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Danielle Outlaw will become police commissioner in Philadelphia. is appointed Portland’s new police chief. ago from the Oakland Police Department dence in the . He the fact that the members of the bureau are Year begins with in California. During her tenure here, she said under her leadership, the bureau not only extremely talented, compassionate challenged the city and law enforcement to formalized the use of the Incident Com- and professional, they are also resilient and change in police address racial inequities and now becomes mand System model for critical incidents accountable to themselves, each other and to the police chief of the fourth largest police and crowd management, and implement- the community,” Outlaw said. bureau leadership department in the nation, with more than ed crime strategies tailored to each pre- “I leave knowing the Bureau will remain by Michael Leighton 6,500 sworn and 800 civilian members. cinct that have effectively reduced crimes committed to community safety while Portland Observer editor “I’d like to congratulate Chief Outlaw against persons, property and society. building trust. It has been an honor and Danielle Outlaw, the first African Amer- for landing a once-in-a-lifetime opportuni- Outlaw praised Mayor Wheeler for a privilege to serve as Portland’s Police ican woman to lead the Portland Police ty,” Mayor Wheeler said Monday in a news placing his confidence in her during the Chief, serving alongside the members of Bureau, has accepted a new job to lead the release. “We thank her for her service to two years she served in Portland. the Bureau and partnering with countless, Philadelphia police department, and Jami the city of Portland and the Portland Police “For police chiefs, I don’t think there is remarkable individuals within Portland’s Resch, Outlaw’s recently named deputy Bureau where she helped make a positive ever an ideal time to transition on to our next community. I will forever be appreciative police chief, will be promoted to become difference. She came to Portland exceed- role in life. However, I am making this tran- of my experience here,” she added. Portland’s next permanent police chief. ingly qualified for the position of police sition on good terms, knowing the bureau Portland City Commission Jo Ann Portland Mayor announced chief, and leaves more prepared than ever will be left in the hands of a strong leadership Hardesty, the first black female member of Outlaw’s departure and Resch’s hiring on for her new position in Philadelphia.” team, led by Chief Jami Resch. And while the Portland City Council and a longtime Monday. Wheeler credited Outlaw for helping there will always be work to be done toward Outlaw came to Portland two years build community trust and public confi- improvement, that does not take away from Continued on Page 10 Page 2 January 1, 2020 2019 Year in Review A look back at some of our top stories

A New Seat of Power Jan. 9 – Longtime political activist Jo Ann Hardesty takes office as Portland’s newest city commissioner, a historic benchmark in terms of seating the first African American woman on the City Council and tilting the governing panel to a woman-majority for the first time in history.

NAACP Generations Jan. 30 – Vancouver NAACP volunteer and community artist Claudia Carter curates historical exhibit in celebration of the local civil rights group and Black History Month called ‘NAACP Generations: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow in collaboration with the Clark County Historical Society. Keeping the Focus on Health Feb. 13 – Miracles Club Program Director Maleka Taylor (right) and Wellness Within Reach Administrative Coordinator Makda Berhane oversee programs focused on improving health outcomes in the African American community, managing health initiatives previously run by the African American Health Coalition, which dissolved.

Mitigating Displacement Feb. 20 – Community leaders break ground on a new 70-unit affordable housing complex at Northeast Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks Way. The project by Portland Community Reinvestment, Inc. (PCRI) is rooted in the African American community, the nonprofit’s second major effort to create housing for people who have been displaced.

A Reversal of Fortunes March 6 – Nicole Kennedy brings diversity to the new legal cannabis industry as co-founder of the Green Hop marijuana dispensary in northeast Portland. The hip-hop themed shop operates with support from the city’s cannabis tax specifically meant to bolster cannabis entrepreneurs from communities of color that were disproportionately and negatively affected by the criminalization of marijuana in the past. Continued on Page 6 January 1, 2020 Page 3 INSIDE L o c a l N e w s

