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tute is unique in that
it preserves the classic
costumes of barbering –
shaving with a straight
razor, styling without
dyes or chemicals and
giving a natural facial.
A lot has changed since
A.B. Moler opened the
first barber school in
Chicago back in 1893, but
Champions is intent on
means to be a profession-
al barber.”
His institute is aiming
to correct that by offer-
ing a 10-month course
with in-depth training
in all types of hair. Stu-
dents will also spend a
large portion of their
schooling on the floor,
where customers can re-
ceive cuts at a discounted
‘We pride ourselves on try-
ing to build entrepreneurial
barbers’
keeping the craft alive,
which not only extends
to giving a great haircut,
but inspiring students to
launch a barbering busi-
ness of their own.
“We have a pretty in-
tensive business por-
tion of our curriculum,
where we cover a lot of
the fundamentals of bar-
bering, branding and
marketing,” said Jamaal
Lane, owner of Champi-
ons Barbering Institute.
“We pride ourselves on
trying to build entrepre-
neurial barbers. So when
they finish here, students
will actually leave with a
business plan that they
can execute.”
Originally from Port-
land, Lane had been cut-
ting his own hair from
a young age, but never
thought of it as a profes-
sion. After a car accident
hindered his ability to
perform more labori-
ous work, Lane got his
barbering license and
launched the upscale
Champions Barbershop.
With Portland and Bea-
verton locations, Cham-
pions’ entrepreneurial
and trend-setting ideals
have been instilled into
the institute.
“I felt barbers were be-
ing shorted on hands-on
skills and the business
aspect,” said Lane. “They
didn’t have a true un-
derstanding of what it
Amplify
price.
Lane said ultimately
his long-term plan is to
train at his institute and
employ at his barber-
shop.
“The goal is to poten-
tially open up more
shops where I can have
a feeder system, with
employees and indepen-
dent contracts from the
school,” he said.
And according to the
data, the time to get into
barbering is now. The
Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics projects that employ-
ment of barbers and cos-
metologists will increase
by 20 percent, from 2008
to 2018. With Portland’s
continual support of
small local business,
Lane said he’s counting
on the lucrativeness of
the grooming industry,
particularly among men.
“The men’s grooming
industry is booming
all around the country.
Barbering has taken on
a new look in the last
five years or so, where
it’s become an attractive
field to be a part of it,”
said Lane. “With all the
growth that’s going on in
Portland, there’s so much
opportunity,
whether
for building clientele or
opening up a shop. It’s
big right now.”
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A demonstrator holds up a sign during a permitted
demonstration Monday. An estimated 2,000 people
attended a demonstration in opposition of Donald
Trump’s administration, while a smaller, unpermitted
demonstration drew about 100 people, many of
whom were arrested and some of whom sustained
injuries during confrontation with police.
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Vancouver immediately south of
Killingworth.
The organization has owned the
5327 N. Vancouver Ave. building
since 2001, according to public
records, and originally planned
to build a larger worship site. Di-
rector Imam Muhammad A. Na-
jieb told The Skanner it has paid
for the bulk of the project — but is
still fundraising to complete the
building.
Najieb said the congregation is
seeking to raise $158,000 to fin-
ish paying for the new structure,
which will be delivered March 6
and 7 after completion by Pacific
Mobile, a modular building com-
pany with facilities throughout
the Northwest and California.
Prior to that, the community
had raised about $400,000 for the
new mosque, which went to pay
for initial payment for the struc-
ture. Najieb said the total cost for
the building itself is $319,000, and
other funds have gone toward
sidewalks and a building permit.
“No one can take credit for
where this community is and has
been,” Imam Mikal Shabazz said
at a Feb. 18 open house to raise
funds and invite the community
to learn more about the new facil-
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3800 block of Northeast Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. According
to witnesses quoted in The Orego-
nian, the fire was started by burn-
ing incense that, due to a lack of
ventilation, quickly destroyed its
‘No one can take credit for where this
community is and has been’
ity.
According to Najieb, the con-
gregation raised $9,000 at the
open house, which included food,
prayers and updates from com-
munity members on the progress
of the project.
Shabazz told the assembled
group of about 20 people that the
organization has had “unbroken
leadership” despite several shifts
in location and an expansion of
its religious philosophy.
The MCCP has been without its
own physical space for worship
since October 2013, when a fire
destroyed its meeting place on the
interior. Currently, the congrega-
tion holds Friday prayer services
at the Matt Dishman Community
Center on Northeast Knott Street.
The Muslim Community Center
occupied several physical spac-
es in Northeast Portland since
the congregation was organized
in 1967. At the time of the 2013
fire, Najieb said, the group was
already looking to build a new
structure.
“We had a larger project on the
drawing board but that didn’t ma-
terialize,” Najieb said.
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fice or even having their voices heard
in our government,” said its advocacy
director, Amanda Manjarrez. “To find
better solutions that lead to more eq-
uitable outcomes, we need leaders who
listen to the community and who really
understand the challenges that ordi-
nary families are facing on a daily-ba-
sis.”
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Not My
President’s Day
Council.” Since its founding, the coun-
cil has only seen eight elected women.
To challenge that, Amplify partners
with community-based networks to
identify leaders whose credibility is
two-fold: the potential to win and the
ability to pass policies or legislation
that works for their communities.
Potential candidates come to Ampli-
We need leaders who listen to the community
and who really understand the challenges that
ordinary families are facing on a daily-basis
While Oregon’s 2017 legislative ses-
sion has more members who are people
of color — nine — than any time in his-
tory, 90 are still White.
Locally, the situation is direr. “Just
look at who represents us in the City
of Portland,” said Manjarrez. “One in
three people in Portland are from com-
munities of color, yet we’ve only ever
had two people of color serve on City
fy from several avenues; some surface
through its free training days in Wood-
burn, Portland, and Gresham, while
others are recommended through or-
ganizations. Roughly 65 percent of
participants enter the program with a
background in politics.
All individuals undergo an in-take
process, during which they’re assessed
on their leading issues and their rea-
sons for wanting to run. Amplify then
works to identity opportunity in the
candidate’s district, and whether or not
they have the ability to be an effective
and successful legislator.
While Amplify’s candidates are not
solely selected on their political par-
ties, their agendas must put social jus-
tice, representation and equity at the
forefront.
Once accepted, participants will en-
ter a vetting process, which includes
identifying an office, board or com-
mission seat, training and one-on-one
coaching, connecting with campaign
managers, and sometimes taking up
volunteer positions to garner local rec-
ognition.
“With some folks, that process is easi-
er because they have a lot of experience
and local prow,” said Parker-Milligan.
“For some it takes more time. If they
need more development then Amplify
puts them on a longer track to prepare
them to run.”
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PHOTO COURTESY OF PATTY GARDNER
Champions
Jamila Singleton Munson received training at
Amplify and is running for the board of Portland
Public Schools.
With around a dozen people in Wash-
ington tying up their politico boot-
straps, Parker-Milligan said he is cur-
rently working with similar numbers
in the Portland metro area.
Some, like Jamila Singleton Munson,
have already announced their candida-
cy.
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