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Minority & Small Business Week
The
R e v ie w
October I, 2014
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Olympic Legend
Arrested
Initiative on Health Gap
Multnomah County launched a $3 million initiative
Monday it hopes will close the wide disparities be
tween minorities and their white counterparts. The
funding from a successful federal grant will be used to
c re ate m ore sm o k e -fre e a re a s, in c re a se the
breastfeeding rate for African-American moms, and
make healthy food more accessible.
All Police to Sign Reforms
Every member of the Portland Police Bureau will be
required to sign a statement that they read and under
stand a recent settlement agreement with the federal
Justice Department, Police Chief Mike Reese told bu
reau members last week. The document calls for
reforming policies, training and oversight to reverse a
pattern or practice of excessive force against people
with mental illness.
O ly m p ic
leg e n d
Michael Phelps said he
was "deeply sorry" af
ter authorities arrested
him Tuesday for sus
picion of dri ving under
the influence in M ary
land. Phelps, 29, was
going 84 mph in a 45
mph zone and was also seen crossing double lane
lines, police said.
Eric Holder, the nation’s first black attorney general, announced
last week that he will be stepping down.
Leaving Justice Department
Dog Attack on Streetcar
A Pomeranian dog was killed after it was attacked by
a pit bull last Wednesday night on the Portland Street
car. A witness said he was riding the CL Line when a
woman and her pit bull walked onto the streetcar.
Almost immediately, the pit bull lunged at a Pomeranian
already on board.
Volunteers Clean Beaches
Over 4,700 dedicated volunteers came out in force
Saturday to remove trash and improve Oregon’s envi
ronment as part of the 30th Anniversary of the SOLVE
Beach & Riverside Cleanup, presented by the Oregon
Lottery. This event was also part of the International
14th Operation Overcoat
Hundreds of Portland's homeless and low-income
received clothing and a meal Saturday at Union
Gospel Mission's 14th annual Operation Overcoat.
The mission s annual street fair is held every
September to provide winter clothes, shoes, boots
and sleeping bags to the homeless and people in
need.
CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
(AP) — Moments after making
fresh demands that Attorney Gen
eral Eric Holder open federal inves
tigations into police shootings of
unarmed black men, acluster of civil
rights activists learned, courtesy of
whispers and a shared e-tablet, that
the nation's first black attorney gen
eral was stepping down.
Civil rights leaders, liberal activ
ists and black lawmakers are now
left wondering what effect Holder's
impending departure will have on
the high-profile efforts begun on
his watch. "There's a lot for us to
c a lc u la te ," said the R ev. A1
Sharpton, who was meeting with
black leaders in Washington.
Holder has been applauded by
civil rights and equal rights activ
ists as the most effective attorney
general ever for their causes.
"There has been no greater ally in
the fight for justice, civil rights,
equal rights, and voting rights than
Attorney General Holder," declared
Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of
slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers
and a former NAACP national chair-
woman.
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