OUR CHILDREN
Vol. () No
OUR DESTINY
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"Education, Employment and Equality"
Published by the Urban League of Portland
10 North Russell St.
Winter 1998
Portland, OR 97227 (503) 280-2600
Sen. Wyden thanks Urban League seniors
who sparked kinship care legislation
Senator Ron Wyden visited the
Multicultural Senior Center in December to
explain a new federal law that has its roots
U.S.
at the Urban League's Senior Center.
In November President Clinton signed a
bill known as the PASS Act, which
includes Sen. Wyden's kinship care
amendment. The formal name for the
PASS Act is the Promotion of Adoption
Safety and Support for Abused and Neglected Children The law promotes adoption and other permanent placements and
ensures that health and safety are the main
concerns when a child is in foster care.
The Wyden amendment ensures that grand-
parents and other kinship caregivers have
certain rights when a child is in foster care.
Kinship providers must now be notified of
court proceedings related to their a child's
foster care. Custody arrangements for kinship caregivers will be eased. And when
parents become ill, kinship caregivers can
Sen. Ron Wyden explains new kinship care benefits to parenting grandparent Ella Gay,
with her grandchildren Quincy, Quinisha and QT, while greataunt Judy Brown looks on.
room to be used for our children. This is
good news for the holidays."
Several grandparents and kinship
caregivers on hand agreed. "Kinship care
become a standby guardian, rather than opened the door for me to take care of my
have children enter a foster home.
grand niece," said Judy Brown. "Because
of this law, we'll all be together on
Hugh Price to speak at
March 12 EOD dinner
National Urban League President Hugh B.
Price will be the guest speaker at the
Urban League of Portland's Equal
Opportunity Dinner on Thursday, March 12
at the Portland Marriott. The dinner theme
The Wyden amendment came after Loretta Christmas Eve for the first time this year."
Smith, a Wyden aide, met Urban League
is "Economic Power: The Next Civil
seniors and became aware of the problems Grandparents at the center said they still do Rights Frontier." The program will include
many grandparents face. "The old law not receive funding equal to what foster presentation of the Equal Opportunity
defied common sense," Sen. Wyden told parents receive, and Sen. Wyden vowed to Award to three local individuals who have
work to improve funding.
an audience of seniors at the center.
worked for equal opportunity in their field:
Dorian Boyland, Jim Harper and Kristine
"Grandparents are an underused resource," The Urban League's Healthy Grandparents Olson. Dinner tickets are $175.
For
Sen. Wyden added. "This law will make Program helps grandparents who are information, contact Michael Pullen at
it easier for all the love and talent in this primary caregivers for their grandchildren. (503) 280-2615.
Next Step program exposes urban youth to college life
Tyrone White and Michael Cruse believe
that hope can be a better motivator than
fear.
"We both felt that
the prison just
shows one side of
Both of these young African
American men have worked with hundreds
of juvenile offenders and truant students in
the Portland area.
Tyrone works for
Multnomah County's Juvenile Justice Dept.
"Some-
the worst. In Next
After a year of taking
juvenile offenders to visit Oregon State
Penitentiaiy in an attempt to "scare them
truancy program.
Step we wanted to
show
what
can
happen if you do
straight" (see related story on page 5). both
around.
Tyrone
recalls.
times we focus on
and Michael for the Urban League's
men began to wonder if a carrot might
work better than a stick in turning kids
life,"
something right, to
show where you
can go."
Next Step students and chaperones at U of 0 campus.
So
Tyrone
and
Michael decided to
organize a visit to a place youth would
want to end up: a university campus. They
Okianer
found a willing partner in Roiy Dairy, an
Christian
Dark, volun- academic advisor at the University of
teer chair of Oregon who formerly worked in juvenile
Working together, these
justice.
the Guild's
representatives of the Urban League,
Children 's
Book Fair
(2nd from
left), shows
off a book
to Kiara
Multnomah County and the University of
Oregon organized a November visit to the
Eugene campus for a group of 21 youth
that included juvenile offenders and
students in other Urban League programs.
Stoudamire,
Diann Hill,
and Zachary
Allen.
"It went so well we're receiving requests
fmm other agencies in Northeast Portland
that want their kids to go," says Michael.
"We kept their attention the whole day,
Community shows support for
youth who "Do The Right Thing"
Hundreds of adults joined local students in
than 2,000 people.
even during a pmfessor's lecture."