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page 5-7 photo by Beverly Corbell/The Portland Observer Tom Hughes, former Portland Metro Council president, speaks at the grand opening celebration for the new 600-room Hyatt Regency Convention Center Hotel in northeast Portland, with a Arts diverse group of employees of the new hotel filling the stairs behind him. ENTERTAINMENT& Convention Hotel Opens plans for the hotel began to take Metro’s FOTA was created in Equity was goal shape, and Mortenson, the con- 1989 to give displaced residents struction company that built the priority for jobs at the Convention in construction; hotel, was fully on board, he said. Center and was later expanded to “Mortenson partnered with us other areas from which residents hotel staff hires on this even more than we’d ex- were forced to move. by Beverly Corbell pect, with a program that attempts The new hotel, with three The Portland Observer to move people through a pre-ap- restaurants and 18 meeting rooms, When the Oregon Convention prenticeship program by work- along with the 11,000-square- Center was constructed on the east ing on several projects together, foot Regency Ballroom and the side of the Willamette River in the to eventually get experience and 5,000-square-foot Deschutes Ball- late 1980s, hundreds, if not thou- family wage jobs for the rest of room, is the first hotel to be built sands, of African Americans were their lives,” Hughes said. adjacent to the Convention Center, pushed out of their homes and Hyatt Regency general manag- which recently underwent a $40 Metro page 8 businesses. er Shane Nicolopoulos said that million renovation that city lead- Those neighborhoods will nev- Mortenson was invested in the ers hope will attract more business er come back, but at a ribbon cut- Community Construction Train- to the city. ting for the new Hyatt Regency ing Program, a collaborative effort The hotel was designed by ESG Oregon Convention Center Hotel, to increase access to trade careers Architects and achieved the high- former Metro Council president for women and people of color. est rating for Leadership in En- Tom Hughes said there was an Mortenson spokeswoman Kel- ergy and Environmental Design emphasis on diversity and equity li Amico said final numbers for certification. for both in the construction of the people of color and women who Getting the hotel built wasn’t 600-room hotel and hiring of local worked on building the hotel will easy, Hughes said, and took staff to run it. be available in January, but said “many, many, many years” and “We wanted to create an op- the company “emphasizes diversi- took the cooperation of both city portunity for people who live in ty and inclusion in all of its proj- and county elected officials. this neighborhood, many of whom ects.” “There were 17 individuals were displaced by the construc- Nicolopoulos said Hyatt held who had to sign off on the financ- tion of the (Veterans Memorial) job fairs for residents of the Met- ing for this hotel and we got 16 out Coliseum and Convention Center ro First Opportunity Target Area of 17 votes,” he said. and other places, that did away (FOTA), who have filled 41 -per Hughes also gave credit for the Opinion pages 9 with a lot of housing that was in cent of the hotel’s 300 jobs. hotel’s completion to two former this area,” Hughes said. “Leading up to the hotel’s Portland mayors, Sam Adams and Hughes said he had been work- opening, it was a priority for us to Charlie Hales, who kept interest ing with Metro on “a diversity, eq- develop job and training opportu- Continued on Page 4 Classified/Bids pages 10 uity and inclusion program” when nities,” he said. Page 4 January 1, 2020 Convention Hotel Opens Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Continued from Page 3 as a career. Overall workforce Portland, OR 97211 reached 28 percent people of color The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submis- in the project alive, even though at and nearly 8 percent women, ac- sions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly Cannon’s Rib Express labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self 3625 NE MLK Jr Blvd, times it was on life support. cording to a Metro press release. addressed envelope. 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The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultur- folks here on the staircase (Hy- women and people of color out of al Publication--is a member of the National Newspa- Open (hours) att employees) are the main rea- the trades. per Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Mon-Sat: 11am-7pm Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, son. We wanted this hotel and we Metro and the Oregon Con- Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Pub- Sunday: 11am- 6pm wanted it here because we wanted vention Center also invested lishers Association Closed Tuesday to contribute directly to the econo- $150,000 to start a Community my of Portland.” Construction Training Program The 600 guest rooms at the ho- to which Mortenson contributed tel include 16 suites and the ho- $300,000. 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Po’Shines Café De La Soul, 8139 N. Denver Ave., will host its 13th annual chitlin festival on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 3-4 in the heart of the Kenton neighborhood. Hope Rises to Save Oregon Butterfly Oregon Zoo’s butterfly conser- in the hopes they would success- Po’Shines Hosts Chitlin Festival vation lab has 269 reasons to cel- fully breed in the lab. Nearly all Po’Shines Cafe De La Soul, and more. The southern cuisine service mission since it opened ebrate the New Year. That’s how the butterflies that emerged were Portland’s premiere soul food is also called chitterlings or “The in 2006. In addition to its soul many Oregon silverspot caterpil- female, but a wild male success- restaurant at 8130 N. Denver Ave. Calamari of the Ghetto”! food and great customer service, lars are waiting to become butter- fully mated with one of them, re- in the Kenton neighborhood will Chitlins are not seen of- the restaurant provides youth flies thanks to the first-ever breed- sulting in 269 tiny caterpillars. be hosting its 13th annual chitlin ten in Portland, let alone in the and young adults with an oppor- ing of this endangered species in a Listed as threatened under the festival on Friday and Saturday, northwest. However the staff at tunity to get job training and ex- captive-rearing setting. federal Endangered Species Act, Jan. 3-4 from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m. Po’Shines wasn’t surprised by last perience in the culinary world. “This is a really exciting break- the Oregon silverspot was once both days. year’s chitlin festival turnout and “When we started, we had no through,” said Tia Perry, a keeper common in coastal grasslands A variety of chitlin dishes for the request for chitlins throughout idea what we were in for,” stat- in the butterfly conservation lab. from Northern California up into both seasoned and curious eat- the year. In addition to plenty of ed Po’Shines Executive Chef At the request of U.S. Fish and British Columbia. Today, due to ers to try will be served, includ- good food, the two day festival James Bradley. Wildlife Service, Perry and her habitat loss and the disappearance ing fried chitlins, chitlin mac & will also feature local musicians. For more information, call colleagues held back 22 pupae of its host plant, just five isolated cheese, traditional stewed chitlins, Po’Shines has served a public Po’Shines at 503-978-9000. from last year’s butterfly release, populations remain. Page 6 January 1, 2020 A look back 2019at some of our top stories Year in Review Continued from Page 2

