ilu '¡jlortlanò ©bsertier Page A 6 February 22. 2006 BLACK HISTORY MONTH and the American Experience Grant Opens Doors to Author on Race Will discuss book ‘Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome’ Be,a leader. PHIL WALDEN Respected teacher, coach and youth advocate tor the past 50 years BERNIE & BOBBIE FOSTER Instrum ental team in re-nam ing the former Union Ave to Martin Luther King Blyd KELCI RAE FLOWERS First African Am erican selected as Miss Teen Oiegon OLAREMISOBOMEHIN Accomplished local student accepted into Stanford University Biophysics program DR LARRY GRIGGS & LAVERN WOODS Leading the Educational Opportunities Program at OSU supporting m inorities MICHAEL HARPER Revered fa m ily man, businessman, coach, m otivational speaker, volunteer and form er Trail Blazer REAP, Inc. and Grant High School invite the community to celebrate Black History Month with a public speaking engage­ ment by Dr. Joy Leary, a local expert on matters of race, cul­ ture and education. Leary, an assistant professor of social work at Portland Uni­ versity, will reference her re­ cently published book “ Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome," and discuss other topics, at Grant, on of race, culture and education. She is the author of relationship- based models for both education and management, and has also developed the African American M ale Youth R espect Scale. Among her numerous presenta­ tions, she has been a speaker for the U.N. Conference on Race in Barbados, the National Associa­ tion of Social Workers Annual C onference and the Essence Women of Leadership Summit. Dr. Leary’s presentation is sponsored by REAP. Inc., Reach­ Dr. Joy Leary ing And Empowering All People Friday, Feb. 24 from 10:43 a m. and Grant High School, 2245 to 11:37 a.m., followed by a N.E. 36lh Ave. For more infor­ book signing ending at 12:19 p.m. mation,call Kandy Whitley-White Leary is a renowned lecturer, at 503-341-6161 or em ail at author and educator on matters reapinc@ m sn.com . Celebrating local African American leaders blazing new trails in our community. Civil rights lawyer Constance Baker Motley (right) with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King. A Great Defender of Civil Rights tra ilb la z e rs.c o m Law degree propels Constance Baker Motley by H er energy is h v impressive R on W eber After being run o ff a beach because o f her black skin, 15- year-old C onstance Baker went home and cried. That day, she vowed fight for the rights of black people and others o f color. Bom in 1921, Motley was the ninth o f 12 children, but her parents o f m eager means were som ehow able to send her to college. She soared through Fisk Uni­ versity, a black college, and graduated from New York U ni­ versity in 1943. She earned a law degree from the prestigious C olum bia Law School in 1946. Motley becam e a law clerk for the New Haven NAACP, a chapter that was founded by her m other years earlier. She hoped to see that al 1 her m other's hard work did not go to waste. H ere, she m et and w orked Thurgood M arshal, the future Supreme Court Justice and icon attorney o f the Civil Rights move­ ment. Only four years into her law career. Motley wrote the origi­ nal coinplaint and other briefs in the famous Brown v. Board of Education case, helping to end school segregation. Most o f her work involved education and segregation issues, winning nine out o f the 10 cases she took to the Supreme Court. She argued the M eredith v. F a ir c a se, a llo w in g Ja m e s Meredith to be the first black student accepted into the Uni- continued on page A9 Community leader. Pacific Power representative. TV personality. In the public eye and behind the scenes, G eneva Jones’s w o rk is m aking O rego n a b e tte r place. For her dedication, Pacific Power is honoring this tireless retiree w’ith the first annual Geneva Jones Community Spirit Award. Pacific Power's charitable arm, the PacifiCorp Foundation for Learning, will make contributions at her request to Portland Police Sunshine Division and the White Rose Education Fund. Geneva was the high-profile face of Pacific Power for years as "Polly Pacific" and as a member of our Community Relations Department. Many will also remember her from nearly 30 years of cooking expertise on local television She touched the lives of others through her efforts to empower African-American women and entrepreneurs. Today, Geneva continues her service to the community as a board member of the Sunshine Division, Links, Inc., and Beta Sigma Phi Each year Pacific Power will recognize those who follow her example with the Geneva Jones Community Spirit Award and PacifiCorp Foundation for Learning's donation to the charitable institution of the winner's choice. C on g ratu latio n s, Geneva, and th an k you fo r all you’ve done. [© 200b P a c ific o rp PHOTO COI RIESY OF THE O REGON HISTORICAL # PACIFIC POWER Making It happen. i S