Tyrone believes the visit will have a
lasting impact. "The youth saw kids fmm
our community who they didn't know were
at the university," he recalls. "Seeing
friends made them realize they can do it
Portland organized by the Urban League to KGW TV Ch. 8 carried a live broadcast of
too; they have options."
show support for youth who are "doing the the march to Jefferson High School's
right thing." The second annual "Do The football field, where a four-hour jamboree The visit helped dispel some myths the
Right Thing Day" saw increased attendance took place. Participants enjoyed a talent youth had about college. "One student
and such new featuits as a Children's show, booths with games and prizes, and thought it was impossible to go to college
Book Fair. The event celebrates youth complimentaiy food. The Urban League unless you had all the money," Tyrone
who are showing effort at school, at home, Guild organized a Childien's Book Fair said. "She didn't know about fmancial
and in their community and works to where children earned free books alter aid."
a September march through Northeast
dispel negative images of inner city youth. completing a series of craft projects.
More than tventy local organizations -including businesses, schools, churches,
non-profits and fraternal organizations -joined with the Urban League to organize
the event. A competition for the largest
student and parent turnouts from local
schools helped boost attendance to more
Students were tested about their
Major program sponsors were Washington perceptions of college before and after the
Mutual Bank and the Borden Foundation, visit. Tyrone and Michael hope the results
while Fox 49 KPDX and Oregon Health will help them raise funds to implement a
Sciences University were co-sponsors. regular pmgram. They are also seeking
Congratulations to event co-coordinators volunteers for an advisory committee. For
Brian A. Black, Fawn McDaniel Hudson information, contact Michael Cruse at
and David Bmdy for a great event!
(503) 280-2604.
President's Column
for me as servant/leader of the Urban
There was an outpouring of
League.
Kwanzaa: Reflection and Renewal
support by individuals, businesses,
organizations, and public agencies for our
By Lawrence J. Dark
focus on education, employment and
One example was Saturday,
equality.
December 20, 1997, which for me was
Kwanzaa in action.
Kwanza is a Swahili word that means
"first" and signifies the first fruits of the
harvest. From December 26 to January 1,
At 9 am students, parents, volunteers and
people of African descent in America
program for second to fifth graders. After
a morning of academic work, one of the
volunteers gave gifts to each student from
the company where he works.
staff arrived for Saturday School, our
celebrate Kwanzaa. However, all are
welcome to participate in this community
celebration.
In Africa, there are many customs that are
Downstairs, another group of students in
our E. Shelton Hill Achievers Corps (our
leadership program for sixty high school
common among various ethnic groups
found on the continent. One of these is
the celebration of the harvest. At this time
of year, people of the community /village
come together to celebrate and give thanks
for their good fortune. Working towards a
successful harvest is a communal effort, as
is the celebration.
students), wrapped many gifts provided for
the "Caring and Sharing Program" for
families in need. We are grateful to the
Lawrence J. Dark
Here in America in 1966, Maulana Ron
Karenga and the U.S. Organization adopted and make our sisters' and brothers'
the basic principles of the harvest problems our problems and to solve them
celebrations in Africa to create the together.
many businesses (like Geffen Mesher and
Co.), organizations, and individuals that
contributed gifts and monetary donations.
Back upstairs, James Winters II, the young
president of United Energy and an Urban
League board member, with assistance
from Rebecca Hanscom of his staff, hand-
observance of Kwanzaa. Karenga recognized that, on the whole, African Day 4 (December 29) - UJAMAA
Americans do not live in an agricultural (oo/ja/ma): Cooperative Economics, to
Nonetheless, he sought to build and maintain our own stores, shops
setting.
emphasize that the basic principles found and other businesses and to profit from
in producing the harvest are vital to them together.
building and maintaining strong and
ed out twenty turkeys to local families.
Seventeen turkeys were taken by noon.
wholesome communities.
School student asked, "Where did you get
the money to start your business?" Could
this be another young African American
entrepreneur in the making?
Day 5 (December 30) - MA (nee/ah):
Purpose, to make our collective vocation
the building and developing of our
community in order to restore our people
There are Seven Principles (Nguzo Saba) to their traditional greatness.
that apply to the seven days of Kwanzaa.
Each day, one of the seven principles is Day 6 (December 31) - KUUMBA
observed.
(koo/oom/ba): Creativity, to do always as
The Seven Principles
much as we can, in the way we can, in
Day 1 (December 26) - UMOJA
(oo/mo/ja): Unity, to strive for and
maintain unity in the family, community,
nation, and race.
order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Each family was appreciative and thankful.
Mr. Winters also took time to teach and
talk with both groups of students, who
asked lots of questions. One Saturday
Although not associated with the Urban
League, when I returned home there were
a group of women who had devoted the
morning going door-to-door in NE Portland
to share gifts of hope and spirituality.
