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photo by Cervante Pope/The Portland Observer Portland City Hall is draped in protest banners as activists from Black Lives Matter, Don’t Shoot PDX and other civil rights groups oppose a new collective bargaining agree- ment with the union that represents members of the Portland Police Bureau. by Cervante Pope “Where is the fire?” Portland NAACP President Jo Ann The Portland Observer Hardesty said, calling the contract Hales submitted as one Advocates for police reforms to empower civil rights that reflects a narrow focus on giving raises and not taking against racial profiling and other unjust police practices in the will or voice of the community. have joined together to stop, at least temporarily, Mayor The proposed labor agreement boasts a nine percent Charlie Hales from getting approval of a new labor con- Pushed raise overall for police officers over the next three years, tract for members of the Portland Police Bureau. a bonus fee for recruiting new officers, a higher starting “You serve the community first, and then you serve pay for new officers, and gives retired officers who come the police second,” activist Jamaal Washington told May- from the back to duty for six years the highest pay grade available. or Hales and members of the Portland City Council last “We’re against this because essentially they’re going week. “We are not subjects, we are citizens and our voices to be paying more for maniac cops to come in and kill are supposed to mean something.” us,” said Danielle James, a local mother who also said Williams is among a large group of protestors, includ- her daughter was assaulted by a Portland Police officer ing members of Black Lives Matter and Don’t Shoot PDX Agenda after being racially profiled. “These cops don’t know our who camped outside of City Hall last week, that pledge to children; they don’t know that this 14-year-old black kid continue to protest at the front doors of city government walking with a hoodie and sweatpants is actually an Ivy over a police contract they say rewards police officers fi- League student that didn’t just rob a store.” nancially without making the streets safer for minority and Mayor’s labor James argued it’s not in the best interest of the com- disadvantaged residents. munity to have more officers on the streets if the police The current Portland Police Association contract that are on duty are not adequately prepared in the way doesn’t expire until June 17, six months after Hales’ term deal with police they deal with members of the black community and other as mayor is over, leaving many to wonder why the rush. minority populations. Some of the activists said the next labor agreement with She called for a contract that expands psychological police officers should be negotiated with incoming Mayor Continued on Page 5 Ted Wheeler, who doesn’t take office until January. runs aground Page 2 October 5, 2016

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pages 6-7 groups applaud call for reforms Opinion by Michael Leighton Portland Observer Two major civil rights groups are applauding a call by law en- forcement officers in the state to decriminalize drug possession crimes. “We are encouraged that Ore- gon law enforcement recognizes that harsh drug laws have been a failure, wasting taxpayer money page 9 and disproportionately impact- ing communities of color,” said Bobbin Singh David Rogers Kimberly McCullough, legislative holder to craft a more thoughtful housing, employment, education, Metro director at the American Civil Lib- approach to drug possession when and more.” erties Union of Oregon. it is the only crime committed. Singh said the damage caused “Criminalization does not help They called for new laws that by trying to address drug abuse people struggling with addiction make drug possession convictions and addiction through the penal and often exacerbates their prob- misdemeanors, and recommend system rather than through treat- lems,” McCullough said. “There that drug offenders be carefully ment impacts Oregonians’ ability are more effective ways to use assessed and given individualized, to parent their children and partic- Oregon’s limited resources to ad- mandated drug abuse treatment as ipate in their communities. dress this public health issue.” a condition of their conviction. He was particularly pleased Bobbin Singh, executive direc- David Rogers, executive direc- that the law enforcement groups tor of the Oregon Justice Resource tor of the ACLU of Oregon said were addressing the impact cur- Center, said last week’s announce- he was pleased to see Oregon law rent drug laws have on Orego- ment by the Oregon State Sheriffs enforcement leaders promoting a nians of color. Association and Oregon Associa- smarter approach. “Any conversation about how tion of Chiefs of Police was “an “Longer criminal sentences are to address the problem of mass important contribution to an ongo- not always the path to justice, safe- incarceration in our state must ing conversation about whom we ty, or solving challenging social prominently feature the voices of are incarcerating and why.” problems,” Rogers said. “Policies communities of color and must In a press statement, the police that prevent people from rebuild- take particular account of how and sheriff’s groups pledged to ing their lives are bad for Oregon. these communities are affected by work with the Governor, Attor- When someone is charged with a current or proposed policy,” Singh ney General, District Attorneys, felony drug crime it can follow said. the Legislature and other stake- them for life, preventing access to Strip Club Murder Confession by Cervante Pope the knife