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Rental Discrimination
N early one o f three Native
A m ericans face discrim ination
when trying to rent a hom e, a rate
higher than any other m inority
group, a governm ent-sponsored
study found.
D ata previously released by
the U.S. Dept. o f H ousing and
Urban D evelopm ent did not sur­
vey discrim ination against N a­
tive A m ericans, but found that
H ispanic renters were discrim i­
nated against 26 percent o f the
tim e, w hile rates w ere less for
African A m ericans (22 percent) and
A sians (21 percent).
The latest study also found that
Native A m ericans were more likely
than other m inorities to experience
severe form s o f discrim ination, such
as being lied to by a building m an­
ager that an available apartm ent
w as taken.
By com parison, other m inorities
w ere m ore likely to be exposed to
m ore subtle form s o f discrim ina­
tion, such as being charged higher
rents or application fees.
Close Save at Molly's
Tavern site
called ‘death
trap’ in 1998
Office Depot Celebrated as Community Partner
Portland Mayor Vera Katz' policy development manager, Anthony Lincoln (from left), joins Office Depot store manager Jay Blunt,
Laurel Barton o f the Portland Business Alliance, Quin Ashton of Office Depot's corporate offices, and John McKibbon and Linda
Murray o f the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce for Thursday's grand opening celebration of the Jantzen Beach store in
north Portland. Vanessa Gaston, president of the Urban League of Portland, also attended the event. Office Depot gives back to the
community by making donations to several local organizations, including the Urban League.
Workforce Leader Hired at TriMet
E v ely n M in o r-L aw ren ce has
jo in e d T riM et in the n ew ly c re ­
a te d p o s itio n o f m a n a g e r o f
w o r k f o r c e d e v e lo p m e n t a n d
em p lo y e e relations.
M in o r - L a w r e n c e f o r m e r ly
w o rk ed as a h u m an reso u rces
m a n ag e r for M u ltn o m ah C ounty.
S he p rev io u sly w o rk ed in p e r­
so n n el at the C ity o f B eav erto n ,
O reg o n D ept. o f T ran sp o rtatio n
and O reg o n D ept. o f E n v iro n ­
m ental Q uality.
M in o r-L a w re n c e g ra d u a te d
fro m M ic h ig a n S ta te U n iv e r­
sity w ith a b a c h e lo r ’s d e g re e in
u rb a n a ffa irs . S h e re c e iv e d h er
m a s te r ’s d e g re e in u rb a n a f ­
fa irs fro m th e U n iv e rs ity o f
W is c o n s in . S h e e a rn e d c e r t if i­
c a tio n as an e x p e rt in h e r fie ld
fro m th e N a tio n a l I n s titu te s
S o c ie ty o f H u m a n R e s o u rc e
M a n a g e m e n t a n d th e In te rn a ­
tio n a l P e rs o n n e l M a n a g e m e n t
A s s o c ia tio n .
Evelyn Minor-Lawrence
L a n d in g a C a r e e r
photo by
Man Shot in
Head at Club
A local man w ho once pro­
tested in front o f form er Police
C h ief C harles M oose’s hom e
w as shot and critically injured at
an after hours club on the 3500
b lo c k o f N o rth e a s t M artin
L uther King Jr. B oulevard.
D aniel B inns w as shot in the
h ead ju stafter I a.m. Sunday. He
w as taken by am bulance to
Legacy Em anuel Hospital.
T here have been no arrests
and police say they have no
su sp ects.
A uthorities are asking w it­
nesses to com e forw ard with
inform ation about the shooting.
Police said the shooting may
have been drug- or gang-related.
n o rth w e s t P o rtla n d site.
“ It's o u r jo b to look a fter these
p eo p le," he says. "T h at fire raced
th rough the bu ild in g so fast that
engine co m p an ies c o u ld n ’t a c ­
T he tw o -alarm fire that d e v ­ cess the second floor b ecau se
a sta te d th e h is to ric a l M olly the stairs had been burned out.
M cG uire tav ern could have re ­ T he o ccu p an ts w ould not have
su lted in m ore than a dozen fa ­ g o tten out in tim e .”
talities.
Portland Fire & Rescue inspects
F o rm e r P o rtla n d F ire In ­ all occupancies every tw o years,
s p e c to r R u ss L ip p e rt c a lle d operating on a beefed up inspec­
the ta v e rn a “ d e a th tra p " in tion schedule as a result o f an En­
1998, a n d v a c a te d th e in h a b ­ hanced Fire Prevention program,
ita n ts o f n in e ille g a l a p a rt­ designed to save lives and prop­
m e n ts in a sp a c e a b o v e the erty through fire prevention.
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Com m unity
Colleqe
M ark W ashington /T hk P orti ani » O bserver
Leah Wyatt (right) and TriMet supervisor J.C. Vannatta point to future transportation routes on
display boards that Wyatt designed.
con tin u ed
fr o m Front
She said that businesses also
benefit trem endously from Inroads
corporate careers.
W yatt joined the Inroads talent interns, because they get highly
pool after a com petitive screening trained interns w ho learn their po­
process. She then began the rigor­ sitions and the culture o f the co m ­
ous 18-hourtrainingcurriculum in­ pany from a young age, en g en d er­
troducing her to the corporate e n ­ ing com pany loyalty.
She says that because Inroads
vironm ent and providing a unique
understanding o f w orkplace expec­ participants are young people o f
color, the com pany is better able to
tations.
“W hen we have a brand new tal­ serve the diverse com m unities it
ent pool o f candidates com peting for does business in. Inroads currently
internships, we coach them on how coaches 72 high school and college
to dress, how to write a resume and students from O regon and south­
what to expect on a business inter­ w est W ashington in the program .
view so they can give a good first O f those, 24 are A frican A m erican,
impression and talk about their hard 28 are Asian American, 17 are Latino
and soft skills," said M arie Alaniz, and 3 are N ative A m erican.
"W e want com panies to look at
market manager for Inroads.
A lanizcalls Inroads' facilitators these students as contributors and
“co aches" because they guide stu­ not as tokens. T hinking strategi­
dents through college and beyond. c a lly , e m p lo y in g a d iv e r s e
"T h e b e n e fit fo r stu d e n t is w orkforce brings m ore business
th ey 're going to get real work expe­ from those com m unities. T his is a
rience w ith coaches and m entors to person w ho can do the jo b and can
help them through their personal, benefit the bottom line o f the co m ­
academ ic and business careers," pany,” she said.
W yatt learned vital professional
said A laniz.
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tools from Inroads, and m ade life­
long friends in the process.
"It gives students com fort know ­
ing there are so m any students o f
color that are graduating from co l­
lege and you d o n 't feel like y o u 're
square because y o u ’re going to
graduate and going to m ake m oney
one day," said W yatt.
Her connection to Inroads hasn ’t
ended since W yatt started her ca­
reer. She now volunteers for the
program , designing press kits and
increasing visibility for its public
relations departm ent and instruct­
ing new talent at Inroads' L eader­
ship Institute.
“ I still use Inroads," said W yatt.
"T h ere’s a strong alum ni netw ork
and I try to help out in any way I can.
I' 11 al way s gi ve back to it by encour-
aging interns when I see them b e­
cause th at’s what w as done for
me.”
Inroads is accepting applications
for new talent through Jan. 21. To
learn more about the program and
apply online, visit w w w .inroads.org.
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