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Better Economy Hasn’t Closed Racial Gap
Disparities
between blacks,
whites persist
(A P ) — E v en th o u g h th e
econom y has picked up, stubborn
gaps between blacks and w hites
remain — a reality highlighted by
Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath,
the National Urban League reports
in a new study.
"T w o years ago, we saw that
things were tough, but there w as a
recession,” Urban League Presi­
dent M arc H. M orial said. “ Now
that things are better, w e're still
suffering. The jobless recovery is a
real thing for black A m ericans."
T he U rban L ea g u e’s annual
State o f Black A m erica report, re­
leased T u esd ay , pulls to g eth er
governm ent data and academ ic
analysis to m easure black progress
and problem s. T he nearly 3(X)-page
report includes charts, essays and
suggested policy changes.
F or three years,
blacks’ overall w ell­
being com pared to
w h ite s h a s s ta g ­
n a te d , th e re p o rt
says. Though some
A frican-A m erican s
are p ro sp erin g , in
econom ics, health,
education, social ju s­
tice and civ ic e n ­
Marc H. Morial
g a g e m e n t, b la c k s
generally fare about three-quarters
as well as w hites, the report noted,
citing figures from G lobal Insight
Inc., an econom ic analysis com ­
pany.
Government data show that black
A m ericans have more than double
the rates o f infant m ortality, unem ­
ploym ent and poverty as whites,
the report also notes.
cent o t black A m eri­ w hites.
A nother essay analyzes causes
cans ow ned homes,
the highest rate ever. and effects of the nation's balloon­
Still, that was 25 ing prison rolls. G eorge Curry, an
p e r c e n ta g e p o in ts editor at the National Newspapers
lower than for whites, Publishers A ssociation, writes that
and b la c k s' hom es harsher laws for drug offenders
were worth less. Free­ helped to alm ost double prison and
man writes. Census jail populations in the 1990s.
data in 2000 showed
Curry cites a Justice Policy study
blacks had barely one- that found that, by 2(XX), there were
tenth the net worth of more A frican-A m erican men in
In g re d ie n ts fo r life.
Katrina's impact
M orial, form er m ayor o f New
O rleans, w rites that the nation's
attention was turned to the plight
o f poor Am ericans during Hurri-
cane Katrina.
He called the storm and flood
that hit the G ulf Coast Iasi August
"this g en e ratio n 's Bhxxly S un­
day," referring to the March 1965
civil rights march in A labam a that
focused the nation’s attention on
racial segregation in the South.
"U nfortunately," he writes, "the
initial Hurry o f concern and atten­
tion to poverty and injustice has
given way to the status quo.”
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Home Ownership
O w ning a hom e is the way most
A m erican s accu m u late w ealth,
w rites Lance Freem an, a C olum bia
University urban planning profes­
sor, in one essay. In 2 0 0 4 ,4 9 .1 per-
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28 Employees Cited for
Selling Alcohol to Minors
As part o f the Portland Police
Bureau’s Enhanced Patrol M issions
for Spring Break, Portland Police
O fficers from the five precincts, the
D ru g s and V ice D iv isio n and
School Police D ivision in partner­
ship with Portland Police C adets
and the O regon Liquor C ontrol
C om m ission (O L C C ) conducted a
m ission to identify em ployees o f
businesses who sell alcohol to m i­
nors.
T he m issio n w as co n d u c te d
on M arch 28, 2006, betw een the
h ou rs o f 2 p.m . and 10 p .m ., and
in cluded 100 random ly selected
b u sin e sse s lo c ate d th ro u g h o u t
the city. O f the 96 busin esses
th at w ere open, em p lo y ee s in 28
o f those b u sin esses sold alcohol
to m inors. S om e o f the e m p lo y ­
ees did not ask to see id en tifica-
prison and jail (791, MX)) than were
in higher education (6O3,(XX)).