used in the attack was not The Portland Observer given to her for protection during A 23-year-old woman accused of the altercation, as she previously fatally stabbing another woman at claimed, and admits that the stab- a northeast Portland strip club has bing took place inside the club, not pled guilty to murder. outside as originally reported. Back in June, Rinita Linelle The documents show that wit- Lowe fled a bloody scene at the ness testimony and security footage Skinn Gentleman Club, 4523 N.E. reveal Lowe approached Turner at 60th Ave., and went inside a near- the bar, punched her first, and quick- pages by convenience store where police ly pulled the knife out of her purse, 10-17 officers on break arrested her imme- stabbing Turner at the bar as security diately. She has been held at Mult- Rinita Linelle Lowe guards tried to pull the fight apart. ArtsENTERTAINMENT nomah County Detention Center Turner died at the scene of three & since. wherein she first claimed the vic- sharply forced injuries to her neck, New court documents show tim, Shantina Turner, 29, initiated her autopsy shows. variations in Lowe’s original story, a dispute with her. Now she says page 18 Classifieds Sugar Mountain Photo Correction: In last week’s Minority Business issue, a photo for our story on Sugar Mountain Vintage misidentified Jamie Winterlich. Both Winterlich and Hannah Humphries co-own the boutique, but only Winterlich was featured in the photo. We Calendar page 19 are sorry for the confusion. Page 4 October 5, 2016

photo courtesy Fox Search Light Pictures Armie Hammer (from left) portrays Samuel Turner, Nate Parker portrays Nat Turner and Jayson War- ner Smith portrays Earl Fowler in a scene from “The Birth of a Nation,” opening Friday, Oct. 7. Review: ‘Birth of a Nation’ bluntly tells tale of Nat Turner and will continue to make films. a Nation” takes a lot of liberties Film opens We’ll all have to reconcile with with truths and unknowns about that in our own way. #Oscars- Nat Turner, fleshing out the skel- Thursday in SoWhite, meanwhile, will never eton of what the history books tell be solved with just one film — and us. local theaters certainly not by the first to screen Instead of having Nat being by Lindsey Bahr after another year of homogenous sold a number of times throughout AP Film Writer nominees. his life, Parker keeps him with the “The Birth of a Nation “ has The fact is, “The Birth of a Na- same owner — the Turner family had more expectations placed on tion” is a fine and promising debut — throughout. Matriarch Eliza- it than any movie could reason- from Parker, who also co-wrote beth Turner (Penelope Ann Mill- ably bear. and produced. It also feels very er) takes a shine to Nat and helps When the film about Nat Turn- much like a first film, too, unable to teach him how to read. While er and his 1831 slave rebellion to reach the lofty artistry that it’s that part is true, keeping him with premiered at the Sundance Film striving for in juxtaposing un- the same family allows Parker to Festival, it was held up, unfairly imaginable human injustices with show a young Nat (Tony Espino- or not, as everyone’s great hope both lyrical spirituality and shock- sa) being friends with his eventual to save us from another year of ing violence. master Samuel (Armie Hammer) #OscarsSoWhite. Some handful Parker follows Nat Turner from from youth. He also gives Nat a of months later, it became repre- childhood to his death at age 31. lifelong nemesis in a slave track- sentative of something else when Turner was hanged for the Vir- er (Jackie Earle Haley), who, by the focus shifted to the then lit- ginia rebellion. Under the cloak the end of Nat’s life, will have run tle-known fact that its creator and of night, he and his fellow slaves down his father and hurt his wife star, Nate Parker, had a past that went house to house slaughtering Cherry (Aja Naomi King). involved not only a rape allega- every man, woman and child who Ultimately, it makes “The Birth tion, but the eventual suicide of had a white complexion. It lasted of a Nation” less a good faith at- the accuser. 48 hours and over 50 people were tempt at reconstructing Nat Turn- Neither is a fair lens through killed. The incident was an early er’s life leading up to the rebellion which to judge “The Birth of a Na- catalyst to the Civil War. and more a stylized fable, loose- tion.” Complicated people have Out of necessity, “The Birth of ly rooted in an extraordinary true story. Parker does, through a skillful- ly internalized performance, show the evolution of a radical through unthinkable dehumanization. Nat, who has taught himself to preach, travels from plantation to planta- tion with Samuel reading scrip- ture to other slaves. It’s there he sees that not all are as relatively benevolent as the Turners. The images haunt him — from the a little black girl being led around on a leash to a man having his teeth hammered out. The horrors build inside the once docile Nat until erupting in a passionate ser- mon, and, eventually the uprising. It’s all juxtaposed with imagery of

