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Portland Observer June 25. 1961 Page 5 P otluck fo r Fungail Saturday, June 27, 1981,8 p.m., until...at Professor Bill L ittle ’ s home - 5535 n.e.Cleveland.This potluck is a farewell to Eungai Kumbula, African A ffairs Editor for the Observer who w ill be leaving shortly F o rW A M O f o r Zimbabwe. By Marie M artin C o m m u n ity C hoir p e rfo rm s at “ Early S u m m e r Song F e s tiv a l.” directed by Ken Berry. (Photos: Richard J. B row n! Ken Berry: Musician, producer Grassroot News, N.W. - The in dividual in the forefront of promot ing and producing much o f the en tertainment for Portland, displaying local talent is Ken Berry. “ I ’ m involved in growth and the only way to insure growth is to con sistently stay busy. In my youth, I had many positive role models and I always wanted to do something, because I w ork fo r what I get... everything I ever wanted out o f life,” he said. KEN BERRY Among the latest productions carrying the Ken Berry touch was the “ Early Summer Song Festival” and “ Timesound.” Other produc tions are ‘ ‘ For Colored G ir ls ...” Oral histories “ D uBois” and ‘ ‘ From the P u lp it; from the People.” In 1978, he was awarded the Jaycee ‘ ‘ Junior First Citizen.” He also holds a blue-belt in Taek wondo. ‘ ‘ Our youth in this day and age need the stim ulation where there’ s so many negative forces that keep people from being able to develop to their highest potential. Our young need events toThvolve themselves with so that they can feel a sense o f belonging.” Ken is among this generation’ s most notable radio personalities, whose involvement in radio reaches back to 1969. ‘ ‘ We started w ith YSOL, a small carrier-current station that was transmitted within the N .E. com m unity. It provided those who had no previous ex perience in radio to come in and train. Later, many went to KQ IV. Prior to YSOL, I worked at KGW and had a show called ‘ ‘ Soul T ra in .” It was there that I developed my technical skills for the communication business. I decided to go back to school and went to the U niversity o f Oregon and worked for KLCC, KATU and KGAR. ‘ ‘ I ’ ve always been involved in music and I make tim e fo r other issues and events to build a stronger foundation for myself.” In response to a question regard ing the growth o f the community, he said, “ The community is a lot more politically mature and w ill continue to gather m aturity as time goes by. We’ re going to need that inner power so as not to get turned off. I think people quit too soon because you’ re always going to have to go through changes. The only thing certain about life is change.” Ken w ould like to see another radio station with a soul music fo r mat. “ We’ re closer to that goal but there seems to be an avoidance o f the need for a Black station in this town. There’ s a lot o f people, re gardless o f race and creed, who listen to soul. There’ s so much fabrication in the music with disco and this and that, so people are confused so they don’ t know what true soul really is. We’ re becoming more aware o f the need for a soul station which reflects the true music that comes from A frica. We must put the economic resources together to make this a reality.” His advice to the young in these uncertain time? “ I have to tell them what I tell myself. My motto is the song ‘ The Greatest Love,’ the greatest d iffic u lty that many o f us have is setting apart our egos. I en courage young people to take inven tory o f themselves. The impression OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SIDELINES By Kathryn H a ll Bogle Topping an original goal of $500 at an amount almost doubling their hopes, the Portland Oregon mem bers o f Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., made a substantial contribution to the 1981 campaign ing o f the United Negro College Fund. The AKA contribution came as a response to a nationally televised UNCF musical event appearing locally through KPTV-TV studio. Radio coverage supporting the ef fort was provided simultaneously by KBOO. Lou Rawls and Ed Mahon, special host for the national hook- up, make their appeals in support of^ Hot Spot Record Shop 3613 N.E. Union Av«. Records Good Shoe Shine Phone: 284-3069 Tu« Frl 1 7pm » Sat. 1 00 «P™ the aid to tra d itio n a lly Black in stitutions o f higher learning. Viewers across the nation p a rtic i pated by telephoning their pledges to the local T .V ., sponsors or by appearing in person, sometimes on camera at the sponsor station. In P ortland, Barbara W illiam s was hostess in her Lake Oswego home to a telethon party where guest cooled their pledges and donations fo r UNCF to boost the Portland total to $924. • A l Goldsby w ill be showing his new works in “ Bronze Sculpture” at the Sandpiper Gallery in Cannon Beach for a 10-day period beginning with a preview-Saturday afternoon June 26 from 3 p.m., to 6 p.m. Regular gallery hours from I p .m ., to 6 p.m . w ill be observed from June 27th through July 6. Better not miss it! I that I want to leave is a positive one. The reason I do that is to separate my ego from m yself and in that way, I love everybody.” SAFEWAY Tina Abrams, a young, gifted and Black student, courageously took a stance last Wednesday, at a press conference where N.E. community representatives commented on the possible closure o f Adams High School. She was the only student o f WAMO who took the podium at the press conference out o f the many students who attended. She said she was compelled to speak at the press conference because she felt the closure o f Adams is unjust and because it w ould be a denial o f quality education in the areas o f computer science and business ad ministration programs that Adams offers. “ It’ s like being evicted from one house; being told that you could move into another, and that one is closed," she said. “ The reason they are closing Adams, is to send Black children to white schools so they can remain open.” Tina, 16, recently won a Bronze Medal in the ACT-SO competition for her poem titled: “ The Children o f Atlanta.” She is an active mem ber in the com m unity and is in volved on issues concerning the Black community. Her goal is to become a successful business woman, and the closure of W AMO and the possible closure of Adams will not detour her efforts. 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