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The Commission serves as the official state representative of the African American community—advising the Governor, Legislature

and state agencies regarding policy development and implementation. The commission also works to establish relationships with local

governments and private sector organizations that promote equal opportunity for African-Americans.

March 27, 2017

Listed are a few of the newest employment announcements. A more comprehensive list of jobs is available for download by navigating to our webpage—www.caa.wa.gov. Resources and job fair information for job seekers available at work-sourcewa.com. Click on ‘career tools’ and ‘workshops and hiring events’ for timely information state-wide. Washington State Department of Corrections is well-renown and globally recognized for its evidenced-based programs and innovative approach to the field of corrections. DOC is currently accepting applications for MULTIPLE Correctional Officer positions at Monroe Correctional Complex. In addition to maintaining safety and security for the institution, motivated and talented leaders will serve as pro-social role models to the incarcerated individuals and demonstrate up-standing behavior that will prepare them for successful reentry into the community. For more information or to APPLY, visit jobs.doc.wa.gov | location: Snohomish County | keyword: CO1 IT SPECIALIST 5 – As a member of the Enterprise Database Services Unit, you will support the DOC’s mission by provid-ing professional level consultative services to IT personnel in database management and utilization. Responsibilities in-clude major applications and/or database projects that impact agency mission critical applications as Offender Manage-ment Network Information (OMNI), Offender Base Tracking System (OBTS) and Trust Accounting System (TAS). Serve as a senior expert in enterprise databases and perform administration for enterprise level databases for DOC. Apply today, position open until filled. Washington State Office of Financial Management Labor Relations Negotiator open until filled Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner Cost Reimbursement Analyst 3 open continuous Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Planning Technician 3 In-Training Option closing 4/21/2017; Transportation Planning Specialist 5 Integration Planner closing 4/10/2017 Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Human Resource Consultant 1 Tech Support Part-time South Puget Sound Community College multiple openings

NOW YOU KNOW!

Hazel Scott First African-American Woman to Host

Her Own TV Show

Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Hazel Scott was a child prodigy. At age 4, the family moved to Harlem where Hazel

began to read, demonstrated she had perfect pitch and was already improvising when playing the piano. At the

age of 8, she auditioned for the prestigious Julliard School of Music, but was found to be too young to enroll. Still, she would receive a scholarship from the school’s staff profes-sor and taught privately. Making her piano debut at Carne-gie Hall in December 1940, she played Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in it’s traditional style, but then quickly

switched the tempo to her own modern-jazz interpretation, wowing the audience with her style and incredible talent.

Although classically trained, Scott would captivate audienc-es with her swinging ‘Boogie Woogie’ versions of Bach, Chopin and Rachmaninoff and achieved fame as a jazz

performer.

Scott was a stand-out performer on Broadway and as teen-ager was a sensation at New York's first integrated night-club, Café Society and a featured performer at the 1939

New York World’s Fair. Soon Hollywood came calling and by 1945, she was earning the equivalent today of almost a

million dollars a year. Because of her prestige and im-mense talent, Scott refused roles that commonly typecast

Blacks in demeaning, subservient, or criminal characteriza-tions. She insisted on having final-cut privileges and re-

quired control over her own wardrobe if she felt the studio’s choices were unacceptable. Her name would appear in the

credits of all her films including Broadway Rhythm with Lena Horne. While on tour, Scott refused to perform in

segregated venues. In 1949, she brought suit against the owners of a Pasco, Washington restaurant when she and a

friend were refused service for being Black. Sources attribute her action as a driver for the Washington state

Public Accommodations Act of 1953.

In the summer of 1950, Scott became the first African American woman to host her own syndicated variety show. The Hazel Scott Show was a 15-minute showcase by the DuMont network that ran 3 times per week. She was the solo star of the show and would often perform and sing in

one of the seven languages she spoke. However, her show would soon face cancellation after she testified be-fore the controversial U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee. Her name would appear on the infamous, but unofficial, list of suspected communists during the McCar-thy era that investigated alleged disloyalty and subversive activities of persons suspected of having communist ties. Café Society was accused of being a communist hangout

and Scott’s Civil Rights efforts made her a target of the committee’s investigations. She left the U.S. soon after,

making a life for herself and infant son in Paris.

Hazel Scott would return to the U.S. however, jazz was replaced by R&B by that time. She played small

clubs to a still devoted fan base, per-forming just 2 months be-fore passing away in 1981

from pancreatic cancer.

Sources: AFSC.org; Archiveswest.org; Blackpast.org; NPR.com; Smithsonian.com; Time.com; University of

Michigan Press.com; Wikipedia.com

The award-winning “Wilmington on Fire” makes its Washington State debut at The Northwest African American Museum to commemorate the 140th year of the end of Recon-struction, March, 30 1877. “Wilmington on Fire” is a documen-tary about the 1898 massacre in Wilmington, NC that unseated a multi-racial elected government which led to Jim Crow Segre-gation. A talkback with filmmaker, Christopher Everett, will fol-low the screening.

Thursday, March 30, 2017 6:30—9:30 PM

Northwest African American Museum 2300 S. Massachusetts St.

Seattle, WA 98144 Admission: Free

2017 21st Annual African American Graduation Celebration African American Graduation Spokane presents it’s 21st Annual African American Graduation Ceremony! This cultural salute for outstanding academic achievement honors students of African American / Black descent graduating from K-12 schools, colleges and universities from Spokane and the surrounding areas. Graduates: Reserve your seat as a graduate in the 2017 ceremony here.

Saturday, April 22, 2017 Gonzaga University, Hemmingson Center Ballroom.

702 E. Desmet Ave. Spokane, WA 99258

3 PM—5 PM Questions please contact Dan Whye at 509.533.3043 or Dr. Chrissy Davis at 509.533.3743 or email questions to aagradspokane@gmail.com

Reading together, discussing together, and learning

together with community members. On Sunday,

April 2, 2017, 2-4 p.m., Black Alliance of Thurston

County will discuss the first two chapters of

Michelle Alexander’s New York Times bestseller,

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age

of Colorblindness. Mark your calendars now: April 2

(Chapter 1& 2), May 7 (Chapter 3& 4) & June 4

(Chapter 5 & 6), 2-4 PM

Sunday, April 2, 2017, 2-4 PM

Orca Books

509 East 4th, Olympia, WA 98501

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