e JJorthntb GDbseruer Page A6 July 4. 2007 Stop Pointing a Finger And Lend a Hand... Join P.O.P.A. (People o f Purpose & A ssociates) for the 2nd A nnual Day o f R e-tilling the Soil Saturday, July 7th, 2007 A C e le b ra tio n o f c o m m u n ity s p ir it a n d p r id e to r e ju v e ­ n a te a n d r e a w a k e n th e n e g le c te d s o il o f N E P o rtla n d . • Registration Breakfast at 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. (seelocations below) • C lean-up begins at 9:00 a.m. • C elebration at Irving Park 12:00 p .m .-6 :0 0 p.m. Clean-up G roups located: • Maple Mallory Apartments372O NE Mallory Ave. Portland, OR 97212 • Jefferson High School 5 2 ION Kerby Ave. P o rtla n d ,O R 97217 • C ornerstone C om m unity Church 2216 NE K illingsw orth St. Portland, OR 97211 Special Guest Include: Linda Hornhuckle PO Soul K ir k Green Pastor M ary/P astor Holt The Light M ira Flores Lonnie Sanders U ral Thomas photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver All-American Youth Basketball Camp youth leader Shawn Black (left) speaks with Vat Polk, activities coordinator with Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, and basketball coach EJ. Penn (right) at Irving Park. POIC students like Black are chosen to mentor the younger campers. Basketball Camp and Much More continued fr o m F ront pants, like W oodlawn or Penin­ sula, but Irving is packed with his­ tory, and he believes it’s the only place to offer such a wide view of the entire area - good for safely keeping an eye on everyone and everything. “G eographically, these kids d o n't live here anymore,” Penn said. "They may live farther north but they are still connected to the community.” But Penn has secured the park. where he and his staff hold court for three and a half hours each weekday through early August. Youth lead­ ers and parent volunteers help over­ see the crow d o f young players in daily drills and clinics, scrimmages and fundamentals. The price, which costs $125 for a four-week session, includes lunch provided by a federal lunch program. Each activity is educational and especially tailored for at-risk youth with lessons on listening and focus­ ing. “Inner-city kids bring themselves up, and with single-parent homes they |them selves] are the only one they've got to listen to” Penn said. So he has developed what he calls “cool talk,” a verbal style that comes naturally for the outspoken and high- energy coach. He supplements his mentoring with a range o f persua­ sive guests with their own cool talk, which this year includes a w ho’s who o f legislatures working toward universal health care during the cam p’s annual Community Health Care in the Park, Saturday, July 21 from noon to 5 p.m. Penn has invited former governor John Kitzhaber and state senators Alan Bates and Ben Westlund to speak to cam pers and their families, with chiefs o f staff from U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith already on board. The health fair will include den­ tal and other heal tli exams, imm uni­ zations, lunch and other activities. There is still time for youth to sign up for the camp. For more information or to donate time or m oney, v is it w w w .p d x a ll a m e ric a n sp o rts.c o m o r em ail firststepssports@ com cast.net. F or m ore inform ation contact: Larry C ollins503-235-3732 or Pastor M inniew eather503-516-9148 P.O.P.A. (P eople o f Purpose A ssociates) INVESTING IN YOU HAKIM JONES FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSOCIATE Investing has as much to do with the quality of the rela­ tionship with your advisor as it does with the quality of your portfolio. As a Financial Advisor for Smith Barney, I take great care in working closely with you, learning your objectives and helping you achieve your goals. Call me to learn more about stocks, bonds, lending and a host of financial planning services. TriMet Hires Hires New Recruiter A US Bank executive with nearly 25 years experience in em ploym ent issues has been named as a new Human Re­ sources Manager for TriM et. Angela Burns-Brown will di­ rect various human resources functions and plans for the tran­ sit agency, including staffing p e rfo rm a n c e m a n a g e m e n t, w orkforce planning and em ­ ployee relations issues. "This isacritical position within the agency and w e're very pleased with the depth o f expe­ rience Angela has to strengthen our organization and recruit top- notchemployeestoTriM et," said Fred Hansen, general manager. B u rn s-B ro w n is the c o ­ founder and past President of O regon C hapter o f National Association o f Urban Bankers, a current board chairperson at Jefferson Financial Academy and a form er Board M em ber at 805 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Cam p Fire Boys and Girls. She