Page A2 December 03. 2003 Credit Unions Merge M em bers o f W illam ette Federal C red it U nion have v oted o v e r­ w helm ingly to m erge with A dvan­ tage N W Federal C redit U nion at a special m eeting o f the m em bers. Both credit unions serve people w ho live, w ork, attend school or w orship in the north and northeast P o rtlan d area. W illam ette also serves those w ho live o r w ork in industrial northw est Portland and dow ntow n from its office on Front A venue at N.W . 17th A venue. A dvantage's m ain office is on K illingsw orth Street at N orth Inter­ state A venue. T hey also have a branch in H erm iston. Accordi ng to Wi 1 lam ette’ s Presi- dent and C EO , W endy W hittaker, the m erger will make a num ber o f additional services av ailab le to m em bers o f W illam ette including on-line banking, and credit cards. T he com bined credit union will have assets in ex cesso f $.35 million, photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ori land O bserver m ore than a 50 percent grow th for Credit union executives Joellen Chamberlain (left) and Wendy Whittaker shake hands on a merger deal outside the Advantage NW A dvantage. Credit Union on North Killingsworth Street and Interstate Avenue. Advantage is merging with Willamette Federal Credit Union. Judge Robinson Scholarship Established Judge Roosevelt Robinson Dear Deannal M y te e n a g e d a u g h te r is go in g th ro u g h a self-esteem crisis. She has fu ll-lip s and feels u g ly and a sh am ed b ecau se o th e r ch ild ren icase h e r about h av in g b ig lips. As a p aren t, w hat can I can do to mttke h e r feel b e tte r ab o u t h e r­ self? —A n o n y m o u s in D C Dear Anonymous in DC T each y o u r d a u g h te r ab o u t the b eau ty o f full lips. A s a m a tte r o f fact, you can do that by b rin g in g h er atte n tio n to the m any H o lly ­ w oo d ty p es th at pay th o u san d s o f d o lla rs to m ake th e ir lips b ig ­ ger. L et y o u r d a u g h ter know that her lips are b eautiful, fash io n ab le and a d o m in an t part o f h er h e ri­ tage. N ow , fo r the teasin g kids, y o u r d a u g h te r sh o u ld en jo y be- Friends and colleagues o f re­ and has lived his life as a sterling tired M ultnom ah C ounty C ircuit exam ple o f the value o f earning a Judge Roosevelt R obinson have legal education," said college dean established a scholarship fund in Jim Huffman. his honor at Lew is and C lark Law The scholarship fund will assist School. The fund will provide schol­ students w ho have experienced arships to m inority students w ork­ sim ilar circum stances as Robinson, ing to earn a law degree at the a background he describes as “aca­ southw est Portland law school. dem ically sound, but econom ically ‘‘R o o s e v e lt R o b in s o n h as d ep ressed ." touched the lives o f many people “Roosevelt has alw ays rem ained true to the ideals o f public service w h ile h elp in g m in o rities m ake progress w ithin the legal profes­ sion,” said H uffm an. "T he scholar­ ship will be his legacy to future generations o f law yers.” B om in V aldosta, G a., R obinson endured hardships including the m urder o f his m other. R aised by his g reat-grandm other, he w as high school valedictorian. R obinson at- ing c h ild ish fo r a m o m en t as she tells th em , ‘‘stick s an d sto n es w ill b reak m y b o n es, bu t w o rd s w ill n ev er h u rt m e.” eye contact while taking a big Iick or bite o f som ething and then proceed to hand it over. I guarantee she will turn on her heel and say no thank- you and will definitely think tw ice before asking fo rso m eth in g else. - Dear Deanna! One of my co-worker* n greedy -My Friends Use the N-Word and alw ays asjts for tflyjooijyvhen la m e n tin g . I d o n 't m in d sh arin g but th ere are tim es I h av e a sm all p o rtio n and I d o n 't h av e en o u g h to share. I tell h er no, b u t she reaches for my food anyw ay. How d o I p o litely turn h er aw ay ? -- Dear Deanna! Need to Eat; Decatur, GA Dear Need to Eat O bviously telling her no like an adult d o esn ’t work. T ake drastic m easures. The next tim e she asks for som ething, cough all o v er your food. If that d o esn ’t w ork, m ake Real People, Real Advice Ask Deanna! lx an advice column known fur it'x fearless approach Io reality laixed subjects! « I have friends w ho use the N -w ord in public. T his is very em barrass­ ing when they purposely blurt it out loud in front o f people o f a different race. I try w alking aw ay from them w hen they get started so it do esn ’t appear as if I am with them . T his w orks until they notice w hat I’m doing and then they start calling m e the N -w ord. H ow can I m ake them see this is w rong and the negativity needs to be stopped? - -N o M ore N -W ord; Jackson, MS t te n d ed S o u th w e ste rn C h ristian C ollege and then m oved to O regon w here he w orked for N abisco in northeast Portland. He earned a bachelor o f arts degree in sociol­ ogy from the U niversity o f Portland and his law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , c a ll 5 0 3 -7 6 8 -6 6 4 1 o r v is it h ttp :// law.lclark.edu. Dear No More I can im agine your discom fort be­ cause the N -word is associated with negativity and is m ade w orse when used by the race in a dem eaning fashion. Each tim e a step o f progress goes forw ard, this type behavior causes tw o steps back­ w ards. E ducate your friends on the m eaning o f the N -w ord and help them see how it affects those o f all races. Let them know they are act­ ing ignorant and are m ade m ore so when they publicly do this. This type m entality and behavior like the slave days are over. Ask Deanna is written by Deanna M. Write Ask Deanna! Email: askdeannal@ yahoo.com or write: Deanna M. P.O. Box 88847, Los Angeles, CA 90009 Black History Museum Approved Center would become part of the Smithsonian (AP) — Congress has ap­ proved the creation of a na­ tional museum of black history and culture, where visitors from around the world can learn about 400 years o f struggle and progress. "America will finally have a museum worthy of the gen­ eration of men and women who have sacrificed so much and given so deeply to the cause of freedom ,” Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee said. The measure now goes to President Bush. Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a former civil rights leader, in­ troduced legislation to create the museum in each Congress since 1988. Every time, for one reason or another, the mea­ sure failed in the House or Senate. But if Bush signs the bill into law, it would clear the way for fund raisin g and for the Smithsonian Board of Regents to choose a site for it within a year. “John Lewis, when he came to Washington this became a personal crusade,” said Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. “This is the culmination of a dream he started years ago.” The estimated $400 million initial price tag would be split evenly between the federal g o v ern m e n t and p riv ate sources. The bill authorizes $ 17 million in the first year to start the project. Proposed sites are the Smithsonian’s Arts and Indus­ tries Building; an area near the Washington Monument; an area closer to the Jefferson Memo­ rial; and a waterfront site a few blocks south of the Mall.