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August 10, 2005 Page A 6 J ustice L aw Neighbors Meet at Jefferson Convergence M • ____________ --------- - -------------------------- “ J I I • - • -------------- 1 Walk of Fame Founder Xernona Clayton stands with shoes o f 11 honorees that have helped the civil rights movement. Civil Rights Walk of Fame Leaders' footsteps placed in historic site Those who have and are tak ing the steps tow ard furthering the civil rights movem ent are c e l ebrated, quite literally, by having their shoes em bedded into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame. Civil rights icons such as Presi d e n t Jim m y C a r te r , J u s tic e T hurgood M arshall and Rosa Parks were featured last year when the monument was created. This year, another group of foot soldiers w ho waged the fight for equality and human dignity will be added to this symbol of ride and beacon of hope. The 2005 inductees are Henry Aaron, Harry Belafonte, Congressm an John C onyers Jr., Dick G regory, M ayor M aynard H. Jackson Jr., Ralph E. McGill, The Rev. Fred L. S h u ttle s w o rth , T ed T u rn e r, Judge Elbert P. Tuttle Sr., Nancy W ilson, and The Rev. Addie L. W yatt. The unveiling o f this perm a nent tribute will take place on Friday, Aug. 26 at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in A tlanta, Ga. The W alk o f Fame is the brain c h ild o f X e rn o n a C la y to n , founder and executive producer o f th e re n o w n e d T ru m p e t Awards and a ci vil rights icon in her own right. "This is a lasting memorial to those whose contributions were testaments to the fact that human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable,” Clayton said. Police Brutality Costs City The Portland City Council has agreed to pay $140,000 to a 15-year-old girl whom city police questioned and threw to the ground while she waited to catch a bus hom e from school. M aria-Jan eth R odriguez- Sanchez, 15, was reading a school paper when the inci dent occurred in the city ’s Old Town neighborhood on April 8,2003. She claim ed in a federal law suit that police violated her rights by questioning and detaining her w ithout rea sonable suspicion, then as saulting her w ithout ju s tifi cation. Police said the girl was act ing suspiciously and they got physical when she resisted officers' attempts to open her hand which they claimed was in a fist. A d v e rtiH H M H ^H y ' in <Thl }J n rfh m h (D hscm n ( all 503-288-0033 adsU'portlandob scrvcr.com S um m er C oncerts in Portland Parks Made possible by The Freightliner Group F u e iC H IL IN E Il Washington Park Summer Festival photos by I saiah Rap artist Rajime performs at the "Portland Convergence, " across from the Jefferson High School campus in north Portland. The festival continues this weekend with 12 more entertainers and speakers. B ouie /T he P ortland O bserver Evangelist David Girly leads in prayer at the “Portland Convergence, ” which opened last weekend and continues this weekend on Northeast Alberta Street across from the Jefferson High School. The convergence was set up by community members to support the school and its neighborhoods with motivational and religious speakers, musicians and activities. Admission is free. For more nformation, visit www.portlandconvergence.com. Downtown Shootings Arrests Made (A P) —- A torrent of gunfire kil led one man and injured another out side a downtown Portland night club early Monday, police said. O fficers heard the shots and discovered A drian Ramon Ali Bible, 29, of Seattle on the ground. He died while receiving m edical a tte n tio n , sa id S g t. B ria n Schm autz, the Portland police spokesm an. A short time later, a 17-year-old shooting victim walked into Legacy Emanuel Hospital with a leg wound. As officers responded to the shooting, they saw a van speeding away without its lights on. The three men in the van — 27-year-old D eandros B row n, 25 -y ear-o ld Lorenzo Jones Corey Hudson Corey Hudson, and 32-year-old Lorenzo Jones — were arrested on weapons charges. Officers found tw ohandguns in the van, Schmautz. said. It was the fifth time in four months Deandros Brown that shots have been fired on a weekend night in downtown Port land. Early Sunday, a man was arrested after a shooting at 1:55 a.m. on the corner of Southwest First Avenue and Southwest Yamhill Street. Nathan Leon Howard, 22, was charged with attempted murder. Police said he had a handgun in a car with two other occupants, but no victim was found. Housing Discrimination Common Among Minorities Study shows inequality in home loans African Americans and women are more likely than their w hite counterparts to experience home loan pricing disparities when ap plying for a m ortgage loan, ac cording to testim ony presented at a hearing held by the C ongres sional Black Caucus in W ashing ton. R epresentatives from The C enter for R esponsible