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KW: I see that the Beverly Johnson Ponytails are made of
a blend of natural and synthetic fibers.
BJ: Yes, they’ve made advances in synthetic fibers by
leaps and bounds. What I use feels so real that you would-
n’t even be able to tell that it wasn’t human hair. You can
wash it, and even curl it with a curling iron.
KW: Is it better, then, than 100 percent human hair?
BJ: That depends on what you want. Human hair takes
much more attention, as far as holding the style. You have
to comb it, straighten it out, and wash and dry it.
KW: What’s your target audience at Target?
BJ: The hair care line is a multicultural line. It’s for
African-Americans, of course, but it’s also for Latinos and
many others because the country is such a melting pot now.
KW: Do you use more East Asian or East Indian human
hair?
BJ: [Chuckles] You know something about the hair busi-
ness, Kam. The majority of the human hair I’m using is
from India.
KW: What goes into your cosmetics, extracts, emollients,
etcetera?
BJ: They’re all top of the line and designed to fill a big
hole in the multicultural community. Because of the nature
of my background in modeling, I’m really used to using the
best products around. And I just wanted to offer the same
sort of high quality products to my customers. I think they
deserve it.
KW: Attorney Bernadette Beekman asks: How do you
manage to your high level of beauty as you mature?
BJ: I get that question a lot. Oprah did this show in which
these scientists shared the secrets of the world’s oldest liv-
ing people, people still functioning past 100 years-old. They
found that they exercised everyday, they ate in proportion,
that they had a social network of family and friends, and
We honor the many
accomplishments of
African Americans.
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that they had some sort of faith. So, that’s what I’m doing
now, very consciously. Instead of working out three times a
week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk every-
day.
KW: Bernadette also asks: What is the difference in the
modeling world today versus when you were starting out?
Do you think it is easier for young women of color to get
ahead today, or are the barriers to success still there despite
role models such as yourself?
BJ: That’s a very good question. When I went to Fashion
Week, I was very disappointed by how few women of color
were in those shows. I do speak to the younger girls, and I
hear them when they say they’re not getting the big con-
tracts or into the big shows. So, to sum it up, it seems that
whenever we take a couple of steps forward, we take a few
more backwards.
KW: Children’s author Irene Smalls asks: When you
graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, did you
imagine your career taking you to such heights?
BJ: I never graduated from Northeastern, but I’ll tell you
what the school’s co-op program did for me. My dean gave
me permission to model during my work semester, even
though I was in the Criminal Justice Department. I don’t
know whether I’d ever have become a model if he hadn’t let
me do that.
KW: Irene goes on to say: You are wearing many hats:
model, actress and entrepreneur. Which one fits you best?
BJ: Business fits me best. The only reason I went into
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belief that workers deserve a "family
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A family wage, and the benefits that go
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Our family wage agenda reflects our
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TRIMET PMLR LIGHT RAIL
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INVITATION TO BID
1200 BUILDING RENOVATION
1200 SW 12th Ave, Portland, OR
R&H Construction is seeking bids for the renovation
of a 10-story, 89-unit apartment building. Major
scopes of work include demolition of existing unit
finishes, misc. steel, cabinets, waterproofing, doors,
painting, flooring, specialties, mechanical, plumbing
& electrical.
**Important** BOLI Wage rates & workforce train-
ing requirements apply. This project will be a fast
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Pre-Bid Meeting: April 13, 10:00 AM
(Meet at 1200 SW 12th Ave entry)
Bids Due: April 24, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Request for Quotes for equipment, supplies, con-
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tractors and Suppliers including Certified DBE’s
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in the address bar of Windows Explorer (not Inter-
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Quotes Requested for scopes of work
including: Environmental Monitoring •
QualityControl • Permit Coordination •
Security • Temporary Fencing • Pole
Painting • Excavating - Trenching •
Signage • Trucking • Flagging/Traffic
Control • Saw Cutting
DBE outreach meeting will be held at the Oregon
Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME) on
April 17, 2012 from 4-6pm.
at 4134 N. Vancouver Avenue, Portland, Oregon
97217
Bid Questions: Contact
Scott Davies, 503-972-5571
sdavies@rhconst.com
Kelly Pyrch, 503-248-5525,
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Representing more than
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Street
Portland, OR 97205
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