So for me, Saturday, December 20, 1997
Day 7 (January 1) - IMANI (ee/man/ee):
Faith, to believe with all our heart in our
was a space in time for reflection and
Day 2 (December 27) - KUJICHAGULIA people, our parents, our teachers, our
(koo /ji /cha /goo/li /a): Self-Determination, leaders and the righteousness and victory
to define ourselves, name ourselves, create of our struggle.
renewal. A community celebration -- one
day in which I really paid attention to all
the principles of Kwanzaa at work. This
was a humbling day because I witnessed
for ourselves, and speak for ourselves
unity.
instead of being defined, named, created Kwanzaa in action
for, and spoken for by others.
1997 was a time when the Urban League
In many ways, the basic principles of of Portland family, named and spoke for
Day 3 (December 28) - UJIMA (oo/jilma): Kwanzaa are practiced each day at the ourselves and our community.
The
Collective Work and Responsibility, to Urban League of Portland. 1997 was one
build and maintain our community together of the most uplifting and fulfilling years
(continued on page six)
We Cannot Forget
we cannot forget the evil from our past,
you can't ask for forgiveness when you treated us like
trash.
we cannot forget all the hatred you have shown,
it was a while ago but the tears are not gone.
we were ordered to work against our will for long hard
days.
the present is much different that the past when we were
slaves.
"Half the fun of being a Big Sister is acting like a Little Sister,"
claims our new brochure, which features Courtney Canfield and
her Little Sister Thierra Pumphery, who wrote the poem at right.
treated like animals,
but we did no harm,
whipped like a stubborn horse upon a dirty farm.
New Big Brother Big Sister
brochure wins award
we may be stronger today and a whole lot bigger.
but when the white man saw our face he called us a
"nigger."
The Big Brother Big Sister program based at the Urban League
has a dynamic new brochure to recruit volunteers, thanks to the
help of Portland's Knoll & Co. Advertising. The brochure
features two Big Brother Big Sister matches and is designed to
recruit more volunteers of color. Photography was donated by
Steven Bloch, printing by Moore Lithograph and film prep by
Wy'East Color. Knoll & Co. won an award from the Public
Relations Society of America's Portland chapter for its pro-bono
campaign for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.
it may not be like yesterday no more,
but yesterday we couldn't shop in a white man's store.
we cannot forget!
Also, the program wishes to thank IBM for a donated laptop
computer which will be used by program staff to document
contacts with volunteers, youth and families.
Urban League and MHRC host
race relations dialogue
The Urban League and the Metropolitan Human Rights
Center will host a dialogue on race relations from 7 to 9
pm on Thursday, January 15 at Lutheran Inner City
Ministries, 4219 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The
forum is part of the "National Days of Dialogue on Race
Relations," a coordinated effort by several national
organizations to invite people throughout America to join in
community dialogues on race relations around the Martin
Luther King Holiday.
The event continues the League's series of race relation
activities, including a City Club program in December in
which Lawrence Dark, Rabbi Emanuel Rose and David
Reinhard of The Oregonian discussed the state of race
relations in Portland.
To RSVP, call David Brody at (503) 280-2611.
we cannot forget all the ways we were harmed,
like today a "black boy" walks in a store,
and the white man thinks he's armed.
speak out my poor little brothers and sisters,
tell them how you feel.
this isn't a drama, this is real.
tell them how your mothers, your sisters and your
brothers were treated in the past.
you must speak at last.
Tell them how they were disrespected,
raped,
beaten,
hung,
whipped,
and even locked behind bars.
if they say you are a liar you can show them your scars.
God made us to be equal and to be fair,
yet our equality just isn't there.
though the pain may have soaked away,
and you're out of misery,
we still see your scars,
"AND WE CANNOT FORGET."
by Thierra Pumphery, age 14
( Thierra is a Little Sister in the Urban League's
Big Brother/Big Sister Program)
Client Success Story
Prison visit helps teen do the right thing
Things were not going well for Richie
"The inmates down there talked to us about
Bravo when he was referred to the Urban
League's diversion program by Multnomah
County. Richie had committed a theft, quit
school and left his family. Compared to
staying out of trouble," Richie recalls.
"One said, 'If I ever see you in here I'm
going to be mad, because I'll know you
didn't listen to us while you had a chance.'
many youth the Urban League serves, I don't think I could survive down there.
Richie had more than his share of barriers I decided it was easier to go home and
Cummins
West
to overcome. Yet today he is living with work things out there."
Three elected to board
his family, doing well in school and telling
other youth how they can turn their lives
around. He says his own change began
with a visit to the Oregon State
Penitentiary arranged by the Urban League.
