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Local News Moms “Challenging People to Shape a Better Future Now” B ERNIE F OSTER Founder/Publisher B OBBIE D ORE F OSTER Executive Editor J ERRY F OSTER Advertising Manager L ISA L OVING News Editor P ATRICIA I RVIN Graphic Designer A RASHI Y OUNG D ONOVAN M. S MITH Reporters M ONICA J. F OSTER Seattle Office Coordinator J ULIE K EEFE S USAN F RIED Photographers the 2700 block of Southeast 125th Avenue that erupted in gunfire. One bullet struck 23-year-old Car- los Antonio Barerra in the stom- ach; he’s expected to survive. That same day, Tyrone Allen, 23, was arrested by police. He’s accused of another shooting near Northeast 102nd Avenue and Prescott Street the preceding day. The gunfire yielded no victims but did damage a car in the area. Third was the fatal – but acci- A memorial fund for Sleeper’s funeral has been launched by his family and can be found here. (https://www.giveforward.com/fu ndraiser/rs08/the-ej-kincaid- funeral-memorial-fund) Last year, Portland-native James Crittenden Sr. a former gang- member put out a similar call for peace in a video that showed him embracing a former rival. That video released in August, 2014, received thousands of ‘The violence has to stop. It will take a combination of hard work, faith and bravery to stop this destructive cycle’ dental – shooting of Beketel Elbe- lau Sleeper, affectionally called ‘EJ’ by associates. Sleeper’s friend, 21-year-old Isaiah Horatio Hayes, fired off a round while the two sat in a car with other friends. shares in a matter of days. “It takes a real man or a real woman to do this,” Crittenden says. “If you can approach some- one and let them know, ‘I’m sorry about what I did.’ Or if they did PHOTO BY DONOVAN M. SMITH continued from page 1 Four Portland mothers, all whose sons had died in gun violence, gathered at Bethel A.M.E. church in Northeast Portland, Friday, March 6, to call for an end to violence in the city. something, to say: ‘I want to let go of what you did. Let’s not let this happen again. Let’s just live life and be happy.’” Mayor Charlie Hales issued a statement on Holiman’s death also calling for an end to violence in the city. “The violence has to stop. It will take a combination of hard work, faith and bravery to stop this destructive cycle. Let us look to the Holiman Family as inspira- tions for this work.” Holiman leaves behind two tod- dlers, a son and daughter. The Office of Youth Violence Prevention offers resources on reducing and eradicating violence in the community. Visit their web- site at: http://www.portlandon- line.com/safeyouth/ friendly place but alas. Food is so so. Their buffet used to be good but now they don’t have it. Hampton, who founded a small business in construction that has worked with the King Neighbor- hood Association and other groups to help make Alberta Street friendly to small business- es.” Hampton is representing herself in court. The Skanner News’ attempts to obtain comment from the restau- rant owner have been unsuccess- ful, but he has commented to The Oregonian and KOIN news. The Oregonian reports that the owner, Enzo Lanzadoro, is accus- ing Hampton of “stealing” two glasses of wine. Enzo’s has a generally good rat- ing on Yelp, but the customer crit- icisms over time appear to be consistent – in particular a pattern of customers served wine without asking for it and then being charged for the beverage. One customer reported that a server poured wine into her husband’s beer glass and then charged them for it. Alberta continued from page 1 The Skanner Newspaper, established in October 1975, is a weekly publica- tion, published each Wednesday by IMM Publications Inc., 415 N. Killingsworth St., P.O. Box 5455, Portland, OR 97228. Telephone (503) 285-5555. E-mail: info@theskanner.com World Wide Web site: http://www.theskanner.com Fax: (503) 285-2900 The Skanner is a member of the National Newspaper Pub lishers Associ- ation and West Coast Black Pub lishers Association. All photos submitted become the property of The Skanner. We are not re - spon sible for lost or damaged photos either solicited or unsolicited. © 2014 The Skanner. ALL RIGHTS RE SERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART well as one other person of color who claims he and his partner were refused service. Hampton told The Skanner News that she made reservations at the restaurant after meeting the owner during a neighborhood walk; she says he was charming and talked at length about his homemade pasta and bread. But after her husband, Percy, decided he did not want to go out, she says it felt wrong to cancel the reservation at the last minute – besides, she was eager to try the food. “I was finally seated after peo- ple who came after me were seat- ed,” Hampton says. “I was not getting service; I finally said I was ready to order and the waitress told me she was not taking my order and that I had to leave and give up my table.” In the small restaurant, Hamp- ton says all the other customers watched her as she was rousted from her table and forced to leave, even being denied a to-go order. “I was so hurt, I’ve never expe- rienced this before, here in Port- land,” she said. “I’ve never heard of a place not having to-go. “I was so devastated I cried all night,” she says. “I don’t want this to happen to anyone else. “Racism is alive and well,” I finally said I was ready to order and the waitress told me she was not taking my order and that I had to leave and give up my table Hampton says. Of several bad customer reviews from the Feb. 14, 2015, Valentine’s Day dinner hour, one stands out. Anand P posted on Feb. 14: [expletive deleted] I come here, or at least used to now. But on valentines day some Asian wait- ress here was the epitome of racism. Made us sit outside in the cold and then never showed up. Americans behind us sat inside and were served wine ASAP. The chef here is a very nice person but he should not hire such morons. Anyway, never again. We came here because we wanted to goto a now been taken over by her son, says she’s seen her share of dis- crimination against African Amer- icans on Alberta Street over the years – but the snub by Enzo’s struck her to the heart. She never saw Enzo himself that night, and when she went back to the restaurant the next morning to talk with him about it she was greeted by the same manager from the night before, who brushed off her complaint and, she says, declined to put her in touch with Enzo. “I have a footprint in the neigh- borhood,” she says. “I am a small business owner myself, and I have “Bloody Sunday” when police beat scores of people at a civil rights march in Selma, Alabama. While not typical, the issues raised in the Ferguson report also unarmed black 19-year-old by a white police officer, chanting “Black Lives Matter.” Authorities said the police officer fired his weapon after he was assaulted. Read the rest of this story online at ww.theskanner.com WITHOUT PERMISSION PROHIBITED. Ferguson To see The Skanner News on your smart phone go to theskannermobile.com or scan this QR code with your app. • • • • • • • • Local news Opinions Jobs, Bids Sports Entertainment Music reviews Bulletin board RSS feeds continued from page 1 report last week, it made numer- ous allegations against the city’s police department that included racial disparities in arrests, big- otry and profit-driven law enforcement — essentially using the black community as a piggy bank to support the city’s budget through fines. Though the report centered on Ferguson, its findings have res- onated beyond the St. Louis sub- urbs as residents in some communities across the country say they feel they face the same struggles with their police depart- ments and city leadership. President Barack Obama addressed the issue Friday on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Page 2 The Portland and Seattle Skanner March 11, 2015 In Pasco, where Felix Vargas lives, the racial makeup of the city has changed over the years and now it’s more than half Hispanic, but only one in five of its police are were not isolated, he said. On Saturday, protesters took to the streets in Madison, Wisconsin, after the fatal shooting of an The officer was placed on admin- istrative leave pending results of an investigation by an outside state agency. “These communities are vulner- able because they don’t believe the law is there to protect them,” said Kevin Jones, a black, 36- year-old Iraq war veteran who lives in Saginaw, Michigan, a once predominantly white city that’s now about half black. He recalled being pulled over and arrested in 2011 for having his music too loud in the wrong part of town. The noise complaint was dropped when an officer failed to show for his hearing, but Jones said he still had to pay to get his car back. Read the rest of this story online at ww.theskanner.com