"W hen we send (students) to
college instead o f prison," Curry
writes, "w e strengthen them , their
fam ilies and our country in the pro­
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T he em ployees w ere cited for Fur­
nishing A lcohol to a M inor, w hich
is a C lass A m isdem eanor.
These m issions are conducted
throughout the year and annually
every Spring Break. Eight-percent
more citations were issued in this
y ea r's Spring Break mission than in
last y ear’s m ission. "N ationally,
underage drinking resulted in 2,283
fatalities in one year alone," says
C hief Derrick Foxworth. "A nd, as
we can see from the results o f our
m ission, m inors' access to alcohol
continues to be a problem in our
com m unity. These m issions are
im portant and we thank the Cadets
and our partners, the O LCC, for
their participation in this w orth­
w hile endeavor."
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Scarlett Named Permanent
Development Director
by L ee P erlman
T he P ortland O bserver
bureau was "to be
the best o f its kind
A m id palm trees and
in the nation, bar
sa n d , c o m m u n is s io n e r
none."T his would
R andy L eo n a rd 's office
m ean p ro v id in g
g o o d c u s to m e r
celebrated the official hir­
ing o f Paul Scarlett as di­
service and em ­
ploying teamwork,
rector o f the Bureau o f
D evelopm ent Services.
he said.
Scarlett has worked
Scarlett was
in Portland city govern­
born in Jam aica
ment since 1989. He had Paul Scarlett
and grew up in
served as interim director o f the T oronto. He attended B righam
bureau for the past six months.
Young University on a track schol­
BDS, as it is know n, oversees arship. A fter graduation he re­
and regulates new developm ent sponded to an E-M ail offering in­
through perm itting, inspections ternships for college graduates in­
and review o f land use change re­ terested in w orking on the Albina
quests. It is also responsible for Com m unity Plan. During the course
responding to com plaints o f im ­ of his work he becam e a planner and
proper land use activities and code a full-tim e city em ployee.
violations.
City Hall was decorated with a
“I’m so happy to have Paul Ja m a ic a n th em e. G u ests w ere
head BDS,” Leonard recently told seranaded to reggae music by Katt
the crow d o f more than l(X) in the and Root Revolution and fed by
basem ent o f C ity Hall. "H e cares, M ontego Bay.
an d h elp s p e o p le get p e rm its
"O ther bureaus offer new d i­
quickly and easily."
rectors coffee and cake." Leonard
Scarlett said his vision for the quipped. "W e have a them e party.”
E verybunny L oves the
H ealthy K ids’ Fair!
Nearly 3,(XX) people are expected
to attend one o f the Portland area's
biggest E aster w eekend events -
the Healthy K ids’ Fair at Legacy
Em anuel C hildren s Hospital. The
fair, now in its 23,d year, will be held
on Saturday, April 15 from 10a.m. to
2 p.m. in the atrium o f Legacy
Emanuel Hospital, 5 0 1 N. Graham.
The H ealthy K ids’ Fair is a fun.
free way to introduce children to
the hospital and its caregivers by
providing hands-on m ethods for
fam ilies to learn health and safety
tips.
Among the planned activities
are the Easter Egg Hunts for kids up
to eight years old, photos with the
caster bunny, healthy kid cheeks, a
C ar Seat Safety C linic, the Teddy
Bear Clinic (w here favorite stuffed
anim als can be mended), the M er­
cury T herm om eter Exchange and a
discounted bike helmet sale.
Kids also will be able to have a
thum b east; see a real police car.
am bulance and fire engine; view
som e o f the equipm ent doctors and
nurses use to keep us healthy; and
get health and safety inform ation
from a variety o f com m unity o rga­
nizations. Parents can chat with a
physician at the "Ask the Expert"
table and get all o f their tough ques­
tions answered.
The Healthy K ids' Fair is just
one o f the many w ays that Legacy
Emanuel C hildren's Hospital shows
oureom m itm ent to the health o f our
patients and the com m unity. For
more inform ation,call Public Rela­
t i o n « S()3 415 5725.
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