June 28, 2017
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Portland black leaders rally around common goals during a meeting at Self Enhancement, Inc.
Common Goals
M ETRO
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Black leaders
rally against
violence,
displacement
common goals as they address is-
sues of violence in the communi-
ty, displacement and other issues.
Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI)
founder Tony Hopson and civil
rights activist and Albina Head
Start executive Ron Herndon navi-
gated a community discussion last
Leaders from Portland’s black week that drew some 200 commu-
community are rallying around nity representatives to SEI’s head-
quarters in north Portland.
The recent double murder on
public transit of two men coming
to the aid of two young women
facing racist and Anti-Muslim
taunts on the MAX, and suspected
gang activity that saw the shoot-
ing of a Gresham woman and her
C ontinued on P age 4
Foul Mouthed Board Member
Administrators
say behavior
intolerable
Z aChary S enn
t he P ortland o bServer
A member of the Portland
School Board has come under fire
for making vulgar and disparag-
ing statements against his fellow
board members and school admin-
istrators.
The Portland Association of
Public School Administrators
has called on board member Paul
Anthony to resign, citing his reg-
ular habit of making demeaning
and sexist comments about other
school board members and district
employees.
Anthony, a former parent activ-
ist from north Portland who was
elected to his position in 2015, has
been rifling the feathers of both
administrators and his colleagues
on the board since he assumed
his tenure. Last summer, Anthony
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Paul Anthony
created a rift in PPS’ administra-
tive circles after suing the district
for racially discriminating against
its students of color.
Comprised of principals and
other school administrators, the
PAPSA organization obtained ac-
cess to Anthony’s private email
and text messages by using the Or-
egon Public Records Law. In one
instance, he referred to the admin-
istration of Interim Superintendant
Bob McKean as, “Lockdown Bob
and his Merry Band of Perverts,
and to fellow board members as
“bitches” and “pussies.”
The administrators say that An-
thony’s conduct damages the dis-
trict’s reputation, and sets a poor
example both for district staff and
PPS’ students. They say that his
personal attacks and direct involve-
ment in disciplinary actions against
employees could open up PPS to the
possibility of lawsuits. The organi-
zation also alleges that Anthony’s
conduct shows favoritism toward
some employees, and creates a gen-
erally hostile work environment.
In a statement released last
week, PAPSA says that if the dis-
trict is expected to heal from the
instability and trauma caused by
last year’s lead-in-water crisis, its
administrators must be free of An-
thony’s intimidating and disparag-
ing remarks.
The last time that district lead-
ers called on a board member to
resign was in 2001, after Derry
Jackson, a member of Portland’s
African American community,
made anti-Semitic remarks.