‘It Looked Like a River’ March 20 – A major supply water main break sent a geyser of water gushing into the middle of Northeast Skidmore Street, inundating several blocks and flooding nearly a dozen residential basements. “It looked like the Deschutes River right here,” said Kevin Hendrickson, a neighbor.

De La Salle’s Crowned Champions March 13 – The Benson High School girls basketball team and coach Eric Knox celebrate the New Home program’s first state championship after dethroning two-time defending champion Southridge, April 3 – St. Charles 66-42 in the state 6A tournament. Parish Priest Elwin Schwab outlines plans to allow De La Salle Shootings Bring Response North Catholic High April 17 – Civil rights organizers Hector School to relocate Hinojosa and Lynn Marzette were on a permanently from the quest to improve police transparency and Kenton neighborhood to ensure unbiased law enforcement after the former St. Charles an unusually high number of officer- Elementary building at involved shootings involving people of Northeast 42nd and color in Vancouver and Clark County over Emerson in the Cully Neighborhood. The move would take place in the past few months. 2021 after the school’s current lease ends.

Opportunity to Serve Apology for Noose May 8 – Michelle DePass (left) May 29 -- Natural Grocers and Shanice Clarke, two well- apologized after a miniature qualified candidates from the noose was found hanging African American community, from a car’s rear view mirror in speak out on the issues as they the parking lot of the store on vie for a seat on the Portland Northeast Martin Luther King School Board. DePass went Jr. Boulevard. Neighbors traced on to win the May primary and the image to an employee at the became the first black member store and posted it online. in a decade on the seven- member governing panel.

Parkrose Coach Hail Queen Mya! Highest June 12 – Mya Brazile Academic a True Hero of St. Mary’s Academy is May 22 – Parkrose Football crowned 2019 Portland Honor Coach Keanon Lowe is hailed Rose Festival Queen, an June 12 -- Madison as a hero for taking the gun amazing accomplishment High School from an armed student at the for the 18-year-old senior graduate Taj Ali (left) northeast Portland school, and the fulfillment of a is congratulated by preventing what could have childhood dream. Her long time educator been a tragic school shooting. selection was announced and mentor Michael The former college football just ahead of the Rose “Chappie” Grice for becoming Valedictorian of his Class star at the University of Festival’s Grand Floral of 2019, the highest-scoring senior academically, and Oregon received nationwide Parade. one of the few male black students to achieve this praise for his actions. honor in the history of Portland Public Schools. January 1, 2020 Page 7

Tornado Hit July 3 – A rare EF-0 tornado touched down in northeast Portland causing widespread damage in a mile long path, including these two trees which toppled over against a single home at Northeast 16th and Going Street. Amazingly, no injuries were reported.

Safe, Clean and Sober Leader Dies June 26 -- Michael Booker, 64, a beloved and longtime advocate of the African American community in Portland, dies after an unexpected liver cancer diagnosis just three weeks prior. Booker most recently helmed the executive director position at the Miracles Club, a nonprofit for recovering addicts.

