September 29, 2010
Minority & Small Business Week
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Locksmith Excels at Good Service
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W e all know him as A ffordable
JJ L ock & K ey, “ one o f the h o n ­
est lo ck sm ith s o f P o rtlan d ,” -
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that's w hat C hannel 12 new s calls
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ow ner Johnny Jam es “JJ” M oore.
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JJ has b een in b u sin ess for 27
years here in Portland. O riginally
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from Selm a, A la., he m arched for
civil rights with Rev. Martin Luther
K ing Jr. and has been a longtim e
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ad v o cate o f p atro n izin g black-
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ow ned businesses.
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H e cam e to P ortland w ith his
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father in the 1960s. T he tw o m en
then w orked hard to bring the rest
o f the fam i ly to the city.
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JJ w as alw ays interested in the
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locksm ith business since he w as a
boy. H e d id odd jo b s for a lo ck ­
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sm ith in S elm a and en jo y ed the
w ork. W h en the o p p o rtu n ity
JJ
arouse here in O regon, he found a
local locksm ith w ho trained him.
F rom the tim e he put the sign
o u tsid e the little h ou se in n o rth ­
east P o rtlan d that he o p en ed his
b u sin e ss from , he has n ev e r
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looked back. H e loves the fact
that he can p ro v id e a serv ice for
the p eo p le to feel secure
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Affordable JJ Lock & Key owner Johnny James Moore has offered door-to-door locksmith services in the Portland area for 2 7 years.
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