senior transportation and housing. W ith the c o o p e ra tio n o f Bullivant, Houser and Bailey, the chamber will also start accepting applications for business scholar ships. Next year these scholarships will be awarded to deserving indi viduals who plan to pursue a de gree in business or law. The reception the chamber an nounced a new program that allows chamber members to buy a home with no money down and a pay ment o f about $2,000 to $3,000 in closing costs. Although this offer is made ex clusively for chamber members, the chamber does offer resources for home financing and refinancing to the general public. 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