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April 13, 2005
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and went w ithout things to save
Dear Deanna!
I ju st finished high school and I for your education. You are very
d o n ’t w ant to go to college. I childish in your thinking. W hat
w orked as a stripper my entire happens in two years when you’re
senior year and now 1 want to do 20 years old looking 40, run down,
it full-tim e because I can make and tired? Right now you make a
more money. My m other’s hav­ dollar per song and if you think
ing a fit and my dad is going off on y o u ’ll make less with a degree, 1
me. W hy c a n ’t they understand I suggest you wake up and come
can m ake more money now than back to the real w orld— fast.
with a college degree? —A nony­
Dear Deanna!
mous; Los Angeles
My wife cheated and destroyed
our family 6 years ago. I paid child
Dear Anonymous:
Sounds like you bum ped your support but she was vindictive
head on the stripper pole. Your and kept my kids from me. Now
parents are right in their feelings my daughter’s pregnant and ran
because they probably sacrificed to me because her m other kicked
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its fearless apprnach to
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her out o f the house. 1 took her in
b u t sh e d is r e s p e c ts me and
throw s up the past. I w ant this to
stop. -J a m e s Todd; M ilw aukee,
W ise.
Dear James:
If your daughter lives under your
roof, she has to abide by your
rules. Put your foot dow n and let
her know what the deal is and
start the process o f explaining
and healing from the past. It’s not
too late to share good values with
your daughter that your silly ex-
wife never had to begin with. Stay
firm and do what you need in
order to ensure your daughter’s
Racial Gaps Endure
gap, Shapiro said. His­
torically, blacks were ex­
B lack A r e 'c a n s o ve ra l w e il-s e irg is nearly th re e -fo a m s that o '
plicitly barred from buy­
from last year to this year.
,vh tes according to a study by r e N ational Urban League
ing h o m e s in som e
“L ast year, I said I looked
neighborhoods.
forw ard to seeing these num ­
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T oday,
s tu d ie s
bers im prove. O ur update,
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show
,
am
ong
blacks
how ever, does not represent
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and
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rable credit histories,
Diffley o f G lobal Insight, the
[l4 %
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blacks are 60 percent
Philadelphia-based econom ic
more likely to be denied
research firm that compiled the
Unemployment rate 20C4’
^ e o c le in poverty w ithout h e a t'
home loans as whites,
data. “T here is a gap betw een
insurance. 2032
I 10.8%
he said.
b la c k A m e ric a and w h ite
26%
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T h is w e a lth g a p ,
Am erica.”
) 31%
' Janyj-y Sovenbtr
Shapiro w rites, “is re­
Am ong the rep o rt’s find­
4P versing gains earned in
SOURCES B r e a . :f Labe- Naiiona „'ban L e a ;,* Cens.; 6 j-e a .
ings:
schools and on jobs and
• Blacks have m ore than
d o u b le the u n em p lo y m en t
say, “The Racial W ealth G ap,” in the m aking inequality w orse.”
Urban L eague’s report.
The Urban League report also in­
rate o f whites.
• Less than h alf o f blacks own homes
But S h ap iro a rg u es th at incom e cludes essays on such w ide-ranging
topics as governm ent inaction regard­
com pared to more than three-fourths o f merely reflects recent advances.
ing reported abuse by law enforcem ent
In contrast, net w orth shows how
w hites.
• Black youth are more likely to have fam ilies accum ulate gains over genera­ officers and the theory that black stu­
tions. “W ealth really rounds the picture dents underachieve because they fear
poorly trained teachers, live in poverty
and not have health insurance than
out and gives us a deeper perspective,” being accused o f “acting w hite."
It concludes with several recom m en­
said Shapiro, w hose essay is based on
whites.
