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January 25, 2017 The Skanner Page 3 News month only to the Ma- ranatha Church. The march will meet at 10 a.m. at the Martin Lu- ther King Jr. statue at the 1000 block of Northeast MLK Blvd. at Holladay Street near the Conven- tion Center and meet with a rally at 11:45 a.m. The theme for event, which is permitted, “ one another,” the Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel told The Skanner News. We want to do what is going to be good for the whole com- munity.” Bethel said speakers would discuss police ac- countability, housing and civil rights. “[The march] came about because the AMA The date coincides with the 7th anniversary of the death of Aaron Campbell, an un- armed African American man shot by Portland Police in 2010 “Advancing Justice and Equality for All Through the Strength to Love.” The date coincides with the 7th anniversary of the death of Aaron Camp- bell, an unarmed African American man shot by Portland Police in 2010, as well as the transition to a new federal gov- ernment that explicitly threatens the rights of communities of color. Campbell was shot in the back in 2010 after emergency services was dispatched for a mental health check. The city initially fired Ron Frashour, who shot Campbell, but in Decem- ber 2015, an arbitrator forced the Portland Po- lice Bureau to re-hire him. “I want to actually say to our community that there’s an opportunity to express your feelings, have your voice going in, continuing to be aware of things that are hap- pening to our country, to our people, our commu- nity and realizing that as we come together as one we can accomplish a whole lot more than be- ing divided or opposing Exhibit felt there needed to be a march in inner North- east Portland,” NAACP Portland branch pres- ident Jo Ann Hardesty told The Skanner. “There had been a lot of protest activities down- town, and some people just don’t go downtown.” Organizers said the march is open to seniors, children and people of color and there will be a community fair at Ma- ranatha Church where organizations will dis- tribute more informa- tion about how to get in- volved. Organizations endors- ing the march include the NAACP Portland Branch, Urban League of Portland, Unite Ore- gon, Muslim Educational Trust, Japanese Amer- ican Citizens League, Asians4BlackLives PDX, Portland’s Resistance, Voz Workers’ Rights Ed- ucation Project, Right 2 Survive, Black Cultural Affairs Board at PSU, Portland Copwatch, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Sisters Of The Road, 350PDX, Showing Up for Racial Justice — Portland and others. The University of Portland’s Bauccio Lectures Series presents Dr. Neal Lester on “Beyond ‘Political Correctness’: Success and Everyday Leadership” at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Bauccio Commons, University of Portland, 5000 N Willamette Blvd. The lecture is free and open to the public. Dr. Lester is currently a Foundation Professor of English with specializations in African American Literature and cultural studies and is also the Founding Director of Project Humanities for Arizona State University. His work as director of Project Humanities spans from research on the idea of hair in race and gender politics to teaching students and the community about the N-word, all while making time to present his knowledge in a connecting and honest way that brings people of all races, genders and economic situations together. He speaks nationally and internationally on issues concerning inclusion, diversity, and race. He has published many scholarly works and has been recognized for his work by the Dali Lama. You can find more information about Dr. Lester at https://humanities.asu.edu/about- dr-neal-lester. Greenway cont’d from pg 1 7 they’re coming together to lay the groundwork of a slow-churn- ing yet much-anticipated devel- opment: the North Reach of the South Waterfront Greenway. The meeting is one in a series from Zidell’s Project Advisory Committee, which is consider- ing the interests of several enti- ties over its swath of land on the west side of the Willamette River, stretching southward between the Marquam and Ross Island bridges. While the committee is com- prised of stakeholders, public representatives and agencies, and corporate consultants, Feb- ruary’s meeting is also an oppor- tunity for anybody to voice an idea (or an opinion) about how the 33-acre site could benefit the community at large. Owned by Zidell, the property (commonly called Zidell Yards) underwent a $20 million clean-up in 2011, which included 3,000 feet of riverbank restoration, as part of the 2004 Greenway Develop- ment Plan. In the decade that has passed, a lot has happened on the South Waterfront – an OHSU ex- pansion, Tri-Met’s Orange Line, an aerial tram, and the Tilikum Crossing, to name just a few. This year will bring a cessation of Zidell’s barge business to make way for Phase I of the company’s Master Plan. Working in partner- ship with the PDC and the City of Portland, Zidell has worked out the street grid, defined park areas “ walkers from downtown Port- land in the north to Sellwood and John’s Landing in the south. The Greenway is also part of a great- er trail system, called the 40-Mile Loop (actually 140 miles now), which winds through more than ‘We need to build a trail that meets the needs of the community’ and open spaces, and delineated between residential and commer- cial space. “(The committee) has discussed what the important tenets are for the design and moving forward,” Alan Park, Development Oper- ations Manager of Zidell, told The Skanner. “So the deliverable out of this process is about a 10 percent, very conceptual layout of what the greenway could look like.” That means there’s some wiggle room. As part of the City of Portland’s Comprehensive Plan, Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is working in tandem with the big players to develop a trail that will close a gap in the larger Willa- mette Greenway Trail. The criti- cal link would connect bikers and 30 city parks. “The significance of the Green- way trail is that it starts to create connectivity,” said Elizabeth Ken- nedy-Wong, Community Engage- ment Manager at PP&R. According to a Parks-conducted community survey, the trail has credible support from southwest residents, who expressed an in- terest in connecting it to the Cen- tral District Trail and ensuring that it reflects the natural history of the area. “We need to build a trail that meets the needs of the communi- ty,” said Kennedy-Wong. But those needs could include much more, according to Henry Mead Kaiser. Read the full story at TheSkanner.com cont’d from pg 1 each year. To further illuminate the stories of Black philanthropy, the artists have created a technological component: each mounted photograph is equipped with a QR code, which can be scanned “ Dr. Neal Lester Lectures Feb. 2 at the University of Portland PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND cont’d from pg 1 a student, which led to her career as a teacher. Getting by on humble means, Dargan nevertheless lived a generous life with a pay-it-forward attitude. She was active with a litany of non- African Americans give 8.6 percent of their discretionary income to charity; they also do- nate 25 percent more of their income than do White Americans with a smartphone to generate texts, music or poetry that informs the work. One featured photograph tells the sto- ry of Elizabeth Ross Dargan, a beauti- cian from eastern North Carolina. Low on money after her husband died, Dar- gan applied for a job at the historical- ly-black Fayetteville State University. After turning her down because of a seeming lack of qualifications, the university instead enrolled Dargan as profits and institutions, including the Urban League, American Red Cross, and Habitat for Humanity. When she passed away at the age of 83, she bequeathed her estate — at a quarter of a million dollars — to the various organizations and non-profits that served her in life. “Her story is a reminder: don’t be too narrow in your judgment of who can give,” said Fullwood. “(Ms. Dargan) was a modest person with a phil- anthropic spirit.” Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Fullwood spent a little over four years putting the book together and col- laborating with Thomas to capture the photographs that could tell these stories. As a writer and consultant for a number on philanthropic non-profits — as well as the founder of the giving circle, New Generations of African American Philanthropists — Fullwood came to recognize the absence of inclusive sto- Darian’s Heart from the exhibit, 'Giving Back: The Soul of ries about giving. Philanthro- Philanthropy' py is typically limited to the wealthy. was that our stories were untold, dis- Fullwood’s need to change that per- counted and dismissed in our own com- ception became her inspiration for the munity,” said Fullwood. book. “I kept hearing so many stories from Read the full story at TheSkanner.com circle members about what a shame it CHARLES W. THOMAS March