New Roots on MLK July 24 – Business owners celebrate the replanting of roots in the historic heart of Portland’s black community during a grand opening celebration for Open for Summer Alberta Commons. Three person-of-color owned businesses, Cason’s Fine Meats, July 10 – A new outdoor pool at north Portland’s Peninsula Park opens, replacing Champions Barbershop and greenHAUS Galley + Boutique have opened in the an outdated facility and expanding capacity for a resource that has a rich history of redeveloped block at Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Alberta Street. serving a multicultural community.

Program Fills Police Action Hunger Gap at March Aug. 21 -- Shannon Long, Multnomah Criticized County Library Sept. 25 – A youth- programming led climate strike assistant, welcomes draws thousands kids for free downtown to lunches as part of a peacefully protest, but summertime Meals 4 one incident involving Kids program to stave police enforcement against some young people and the arrest of a young black male off food insecurity for draws complains from civic leaders for brutality. families that would normally receive free or reduced fare In the Middle of a Fight lunches for their kids Oct. 9 – A proposed change to during the school city code by City Commissioner year. Chloe Eudaly to lessen the power of neighborhood associations to better serve diverse and underserved Campus Police populations becomes contentious. One of Eudaly’s chief critics is her to Keep Guns former employee, public policy Oct. 16 – Portland consultant Mingus Mapps, who State University alumna plans to run for her seat. and graduate student Olivia Pace and others addresss the PSU Board PSU Black Studies at Risk, Professor says of Trustees to strongly Nov. 20 -- Professor Ethan Johnson, who heads up the criticize the university’s Black Studies Department at Portland State University, decision to continue says he doesn’t feel like celebrating the department’s arming campus police 50th anniversary because PSU is failing to support the with guns. The decision department and even more is failing to listen to the followed the first ever PSU officer-involved shooting that killed a black man concerns of minority students and teachers. braking up a fight outside a bar near campus in 2018. Continued on Page 12 Page 8 January 1, 2020

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photo courtesy Warner Bros. Michael B. Jordan (left) and Jamie Foxx in a scene from “Just Mercy,” a new historical drama about a young black lawyer, Bryan Stevenson (Jordan), and his history-making battle for justice. by Dwight Brown ated and visualized by production A powerful and thought-pro- design (Sharon Seymour), editing voking true story about justice and (Nat Sanders), costume design redemption and the young black (Francine Jamison-Tanchuck), lawyer who pursued the case music (Joel P. West) and cinema- opened in movie theaters across tography (Brett Pawlak) that are America on Christmas with a full Just Mercy solid. nationwide release coming Jan. Adult and urban viewers 10. Historical drama draws on real life hero for justice should find the film’s depiction of The film tells the story of young poor black men being railroaded Harvard-educated lawyer, Bryan tion and sentence. But where he from the heroes and martyrs he new or unique. But his guidance into death sentences—well into Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), lives, in 1988, no one has enough often plays. gets the job done. the late ‘80s—alarming and en- who could have his pick of law power or know-how to fight the Foxx gives his best perfor- Cretton and co-writer Andrew lightening. Whether they view firms. Instead, he heads to rural judicial system. He needs a cru- mance since Ray. Every action, Lanham use the real lawyer Ste- Just Mercy in a theater or on Alabama to set up a small prac- sader and Stevenson answers the facial expression and ounce of di- venson’s award-winning non-fic- a streaming service, its details tice. In the deep south, with all its call: “Your life is still meaningful, alogue is channeled through him tion book Just Mercy: A Story of on history, racism and activism confines, he seeks to reverse death and I’m going to do everything I with a conviction that he rarely Justice and Redemption as source should be quite affecting. row sentences for wrongfully con- can to keep them from taking it,” shows. Larson finds the core of her material. The script they’ve cre- On a far more personal lev- victed prisoners and partners with he says. character too. Rob Morgan, Tim ated is clear, has distinctive char- el, watching a very northern and local advocate Eva Ansley (Brie To get a feel for Jordan’s inter- Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea acters, evolves competently and stiff African American lawyer Larson). pretation of the role, close your Jackson Jr. and Karan Kendrick as heads to an ending that is big- awkwardly adapt to a friendly ru- The two find many on death row eyes and imagine a young Sid- Walter’s wife form the rest of the ger than its building blocks. Yet, ral southern black community is are in need, but Walter McMillian ney Poitier. That’s the way Jordan very earnest ensemble cast. something is missing. Something compelling. It’s a fascinating jux- (Jamie Foxx), who was convicted plays the character. Not like a fi- Director Destin Daniel Cret- big. Something that would make taposition. A contrast in cultures of killing an 18-year-old white ery, agitated Denzel Washington. ton’s approach to the crime/court- this an extraordinary tale about that elevates a true story. woman, becomes a prime client. Or a gritty, emotionally raw Jef- room/drama genre is near for- injustice. Dwight Brown is a film critic McMillian says, “I didn’t do frey Wright. Jordan’s Stevenson mulaic. Nothing on view—from As the story unfolds, images for the National Newspaper Pub- it” and there’s enough evidence to has a slow, steady and academic style, to production elements, to of the south, prison environs and lishers Association, a professional question his arrest, trial, convic- manner. It’s a refreshing change substance—seems particularly rural black neighborhoods are cre- group known as the Black Press. January 1, 2020 Page 9