Continued on Page 8 October 5, 2016 Page 5 Pushed from Computer the Agenda Science Continued from Front Introduction evaluations for police currently on the job Kids from local Boys & Girls Clubs and weeds out cops who may not be good had an opportunity to dive into the world for the profession, providing as an exam- of computer science and spend the af- ple, a person bullied throughout life who ternoon with those working in the field, becomes a cop and holds a superiority during a special after-school visit to complex over the residents they serve. Google in Portland last week. James’ brother Maqueal, from his The kids took part in a hands-on standpoint as someone who witnessed the computer coding activity, listened to a Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, said of computer science career panel featuring Portland’s police and community interac- Google employees who work on popular tions, “We don’t get any peaceful sleep A hands-on computer coding experiment is part of the fun when from the Boys Continued on Page 8 because we know we have to wake up and and Girls Club visit Google of Portland. deal with the same old mess on our plate.” Another issue that riled up the activist citizens was a proposed policy on body camera footage that would allow officers to review the video prior to writing inci- dent reports. Hales accepted the terms in private negations with the union, going outside a pledge he made to allow the pub- lic to weigh in on the contract, the advo- cates said. Talks between Hales and the activists broke down last week after the mayor suddenly moved a scheduled meeting be- tween the groups from City Hall to the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church, a historically black congregation in north Portland. The lack of enthusiasm for the con- tract continued the following Wednesday during a City Council meeting. The mayor amended the body camera proposal to say “substantial public input will be required prior to finalization of the policy,” but verbiage stating the police union still has the final decision on vid- eo viewing hadn’t changed, drew wide- spread condemnation from the activists. Many approached the podium with heated words for the mayor and city com- missioners. Comments by David Kif Davis of Multnomah County Copwatch led to Hales storming out of the cham- bers, leaving the audience in the dark for around 20 minutes. With much of the public’s testimony being not having enough time to read and fully comprehend the contract, Hales fi- nally decided to postpone the council’s vote for at least until Oct. 13. He also agreed to open this week’s agenda for more discussion on the issues. “You’re just pretending to listen to us,” McKelvey said at the podium. “We all know what you’re going to do once this meeting is over.” Nevertheless, the activists saw triumph in the delay. “We view this as a victory for our move- ment, says McKelvey. “We have won the battle but the war is still to come.” Monday, Hales issued a statement say- ing there was understandable confusion about the collective bargaining agreement and offered to address the concerns. He said the agreement was needed to fill officer vacancies and that it reinforc- es accountability and transparency in the Police Bureau. He also asked residents to read the contract on the City Auditor’s website along with a draft proposal on po- lice using body worn cameras. Page 6 October 5, 2016

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Opinion articles do not necessarily represent the views of the Portland Observer. We welcome reader essays, photos and story ideas. Submit to [email protected]. Opinion Divergent Views with Racial Underpinnings their appearance. Black children of authorities to hold officers ac- letes in high schools, youth many of their elders seem un- Kaepernick’s are viewed as older and more countable for misconduct. leagues, and colleges all across able to see. responsible for their actions According to a recent survey, the country. It is not merely Kaepernick’s right to than white children of the same the vast majority white Amer- It’s interesting to note that, right to register his discontent age. From minor offenses like icans hold a favorable view of while no white NFL player has with the status quo. Some would self-expression being bypassed by a taxicab to police, while a slight majority yet joined the protest, many argue it is a moral imperative. by Marc H. Morial the overwhelmingly racial- of black Americans hold an un- of the high school and college As Abraham Lincoln said, “To Social protest is a ly skewed criminal justice favorable view. A majority of students protesting are white. sin by silence when they should fundamental element system, the experiences of whites believe police generally Young people have the power protest makes cowards of men.” of American democ- black Americans simply are are held accountable for their to change the future, and it is Marc H. Morial is president racy. The right to not the same for whites. misconduct, and a majority of encouraging that their eyes are and chief executive officer of the self-expression, the A majority of African blacks believe they are not. A open to the racism and injustice National Urban League. right to dissent, and Americans support Kaeper- majority of black respondents the right to confront nick’s choice, while a ma- said police are too quick to use those in authority with jority of whites do not. Ac- lethal force, while most white ones grievances are enshrined in cording to an informal Twitter respondents said police only use The Law Offices of the Constitution. poll the National Urban League lethal force when necessary. Thus, San Francisco 49er conducted among our followers, While I myself will continue to Patrick John Sweeney, P.C. Colin Kaepernick’s decision to an overwhelming 88 percent say stand for the National Anthem, I protest police violence against they are proud of Kaepernick. support his right to protest. And African Americans by declining Some white football fans, while I wholeheartedly share Patrick John Sweeney to stand for the National Anthem meanwhile, have burned Kaeper- Kaepernick’s despair over exces- Attorney at Law is a profoundly patriotic act. nick’s jersey and have engaged sive force and the failure to hold While we live in the same in hateful