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Page 2 June 8, 2016 Working for Racial Justice Parent Leader Two women received special recognition from the YWCA of Clark County last week for ad- vancing the organization’s mis- sion to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, jus- tice, freedom and dignity for all. Felisciana Peralta received the annual Val Joshua Racial Justice Award for her work as Multicul- tural Retention Manager at Clark College, as well as her role as president of the Washington State Multicultural Student Services Diversity Council, and her lead- ership in developing best practic- es for implementing Washington “Dreamer Act” within institutions of higher education throughout the state. Young Visionary Felisciana Peralta Astrid DuBois, a graduating senior from Vancouver iTech Pre- paratory, was the recipient of the Val Joshua Youth Social Justice Award and Scholarship. DuBois Astrid DuBois was cited for consistently striv- ing to educate her peers on the importance of diversity in ields related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Wells Fargo Presents the 2016 Good in the Hood Music and Food Festival Ecumenical Ministries of Ore- gon recently named Charles Mc- Gee III, founder and president of the Black Parent Initiative, as its irst “Young Visionary” in recog- nition of leadership that inspires hope for future generations. McGee founded the Black Par- ent Initiative at age 19. As presi- dent and CEO of the nonproit or- ganization, he works to transform the lives of children one parent at a time by creating stable, engaged adults by instilling a new ethic of self-reliance, empowerment, voice and determination within their family culture. McGee was born in Liberia and led a violent civil war at age ive with his family. He grew up in northeast Portland. While a student at Franklin High School, he began a career of activism and community organizing, presenting the school board with a petition calling for race sensitivity training Charles McGee III for Portland Public School teach- ers that led to a district-wide con- versation on race. As a student at Portland State University, he ran for a seat on the Portland School Board on a platform of increasing student involvement in district deci- sion-making. June 24, 25, 26 The in Week Review Clinton Locks Down Nomination Runaways Steal TriMet Bus 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 Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton basically sealed the deal Monday to become her party’s presidential nominee and irst woman to head a major presidential tick- et. Heading into the last leg of the primary showdown with Bernie Sanders, she’s put herself over the top with superdelegates. The pri- mary process won’t be inal until Washington, D.C. votes on June 14. Two 15-year-old runaway boys were arrested in Clackamas Coun- ty last week after stealing a TriMet bus parked in the transit agency’s Center Street garage at 4012 S.E. 17th Ave. They were detained about 5 miles away, dressed in TriMet attire. Oil Train Derails in Gorge A Union Paciic train carrying crude oil derailed off its tracks, crashed and exploded, spilling 42,000 gallons of oil Friday in the Columbia River Gorge. While most of the explosive debris has been cleaned up, oficials were Weed Expands with Edibles still working on containing oil and THC containing concentrates, a subsequent sheen on the nearby topical and edibles became legal Columbia River. June 1 in Oregon. Under Oregon’s new recreational marijuana law, Fatal I-5 Freeway Crash THC containing products will The I-5 freeway heading south- be at much lower potencies than bound from Hayden Island was those sold to medical marijuana backed up for hours Sunday when a semi tractor and trailer was in- patients. volved in a iery crash with three Park Facilities to Test for Lead other vehicles. A Vancouver man Portland Parks and Recreation de- was killed in the crash. cided Thursday to begin testing all of its faucets and drinking foun- Hitch Turns to Terror tains for lead. It comes after high An eastern Oregon woman is in lead levels were found in 2013 but custody after slicing the throat of never ixed at the Multnomah Arts a man that offered her and her four Center in southwest Portland. The children a ride to a hospital. Uma- irst priority will be given to sites tilla County charged Vanessa Log- where a high likelihood of young man, 30, with attempted murder children and expecting mothers and assault. The driver survived may drink the water or where the with only 11 stitches. Logman’s building or plumbing dates back four children have been placed to 1970 through 1985, a period in the custody of social workers when lead was sometimes used in from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. plumbing.
