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Black Caucus meets with President Obama
The Focus of meeting was job where the CBC emphasized the im
creation and economic growth for portance of innovative job and
African American community and wealth creation, especially for the
America.
African American community, a
President Obama met with the people hit hardest by the recession.
Congressional Black Caucus for the
At the meeting, a myriad of is
First time on Thursday , May 13th, sues were discussed, but jobs were
the primary focus including ways to
address the conditions of the long
term unemployed.
The CBC commended Obama on
the successful military action taken
by his administration and the armed
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Gordly called example for us all
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Laden. Also applauded by the CBC,
was the importance of Assistant
Leader Jim Clybum for his signifi
cant role in the budget deficit and
dept ceiling discussions.
After expressing the importance
of immediately identifying resources
available for investment in critical
programs that serve vulnerable com
munities to the President, the Cau
cus proposed ideas, such as youth
jobs through aid and clean up of the
recent tornado and flood ravished
areas.
Portland State University cel
ebrated diversity on its campus
T h u rsd ay at the 7th annual
President’s Diversity Awards Cer
emony.
“The Diversity awards recognize
faculty, staff and students who serve
as an example to others on campus, in
their local communities, and beyond,”
said Wim Wiewel, president of PSU.
Avel Gordly was presented the
Global Excellence Award by Jilma
Meneses, chief diversity officer of
PSU.
Avel Gordly
Gordly was visibly touched by
the award.
in 1996 she won a seat in the Senate.
M eneses said , G o rd ly was
Her numerous humanitarian ef
“known for advocating civil rights. forts include her work in many Afri
She’s known for seeking social ju s can nations, particularly in South
tice and peace locally and in many Africa during apartheid, and serv
African nations. She’s known as a ing Oregon as a leader and civil
tireless teacher educating all of us in rights advocate. She is currently an
Oregon and abroad that every hu associate professor in the Black
man being has rights that need to be Studies Department at PSU.
respected. But above all else, she is
Meneses emphasized to a crowd
known as an example to us all.”
of over 150 people the significance
Gordly was bom in Portland and of celebrating diversity at PSU.
received her bachelor degree at PSU.
“Diversity is a fundamental com
Her career in public service began ponent of the university’s identity,”
as a parole and probation officer for said Meneses. “It must be part of
the Oregon Department of Correc our goals, course work, learning out
tions. She then went on to the Or comes, and overall culture if we want
egon House of Representatives and to achieve academic excellence.”