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Reynolds Hosts Mentoring Group
Neighborhood
How do you think that the elimination o f Janunin 95.5 will affect
Portland's diversity in music and cultural events?
It will probably be
replaced by Z I0 0
or another hip-hop
channel.
-Brian Yoder
Jammin 95.5 is more
important than
another sports talk
station.
A Black Student Leader­
ship conference will address
the needs of high-school stu­
dents enrolled in the Reynolds
School District.
The free event, sponsored
by the school-based mentoring
corporation Reaching and Em­
powering All People (REAP),
is scheduled Monday, May 12,
from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at
Reynolds High School, 1698
S.W. Cherry Park Rd.
The entire school day will
be set aside to specifically re­
spond to academic and per­
sonal challenges. Students will
be exposed to black business
leaders through workshops, a
panel discussion and m otiva­
tional presentations.
Featured guests include State
Sen. Avel Gordly, Dr. Dalton
Miller-Jones of Portland State
ART
University and the Board of
Higher Education, Fairview
Mayor Mike Weatherby and
Reynolds Superintendent Terry
Kneisler.
There will be a special dance
performance by the Urban Arts
Dance Company.
For more information, please
contact Mark Jackson, REAP
program director, at 503-341-
6161.
STUDENTS
Young, Gifted and Black
-Laura Lydick
I t’s a problem
because a lot o f
people listen to it.
-R o h iiiG o tis in c u u
It will affect music
culture and club
events because' not
many stations play
hip-hop.
-Telena Rogers
Youth Lose Jammin 95.5
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moving to a different frequency or
anything.”
The revam ped station already
has
a
w e b s ite
c a lle d
9 5 5 th eg am e.co m that says, “On
M onday. M ay 12 at 9 a.m ., P ort­
land w ill becom e one o f the rare
m ajor U.S. m arkets to hoast an all­
sp o rts statio n on the FM dial
w hen R ose C ity Radio launches
95.5 T he G am e.”
Citing the 80 to 90 percent white
d e m o g ra p h ic s o f h is h ip -h o p
show s, Leiken ap p reciated how
the station served a large p ro p o r­
tion o f the young co m m u n ity ,
regard less o f race.
“Jam m in 95.5 had its shortcom ­
ings, (but) it’s a loss for a signifi­
cant proportion o f prom otion for
hip-hop concerts,” he says.
D ouble T ee w as co u n tin g on
Jam m in to prom o te the June 3
K anye W est co n cert at the Rose
G arden but w ill try to m ake it up
through o th e r local sta tio n s' like
Z I0 0 , scattered h ip -h o p show s
and th ro u g h cable telev isio n .
“ W ith the loss, it’s really g o ­
ing to fo rce local talen t to w ork
h ard e r,” Ja ck so n says. “ It puts
the p ressu re on artists to get out
in the stre e ts.”
Charity Prater and Michael
Leighton o f the Portland Observer
also contributed to this story.
Cash Prizes: 1” Place: $500 • 2nd Place: $250 • 3 d Place: $100
All entries w ill be exhibited at the 2008 Portland Rose Festival
Deadline: May 23, 2008
Second Chance Extends to Gresham
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Slate will be able to assist people in
the G resham area to regain drivers-
lieense privileges, convert delin­
quent traffic fines to effective com ­
munity service.”
Gresham Police Chief Carla Pi luso
w elcom ed Project Clean Slate to
E a st
C o u n ty ,
c itin g
th e
organization’s unique style in co n ­
necting with residents and promot-
ing ways to be productive.
“One size does not fit all," Jay
said. “Som etim es people ca n ’t get
their records clean through the
forms we have, but we try to make
som ething work for them .”
For information, call 503.916.5180, ext. 1391 or 503.232.1671
or visit www.aavas.com
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