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P o rtla n d O b servar M a y 14, 1981 Paga 6
Jeringan opens construction firm
B y N a th a n ie l Scott
A one tim e A B A (A m e ric a n
B a s k e tb a ll A s s o c ia tio n ) p la y e r,
heads his o w n c o n s tr u c tio n c o m ­
pany in the greater P o rtla n d area.
R o y J e rn ig a n , w h o a lso p la y e d
th re e years o f p ro fe s s io n a l b a ll in
K o rtra i, B elgium ; a P o rtla n d police
departm ent employee w ith duties in
p a tr o llin g a n d th e H u m a n Re­
sources Bureau T ra in in g D iv is io n ,
ventures in to a w o rld o f business via
Jernigan’ s C o n stru ctio n C om pany.
Jernigan was b o rn in New Y o rk ,
moved to P o rtla n d in I960, has tw o
g irls and one b o y , e m p lo y s th re e
w orkers and am ong his m any other
duties, finds tim e to serve as a board
o f d ire c to r fo r the N o rth w e s t E x ­
offender A ssociation, o f w hich he is
a member.
J e rn ig a n ’ s C o n s tr u c tio n C o m ­
pa n y is a s p e c ia liz e d c o m p a n y
s p e c ia liz in g in fr a m in g and d ry
w alling.
T h e p lig h t o f d o in g a n y th in g is
not always easy, and the legal ra m i­
fic a tio n s and o th e r stigm as an ex­
o ffe n d e r has to go through taxes the
m in d o f some, and led Jernigan to
say: “ I t was d i f f i c u l t fo r me,
p rim a rily because o f m y felony con­
v ic tio n . A n d , it was necessary to
have a co-signer in o rd e r to get the
b o n d . B u t, I received a lo t o f sup­
p o rt fr o m th e p e o p le in th e c o m ­
m u n ity as well as m y p ro b a tio n o f ­
fic e r, whose le tte r o f recom m enda­
tio n was in s tru m e n ta l in o b ta in in g
o f the b o n d .”
J e rn ig a n is a p ro u d B la c k m an
th a t its visual a ttrib u te s are fa r less
damaging than its su b lim in a l assault
u p o n oppressed people. T here is a
o ld B la c k a n e c d o te th a t sta te s,
“ W h a t you d o n ’ t k n o w w o n ’ t h u rt
y o u ,” w h ic h is b a s ic a lly rig h t
because what you d o n ’ t know w o n ’ t
h u rt you - it w ill k ill y o u ! The sim ­
p lic ity o f th is statem ent has an in ­
trin s ic tru th value fo r B lack people
because it displays the hidden struc­
tu ra l o r in s titu tio n a l racism th a t is
k illin g us daily.
T h e m in d s o r m en th a t c o n tr o l
A m erica d o n ’ t get upset when Black
people attack overt racism , it is o n ly
when we ta lk about the covert form s
o f ra c is m th a t th e y becom e
d is tre s s e d . W h e n we ta lk a b o u t
o v e rt ra cism , we are ta lk in g a b o u t
a ttitu d e s , a ctio n s and re a c tio n s to
the greater beast. W hen we speak o f
covert racism we address the beast -
we are ta lk in g a b o u t system s,
banking, co lo n aliza tio n , p o licy, ap­
p r o p r ia t io n , g e n o c id e , p o litic s ,
re lig io u s d o c trin e s , e d u c a tio n a l
rape.gestapos, priso n s, econom ics
and social regimes designed to per-
peturate w hite supremacy.
O v e rt ra c is m is m e re ly the
branches on the tree, c o ve rt racism
is the ro o t o f the tree. The tree can
g ro w new b ra n ch e s b u t on ce the
roots are destroyed, the tree dies.
It is im p o rta n t th a t B lack people
in Am erica begin to understnd what
k in d o f m onster we are up against.
The Frankenstein must be destroyed
but so must the good D o cto r. In our
YOU
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Please join us tor a special opportunity to
comment on matters to be dealt with in our new
contracts
7 30 p.m. Monday, May 18
Masonic tempie
1119 &W Port< Avenue
Portland. Oregon
Registration will begin a t 7 p m for this special
session with the contract negotiating teams.
the Rqciflc Northwest Electric Rawer Planning and
Conservation Act requires new contracts with
some 150 Bonneville Rawer Administration
customers
Basic contracts of several types are new being
developed Included are power sales contracts
with electnc utilities, industries and Federal
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3405 N E Rodney
and w o u ld lik e to have his business
located in the Black co m m u n ity, but
" I am not lo o k in g fo r o ffic e space
on U n io n A v e n u e , because o f the
c o n tin u e d c o n s tr u c tio n ,” he said.
“ P arking is the biggest problem that
I can see - I am lo o k in g fo r a place
that w ill be m ore accessible.”
W ith the new R e g a nite fo r m o f
p o litic s , th e u n c e rta in ty o f W a ll
S tre e t, h ig h e r taxes a n d in te re s t
rates, one w onders a b o u t any new
business venture. Jernigan’ s answer:
" T o o add to the w o rk fo rce here in
P o rtla n d , and by be in g a m in o rity
businessman, I w ould like to em ploy
m in o r itie s . B la c k s , C h ic a n o ’ s,
W om en, and E x-o ffe n d e rs.”
