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M artin L uther K ing J r . Page 2 January 13, 2016 2016 special edition The in Week Review en Globe award ceremony. The actress, known for her character Cookie Lyon, gave a memorable speech, reminding people she has worked 20 years for this moment. Fire Destroys Barn David Bowie Dies at 69 Glam rock visionary and rock singer David Bow- ie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound and the look of rock with his audacious creativ- ity and his sexually ambig- uous makeup and costumes, died of cancer Sunday. He was 69 and had just released a new album. Teen Sentenced in Alberta Shooting Turon Lamont Walker, 16, was sentenced to just over 8 years in lockup last week for firing into a crowd of people at the Alberta Arts District’s Last Thursday celebration last May. He will serve the sentence in a youth correctional facility. Empire Actress Honored Taraji Penda Henson took home the Best Actress in a drama television series at Sunday night’s Gold- A barn in rural Multnomah County estimat- ed at $650,000 market value was destroyed in a fire Monday morning. The barn’s own- er was trying to get things out as the fire blazed, and one man was taken to a local hospital for smoke inhalation. Man Killed by MAX Train Authorities said a man was killed when he fell underneath a MAX Blue Line train Sunday night in Hillsboro. Police said it was likely the victim fell onto the tracks and was hit, rather than an intentional pushing or jumping. Family raises $10,000 Reward The family of 45-year-old Maurice Anthony Gatson has raised $10,000 to offer a re- ward to anyone who can help them find the killer of their husband and father. Gatson was shot and killed outside the Pallas Club in southeast Portland where he died in a shoot- ing shortly after midnight on Oct. 4. Detec- tives still have no lead suspects in the case. Established 1970 P ubLisher : Mark Washington, Sr. e ditor : Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington a dvertising M anager : Leonard Latin Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin c reative d irector : Paul Neufeldt r ePorter /P hotograPher : Olivia Olivia Portland Adopts ‘Rooney Rule’ Aim is to increase diversity in top ranks The city of Portland has adopted a new standard to help increase diver- sity among its top employee ranks. The standard adopted on Wednes- day will require commissioners to in- terview at least one qualified minori- ty candidate, female candidate and candidate with a disability for bureau director and other top positions. It will become binding city policy. The last seven bureau directors hired by the city are middle-aged white men. The new standard is modeled on the NFL’s “Rooney Rule,” which re- quires that at least one minority can- didate be interviewed for head coach and general manager positions. The Rooney Rule was named after Pitts- burgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, who was chairman of the league’s di- versity committee. Since it was implemented in 2003, the NFL has seen an increase in the number of minority head coaches. Portland Parks Ranger Sam Sachs proposed that Portland adapt a ver- sion of the Rooney Rule, arguing that bureau directors impact the hiring and diversity of other staff in the city. City officials said they would look into hiring a company to help the city recruit highly qualified minorities, women and candidates with a dis- ability. The Council also adopted a sepa- rate resolution that requires it to gath- er data on the race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status and person with a disability status of those hired for top management positions. Portland’s new standard was named in honor of Charles Jordan, the first African-American city com- missioner. ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015 news@portlandobserver.com • ads@portlandobserver.com • subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137, Portland, OR 97208