racial invective on so- police accountable, I would sup- 1549 SE Ladd, Portland, Oregon country, the reality of day-to- cial media. port his protest even if I did not. day life for white and black The divergent views on Despite the outrage Kaeper- Portland: (503) 244-2080 Americans can be vastly differ- Kaepernick’s action reflect the nick’s protest has raised, he has ent. Most black men and women divergent views on the very rea- ignited a movement of sorts. Hillsoboro: (503) 244-2081 in America know the humilia- son for his protest – the use of Since Kaepernick since first de- tion of being targeted – by po- excessive and fatal force by po- clined refused to stand in late Facsimile: (503) 244-2084 lice, by store clerks, by security lice, disproportionately directed August, 22 NFL players have Email: [email protected] officers - for nothing more than at people of color, and the failure joined his protest, as have ath- Page 8 October 5, 2016 Review: ‘Birth of a Nation’ triot” is another. There is a better Continued from Page 4 movie somewhere below the pos- angels and dreamily remembered turing. At this point, Parker is not moments of a tribal leader telling yet as smooth a director as he is a young Nat that he was destined an actor, but that’s not likely to al- to lead. ways be the case. “The Birth of a Nation” hits all “The Birth of a Nation,” a Fox of these notes very bluntly. Many Searchlight release, is rated R by have already compared it to Mel the Motion Picture Association of Gibson’s “Braveheart,” which is America for “disturbing violent apt. Roland Emmerich’s “The Pa- content, and some brief nudity.” Computer Science Introduction Corporation for National and Continued from page 5 Community Service announced Google tools like Chrome and computer science programming Google Translate, then took a be- for six underserved communities hind-the scenes tour of the Goo- and youth around the country, gle office. Mayor Charlie Hales including Portland. attended the event to welcome The aim is to inspire and train the nearly 30 students, ranging the next generation of computer in age from 8-13. scientists and answer a call by The visit follows the White President Obama that every House’s Computer Science for American student should have All Summit where Google, Boys the opportunity to learn comput- & Girls Club of America and the er science.

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And finally, to be female is to be an underdog in Katwe.” That perspective grounded Crother’s profile of Ugandan chess prodi- gy Phiona Mutesi, which began as an article and then became photo courtesy Disney a book, “The Queen of Katwe: Madina Nalwanga concentrates at the chess board in her role as the One Girl’s Triumphant Path to chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi in the new Disney film ‘Queen of Katwe.’ Becoming a Chess Champion” -- and then the basis for this film. Nalwanga, who, like her char- offered porridge to attract chil- Its director, Mira Nair (who acter, is from the slums of Kam- dren to a game that would en- directed “Monsoon Wedding,” pala and sold corn on the street gage their minds and enlist the “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” as a child. She conveys Phiona’s creativity and will to survive that and an unusually eclectic array grave, watchful intelligence as a they already relied on each day. of other films), has been living young girl who lives in Katwe Phiona showed early prom- six months of each year in Kam- with her mother and two young- ise at chess, which is thought pala for the past 27 years, and er brothers. Phiona, whose father by many Africans to be a white has approached this film with died of AIDS when she was three person’s pursuit and which, in the wisdom of an insider and years old, didn’t know how to Africa, is mainly played by those the curiosity of someone who read or write since an education privileged enough to be educat- listens well. As she has said, “If must be paid for and obtaining ed. From his own experiences, we don’t tell our own stories, no food, clean water, and shelter Katende recognized the power one else will.” Indeed, American were already a daily struggle for of this game to show the poorest films, which so dominate the in- the family. She and her brother and most deprived children un- ternational film market, rarely certainly had no knowledge of expected ways to employ their feature African stories; the few chess before they wandered into native intelligence and necessary that do focus on war and gener- the Sports Outreach Institute resourcefulness to compete on ally involve a white American or run by Robert Katende (played Continued on Page 18 European protagonist. by Oyelowo), a minister who This is a rare opportunity to see an African story, filmed in Africa, by a director who lives there, and featuring all African actors (including its well-known stars, David Oyelowo (“Selma”) and Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”). (Oyelowo was born in England to Nigerian parents, and Nyong’o grew up in Kenya.) Nair estimates that 80 of the 100 or so others who appear in the film as actors or extras had never been on camera before. She has enlisted them to embody a story that feels like theirs in all its par- ticulars, a delicious pleasure for us and, I imagine, for them, and particularly for Oyelowo and Nyong’o. 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A Chicago-style Steppin’ weekend returns to Portland when a local African American swing dance group, the Groovin’ High Steppers, hosts a weekend soi- ree and fundraiser, Oct. 14-16 at the Shilo Inn & Suites Portland Airport.

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