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O.S.P. Correspondent
B R O W N S U G A R IN P R IS O N
She is young, educated, articulate,
elegant, graceful, polished, refined,
spirited, fashionable, beautiful and
Black. Her name— LaVern Davis.
When asked what purpose it
would serve to demonstrate the latest
in womens fashions, especially in a
visiting room jam-packed with Black
prisoners at O.S.P.?, her answer was
direct and precise, “ since this prison
holds the second largest population
ol Black people in Oregon, and they
are all men, then we must come and
place the Black woman back into our
mens eyes.”
“ Ladies and gentlemen, may I
present to yo u ," said the soft, elec
trifying voice of LaVern Davis, “ the
LeLroupe E xtra ordin aire Oregon
International."
Suddenly arousing applause sti
mulated the room with the sound o f
classical jazz in stereophonic sound
playing in the background.
As this C orrespondent settled
back with the feeling that each o f his
lellow inmates were about to be en
tertained for two solid hours by some
of the most expensive tastes in the
latest clothing modeled by Oregon’ s
lop Black models.
“ Brown Sugar," announced Ms
Davis, as a tall sleek coconut-colored
s in k in g Black woman strolled
down the aisle in a stride that
demanded the attention ot her mass
audience, “ better known as L iz ,"
continued Ms Davis, "is wearing a
sweet peach and nectar dress, with
the popular sexy double side split,
with gathers at the shoulders and
sleeveless.
As she walked center stage, Ms
Davis continued, " L iz is a Gemini,
employed as a secretary, likes tennis.
chess and people I oves to I ravel to
new places and meet new laces. Hey
guys! How would you like to wake
up in the morning with Brown Sugar
served with col lee, lea or n nlk?"
A n othe r loud roa r, mixed w ith
whistles and howls, came from the
crowded room fille d w ith Black
prisoners.
AS THE EVENING PROGRESSED
I here was Katheleen Smith, pro
fessional model, wearing a creamy
beige 2-piece suit, beige blouse, wuh
shoes and clutch bag to match.
Merrthn Parker, sporting a blue
halier evening dress made o f silk
with a slight Hare in the skirl, is em
ployed as assistant director o f a child
care center.
Debbie Hicks, who was the 1974
Miss Black O regon— today a
professional model and employed in
the office o f Portland C ity Com
missioner Charles Jordan— received
a standing ovation.
Sandra Coleman, 1977 Soul Train
winner, is a student in cosmotology
at University Beauty School.
Sanda Coleman (Sandra’ s tw in)
also a student at University Beauty
School, loves to dance, sing and rap.
M agdaline Bnster, nicknam ed
’ Dimples,’ a student in art, delighted
the inmates by wearing a carribean
blue halter wrapdress with an uneven
hemline.
Carrie Moore, a professional dress
designer, drew praise modeling with
Lorett Johnson, the latest in tennis
wear.
Debbie King, stunned the room
with a midnight blue metallic, long
sleeve rippling knit brocade dress,
that clung and swayed with her every
step.
Bernice Farris, brought along the
latest business look for women with
a bone colored 2 piece suit, split and
pleaied, a gold blouse and a coordi
nated scarf in pink.
A ll Black ladies from Portland, a
product o f Oregon's finest.
THE NIGHT'S NOT OVER YET
LaVern Davis brought with her a
special treat—a group o f Black pro
fessional men modeling the best in
mens wear. Immediately out came
pencils and pads by many o f the
Black inmates who waned to check
the price lags and feel the material.
Stan Johnson, assistant director at
P ortland C om m un ity College,
walked into the room wearing a gold
and grey jacket with white polyester
pants, black shirt, and grey lizzard-
sk in shoes.
Prison Poets
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Next came Jerry ’St. Louts' John
son, a law student at PSU, decked
uut in a brow n 2-piecc double-
breasted suit with wide lapels, french
cut while shirt, brown tie, and brown
and gold tip shoes.
1 ast came Ralph T he Man ’ Davis
(LaVern Davis' husband), M u lt
nomah County Correctional officer
and graduate o l Oregon Police
Academy, who on this night was
celebrating a tilth wedding anniver
sary. Ralph blew the inmates' minds
by modeling a grey 2-picce single-
breasted pin-strip suit, with a slight
Hare in the pant legs. It had the taste
ol a businessman—in an expensive
manner.
When the Black inmates honored
each ol the models with a 'certificate
ol appreciation,' there were tears in
their eyes I his is not the normal en
tertainment found at O.S.P., but it
happened. And it w ill be remem
bered by every man dressed in faded
blue denim with laces ol Blackness
and sporting a number, lor a long
time to come. At least that’ s the way
this Correspondent sees it.
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Hut sand is sand and prints it lakes
anti really no one else has made
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Gracefully,
Atone on the beach.
Her curb black hair blown
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and I leave another
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Her hands in her jacket pockets,
strolling the sand just as
not so long ago
d ill her o wn lost brother
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1 5 1 8 N E K ILL IN G S W O R T H
B ell, the tune did pass as they said:
Have I grown wiser and accepting
as they suut I would?
To t 'arol
P O R TL A N D
If I had not known C arol’s eves
Perhaps the da vs would be easier to understand
and gentler to me
If I hadn ’t memorized the sounds
She made while close to me
I might have fille d my memory
Hut as it is
M v memory o f C arol’s eves
•I m l the sound o f her voice
Make me smile
I remember Carol's eves
Screams from within the voice
that cries,
gainst the flame called frustration:
"N ever” !
And she lingers on the path
he once took —
Only this time it's a different strand
and different w aters tap the shore.
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