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March 15. 2006
Celebrating Women's History & Careers
New Role for Diversity Advocate
Leann Johnson, form er man­
ager o f cultural services for the
City o f Vancouver, has been
named D irector for Equity and
Diversity at Clark College. In
her new ly created position.
Johnson will be responsible for
directing and prom oting the
C olleg e's diversity and equity
initiatives in areas o f recruiting,
training and developm ent, and
reporting.
She will also serve as a m em ­
ber o f the Executive Cabinet
and will report to the President
on activities related to harass-
ment/discrim ination claim s and
for the cam pus multicultural
LeannJohnson
com m ittee.
Prior to her work with the signed the group’s diversity in­
city, Johnson served as the stitute, Southw est W ashington’s
Office o f Intercultural Affairs fust series o f courses on equity
and Civil Rights for YW CA o f and diversity.
“The com m itm ent to reestab­
Clark County and the YWCA
Diversity Task Force. She de- lishing a position focusing on
equity and diversity is impor­
tant to fulfilling the college’s
mission and strategic plan im­
peratives,” said Katrina Golder,
C lark C ollege associate vice
president o f human resources.
A lifelong resident of the Pa­
cific Northwest, Johnson holds
a bachelor’s degree in com m u­
nications managem ent from the
University o f Portland, and she
com pleted an internship in pub­
lic relations and organizational
com m unications at Emmanuel
Hospital in Portland.
Johnson was honored as a
“Rising Star" by The Columbian,
received the 1993 Val Joshua
Racial Justice Award, and was
selected as a 1998 W oman o f
A c h ie v e m e n t. S he w as a p ­
pointed to the W ashington State
Arts Com m ission in 2(KJ4 by
G overnor Locke and is a m em ­
ber o f the NAACP.
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on April 30 at 20220 SW Teton Ave in Tualatin
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For every Portland police officer,
there is a story...
Officer Julia Rico
Every day
there are people that
I serve. If I can help
make someone's day
better then I feel good
about what I've done,
especially when I am
helping families and
children."
A True
Barrier
Breaker
Young female
opened college to all
Before becoming University of Alabama’s first
graduate of color, she had to stroll past an angry
Governor Wallace during his infamous "stand in the
schoolhouse door" racist maneuver in 1963.
But Wallace was forced to yield as federal troops
and U.S. Marshals joined a deputy U.S. attorney in
"holding the door open" for Vivian Malone Jones and
Janies Hood, the college’s first black students.
The four-term governor’s pledge of “Segregation
Now, Segregation Tomorrow and Segregation For­ Vivian Malone Jones
ever," was drowned out by the footsteps ot the two respected black civil right leader, Medgar Evers, was
young African-Americans, not even old enough to gunned down.
Though Malone was extremely frightened by the
vote.
Jones left a legacy that despite her double minority murder, she remained determined to see that her
status as a black woman she would let nothing stand seven younger siblings had fair access to equal civil
in her way. Graduating with a Bachelors degree in rights. As the eldest of eight children she often had
business management in 1965, she went to work for the to take charge o f tough situations. Her answer to the
civil rights division of U.S. Department ot Justice, a horrible slaughter of Medgar Evers was simple and
straightforward.
fitting position.
“I decided not to show any fear and went to class
She would later forgive Wallace, giving him a warm
and welcome greeting when they met in 1996. The the next day.”
Her graduation from the 134-year-old college fol­
governor was weak and in frail health at that time,
lowed
in the footsteps of another black woman,
however he shocked the nation when he verbally
Autherine
Lucy, who had tried nearly adeeade earlier,
apologized to Jones and asked for her forgiveness
but
dropped
out after three days of rioting.
while the media looked on. He died two years later.
"W alking through the door that had been closed
Throughout her entire career and beyond, she fought
for equality across the board not only inside the to me and others of my color was a step toward ending
classroom hut outside it as well. Her determination was segregation in the South." Jones said in an interview
one of the defining elements that changed the hearts early last year. "1 thank God for selecting me for that
purpose.”
and minds of this leading Alabama university.
On Oct. 14, 2005, Jones died from complications
Hood noted that while black students at other all-
white colleges endured harsh verbal and physical after a stroke. She was 63.
Her remarkable courage will not be forgotten.
harassment and even being spit at, "But for me and
Run Weber is a writer and speaker an African
Vivian, those things never transpired.”
Another testament to her courage came just hours American history. He is a regular contributor to the
after her forced admission, a well-known and highly Portland Observer.
New Century Scholar Named
Portland Community College
student Shanta Anderson is mak­
ing a difference in her life and com­
munity.
The southeast Portland resident
has been selected as a New Cen­
tury Scholar, the highest-scoring
student from O regon's All USA
Academic Team competition. A
single mother of two children, she
is a student in the PCC Alcohol and
Drug Counseling program where
she has earned a 3.8 grade-point
average. She is also involved at the
Cascade Campus in north Portland
and PCC Southeast Center, where
she serves the W omen's Resource
Shanta Anderson
Center and organizes for National
Organization for Women.
"I am the first in my family to
attend college," she said. “ I grew
up with separated parents who
were both addicts and alcohol­
ics. I have refused to follow their
footsteps and have been hon­
ored with people throughout each
stage of my life to positively guide
and m entor me. I am setting an
example not only for my children,
but inspiring those who have
known me and those whom I meet
along the w ay.”
Anderson also volunteers at the
Yamhill County Prevention Program
and Cook Elementary Scuool in
McMinnville and is an intern youth
a d d itio n s
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