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Portland Observer July I. 1081 Page 7 Black United Front convenes second annual conference (Continued from page l col. 6) Workers. renominated and reelected to »erV^ The U nited N ations A m out a full term as national secretary, bassador from Grenada spoke to the two years. The national secretary is delegates, lending an air o f in te r the second highest elected office in national diplom atic recognition to N B U F and w ill assume respon the convention. Also spokesperson s ib ility fo r the organization in the w ith the P a n -A frica n Congress event the chairperson is unable to movement, in London, also made a continue in office. presentation according to delegates H erndon was also reelected as who attended the session which was regional coordinator for the western restricted to general press, the region o f N BU F which includes delegate to ld o f struggles o f most the western United States ex A frica n s in Londo n, England to cluding Texas. The regional coor overcome the affects o f racism by dinators last year were p rim a rily Briton against their former colonial responsible fo r presenting a rulers. The riot this past weekend, in proposed constitution to all local a London ghetto, was touched o ff BUF chapters in the region fo r when police arrested a Black motor initial ratification. cyclist, in what residents said was Following regional constitutional another example o f deteriorated conventions, a national con police-Black African relations. The s titu tio n a l convention committee unemployment rates for whites is 16 composed o f members appointed percent and twice that fo r Black from the West, South, Midwest and Africans living there, however, the East developed an agreed upon three day riot was prim arily carried document which was presented to out by whites in the area who arc the delegates fo r approval. Press disturbed by the high unem ploy people were restricted access to ment and deteriorating conditions. predetermined parts o f the conven Representatives from the Haitian tion, but, it was learned that an ex Revolutionary-Haiti Movement-in- pected three hours set aside July 4th exile, the N a tio n a l Joint A ctio n to ratify the constitution went over Com m ittee from T rin id a d and by at least five more hours. Tabago jo in e d w ith such “ W hat the c o n s titu tio n re organizations as the A fric a n presents, this document that you National Congress o f South A frica have forged for over one year — and and the Revolutionary Democratic keep in mind that Black people from Front o f El Salvador sent messages every economic and political strata, o f support. fro m every p o litic a l and religious J itu Weusi, a leader in the persuasion put together this M etropolitan BUF, was selected as docum ent,” Rev D aughtry said the N ational C o o rd in a to r fo r fo llo w in g ra tific a tio n by the N BU F based on the jo b he was delegates. ‘ ‘ And what it says is that credited with doing in organizing the solidarity that we created in the the second annual NBUF conven fo rm a tio n o f this document w ill tio n . This includes observers who surely carry us through as we resist had official status but no votes and the suppression and oppression other com m unity organizations, visited upon our people. We are one p rim a rily A frica n -A m e rica n and people,” he concluded, before Puerto Rican, who set up booths to leading the delegates into another display literature, pamplets, books, chorus o f “ Freedom together, back clothing and T-shirts. wards never.” Black artists entertained Rev. D aughtry, who received a following the main order of business plaque from the men in the House for each day, including the Freedom o f Lords C hurch at 415 A tla n tic Singers from A tla n ta , the M untu Avenue in Brooklyn in recognition Dance Troupe, and Infra Red Funk o f his leadership o f the church “ for- fro m St. Louis. The culture the past 23 years” told those who at program was concluded Saturday tended services last Sunday in what night with the premier presentation appeared to be a combined regular o f “ Liberation Suite” directed by w orkshop service and end o f the well known poet and activists A m ir convention, that incidents like a Baraka (form erly LeRoi Jones) and w hite policem an in P hiladelphia involved the efforts o f well known who responded to a question about poets, w riters, musicians from a 10-year-old Black boy he had shot across the c ountry. The program and kille d , whether he had con brought the house down w ith its sidered that the boy had been a multi-visual affects, drama, music, child. “ A ll I saw was a Black face” A frican sound instruments and ac D aughtry said the police o ffic e r tors and readers. said. J itu (pronounced *G-2‘ ), the “ A nd so I say to you that national coordinator fo r the con wherever you have come from , vention, was the creative genius o f whatever your economic situation, the A fric a n C a rn iva l, an A fric a n whatever your social place, i f you counter part to Portland’s Saturday are Black, it is for you the worst o f M arket, which was being held out tim es,” he said, leading to one o f side on the grounds o f Boys and the tw o key principles in the con G irls High School where the con stitution referring to intent and pur vention took place. Jitu said the pose o f the organization, the prin C a rn iva l, which was in its ninth ciples o f cooperation with African- year, had the largest number o f Am ericans regardless o f their participants and persons attending organizatio n a ffilia tio n s or per ever. The Carnival celebrates A frican suasions. “ But it is also the best o f times, to o ,” he added, referring to heritages and lifestyles in music, fo o d , c lothing as diverse as the other key p rin c ip le , the p rin ciples o f u n ity which calls fo r A fric a n and A ra b ic like to C a ri cooperation and support o f the bbean early and late Am ericans. A fric a n lib e ra tio n struggle in Unaware o f the significance o f the A fric a , in E urope--E ngland, to C a rn iva l to the C onvention, this name one — and in the Caribbean. reporter failed to attend u n til the “ Black people are unified,” he said, last day, Sunday. Hundreds o f “ in the liberation struggle for Black people milled around: entertainers people anywhere in the w orld.” in martial arts, jazz, dance, African Rev. D aughtry revealed that he music and dance gathered with ven had met in New Y ork^and also dors o f fo o d , books, je w e lry, statues, paintings, various kinds o f abroad w ith several national cloth. Everything, it seemed. And A fric a n governm ent leaders. In more. Always more to see and more Granada, in the Caribbean, and as people. Based on the num ber o f an official delegate for NBUF to the Organization o f African U nity con people there late Sunday, thousands ference last year. N B U F was o f people could have easily have at received as an official representative tended the C a rnival its e lf. And o f the African-American people, he thousands d id . It was a record response, Jitu said. said. In addition Rev. Draughtry said The question unanswered is why that he and his aides had met w ith were they there? For the Carnival or and established what he called fo r the convention. I don’ t know. "solidarity” with various liberation But that Sunday late afternoon , groups throughout the world, most w ith the delegates either gone back to their home towns or on ly in southern Africa. The co n stitution al convention, sightseeing tours o f New York City, lik e the Am erican c o n s titu tio n a l Rev. Daughtry spoke to a crowd I convention, whose anniversay went estimated to be a ctually com ing unnoticed by the delegates, was together to listen, and several hundred more w ith in earshot but recognized around the w o rld by other na tio n a list organizations still going about their business. whose struggles correspond with the " T h e N a tional Black U nited human rights needs o f A fric a n F ront is in the vanguard o f the Black liberation struggle,” he said. Americans. “ Messages o f S o lid a rity ,’ ac As he left, a chorus o f "F orw arc cording to announcements b> together, backward never,” arose recognized NBUF spokespersons in from the crow d like a people cluded support fo r the convention cheering its Head o f State. fro m lo cally based groups and (Ron Herndon, Barbara Turner organizations as the Peoples A nti- and E. Eddie Edmondson were the W ar M o b iliz a tio n , Puerto Rican only P ortlanders to attend the Independence Movement and NBUF convention.) Coalition o f Black Communications A member of the House of the Lord Church following combined religious and convention service. Afua, member of Seattle BUF, and “ Nene Tutl” (Little Baby), Asby Cardray, 16, Metropolitan BUF, whose mother arranged housing for out-of- town delegates. (Photos: Eddie Edmondson) Prices Wed., July 8 ru thru Tues., July t 14 at all Portland area Safeways. Round Steak $1 8 8 USDA Choice Beef. Full Cut, Bone In lb. 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