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Actress Robin Givens and Portland restaurant manager Frank Taylor (far right) welcome guests at
the second annual ‘Salute to African American Leaders in Portland’ ceremony. Pictured from left, are
Tony Hopson Sr., the founder and CEO of Self Enhancement, Inc. who was honored for education;
and Mark Washington and Rakeem Washington, who accepted a journalism award for the late
Chuck Washington, the Portland Observer publisher who died in December.
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Chuck Washington Honored
Late publisher among
group honored for
making a difference
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Former publisher of the Portland Observer Chuck
Washington, who passed away last December at just
60 years old, was one of 12 African Americans honored
at the second annual “Salute to African American
Leaders in Portland,” community awards ceremony.
Washington led the newspaper from 1996, show
casing the struggles and triumphs of culturally diverse
families and communities in Portland.
Actress Robin Givens and KGW television anchor
Brenda Braxton co-hosted the Feb. 25 event at the
downtown restaurant Portland Prime. Students from
the Self Enhancement, Inc. choir and jazz legend Mel
Brown performed.
Each of the honorees achieved in a different area of
life, from business, law and religion to education,
sports and entertainment. The other awards went to:
Business: Howard W hite, the form er basketball
player who became NIK E vice president for the
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Campaign to End Racial Profiling
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Proposed law
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police
accountability
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C alendar
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In a grassroots effort, the Center
for Intercultural Organizing has
kicked off a campaign to end racial
profiling and improve police ac
countability in Oregon.
The diverse membership organi- Emanuel Price
zation, whose mission is to protect
and expand immigrant and refugee
rights through community educa
tion, organizing and advocacy, held
a m eetin g at th e ir N orth
Killingsworth Street office last week
to raise awareness on the issue.
People from the community who
have been wrongfully profiled or
stereotyped by the police were in
vited to come and share their story.
“You don’t have to be a minority
or of different ethnicity to be pro
filed,” said Emanuel Price, racial jus-
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