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Colleges Conference Saturday
Local youth to
explore opportunities
application fee w aivers to the U N C F schools
m ust bring a to p y o f their ju n io r year transcripts
and a 500-w ord essay describing their accom
plishm ents, college goals, and career aspira
tions.
Portland’s 26th annual Black
S tu d en ts w ill atten d w o rk
C o lleg es C on feren ce for local
shops
on the college application
high school and m iddle school
process, financial aid and how to
students will be held on S atur
prepare a college portfolio fol
day, Nov. 19 at Portland C om m u
low ed by college spotlight ses
nity College, 705 N. Killingsworth
sions. Parents will m eet w ith rep
from 7 :3 0 a.m . to 1:30p.m .
resentatives from the colleges and
T he them e o f the conference is
are invited to participate in the
Black C olleges: Believe in Them ,
college spotlight sessions with
A chieve in Them !
stu d e n ts.
A lum ni and rep resen tativ es
Dr. A lgie G atew ood, executive
from historically black colleges
dean o f Portland C om m unity C ol
a n d u n iv e r s i tie s in c lu d in g
Algie Gatewood
lege C ascade Cam pus, and alumni
H ow ard U niversity, G ram bling
o f L ivingstone C ollege, a historically B lack col
U niversity, T uskegee University, Clark-A tlanta,
lege will w elcom e the students. The participants
Prairie V iew , N orth C arolina A & T, M orehouse
will also receive inform ation on how the com m u
College, Fisk University, Spelman, Jackson State,
nity college can be a pathw ay to the historically
T ennessee State, Florida A & M , and H ouston-
black
colleges.
T illotson will be represented.
Early registration is encouraged due to lim
In addition, m aterials and applications from
ited space. Students should check with their
the 36 U nited N egro C ollege Fund schools will
school counseling office for registration form s
be available.
or call 503-275-9603 for inform ation.
Seniors w ho w ould like to receive onsite
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Community Sharing at Harvest Dinner
Former High School All-American Sebastian Telfair, entering his 2'° NBA season with the Portland Trail
Blazers, serves meals to the community Monday at the Blazers Harvest Dinner. The 1 (2 annual event
was partnered for the first time with Global Spectrum, owners o f the Rose Garden, with the support o f
various local nonprofits, community agencies and Spirit Mountain Casino.
Father says Jackson will Visit, Not Stay
(A P )— M ichael Jackson will com e
back to the United States, but it’s
unlikely the King o f Pop w ould ever
make it his home again, says his father.
“ H e’ 11 com e back to visit, but not to
stay, not to live," Joseph Jackson told
The A ssociated Press in a recent in
terview.
Jackson said his son, who was ac
quitted in June o f child molestation, has
received lots o f threats in the United
Joseph Jackson, father o f pop-
star Michael Jackson in Berlin
last July. (AP photo)
photo by
States. T he superstar now lives in
Bahrain and his lawyers have said that
he no longer considers his N everland
Ranch in California as his home.
“T hey d id n ’t treat him right here. 1
know if I w as him , 1 w o u ld n ’t com e
back,” his father said.
H ow ever, the elder Jackson said he
expects M ichael to return to his m usic
career, and hopes it w ould include a
reunion w ith his brothers.
M aster S g t . J ames M . B ow man , U .S . A ir F orce
Tuskegee Airman retired Col. Elmer Jones smiles as he looks at an oil painting depicting
some of the history o f the Tuskegee Airmen on display in the Pentagon for Veterans Day.
Airmen Honored for Veterans Day
T u sk eg ee A irm en, the A frican -A m erican
fighter pilots from W orld W ar II w ere honored at
the Pentagon last w eek for V eterans Day.
The airm en received briefings on the state o f
the A ir Force, an update on global operations
and had lunch w ith Secretary o f D efense D onald
H. Rumsfeld.
D uring W orld W ar II, the T uskegee A irm en
w ere credited w ith destroying 261 aircraft, d am
aging 148 aircraft, flying 15,553 com bat sorties
and 1,578 m issions over Italy and N orth Africa.
They destroyed or dam aged over 950 units o f
ground transportation and escorted m ore than
200 bom bing m issions.
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