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Page 2 January 27, 2016 Bulding Strong Communities Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 he Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be re- turned 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 PER- MISSION IS PROHIBITED. he Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and he National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and he West Coast Black Publishers Association A legacy award is presented to Wells Fargo and its community relations team, including Cobi Lewis (above) at Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship luncheon. The diverse and historically African American church honored individuals and progressive organizations for their efforts and leadership in building strong communities. Five scholarships were also awarded to deserving high school students. Mark Washington Sr. e ditor : Michael Leighton P ublisher : e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin Ofice Manager/Classiieds: Lucinda Baldwin c reAtive d irector : Paul Neufeldt r ePorter /P hotogrAPher : Olivia Olivia Discrimination Lawsuit A former employee of Calaroga Terrace has iled a racial discrimination lawsuit against Paciicia, the operators of the Lloyd District senior living facility. Ebo- ny Hankins, an African-American woman, alleges that two nooses were found hang- ing in the employee break-room in 2014. She says the white director of the housing complex laughed when she brought up her concerns, and later failed to renew her em- ployment contract. Man Charged with Rape 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 Sergio Xambrano, a 42-year-old man from Florida was arrested on Sunday in Portland on rape and sexual abuse charges involving a juvenile victim, a 12-year-old girl that he met on Instagram, a social media site that normal- ly lets users share photos and images. A.G. Removes Lawyer Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum The Week in Review removed the chief of her criminal division Monday and transferred him to another post. Darin Tweedt was under ire recent- ly because one of his investigators used a computer surveillance tool called “Digital Streakout” to monitor hashtags that target- ed black activists like #BlackLivesMatter on twitter. An on-going investigation into the surveillance continues. Gresham House Fire Fire crews responded to a Tuesday morn- ing house ire in Southeast Gresham that killed a handful of cats and sent one res- ident to the hospital according to reports. Crews arrived around 8:30 a.m. and man- aged to save a dog and a cat inside the house, with a second cat running out from the rubble later. Stolen Weapons Found Police oficers arrested two men Saturday after inding several stolen weapons inside the tent they were sharing in northwest Portland along with a stolen vehicle that was parked nearby. Eric Christian Nunez, 24, and Jordan Alexander Clark, 42, were taken to the Justice Center jail. Sanders Rally Draws Crowd Over 1,000 people showed up to Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland Saturday afternoon to support Democrat- ic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Sanders was not there in person but had over a dozen speakers address the crowd on his behalf, including City Commission- er Steve Novick and State Rep. Rob Nosse.
