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February 6, 2019 The Page 3 INSIDE Week in Review This page Sponsored by: page 2 C ALENDAR page 6 M ETRO page 9 photo by D anny p eterson /t he p ortlanD o bserver A community market featuring a bevy of locally-owned black businesses, food, and live music kicked off a series of Black History Month events at Self Enhancement, Inc. Saturday, the nonprofit serving hundreds of local black families. Pictured are Bryan Walden (left), CEO of Black Mannequin clothing line, and Daunte Devon Paschal, the organizer of the Junction Avenue Black Owned Business Pop-up. Black History Month at SEI The Center for Self Enhancement on 3920 N. Kerby Ave. has begun a series of free community events this month in honor of Black History Month. The kickoff was held Saturday when SEI hosted the Junction Avenue Black Owned Business Pop Up featuring and supporting a lineup of products and services offered by locally-owned black busi- nesses. This Friday, Feb. 7, the educational and family-re- source nonprofit will welcome the community to hear special guest speaker Dr. Jason Okonofua give pages 7-11 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT a talk on “Bias Impeding Academic Achievement,” presented by the community group Kúkátónón, which is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., SEI will host its 5th annual Community Day of Service. The film “The Hate U Give,” presented by Black Mental Health of Oregon, will screen on Friday Feb. 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; and an African American women’s luncheon, We Are Overcomers, which has sold out, will take place Thursday, Feb. 28. For more information, visit selfenhancement.org. State Panel Adopts Diversity Rule Giving guidance to $100 billion in investments O PINION C LASSIFIEDS page 15 S PORTS pages 12-13 pages 14 The Oregon Investment Coun- cil has amended its overarching management values and beliefs to highlight its commitment to diver- sity and inclusion. The six-member Council es- tablishes policy and determines asset allocation for the investment program managed by the Oregon State Treasury, which as of Dec. 31 totaled more than $100 billion and includes the $75 billion Ore- gon Public Employees Retirement Fund. To help guide day-to-day deci- sion-making and investment pri- orities, the council occasionally revises its investment and man- agement beliefs to articulate its primary investment philosophy, Oregon Investment Council Chair Rukaiyah Adams from managing risks to seeking cost efficiencies to improving cor- porate governance practices. At its meeting Thursday, the council explicitly articulated that diversity and inclusion are aligned with its imperative to pursue posi- tive, risk-adjusted and sustainable investment outcomes – officially Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read reflecting in policy what has be- come an increasingly standard business practice at the Oregon Treasury department. “Finding returns means see- ing things that others don’t,” said State Treasurer Tobias Read, a C ontinueD on p age 6
