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September 26, 2012 Minority & Small Business Week Community Still Hurts continued from page 3 M em orial Coliseum , the 1-5 free way and other urban renew al projects. She said the properties bought by PDC were paid for and reloca tion paym ents were m ade, but admitted that the assessed value was low. She also said that prior to 1971, Emanuel purchased 101 properties, and no relocation as sistance was given to these resi dents or others who “voluntarily” left the neighborhood. W oolley said Emanuel was pre pared to make a covenant to “work with the com m unity in the future, to keep you informed, get your input, and not forget the past.” The reaction from those at tending the breakfast was mixed. Dr. Andrae Brown said, “This is a great opportunity to do a process o f healing - if the intent is to heal. From my perspective, it seems you want to tell the story, invite people to see a m em orial, and m ove on with no repair, no reparations. This involves w ork ing with com m unity partners to repair the dam age.” Com m unity activist Lolenzo Poe said, “I’m a lot less excited about the covenant. I already knew y o u ’d done w rong. I’m m ore interested in what you'll do about it.” He suggested that Legacy do m ore to provide affordable m edi cal care in the com m unity. “If we d o n 't get som ething solid and tangible out o f it, this has just been a nice breakfast,” he said. F o r m e r S ta te S e n . A v e l G ordley, w ho said her fam ily w as offered $10,000 fo r their hom e, seconded Dr. B ro w n ’s rem arks, and said that the city needs to share som e o f the re sp o n sib ility for the dislo catio n and “take som e o f the hatred aw ay from E m anuel.” E m a n u e l’s R e c o n c ilia tio n Project stands in stark contrast to PD C ’s 50th anniversary celebra tion last year, which m ade no m ention whatsoever o f urban re newal-related displacem ent. Page 3 1 Itl Loving Memory of L orain E verett 76. Wife of Howard Everett for 61 years. Mother of three daughters, one son, nine grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren. Lorain passed from this life unto her next life on September 16,2012. ^ F A T H E R ’S M I N I S T R I E S Come and Experience Faith and Miracles! Join us for a very special i f evening as we Celebrate tils We will also be receiving our First Fruits offering at this service Cfcwd*. Pastors Jerry & Annie Gutierrez I. Friday, October 12th at 7pm Happy Birthday New Song Community Center 2511 NE MLK Blvd • Portland, OR 97212 Pastor Paul Green, from your wife and family Corner o f NE MLK Blvd and Russell Street D O O R S O P E N A T 6 P M F O R E V E R Y S E R V IC E . For directions or more information, call 503-488-5481 or log on to w w w . m f h m p o r t l a n d . c o in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiropractic Auto Injury Clinic, PC Zchon R. Jones, DC 333 NE Russell St., #200, Portland, OR. 97212 FELLOW SHIP MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 4009 N. Missouri Avenue Portland, OR 97227 503-249-0377 (503) 284-7838 Truly making a difference in the lives of Auto Accident victims and Injured Workers for nearly 20 years. If you or someone you know has been in an accident, call us so we can help you with your needs. (503) 284-7838 Invites you to come and celebrate with us for our Women’s Mission Service Sunday, Septem ber 30,2012 at 3:00 pm We are located on the corner ofM LK and Russell Street, on the second floor above the coffee shop. Guest: Greater St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church, Elder Kimberly Black, Pastor Theme: “Praying Women in Wicked Times” Matthew 26:41 Sis. Beverly Hill and Sis. Linda Armstrong, Chairladies Rev. Dr. Johnny Pack IV, Pastor v **Colors are white and (pink) in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month J
