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MED Week Awards Luncheon Oct. 5
siums. corporate boardrooms, and
university lecture halls. In 1986 Mr.
King was elected to political office
as an at-large representative of over
700,000 residents of Fulton County,
Georgia. His tenure on the Board of
C om m issioners was marked by
strong ethics legislation, purifica­
The Minority Business Oppor­ tion of the county’s natural water
tunity Committee will host its an­ resources, legislation regulating
nual Minority Enterprise Develop­ minority business participation in
ment Week Awards Luncheon on public contracting, and stringent
W ednesday, Oct. 5 at the Oregon hazardous waste disposal require­
Convention Center from 11:30 a.m. ments.
Mr. King is committed to the
to l :30 p.m. For reservations, con­
tact Lisa Williams at 503-988-51 11, personal and educational develop­
ment of youth and has initiated
extension 22596.
The keynote speaker will be several programs throughout the Martin Luther King III
Martin Luther King 111, president years to support and nurture young
and chief executive officer ot the people. Among them are the King exercised negotiation and persua­
Summer Intern Program designed sion to reach a compromise be­
King Center in Atlanta, Ga.
to provide employ­ tween Georgia legislators and lead­
The son of
ment opportunities ers to change the state tlag that was
the la te D r.
Mr. King continued
forhigh school stu­ an offensive and divisive symbol
Martin Luther . . _ , r
King Jr. iscar- hlS fight for JUSt,CC
dents; Hoops for for many Georgians. In the 1980’s,
rying the torch throughout the 1990’s by Health - a charity Martin King was incarcerated for
lit by his father ad,iressins ¡fa moral
b a sk etb all gam e protesting against injustices in
in his dedica- a£taressl,JS
moral
he,d ,Q increase South Africa and for the release of
tion to creating and political dilemmas of public aw areness freedom fighter Nelson Mandela.
Mr. King continued his fight for
and
im ple- Haiti jyfigeria, Australia, o f newborns suffer-
justice
throughout the 1990’s by
ing
the
affects
of
menting strate-
substance abuse; addressing the moral and political
gic nonviolent ond Sierra Leone
and A Call to M an­ dilemmas of Haiti, Nigeria. Austra­
action to rid the
hood
-
an
annual
event designed lia, and Sierra Leone. He has led
world of social, political, and eco­
to
unite
young
African
American protests against the biased digital
nomic injustice has propelled him
males
with
positive
adult
role mod­ divide in the field of technology
to the forefront as one of the
els.
One
of
Mr.
King’s
ongoing and has spoken to the United Na-
nation’s most ardent advocates for
collaborations
is
with
the
annual tionson behalf of individuals living
the poor, the oppressed and the
with the challenges of AIDS. In the
Kindness
and
Justice
Challenge
disillusioned.
spring of 2001, Mr. King hosted a
sponsored
by
Do
Something,
Inc.
An inspirational and motivating
Utilizing
the
principles
of
Kingian
series on the W isdom Network
speaker, Martin King is equally
cable
channel entitled “The Wis-
nonviolence,
Martin
King
quietly
comfortable in high school gymna-
King family
member to
address group
SE R V IC E S:
Carpentry • Concrete
Flatwork • Painting
CL Fencing • Vents
Plumbing • Residential
Water Supply • Waste
Finish Work
Rehab Remodel
and,
B oanerges G roup , LLC- dba R ight W ay P ainting , LLC
CCB: 159587 General Contractor
726 NE Roselawn Portland OR 97211 PO Box 11115
Office/Fax 503-281-0224
Ask For Sharon Maxwell Hendricks
B.G will demonstrate when given the opportunity!
dom of Dreams" The programs high­
lighted stories of individuals who
were able to achieve extraordinary
feats by steadfastly pursuing their
dreams.
In 1998 Mr. King began his ten­
ure as President of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference
where he aggressively fought in­
justice on many fronts. SCLC con­
vened police brutality and racial
profiling hearings in several states
that led to the passage of anti-racial
profiling resolutions. The Stop the
Killing-End the Violence campaign
was the anchor for the successful
Gun Buy-Back program that col­
lected over 10,000 weapons across
the United States. In 2003, Martin
King co-sponsored the 40th Anni­
versary of the historic March On
Washington with human rights or­
ganizations from across the coun­
try. H isexperiencesasacom m itted
son of the civil rights movement
give him a unique perspective con­
cerning critical problems facing our
nation and world.
Mr. King was bom in Montgom­
ery, Alabama, the second oldest of
four children to Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott
King. Throughout his life, Martin
King has been nurtured among in­
dividuals deeply committed to the
struggle for human rights and a
nonviolent society. He received his
Bachelor of Arts degree in Political
Science from Morehouse College,
and is the recipient of numerous
awards and several honorary de­
grees.
OAME Agenda Tackles Business Issues
City permit
process
scrutinized
A ssociation o f M inority En­
trepreneurs M inority E ntrepre­
neurs will hold its “Coffee and
Issues” forum , Friday, Sept. 3 0 at
O A M E .4134N . V ancouver Ave.
(Skidm ore and V ancouver A v­
enue) from 7 a.m . to 8 a.m ., fol-
lowed by netw orking
until 8:30a.m .
Paul Scarlett, interim
director of the Bureau
of Development Ser­
vices for the city of
Portland, is the fea­
tured speaker.
The Bureau o f D e­
velopm ent Services
issues building per­
m its, perform s land
u se r e v ie w s , p r o ­
m o te s c o m p lia n c e
Paul Scarlett
with zoning code and
s ta te a d o p te d c o n ­
stru c tio n co d e. A ll
sm all businesses in­
teract with this bureau
at som etim e and the
inform ation provided
by Mr. Scarlett will in­
valuable.
O A M E ’s S m a ll
B usiness Profile will
feature the Boanerges
G roup, a small m inor­
ity-ow ned construc-
tion contractor located in north­
east Portland, specializing in con­
crete flat work, fencing signs and
guardrail. The ow ner is Sharon
M axwell Hendricks.
The forum is held to maintain
communication between minority,
women and emerging small busi­
nesses in Oregon and the general
business community.
To RSVP call 503-249-7744 or
oam e@ oam e.org. Attendees are
also encouraged to bring items to
donate for a raffle.
UNIVERSITY
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