Jernigan is educated in the art o f
people problem s. He teaches classes
and g ives speech d e m o n s tra tio n s
th a t g ra p h ic a lly and r e a lis tic a lly
d eal
w ith
th e
s o c ia l
and
p s y c h o lo g ic a l aspect o f m a n . “ I
d o n ’ t feel th a t m in o ritie s should be
tie d to g o v e rn m e n t set asides,
welfare, food stamps, and, even our
e d u c a tio n a l c u r r ic u lu m , th a t we
become dependent on the w him s o f
governm ent. We should in effect, be
able to d e term ine o u r o w n d estiny,
realistically, w ith o u t the a ffirm a tiv e
a c tio n pro g ra m s th a t are presently
in place,” he said. P rogram s that i f
c u r ta ile d , d r a s tic a lly c u t, o r fo r
w h a te ve r reason, the cash flo w o f
d o lla rs are w ith h e ld , w o u ld send
those enterprises dependent on them
under.
Roy Jernigan, a Black man w o rk ­
ing fo r the betterment o f the whole.
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in th e k n o w le d g e th a t w h ite
supremacy w ill survive.
In c o n c lu s io n , I w ill a d d 'th a t
b e in g a p ris o n e r has h elped me to
understand that m y physical prison
is s u p p o rte d by a g re a te r m e n ta l
prison. That release fro m prison w ill
n o t n e c e s s a rily m a ke me fre e
because I d o n ’ t have fu ll knowledge
o f what has been done to me under
th e system o f p ris o n . P ris o n is
agencies power exchange contracts under
which some utilities will receive lower-cost
electricity for residential and small farm users,
energy conservation contracts, power resource
acquisition contracts, and resource option
agreements
re la tiv e to B la c k lif e sty le in
A m e ric a , th e re fo re it is im p o rta n t
th a t the p h y s ic a lly free B lacks n o t
d is c rim in a te a g a in s t in c a rc e ra te d
B lacks. T h a t in its e lf is ra cist and
d e s tru c tiv e to w h a t we are a ll
struggling against.
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The May 18 special session with the negotiating
teams represents an additional opportunity to
make your concerns known and have them
considered in future negotiations Discussion topics
have been suggested by various groups and
individuals They Include, for example, the effects
contract provisions might have on energy
conservation, the environment, regional power
planning and electricity rates
For more information, write to the above address
or call 234-3361. Extension 4261 Outside of the
Portland area, call toll-free in Oregon,
1-000-452-8429; in other Northwest states.
1 800-547-6048
Remember What you say counts.
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already as a result of this public participation
Public involvement Coordinator
Bonneville Power Administration
Rost Office Box 12999
Portland, Oregon 97212
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A k a Joe West R40404
struggle we have faced m any m o n ­
sters - s la v e ry , s e g re g a tio n , s o cia l
and e co n o m ic and p o litic a l racism
in e v e ry degree. B u t th e w a r w ill
c o n tin u e u n til we c o n c e n tra te n o t
o n ly on the visual m onster o r those
th in g s we see, feel, hear and sm ell
but also the invisible monster o r the
co n ce p t, n a tu re , ro o t and cre a tio n
o f the monster itself. The protection
o f o u r m inds and souls must super­
cede o u r p h y s ic a l p e rs e rv a tio n
because it is th ro u g h these avenues
th a t o u r oppression is passed on to
o u r c h ild re n . O u r s tru g g le is n o t
p u re ly physical, it is physical, m en­
ta l, m o ra l and s p iritu a l. W hen wc
b a la n c e o u rs e lv e s e q u a lly , o u r
s tru g g le becomes c o m p re h e n s iv e ,
dynam ic, defined and focused.
South A fric a or South M ississippi
are g o o d e xa m p le s o f s tr u c tu r a l
racism because in both instances the
oppressors p rim e co ncern is to the
perservation o f his system. The con­
cessions made by the oppressor are
conceded to save his system, not to
r e c t if y a w ro n g . A s lo n g as the
system exist the beast is c o m fo rta b le
O ffer g o o d until 6 /1 /8 1
o n d c o m p le te f o llo w u p s e rv ic e w ith m o s t fittin g s c o m p le t e d in th e s o m e d o y
(P h oto: T ho m as G olden)
Cell Talk
As Black people slide in to the 80s,
C ell Talk finds it necessary to focus
a tte n tio n on the co m p le x io n o f in ­
stitu tio n a l racism.
R acism as B la c k p e o p le have
come to understand it, c o lo rs its e lf
in te rm s o f d ire c t d is c rim in a tio n .
D ire c t d is c r im in a tio n can best be
exhibited in the areas o f educaiton,
em ploym ent, housing and socializa­
tio n . It is easy f o r us to id e n tify
racism when it take the d ire ct fo rm
o r fo rm s fa m ilia r to us. A ll o f us
can vo ic e e x p e rie n c e s in jo b
d is c rim in a tio n , p rim a ry and secon­
dary education, etc. A n d w hile it is
im p o rta n t th a t we co n tin u e to iden­
t i f y and re s is t d ire c t ra c is m , it is
e q u a lly v ita l f o r us to b e g in to
acquaint ourselves w ith in s titu tio n a l
or stru ctu ra l racism.
As we begin to acquaint ourselves
w ith th e less a p p a re n t fo rm s o f
ra c is m , we fin d h o w d e e p ly th e
psychology o f racism is ro oted in to
the s tru c tu re o f A m e ric a n society.
By no means m ust we d elude o u r­
selves in to b e lie v in g th a t A m e ric a
can be other than a racist society. It
has been o u r e x p e rie n c e in the
p ris o n system a n d fr o m c o m in g
fro m what is p o p u la rly called a sub­
c u ltu re , th a t we m ust delve deeper
in to the c o m p le x io n and n a tu re o f
racism on a stru ctu ra l level.
P rim a rily Black people must firs t
realize (hat racism is as A m erican as
b a s e b a ll. T h a t is has ta k e n new
p r o p o r tio n s u n d e r th e d e m o -
capitalist system o f governm ent and
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