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wonderful patients. many services, we’ll always To all of you, “thank you.” be happy to help. We appreciate your courtesy Again, we wish you a Happy and your zeal to share with Holiday and continued health Advertise with diversity friends how Chiropractic’s through-out the coming New in natural healing has helped Year. you. It is really exciting to To find out how Chiropractic have more and more people might be able to help you or The Portland Thank you: aware of the healing power of nature. Only nature creates for answers to any questions A Happy and healthy and only nature can truly you might have about your Observer New Year to our great heal. health, please feel free to We look forward to continue call us at the phone number patients. serving those of you who’ve Call 503-288-0033 made the natural selection: shown below. Now is the season to reflect Chiropractic. The only major or email on the events of the past year health science whose only and look ahead to all the side effects are improved Flowers’ Chiropractic Office [email protected] New Year has to offer. This health and greater sense of 2027 Lloyd Center Mall, past year has certainly been well-being. If you ever have Portland Oregon 97232 a happy one for all of us. any questions about your Dr. Billy R. Flowers We’ve had so many kind and health or about any of our Phone: (503) 287-5504 January 1, 2020 Page 11 Fiddler on the Roof Revival YOU CALL, WE HAUL Broadway in Portland presents the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof at Keller Auditorium, Tuesday, Jan. 7 through Sunday, Johnny Huff Jan.12. The beloved theatrical (owner/operator) classic is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and life, love and laughter. Rich with musical hits, including “To Life (L’Chaim!),” “If I Were A Scrapping Metal Rich Man,” “Sunrise Sunset,” & Landscape Meintenance “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” and “Tradition.” Tickets Cell: (971) 263-5516 at BroadwayInPortland. com, the box office or call 1-800-273-1530. • COLLEGE STUDENTS • ATHLETES • PASTORS • MOMS • PEOPLE NEEDING EXTRA INCOME Join the “Team” $10,000/Mo. Economic Residual Income Matilda Sparks a Re- Philharmonic, Portland Empowerment 6 volt – Matilda revels in Baroque Orchestra, Movement 5 the anarchy of childhood, Friends of Chamber Mu- the power sic, Portland Chamber Orches- 4 of imagina- visit oregonzoo.org/zoolights. tra, Portland Piano International, 3 tion and a girl Portland Symphonic Choir, Cap- who won’t let Black Experience on Canvas pella Romana and Portland Vocal 2 – Portland See: followthesteps.com being ‘little’ Consort. 1 $25 Call/Listen Mon, Tues, Thurs stop her from artist Arvie 5pm (PST) 319.527.9660 putting an Smith, a Discover how a “One-Time” (No Monthly) Start of $25 ($27.03 unjust world renowned incl. Processing) can move you and your team to over $10,000 right. ‘Matil- painter of

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Big Dreams for Young Ballerina Dec. 4 – Aanaiyah Jones, age 10, the first young dancer from the African American community to star in the leading role for the holiday production of the “Nutrcracker” by Portland’s Classical Ballet Academy is a serious ballerina student, planning for a future as a professional dancer.

Gun Control Petition Recharged Dec. 11 – Faith leaders gather in northeast Portland to support a new effort to reduce gun violence by circulating a new voters initiative petition calling for a November 2020 vote to ban the sale of semi-automatic guns and large capacity ammunition magazines in Oregon.