Lending, The N ational C om m unity R ein vestm ent C oalition, The National Urban League and ACO RN testi fied at the hearing and reported that w idespread d isp a ritie s in pricing are persistent. “D ata indicates a presence of disparities in m ortgage lending and we thought it critical to our constituents to exam ine w ays in which lending practices can and do negatively im pact m inority com m unities,” noted Rep. Melvin Watt (D - N .C .), CBC chair. “Dis- parities continue to separate A f rican A m ericans from the fortune and freedom that is afforded to other A m ericans as their birth right.” C o lle c tin g Hom e M ortgage D isclosure Act data is im portant because it discourages financial institutions from “redlining,” said Cy R ichardson, vice president o f econom ic developm ent and hous in g fo r th e N a tio n a l U rb a n League. A dditionally, he asked that m ore attention be placed on the natio n ’s affordable housing crisis. “The overwhelming amount of data demonstrates that racial and economic discrimination dim in ishes the likelihood of enjoying the benefits of home ownership along racial and ethnic lines,” said Rep. Maxine Waters (D - Calif.), ranking member on the House Subcommit tee on Housing and Community O pportunity. “ Equal access to home ownership is essential for economic revitalization in histori cally oppressed communities and integral as the starting point for the attainment of substantial wealth for hundreds of American families." Washington Park Amphitheatre Stage 6pm • FREE July 30 Metro Dancers present Under a Summer Sky (classical ballet modern dance, and musical theatre) July 31 Dance Around the World Aug. 1 Maggie's Choice (indie rock) Aug. 2 Tall Jazz with Marilyn Keller Aug. 3 Portland SummerFest presents The Telephone featuring Katie Harman, Miss America 2002 Aug. 4 Mel Brown B3 Organ Quintet (groove jazz) Aug. 5 Phillip Officer Let Yourself Go award-winning New York cabaret from Cole Porter to Cyndi Lauper Aug. 6 Song o f the Gingko remembering Hiroshima with Chisao Hata (dance) & Portland Taiko (drums) Aug. 7 Portland Festival Symphony with Michael Allen Harrison, piano Aug. 8 Aguamiel (salsa) Aug. 9 Julianne R Johnson (R&B/gospel) Aug. 10 The Buckles (classic country) Aug 11 Music of the Middle East with Hossem Salehi & ShabdvA and Ali Bourji Band (classical, folk & pop) Aug. 12 Portland Festival Symphony with Obo Addy M a n A s s a u lt e d o n M A X T r a in Bicyclist beaten by crowd Police believe a man beaten by 12 people on a MAX train was attacked simply for keeping his bike with him during the trip. The violent episode occurred on June 9 about 11:20 p.m. after the victim got on the northbound MAX Yellow line at the Rose Garden. There was no room for the bike on the racks provided so he kept it with him and stood near the train doors, police said. Witnesses said people near the man began to harass him about having his bike near the door. The harassment then turned to an assault as the males and females began beating the man until he fell to the train floor. As many as 12 people continued to beat the man, sometimes standing by watching and laughing, then kicking him while he was down, police said. Many other people stood by, watched, and appeared to do nothing. The man was injured, but not seriously. The suspects, all described as black males and females o f unknown ages, got off the train at the next stop, the Albina/Mississippi Station, and left on foot in an unknown direction. One male was wearing a red Saint Louis Car dinal baseball cap backwards, with a black short sleeve shirt, and sagging red pants. Another male had short hair and was wearing a black and red Chicago Bulls jacket and a red shirt. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $ I .(MX) for information that leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony. All calls may remain anonymous at 503-823- 4357. One o f 12 people suspected in the assault o f a Max passenger with a bicycle is shown in this surveillance video released by the Portland Police Bureau. Aug. 13 Woody Hite Big Band with Valerie Day ( 40s swing) Aug. 14 Portland Festival Symphony with 3 le g Torso Aug. 15 Portland SummerFest presents The E lixir o f Love (L'e lisir d'amore) Aug. 16 Painted Sky presents Native American Music & Dance (contemporary & traditional) CUBA achd (bring your dancing shoes) 9pm - Sneak preview of Edens Lost & Found a PBS series on urban parks and sustainable communities Bring a picnic or buy food in the park' Avoid parking challenges Ride TnMet Plan your trip at www Tnmet org 4 ^ PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland www PortlandParks org Thr :)portlanh (0bscrurr Established 1970 USPS 959-680 __________________________________ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 E d it o x in -C hiee , P u ilish ex : Charles H. 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