Still, the report also m akes clear that his book, “The H idden C ost o f Being dations for change, including: renew ­
ing the federal Voting Rights Act before
African A m erican,” published last year.
black A m erica has made significant
The median net worth o f black versus it expires in 2007; creating a national
gains in some areas.
w hite households has rem ained virtu­ program to reincorporate form er prison­
Since 1960, when black men earned
ally unchanged for more than a decade: ers into society; and, setting aside gov­
only 50 cents for every dollar earned by
In 2000, black households on average ernm ent funding for universal p re­
w hite men, incom e gaps have narrow ed
as the black m iddle class has grow n and were worth $6,166 com pared to $67,000 school.
It also stresses that middle class black
for whites, census data show. The ratio
becom e m ore educated. In 2000, black
men earned 64 cents on the dollar, ac­ was virtually identical in the early 1990s. A m ericans should donate tim e and
money to help alleviate inequality.
Since m ost A m ericans build wealth
cording to T hom as M. Shapiro, a pro­
“Those who have achieved need to
fesso r o f law and social p olicy at through home ow nership, inequities in
B randeis U niversity who w rote an es­ the housing m arket explain m uch o f the give back,” M orial said.
continued
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Inequality still present in America
if idle and it’s good to see y o u ’re
reading w hile in prison. Continue
to receive w isdom from all v e n ­
Dear Deanna!
ues that will make your life better
I’m in prison and I read your c o l­ when yo u ’re released. Stay posi­
umn every week. I ’ve looked at tive and encouraged and y o u ’ll
people’s lives and situations and be able to stay on the right path
realize my life w asn’t that bad and w hen you get back into society.
I messed it up with stupidity and Besides, crim inals and inm ates
crim e. I’m also glad to see you are still people and need love and
don’t judge the inmates and crim i­
support too.
nals that are locked up and help
us as well. W hen I get out, I’m Ask Deanna is written by Deanna
staying out o f trouble. —C hris; M. Write Ask Deanna! Email:
askdeannal @yahoo.com or 264
Raleigh, N.C. Prison
a better m other than your ex-w ife
was.
Dear Chris:
A mind is a terrible thing to waste
S. LaCienega Blvd. Suite 1283
Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Website:
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American Indian Radio Series
Wisdom of the Elders Radio Pro­
gram extends an invitation to tune in
for an American Indian event taking
place Sunday, April 24 from 1 to 5
p.m. at the Native American Student
and Community Center at Portland
State University.
The celebration will acknowledge
the elders and storytellers that par­
ticipate but also to raise funds for the
third installment of the radio series.
The event will also honor the radio
production team and other individu­
als and organizations that have pro­
vided encouragement and support.
The next series will following
the western portion of the Lewis
and Clark Bicentennial Trail, with
eight one-hour program s featuring:
indigenous elders, tribal historians,
storytellers, and song carriers from
thirteen nations living in the B itter­
root M ountains and along the C o­
lumbia River.
Each series includes oral history,
storytelling, music, and environmental
perspective of thirteen tribes living
along the eastern side of the Lewis
and Clark National Historic Trail.
The series will be distributed to
audiences via AIROS (A m erican
Indian R adioon Satellite), NPR (N a­
tional Public Radio), com m unity and
co lle g e rad io sta tio n s , and the
g r o u p ’s
w e b s ite
at
w w w .w isdom oftheelders.org.
School Board Forum Saturday
‘Meet and Greet’
at Blazers Club
The Blazers Boy s and Girls Club, 5250
N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,
will host its first ever citywide school
board “Meet and Greet” Saturday with
most, if not all candidates to the Portland
School Board.
The purpose is to provide an outlet
by which the candidates and voting
public can directly interact.
Nancy Smith, a Jefferson High School
parent, thinks the fact that school board
candidates will meet in northeast Port­
land, ground zero for north and northeast
Portland schools impacted by closures
and budget cuts, suggests that the board
hopefuls care about what is happening in
this community.
The evening will begin at 3:30 p.m.
with a 30 m inute mix and m ingle. At 4
p.m., the panelists w ill share a brief bio
and answ er the question, “W hat m oti­
vated you to run for a seat on the school
board?” T here will be a brief gam e o f
Portland Public Schools trivia w hereby
the candidates will be able to show off
their know ledge o f PPS. The rem ainder
o f the evening will consist o f a ques­
tions and answ ers.
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