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M ARTIN L UTHER K ING J R . Page 18 January 14, 2015 2015 special edition THE LAW OFFICES OF Patrick John Sweeney, P.C. Patrick John Sweeney Attorney at Law 1549 SE Ladd Portland, Oregon Portland: Hillsoboro: Facsimile: Email: (503) 244-2080 (503) 244-2081 (503) 244-2084 Sweeney@PDXLawyer.com PHOTO BY M ARK W ASHINGTON /T HE P ORTLAND O BSERVER Wayne Cannon of Cannon’s Rib Express has been serving some of best barbecue delicacies you can find in Portland for the past 30 years. He’s located in the Concordia Neighbourhood at the corner of Northeast 33rd and Killingsworth. For Wayne Cannon, Grilling is his Passion continued from page 17 concerts to hit this upcoming spring and summer, and says that he loves being part of the local concert scene. “But” he adds, “I love being here year round for the cus- tomers that have been so loyal to me since the begin- ‘ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. ’ -- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ning. And if you’re new, I want to feed you too.” Cannon’s Rib Express is located at 5410 N.E. 33rd Ave., and orders can be placed at 503-288-3836. Win- ter hours are Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Black Portlanders continued from page 16 The Portland Mercury, and of course, the Portland Observer. “At first I just wanted to get pictures and talk to people,” says Abioto. “But soon I realized other people were paying attention. It was not what I expected but I was happy to see how many people felt connected to the project. It has grown so much in the last year and I’m still just amazed by the level of feed- back.” Abioto plans to take the project to another level in the upcoming year. “I am hoping to travel and meet black Portlanders that have left the city and ask them about their experience being from here,” she explains. “I just know there’s more people who have left, especially folks from the Vanport floods.” Vanport, a community with a large black population, was lo- cated in between Portland and Vancouver and disappeared in a flood back in 1948. At the time, President Truman flew out to Portland to examine the dam- age. What he saw were over- turned cars, destroyed homes, and lives destroyed. What he didn’t see was the future of Vanport and Black Portland. The black population would never fully recover, and Abioto is de- termined to follow up and see where some of those families are in 2014, “because I want to know,” she says, “and everyone else deserves to learn their side of the story.” Abioto’s relates how her work can be interpreted in a number of different ways but that the issue of visibility has been mean- ingful to her. “Yes, a lot of people are get- ting a chance to see themselves, and that in and of itself can be a seen as a work of social justice. People deserve to see them- selves in art,” she says. Intisar Abioto’s work is readily available online at theblackportlanders.com.