August 19, 2020
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Beloved Boxing
Coach Dies at 88
Charles ‘Chuck’ Lincoln Sr. • 1932 - 2020
Charles “Chuck” Lee Lincoln
Sr., a beloved Portland boxing
champion and coach, and father to
his community, has died at the age
of 88. Lincoln transitioned home
peacefully on Aug. 7, 2020.
He was born in Beaumont,
Texas on July 26, 1932. The fam-
ily relocated to Portland in 1942.
After attending Benson High
school, he joined the U.S Army in
1953. During his military career,
he served in the Korean War and
boxed for the U.S. Army.
Chuck was a Golden Glove
Champion and professional box-
er. After his boxing career, he
was hired in 1959 by the city of
Portland Parks and Recreation as
a coach and trainer for the Knott
Street Community Center. The
rest is history. Every afternoon,
150 or more neighborhood kids
flowed through the doors of Knott
Street Center.
As a professional trainer, he
produced Golden Glove, National,
Olympic and professional cham-
pions. He trained and coached 9 of
10 national champions from 1961
to 1972. Just to name a few of his
fighters, includes Ray Lampkin,
#1 World ranked contender, Thad
Spencer #1 World ranked con-
tender, Michael Colbert AKA Ad-
ofo Akil, #1 World ranked, Pete
Gonzales #5 World rank, Tommy
Thomas, Tony Jacobs, Johnny
Howard, Wade Smith, Bill Cross,
also known as A. Halim Rahsaan,
Lee Jenkins, Clarence Hammick,
and Andy Minsker. In honor of
Chuck Lincoln and the Knott
Street Boxing Club, Oct. 11, 2005
was proclaimed Knott Street Box-
ing Day by the City of Portland.
Chuck was a father to his com-
munity. Parents would send their
kids to Chuck Lincoln because of
his positive influence on young
people through “strong love.”
There are so many stories and so
much history too numerous to list.
Chuck is a Portland legend. Ev-
eryone knew and loved him.
He was one of 10 children born
to Horace and Beulah Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; five brothers; and three
sisters. He is survived by a sister
Alice McKinney-Muhammad of
Riverside, Calif.; three daughters,
Kathleen White (Bill) of Portland,
Charleen Lincoln of Atlanta, and
Sherisice Marks (Larry) of Van-
couver; five sons, Charles Lee
Lincoln Jr., Horace Gregory Lin-
coln and Derrick Louis Lincoln
and stepsons Timothy Barrow and
Anson Barrow, all of Portland;
granddaughters Divina Jenkins
(Emmanuel), Lateshia Wesby,
Sara Nicole, Carrington Davis,
Alexis Johnson; grandsons Ja-
son Marks (Molly) and Matthew
Mitchell;
great-grandchildren
Carlos Causey, Elijah Jenkins,
Isaac Rowden, Jaylen Rowden
and Ciara Rowden, along with a
host of nieces, nephews, cousins
and loving friends.
This great man and mentor
will surely be missed by every-
one that knew him.
The family wishes to give a
heartfelt thank you to the staff at
Cornerstone Care Option for all
the care and love bestowed on
Chuck. Our dad was not just a
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No Charges for Non-Violent Protesters
New D.A. cites
court system;
inequities
(AP) — People arrested in Port-
land since late May on non-violent
misdemeanor charges during the
Black Lives Matter protests that
have racked the city for more than
two months won’t be prosecuted.
The new policy announced last
week recognizes the outrage and
frustration over a history of racial
injustice that has led to the city’s
often violent protests and the prac-
tical realities of the court system,
Multnomah County District At-
torney Mike Schmidt said. It is
running more than two months be-
hind in processing cases because
of COVID-19.
As a result, at least several hun-
dred people arrested over the past
few months will not face criminal
prosecution, according to statis-
tics provided by Schmidt’s office.
The same no prosecution policy
applies to those arrested on similar
charges in future demonstrations,
he said.
“The protesters are angry ... and
deeply frustrated with what they
The
Mike Schmidt
perceive to be structural inequities
in our basic social fabric. And this
frustration can escalate to levels
that violate the law,” Schmidt said.
He added: “This policy ac-
knowledges that centuries of dis-
parate treatment of our black and
brown communities have left deep
wounds and that the healing pro-
cess will not be easy or quick.”
Portland Police Chief Chuck
Lovell, informed of the impending
policy change last week, said the
decision does not change Oregon
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Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay almost
2 decades ago, according to an in-
dictment against the suspects that
received reports of protesters chasing was unsealed Monday in New York.
a truck a few blocks from the federal The pioneering DJ Jason Mizell
courthouse where Black Lives Mat- was shot in the head at point-blank
range in 2002 as he sat on a sofa in
ter protesters were gathered.
a Hollis, Queens, recording studio.
in
Police Office Targeted
Demonstrators marched to the
Portland Police Association on
North Lombard Monday night,
but aside from one attempt to
flood the building with a garden
hose, authorities said most people
left the area by 12:30 a.m. with-
out any major clashes between
the crowd and police. The build-
ing has been the target of multiple
arson fires and substantial graffiti.
Tear Gas Impact Concerns
The Environmental Protection
Agency must investigate the im-
pacts of the sustained tear gas used
by federal agents in Portland, Ore-
gon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and
Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Reps. Earl
Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici
demanded last week, saying expo-
Man Kicked Unconscious
A man appeared to have been sure to the chemicals threatens peo-
punched and kicked unconscious by ple’s health and the environment.
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“Committing a crime is differ-
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last month that increasingly tar-
geted a federal courthouse in Port-
land prompted President Donald
Trump to dispatch U.S. agents to
guard the building.
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Unemployment Benefits Expire
Unemployed Oregonians were left in
limbo after a $600 federal employ-
ment bonus to help people during
the coronavirus pandemic expired.
More than 200,000 Oregonians had
their unemployment benefits cut by
at least half at the end of July.
Driver Signs with Columbia
Bubba
Wallace,
NASCAR’s only
Black
full-time
driver signed a
new sponsorship
deal last week with
Oregon-based Co-
lumbia Sportswear. Wallace suc-
cessfully pushed NASCAR to ban
the Confederate flag at its events
and has led a conversation among
his peers about racial equality.
Residential Infill Passes
The Portland City Council ap-
proved a landmark housing mea-
sure last week to help achieve
housing affordability and avail-
ability. The Residential Infill proj-
ect changes zoning to decrease
the maximum footprint for a sin-
gle-dwelling unit while increasing
the numbers of homes that can be
built throughout Portland’s resi-
dential areas.