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Page 2 The HEALTHCAREERS Week in Review School last week saying “build a wall” in support of Donald Trump’s plans for immigration reform prompted a massive walk out demonstration from the student body which is about half Latino. The uproar spread to Portland where a march and pro- test occurred downtown on Monday. Freddie Gray Oficer Cleared of Charges Edward Nero, one of six oficers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray in Baltimore last year, was acquitted Monday of charges including assault, Voting Against LGBT Protections reckless endangerment and misconduct. An Afri- U.S. Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon was part of a small can American, Gray died from complications from group of Republicans in Congress that changed their a broken neck he sustained in police custody. votes last week to defeat an amendment that that would have protected members of the LGBT com- Gresham Oficer Involved Shooting Gresham police said they fatally shot a 22-year- munity against discrimination in the workplace. old man in an early morning encounter Tuesday Governor Takes Shot at Bullseye Glass near Southeast 189th Avenue and Grant Street. It Gov. Kate Brown targeted Bullseye Glass of south- happened during an “active domestic violence sit- east Portland Thursday with demands they suspend uation,” police said. all usage of air pollutants in their manufacturing after Bomb Scare at Irvington; Other Schools a local daycare tested lead levels four times higher than they should be in a 24 hour timeframe. Bullseye Irvington School in northeast Portland, along with three southwest Washington schools were evacuate released a statement prior Brown’s directive saying Monday after being hit with phone calls of false they’re working on installing iltration systems. threats. At Irvington, deputies allowed students to School Banner Sparks Massive Rally return to class after a sweep of facilities found no A banner temporarily hung inside Forest Grove High explosive evidence. Wells Fargo Presents the 2016 Good in the Hood Music and Food Festival June 24, 25, 26 Saturday June 25th, at 11 AM, starting at King School Web—www.goodnthehood.org; GITH hotline 971.302.6380 Volunteers needed—volunteers@goodnthehood.org Want to be a sponsor—shawnpenney@goodnthehood.org Festival Participation—feedback@goodnthehood.org Established 1970 ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 he Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION 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 Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin P ublisher : e ditor : Ofice Manager/Classiieds: Lucinda Baldwin Paul Neufeldt c reAtive d irector : 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 May 25, 2016 Police Chief Investigated Portland Police Chief Larry O’Dea accidentally shot a friend last month during a hunting trip in eastern Oregon’s Harney Coun- ty, but news of the shooting only reached the public Friday when the incident was disclosed by the Willamette Week. In addition, the chief may have misled a Harney County sheriff’s deputy about the April 21 inci- dent, according to Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward. He said O’Dea and some of his companions at the scene steered the investigating deputy into believing the shooting was a “self-inlected” accident. Ward said the deputy didn’t learn O’Dea was involved until he was able to interview the wound- Larry O’Dea ed man a week ago on May 16. At that point, Oregon State Police was called to help investigate. By Tuesday, the chief was placed on administrative leave by Mayor Hales pending the outcome of inter- nal and external investigations. School Board Turmoil Exposed Julie Esparza Brown, the irst Latina to serve on the Portland School Board, exposed a rift on the seven member panel last week following a heated budget meet- ing. Brown spoke up in a public session about the unfairness she’s experienced in her irst year in the position saying the behavior of other board members led to her marginalization. “I don’t feel like I have a Julie Esparza Brown safe space in which to share my views.... If the leadership of the of color that they are valued,” board treats brown people and Brown said. brown women with an education Her speech garnered a stand- [this way], then what chance does C ontinued on P age 4 it have to communicate to students