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February 14, 2018 Page 3 INSIDE The Week in Review page 2 Black History Month Arts & ENTERTAINMENT This page Sponsored by: inside Photo by d anny P eterson Venus Hayes speaks out for justice in the police shooting death of her 17-year-old son, Quance Hayes, as she gathered with family and friends at City Hall on Thursday to file a notice of bring a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, one year after Hayes was killed. pages 10-14 Family Seeks Justice d anny P eterson t he P ortland o bserver The family of Quanice Hayes wanted to deliver their intent to sue the city to Mayor Ted Wheeler directly, but had to settle for the mayor’s Chief of Staff Maurice Henderson. Surrounded by friends and fam- ily, Venus Hayes and her brother Steven Hayes hand-delivered the lawsuit notice to City Hall on Thursday, demanding account- ability for what they believe was a wrongful death of their 17-year- old son and nephew. The mayor had a prior commit- by M ETRO page 11 C ALENDAR page 15 ment at a previously scheduled event, according to his representa- tive, but it did not sit well with the family. Witnesses reported seeing Wheeler exit a back door of City Hall just a half hour before the family and supporters arrived. Terrence Hayes, a cousin of Ve- nus Hayes, criticized the mayor for his lack of a presence, “I think it’s offensive… our family put a lot of trust in Ted. In the beginning, we were hopeful, he was genuine and not ‘Ted the politician,’” he told the Portland Observer. Quanice Hayes was unarmed when he was shot while on the ground following a police chase after a reported armed robbery near Northeast 82nd Avenue one year ago. His family says he was on his knees and complying with officer instructions when he was shot, but the officer said he was reaching for his waistband. A replica toy gun was found near- by. A grand jury ruled in March that the shooting was justified, and the police officer shot Hayes, Andrew Hearst was cleared of charges. It marked the second time of him using justified lethal force during his career. Church Hosts Obama Advisor on Faith O PINION C LASSIFIEDS pages 16-17 pages 18 The community is invited to join a diverse Portland congre- gation for an evening with Josh- ua DuBois, former President Obama’s faith advisor, as he ad- dresses “Faith in America Today” with music from some of Port- land’s finest jazz musicians. The event will be held Tues- day, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. at Augus- tana Lutheran Church, 2710 NE 14th Ave., on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. DuBois is one of our country’s top voices on community part- nerships, religion in the public Joshua DuBois square and issues impacting Afri- can Americans. He led the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships under President Obama and was called the President’s “Pastor-in-Chief” by TIME Magazine. Also attending will be Rev. Kip Banks, senior pastor of East Wash- ington Heights Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Rev. Banks currently serves as the Director for Advocacy for the Progressive National Convention, which was founded by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.