The Urban League has elected three new
board members -- Jane Cummins, Brian
The League's diversion program is a
community service option for youth who
have committed a misdemeanor offense.
Instead of serving time in detention the
youth are counseled at the Urban League
and agree to a community service contract
that allows them to "pay back"
the
community for their misdeed. Richie's
contract involved hours of community
service performed at the Urban League.
"Richie overcame a lot," notes his
counselor Jon Phillips. "His story shows
that many kids in trouble will turn things
around if given the chance."
Richie
became the first volunteer for the Youth
Speaking Circuit, in which graduates of the
diversion program talk to other youth about
the consequences of committing crimes.
Richie Bravo shows off his certificate for
being the first volunteer youth speaker, as
his counselor Jon Phillips looks on.
The Urban League congratulates Richie
Bravo and other youth who are choosing to
do the right thing.
Keck, and Barbara West -- and filled
several key staff positions.
Jane Cummins, Senior Vice President,
Clinical Operations for Legacy Health
System, is based at Legacy Emanuel
Her responsibilities include
overseeing and leading clinical operations
on four health campuses. Her division
employs 3,000 people. She previously was
Hospital.
President and CEO of Legacy Merdian
Park Hospital and Legacy Mount Hood
Medical Center.
Brian Keck is Chairman of Meier &
Frank Department Stores, operating in
Oregon and Washington.
He was
previously Senior Vice President of Human
Resources at Filene's Department Stores in
Boston. Both Meier & Frank and Filene's
are divisions of The May Department
Stores, Co.
While in Boston, Mr. Keck
served on the board of directors of the
Take Our Parents to School Week a success
Hundreds of parents and community Jefferson High School.
The
Street
members turned out for Take Our Parents Academy event featured KOIN TV news
to School Week events around the Portland anchor Ken Boddie and Ms. Portland,
area in November. Take Our Parents to Adrianne Davis. Hundreds more attended
School Week (TOPS) is an annual event "The State's Largest Reading Party" at
designed to highlight specific programs and Clackamas Elementary School and the
activities that reflect the community's Beaverton School District's Community
efforts to create opportunities for parents, Forum held at Findley Elementary.
children, educators and community
members to interact in ways that have a TOPS Week and the Greater Portland
positive impact on the education of Hand in Hand Coalition are coordinated
locally by the Urban League of Portland
America's children.
and Children First for Oregon and
Over 100 people attended an evening event sponsored nationally by the Mattel
at the Urban League's Portland Street Foundation. For more information, call
Academy and the grand opening of the David G. Brody at (503) 280-2611.
Parent-Volunteer Resource Center at
Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.
Barbara West is Executive Director for
Kaiser Permanente in the Northwest. She
is responsible for health care services in
the PortlandNancouver area, as well as
Salem, OR and Longview, WA. West was
previously Vice President and Regional
Medical Services Administrator for Kaiser
Permanente.
On the staff, Serena Stoudamire has been
promoted to Director of Adult and Senior
Services and Alan Hipolito has been
named Environmental Programs Director.
Serena was formerly manager of the Urban
League's kinship care program. Alan is a
graduate of the Northwestern College of
Law at Lewis & Clark College, with an
emphasis on environmental law.
President's Column
(continued from page three)
accomplishments in advocacy,
direct
services, bridge building and research
through education, employment and
equality, would not have happened without
a lot of collective work, collaboration and
The Portland/
economic support.
Urban League President
Lawrence J. Dark
presents lead sponsor
award to Doug Stamm,
Nike's Director of Public
Vancouver area are united in purpose to
bring together an array of creativity which
is fed by faith and spiritual traditions.
I
hope each of us will take time to
consider our good fortunes and to commit
to using our collective skills and talents in
the making of a renewed community. In
1998, be aware and conscious of the
principles of Kwanzaa. While doing this,
Affairs.
Nike sponsors summer jobs for youth
A generous donation by Nike helped the
Urban League to employ more than 30
let us also reflect, reassess, recommit,
reward, and rejoice in an atmosphere of young people who spent their summer
doing landscape work for seniors and
peace, love and unity.
learning business skills.
The Urban
League
wishes
to
thank
the
following
HARAMBEE (ha/rahm/beh) - "Let's
companies
which
also
contributed:
pull/work together."