has a Bachelors Degree in Education from Pacific U ni­ versity in Forest Grove and Ex­ ecutive M anagem ent Certificate from the School o f Business Administration at Portland State University. Angela Burns-Brown m m m m i (503) 221-7600 or (800) 547-1526 www.fa.smithbarney.com/hakimjones citigroupJ S mith B arney © 2006 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Member SIPC. Smith Barney is a division and service mark of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and its affili­ ates and is used and registered throughout the world. CITIGROUP and the Umbrella Device are trademarks and service marks of Citigroup Inc. or its affiliates and are used and registered throughout the world. Will Roy Make a Run for Mayor? co n tin u ed fr o m F ront These days Jay says he has at least nine jobs, including president and co­ founder o f the African A m erican C ham ­ ber of Com m erce, president o f the O r­ egon C o n v e n tio n and V isitor’s S ervice N et­ work and ow ner o f the d o w ntow n S m artP ark garages. W inning the parking m anagem ent bid in 2003 was a boon to Portland’s m inority business cham ­ b e rs ; in an u n p r e c ­ e d e n te d m o v e Ja y b ro u g h t to g e th e r th e African A m erican, H is­ Roy Jay p an ic an d P h ilip p in e American chambers o f com m erce to form the A lliance o f M inority Cham bers. The groups partnered with Star Park and were aw arded the bid o ver the Portland Busi­ ness Alliance. “T hat definitely surprised people," discussing Project Clean Slate to City Hall prospects. The project, until it passed last month in the O regon L egislature as HB 3054. has been kept alive through cham ber m em bers, com pany donations and Ja y ’s personal retirem ent fund. "T h a t's probably more im portant to me than any political race," he said. And with the 2(X)8 May prim ary elec­ tion for the non-partisan position 11 months away, the mayoral candidate pool is all speculation. Potter’s w ait for a decision on re-election is also stalling a possible City Hall shuffle with a rum ored mayoral bid from City Commissioner Sam Adams. But Jay isn’t even sure the m ayor’s title is his best tool for effectiveness - a sentim ent shared by D em ocratic C o n ­ gressm an Earl Blum enaur, w ho chose not to run for m ayor in 2003 to better serve O regonians on a national level. “Som etim es it's better to be a passen­ ger in seat 38-A than to be the pilot," Jay says. “Som etim es you can be more effec­ tive ju st being in the audience.” Jay said. "In the past we d id n 't get those kinds o f contracts.” Jay says the Sm artPark garages are an example of the mil I ion-dol lar bids minori - ties should be com peting for in Portland. He w ants to see more jo in t ventures instead o f sheltered m ar­ ket program s that award often-sm aller contracts to firms who qualify for D is­ advantaged Business En­ terprise programs. Jay said another leader in the local African A m eri­ can co m m unity, H arold F ord, put it elo q u en tly when he said, “It’s like feed­ ing people baby food, but w hen do w e g et so lid food?” Jay is also creator o f Project Clean Slate, a program started in 2005 that helps those with past m inorcrim inal and civil offenses clear their records and reintegrate into the com m unity. At this point Jay says h e 'd prefer W ASH A W A Y YOUR YESTERDAY PROSPER IN YOUR TO M O R R O W ! Speaker N-Word c o n tin u e d fr o m A 4 o ver the thing and you got your little six- year-old and seven-year-old sitting in the back seat o f the car - those children hear that. And I am telling you when you put the C D on and then you get up and dance to it - W hat are you saying to your children?" he said. E m bracing the N-word or its more euphem istic form s as a sym bol o f em ­ 1 never w ants to re-leam . Let us not tempt fate and risk repeating history by allow ­ ing it to continue to settle deeper into our consciousness. W ith every utterance o f it, w e spit in the face o f progress, we disgrace our elders and ancestors and we show that their sacrifices were m ade in vain. We release the spirit o f hatred that conjured up the term in the first place. Join with me and give this w ord a perm anent funeral. Bury it now. M are H. M orial is president a n d c h ie f executive o fficer o f the National Urban League. I 4*A P A S T O R ST E V E N I J O L T Portland, tTrcgon International Pastor, Speaker, und Lije Coach APOSTE! K.C. SPARKS < hicago, Illinois International ( on/erence Speaker and A uthor 7 p.m. NtnFil^ (Doors'open nt 8.00 pm.) The International fellowship Family 4401 NE 122nd Avenue Portland OR 97230 r Sew »rtap V p boefc J S p e d a i M u s ic a i Q u e s ts V I C K IE W I N A N S Multi Grammy Nominated Singer, Actress. 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