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Portland Observar Juna 11.1961 Paga 11 n e w * used o ? TRADING POST BEST BUY IN TOWNI s' JACKIE & JIM 281 2034 LANDING > k NOTTS Proprietor» Hour»; Tue» 2716 N.E. Ufl OH S at 9 6 00 The Portland Stars and Stripes ware a smash hit in the Rosa Festival Starlight and Children's parades, taking First Place In the Junior Rosa Parada. A p p lica tio n s arc now being taken fo r the Portland Stars & Stripes D rill Team. II your child is interested, please send the enclosed coupon to the P ortland Observer. B o x 3 137. Portland 97208. Name:__ Address: ~ Tí Students of Beach School had the opportunity to combine history and art when Isaac Shamsud-Din became an "Artist in Residence at the school. The students studied the history of their area and the tradition of murals, then combined what they had learned to paint a mural for their school. Andy Lyons and Misty Galanopoulas carefully outline the design. (Upper left) A lesson in technique for Michelle Durvin, Denise Shambow. Tonya Brown and Sonya Hult. (Upper right) Issac Shamsud-Din shows how its dona: "Get down close to your w ork," while the class watches. (Lower left) The mural takes shape as the bright colors are added. Dawud Shamsud-Din, Tanya Brown, Sonya Huit, Michelle Durvin and Travis Blanchard. (Lower right) Mary Berry: Don't cut poor to help the poor depression. Black unemployment another community member.” have remained unchanged since the A rt Alexander from KO AP, put recession o f 1973-75, while the forth the question o f how dependent unemployment of whites declined to is the U.S. civil rights office on the its normal level. Black men have ex whims o f the new adm inistration. perienced greater employment losses “ The U.S. Commission on C iv il than any other group and the jobless Rights is an independent agency. rate differences between Blacks and This president has the right to ap whites has widen. point other people if he wants to. “ The market conditions in the -iW e keep p u ttin g out reports, 1980s and 90s w ill make jobs in making statements and sending our creasingly d iffic u lt to find fo r all year end reports to Reagan; point graduates. Most Blacks in under ing out that there are still a number graduate programs are concentrated o f problems that still exist.” in education and the social services. And not in the field o f management, Because she was with the Carter a d m inistration , science or A d m in is tra tio n , Dr. Berry was technology, where opportunities are asked by Grassroot News what she expected to increase. This is a perceived to be his assets and liabi serious problem. lities. “ Jim m y is a good man. I “ For the Black middle-class, an think he was not as conservative as abandoning o f the A. A. programs he needed to be to get re-elected. He w ill place them a paycheck away was am bivalent on a lot o f issues from poverty. Inequality in like in fla tio n . He did create more education w ill lead to inequality in jobs that have ever been created for m o ra lity rates, which means that poor people. One o f the reasons most Black men w on’ t live long DR. M ARYF. BERRY why he lost his bid for re-election enough to collect social security (Photo: Richard J. Brown) was that he did try to help those who benefits that this adm inistratioin is were underserved.” just to get those things. Too often talking about preserving. Because their crim e is com m itted tow ard we see inequality under the law, we must continue to insist on c iv il rights to gain equality w ith in the law.” need for a project where youth and In a press conference earlier that The E lio t Neighborhood De Senior C itizens are w orking day, Grassroot News asked D r. velopment Association (EN D A), in together. The Senior Citizens who Berry about the disaproportionate con ju n ctio n w ith the Prince H all are knowledgable in arts, crafts, number o f minorities who find their Masons and Urban League o f Port educational and social skills would way behind bars. “ One o f the land, is sponsoring an Open House, instruct and assist youth who may reasons is that m inorities are poor June 15, 1981, 10a.m., until 3 p.m. be interested. The youth would be and the notion that you have to have < The E ilo t N eighborhood De o f valuable assistance in escorting certain economic resources w ill velopment Association, is a volun the elderly to stores, banks, reading, neighborhood based make certain people commit a crime teer w riting letters and socializing with organization representing residents in the Eliot neighborhood o f North the Seniors. The Prince H a ll Masons have east P ortland. The Association volunteered automobile service to began in 1968 under the Model Youth and Senior Citizens who live Cities Program. During the past two long distances from the Temple. years it has represented the neigh Other Masonic volunteers include borhood ori a number o f important Eastern Stars (Women’s Auxiliary); issues affecting the neighborhood, a director o f the building/program; including proposed plans fo r and youth from the Youth Develop revitalization and in developing a ment of the Masonic organization. Needs Assessment. The E lio t N eighborhood De Included in the Needs Assessment velopment Association feels that in was a Activity Center for the elderly light o f the less monies in the CETA and youth residents. (Youth - under program , and the lack o f Urban 18 years, 29*7»; Senior Citizens - League's Senior Citizens building, it over 60 years, 16% ). The Prince is imperative to have programs o f H all Masons have allowed E N D A this kind; senior citizens and youth to hold their monthly membership working together to stem the tide o f meetings in the Masonic Temple frustration and boredom during the free o f charge. In add itio n , the summer and possibly extending Prince H a ll Masonic Tem ple is through next fall. F eatu rin g being used by E N D A for their The general public is welcomed to Senior Citizens and Youth Activities attend the Open House - Prince Hall Center, for five days a week, Masonic Temple, 116 N.E. Russell Monday through Friday, from 9am Street. un til 4pm , for a m inim al fee o f Grassroot News N .W .-D r. Mary Frances Berry, Commissioner of the U.S. Commission on C ivil Rights, was the Urban League’ s keynote speaker at their Annual Meeting, June 4th. D r. Berry has a long distinguished career; from 1977 to January, 1980, she was Assistant Secretary for Education for HEW. Prior to her government service, she was Chancellor o f the University of C olorado and holds a master’ s degree from Howard, a Doctorate in H istory from the U niversity o f Michigan, and is a member o f the Bar of the District o f Columbia. She is also an author o f four publications on C o n stitution al H istory. Below are excerpts from her address. “ Black people have remained poor from the New Deal to the Great Society. We have an under class that has not been assisted by any o f these programs. Many argue that the only way to advance the cause o f the poor, in the long run, is to cut aid to the poor, in the short run. This is what 1 cjill, the hurt you now and save you later, philosophy. The p o litic a l situation means that we w ill be subjected to i t ’ s fa ll out...w hether we like it or not, or whether it fails or not. The m inorities and poor w ill suffer in the short-run from all the cuts in social programs. Many w ill suffer and some might not even survive. Now, Black people have survived the present and the past. We w ill survive the future. “ Since WW1I Black people have lived in a State o f constant TEXAS BARBECUE Open Tue». - Sat. 12pm - 10pm • Sunday -1:00 - 8:00 112 NE K illingsworth If you w ant to stay on top , you have to stay in tou ch . Ram has th e signal that k eep s you in co n sta n t to u ch . Providing direct dial, ton e alert, to n e v o ic e , and m o b ile te le p h o n e service. “S e e fie t P e o file f 713 S.W 12th Ave Portland. 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