Urban League CEO
receives Marge Lee
Anderson Award
Crawford Roll-Lite Door Sales; Custom
Stamping & Manufacturing; Daily Journal
of Commerce; Doubletree Hotel Jantzen
Beach; Embassy Suites; First Consumer
National Bank; General Tool & Supply
Co.; Georgetown Manor; Gunderson;
Halton Tractor; Kelly Services; Key Bank;
Legacy Health System; The McCoy Group;
Act III Theatres; American International Medallion Industries; Neil Kelly Co.; North
Forest Products; Association for Portland Pacific Insurance; Oregon Pacific
Progress; AT&T Wireless Services; Investment Dev. Co.; OSF International;
Barbara Sue Seal Properties; Brownstein Pacific Crest Fruit Co.; Pollin Restaurants-
Rask Arenz Sweeney & Kerr; Bryan Union
Inc./Tony Roma's; R.H.
Bickmore's Gresham Ford; Bullivant Parker/United Foundation; Residence Inn at
Urban League President Lawrence J. Dark Houser Bailey; Campbell Crane Rigging Lloyd Center; Sealy Mattress Co.; Snyder
was recently honored for his advocacy on Svc.; City Center Parking; Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal; Texaco; Todd
different health issues by Garlington Center Manor; Columbia Resource; Columbia Construction; Valley Wine Co.; Wells
Behavioral HealthCare, which provides Sportswear; Cosgrove Vegeer & Kester; Fargo.
mental health services to the North/
Northeast Portland community.
Blazers vs. Seniors in bingo battle
An award selection committee chose Mr.
Dark for his "outstanding leadership and
dedication to providing physical and
mental health services to minority
populations." In Oregon, Mr. Dark has
championed the health needs of communi-
Bingo afternoons tend to stir the
competitive spirit at the Northeast
Multicultural Senior Center.
Seniors
gather at the facility operated by the Urban
League, Loaves & Fishes and Multnomah
ties of color in the areas of HIV/AIDS,
County to play multiple sets of bingo
environmental health issues, senior health
boards in a quest for small prizes and peer
respect. So our seniors were ready when
a new group of players invaded their turf
on a recent afternoon. As Portland
TrailBlazers President Bob Whitsitt and
Vice President Berlyn Hodges called out
tiles, the seniors battled boards with
issues, and violence as a public health
issue. As board chair of the Columbia
Willamette Area Health Education Center
(AHEC for short), he has also worked to
encourage people of color to enter health
careers and worked on education and
health issues in a six-county region.
Blazers Isaiah Rider, Gary Trent, and
Rasheed Wallace. Every senior came
Nationally, Mr. Dark has served on the away with a prize, including many Blazer
national board of the American tickets. The event was part of the Blazers' Rasheed Wallace goes one-on-one with
Psychological Association and reviewed all contribution to the NBA's annual "Team Urban League senior in bingo battle.
HIV/AIDS public information materials for Up" day of community service. Our Wallace, who shocked the crowd by
the American Red Cross.
thanks to all the Blazers (even Rasheed winning the day's final game).
r
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Students meet at PSU for 24th annual Career Day
Hundreds of middle and high school Fair, and learn about scholarships. Urban
students from our region spent a day on a League board member James Winters,
college campus learning about career president of United Energy, provided a
choices at the 24th annual Urban League motivational speech.
Mr. Winters
Career Awareness Day in December. graduated from Benson High School and
Students came to Portland State University attended Career Awareness Day as a
to hear career presentations by adult student. Today he owns Oregon's largest
volunteers, meet representatives from local minority-owned company.
businesses and organizations at a Career
Calendar of Upcoming Events
February 10: Reception for Gullah artist Jonathan Greene co-sponsored by Urban
League Guild at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center.
March 12: Equal Opportunity Dinner at Portland Marriott with guest speaker
National Urban League President Hugh B. Price. Tickets $175.
April 2: Career Connections job fair at Memorial Coliseum.
April 25: Bowl for Kids' Sake fund raiser at Hollywood Bowl.
August
2-5:
National Urban League Annual Conference, Philadelphia.
United Airlines.
Our Wish List
A gift to the Urban League is a gift to
the community we serve. Our most
urgent need is a passenger van with
wheelchair lift for our Senior Center.
The following items would help us
better serve our clients.
* Passenger van to transport students
* Laser printers
* Board games (chess, checkers, etc.)
* Color television for Senior Center
* Your Urban League membership!
Special thanks to those who responded
to our last Wish List: Congressman
September 19: Do The Right Thing Day.
October 27: Annual Dinner at Oregon Convention Center.
For event information, call the Urban League of Portland,
Special thanks to this year's volunteer
event chair Barbara Peterson O'Hare of
(503)
280-2600.
Earl Blumenauer, Renee Gillmore and
Dean Witter, Intel, Portland General
Electric, and Ron Tonkin Dodge.