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Good day African American
business owners, skilled people, church organizations,
etc. If you seriously believe that we should help support
our own and encourage others to do the same, then we’re
inviting you to come and get registered to participate in the
upcoming “20/20” Regional African American Business
directory, featuring what black people are doing in Seattle,
Tacoma, Olympia, Vancouver WA, PTLD, Salem etc.
Registration is taking place now at 2205 N. Lombard,
room 103, PTLD, Oregon. After they are paid for, there
will be thousands of directories produced and distributed.
Basic business directory listing is less than $40 a year,
less than $15 for skilled people listings.
For appointment hours phone Gloria at 360-952-1432,
Ruth at 360-723-8497, John (503) 358-9655 or Lottie
(directory organizer) at 206-271-0311.
May 15, 2019
Free ‘Mini-MBA’ Program Offered
A program to create opportuni-
ty for minority-owned small busi-
nesses in the Portland metro area
was launched Tuesday by Kaiser
Permanente.
Jarvez Hall, East Metro Eco-
nomic Alliance executive director,
and Gale Castillo, president of
the Hispanic Metro Chamber are
helping organize the effort. Called
Inner City Capital Connections,
the program is like a tuition-free
“mini-MBA” that provides 40
hours of training and a chance to
go to a national event where the
businesses can practice their capi-
tal pitches in front of investors.
The program is meant to improve
not only the health prospects of the
business owners and their employ-
ees, but of their entire communities. Jarvez Hall
Access to capital is a key com-
ponent to economic vitality, and
increasing opportunities for un-
derrepresented business owners
helps them on a path to economic
vitality and economic equity.
“Programs like this help to re-
vitalize communities and create
growth from the inside, with busi-
nesses who hire people in their
local communities,” Hall said.
“The economic multiplier effect is
tremendous, and we are not only
investing in business, but we are
investing in communities.”
Applications are open to nom-
inate a small business by visiting
nominate.iccapitalconnections.
org, or a business can apply them-
selves at apply.iccapitalconnec-
tions.org.
Vancouver’s Juneteenth
A Juneteenth t-shirt design
contest for high school youth, a
diversity job fair, forums on ra-
cial justice, education and law en-
forcement, and live entertainment
with food vending are some of
the highlights coming to the this
year’s Juneteeth celebration in
Vancouver, sponsored by the Van-
couver NAACP.
Juneteenth is the oldest known
celebration commemorating the
official ending of slavery in the
United States and focuses on pro-
moting and cultivating knowledge
and appreciation of African Amer-
ican history and culture.
The Vancouver celebration will
be held on Saturday, June 22 from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Clark College.
The job fair will run from 10 a.m.
to noon in Hanna Hall, the same
location for a pop up art gallery,
writers forum and most of the
Juneteenth events. The YWCA
Clark County Val Joshua Racial
Justice and Youth Social Justice
Awards will take place on the
same day between 1 p.m. and 2
p.m. in Foster Hall.
The Juneteenth theme this year
is “Together We Rise” to address
the idea that together we rise
above the fray of hatred, despair,
and discord and we join unified
to work towards cooperative eco-
nomics and purpose for our race,
community and nation.
There is a May 17 deadline to
sign up for the t-shirt design con-
test. Email info.uccp@gmail.com
for more information. For job fair,
sponsor and vendor applications,
email naacpvancouver@gmail.com.
2018 SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATION PACKETS
Are available to:
High School Grads, College Students
And Adults Cont. Educ.
PACKETS CAN BE REQUESTED AT
Patriciaanntrice@gmail.com
Or by phone ~ 503 283-6312
For more information contact
Elizabeth F. Richard or Patricia A. Trice
at 503 284-0535
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE
IS MIDNIGHT, JUNE 15, 2019
The Della Mae Johnson
Scholarship Foundation
2216 NE Killingsworth
Portland, OR 97211