Page 2 Minority & Small Business Week The R e v ie w October I, 2014 CoastajcieanupandNati°naipubiicLandsDay’ 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. continued on page 4 YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOUR VOICE CHANGE YOUR DIRECTION. The C ity is investing $2 0 m illion in N o rth /N o rth e a st P o rtla n d over the next five years to help ad d ress the need for a ffo rd a b le housing. We need your input to inform the housing strategy. ✓ Suspended or No Driver’s License? ✓ Delinquent Child Support? ✓ Owe Thousands in Court Fines to Multnomah County? ✓ Minor convictions stopping you from being hired for a job? ✓ IVe m ight be able to help you! 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