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July 21, 2021 Page 3 INSIDE L O C A L N E W S The Week in Review M ETRO page 2 page 7 Marsha Williams (from left), Zalika Gardner and Kali Thorne-Ladd, founders of KairoxPDX, are pictured in a Portland Observer photo from 2018. It was announced Friday that Williams will become the school’s new executive director as Thorne-Ladd moves to a new position as executive director of the Children’s Institute. KairosPDX Leaders Swap Roles Arts & ENTERTAINMENT page 8 Black community school announces changes KairosPDX, the public charter school serving grades K-5 with special emphasis on the Black community, announced the ap- pointments and promotions Mon- day of Marsha P.J. Williams as its chief executive officer and Zalika Gardner as chief education and culture officer. Both Williams and Gardner were among KairosPDX’s five co-founders of the school in 2012 with a mission to eliminate racial achievement and opportunity gaps by cultivating confident, creative and compassionate leaders. Williams will replace current KairosPDX Executive Director Kali Thorne Ladd, also one of the school’s co-founders, who will be departing the organization at the end of August and embarking on a new position as chief executive officer of the Children’s Institute. The KairosPDX board ex- pressed it was grateful for Thorne’s “dedication and trailblazing work and looks forward to her successes in her professional journey.” Williams is a seasoned exec- utive, who brings a wealth of di- verse organizational skills and thought leadership to commu- nity-based and national organi- zations, most notably currently serving as the chapter president of the Portland Willamette Valley Chapter of Jack and Jill of Ameri- ca, Inc. and as a trustee on Warner Pacific University’s Board. Before KairosPDX, Williams worked in the health care sec- tor. She received her Bache- C ontinued on P age 4 page 9 O PINION C LASSIFIED /B IDS pages 10 Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association PO QR code Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton Office Mngr/Clasfds: Lucinda Baldwin Admin.Coord.: Quayuana Washington C reative d ireCtor : Paul Neufeldt G raPhiC d esiGn : Emma Szeimies o ffiCe a sst /s ales : Shawntell Washington P ublisher : e ditor : CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015• news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com• subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3137, Portland, OR 97208 New Ally for Change in Police Culture Nonpartisan League of Women Voters takes stand Police headquarters, downtown. (Photo by M. O. Stevens/ Wikipedia Commons) Changing the culture of the Portland Police Bureau must be a key goal of bureau leadership, according to a new advocacy po- sition just released by the nonpar- tisan League of Women Voters of Portland. The League’s membership is- sued a report last week that con- cluded that, “PPB must end prac- tices that systematically place police in opposition to or in dom- ination of the public, or that treat community members as enemies.” The report, coming after a year-long study of Portland police oversight and accountability, calls for added accountability for police officers who violate community standards and police bureau pol- icies and directives; a reduction in the use of force; fair, equitable, and respectful treatment of com- munity members; and a reduction of bias-based policing with a goal C ontinued on P age 4
