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Black History Month
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Schools showcase their
quality programs, s t a f f ,
and students!
Young members o f the Black Panther Party guard the speaker's platform at a 1968 Free Huey rally
for party founder Huey P. Newton in a photograph taken by Eve Crane o f Portland.
Movement Lives on
the 1968 Democratic Convention in
Chicago, nobody was active any­
more.”
The convention quickly turned
cause I was interested in who he into a chaotic clash between pro­
was and what he did.”
testors and police.
The Black Panthers were icons
“It was such an eye opener to
in the 1960’s struggle for economic what was going on politically,” she
and social justice and radical move­ said.
ment o f minority com m unities
Crane’s year with the Panthers
against the U.S. government. But culminated with an experience at
Crane observed that in the out­ the convention.
break o f passionate social change
“I stood outside the center and
and a cal 1 for a war’s end, the events looked up to see men in suits with
of 1968 slowed the momentum of rifles.”
the movement.
After 1968 Crane said she turned
“It was really an exciting time her focus to a softer subject - pup­
and all of a sudden boom, it just pies and kittens - but the power of
closed down,” she said. “I don’t her Black Panther photos lives on
know why it happened, but after in thisexhibit.
in Photo Exhibit
continued
from Front
some of the most salient moments
- the excitement of rallies and the
heartbreak of funerals and vigils -
stir emotions as poignant today as
for those who personally experi­
enced the era.
Crane became connected with
the Black Panther Party in 1967,
when she met Eldridge Cleaver, a
critical member of the party, while
working at the left-wing magazine
Ramparts based in San Francisco.
“Cleaver got me interested in
what they were doing,” Crane said.
“He and I hit it off really well be­
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Racial Profiling Committee Convenes —
Police Chief Rosie Sizer
comes to the table during the first official meeting of Portland's Racial Profiling Committee Tuesday
at Emmanuel Temple. The committee is charged with evaluating racial profiling issues, recommending
and monitoring policy changes and facilitating dialogue between the police and community.
Need for Mentors Grows
Helping children
of the incarcerated
With a growing prison popula­
tion so. too, is the need for safe,
caring adults in the lives of children
with incarcerated parents, some­
thing The Boys & Girls Aid Society
has been doing for three years.
“Unspoken loss, grief and shame
plague the lives of children who are
separated from an incarcerated par­
en t,” said M ichael Balter, the
organization's executive director.
" Thesechildren typically face mul­
tiple challenges and are at risk to
become incarcerated themselves.
We intervene early, not only to
provide thechild w ithacaring adult
who will help them with life skills,
hut also to help break the cycle.”
“This is a generation o f youth
we need to pay attention to," says
Kristin Harper, the aid society’s
program coordinator for its Com ­
m itte d P a rtn e rs fo r Y outh
m entoring program . “The suc­
cess o f our program is dependant
upon the num ber o f safe, caring
adults willing to step up to the
plate and create a lasting rela­
tio n sh ip w ith this vulnerable
group o f kids.”
While mentors will never take
the place of an absent parent, they
can be a support and guide to help
young people navigate many chal­
lenging situations facing youth
today. Mentors give children a
sense of belonging to a community
that cares about them and values
their success.
“As the Executive Director for a
non-profit agency that provides
high quality mentor programs, I
have seen how great the rewards
can be when we step outside of
ourselves to help a child who has
been dealt a difficult hand in life,”
says Balter.
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Stop Smoking Effort Helps Risk Population
Smoking is a serious health haz­
ard for everyone who smokes, but
it is a special hazard for adults with
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder.
Adults with ADHC have sm ok­
ing rates estim ated to be twice as
high as the general population. A
current theory is that increased
use of nicotine among people with
ADHD may be a form o f self-
m edication, since nicotine has
b een fo u n d to re d u c e th e
disorder's symptoms such as rest­
lessness and inability to concen­
trate.
The new study is for adults age
18 to 55 who would like to stop
smoking and who may have ADHD.
“ M any p e o p le w ho have
ADHD have not actually had it
diagnosed or may no, know they
have it,” said Carla G reen, Kaiser
senior investigator and principal
investigator for the study. The
d isorder’s sym ptom s include dif­
ficulty sustaining attention, dis-
tractibility. procrastination, dif­
ficulty organizing and com plet­
ing tasks, misplacing things, rest­
lessness. im pulsivity, and talk­
ing ou, o f turn.
The goal of the study is to find
out if a medication that has been
proved effective in treating ADHD
- th e medication is called Concerta
, Methylphenidate) - will also help
people who have ADHD to stop
smoking.
Volunteers will receive a screen­
ing test to determine the severity of
their symptoms and the level of
their cigarette use. All participants
will also receive a proven smoking
cessation program, which includes
nicotine patches and behavioral
counseling for nicotine depen­
dence. Reimbursement for time and
travel will be offered to everyone
who participates in the study.
For info call 503-335-6613.
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