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MAY 30, 2018 Portland and Seattle Volume XL No. 35 25 CENTS News .............................. 3,8-10 A & E .....................................6-7 Opinion ...................................2 Dreamers in Law School ..10 Calendars ........................... 4-5 Bids/Classifieds ....................11 CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW PHOTO COURTESY OF SHAWN PENNEY MOTHERS FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY This year’s Good in the Hood festival will return to King Elementary School, and the parade will follow a slightly different route — but the event will retain its focus on multicultural family fun. By Christen McCurdy Of The Skanner News T he Good in the Hood Festival re- turns to its former location at King Elementary School this year, adding more vendors and an in- creased focus on multiculturalism and community. This year’s event will take place from June 22-24 at King Elementary School, reverting to the prior venue because this year marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination, according to Shawn Penney, president AP PHOTO/ELAINE THOMPSON, FILE See GOOD on page 3 In this Sept. 27, 2017, file photo, an Amazon Echo Dot is displayed during a program announcing several new Amazon products by the company, in Seattle. Amazon says an “unlikely” string of events prompted its Echo personal assistant device to record a Portland family’s private conversation and then send the recording to an acquaintance in Seattle. Experts Offer Tips to Protect Your Privacy page 9 Wells Fargo Hit With $500 Million Penalty page 8 The Reverend Harriet Walden second from left) and Mothers for Police Accountability, along with many prominent members of Seattle’s Black Community, held the first of two press conference at Seattle City Hall May 29 to express their disappointment and anger over the way the three finalists for the Seattle Police Chief were selected. Both Press Conferences were held by supporters of the Interim Police Chief Carmen Best, who they felt was not given the same consideration as the other finalists because the city was more interested in outside candidates. The Seattle Police Officers Guild also expressed disappointment in the exclusion of Interim Chief Best as one of the finalists. Over her 26-year career with the Seattle Police Department Best worked her way up through the ranks to become Interim Police Chief. Black Seniors Create Food-Themed Art PreSERVE coalition program used food, history to promote brain health The Skanner News “I ’m not artistic at all,” said Shirley Minor, one of 15 African American seniors who participated in Pre- SERVE’s six-week “Art and Soul Food” program last winter. Using various techniques such as collaging, painting and stenciling, the partic- ipants created a work of visual art around Black heritage, family food, and childhood memory. To create their work of art, each person brought in a photograph, a map of their place of origin, and a family recipe. Minor, who works part-time for the state of Oregon’s employ- ment department, used a recipe for corn soufflé – a meal her mother used to make in Louisiana. As the weeks progressed, Minor said she felt more confident in her artistic abilities. “I really started enjoying myself,” said told The Skanner. “It was a way to help you relax, and my fellow artists were won- derful to be around.” To help draw out the inner artist in each par- ticipant, the program – which was funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council – used a number of trained facilitators and art therapists. “We pride ourselves when we start each pro- gram on creating a culture of trust and inclusion,” said Amy Henderson, ex- ecutive director of Geezer Gallery, which offered the program in partnership with PreSERVE. “It allows people to be vulnerable both in their story and in trying new things.” As a coalition of non- profits and health institu- tions, PreSERVE promotes healthy living of African Americans over the age of 50 — focusing on all areas, from a low-fat diet and ex- ercise to socialization and the expressive arts. Before launching Pre- SERVE in 2011, Linda Boise was the education director of OHSU’s Layton Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease Cen- See PRESERVE on page 3 Study Estimates 4,600 Death Toll in Puerto Rico Survey determined more deaths than usual occurred due to lack of access to medical care By DANICA COTO, Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A new study contends that many more deaths than normal occurred in Puerto Rico in the three months af- ter Hurricane Maria devastated the island, mostly because of problems getting medicines or medical care. Researchers surveyed a small sample of neighborhoods and from that estimated that up to 4,600 more deaths than usual occurred, far more than earlier studies have suggest- ed. At least one independent expert questioned the methods and the number in the new study. “This estimate could be off by thou- sands. Easily,” Donald Berry, a pro- fessor of biostatistics at the Univer- sity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, told The Associated Press in an email. The research was published online See PUERTO RICO on page 3 AP PHOTO/RAMON ESPINOSA, FILE Event returns to former location at King Elementary School PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED Organizers Gear Up for 26th Good in the Hood In this Sept. 29, 2017 file photo, police lift the coffin that contain the remains of fellow officer Luis Angel Gonzalez Lorenzo, who was killed while trying to cross a river in his car during Hurricane Maria, in Aguada, Puerto Rico.