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Portland Observer, August 2 0 ,1M1 Page 6 W ER E HERETO HELP Save m oney on your insurance. A uto • Life a Fire Com m ercial .T ruck I ’ ■ I " li Bv M o n th ly S > 11 I t t ► i YOU! P a y m e n ts /¿ J S V Rita H. Jenkins K J Seiet R e p i.M n t.tlv . 3714 N. Williams Portland Oregon 97227 I50JI 24» 29M JIM BRITT ALAN MOLDEN Asustani Sales Manager WENDELL BROWN S ain Hepresenlaliee Sale'. H rpm enialiee Expert consultation on your transportation needs on both new and used cars. aimws New World U e Insurance Co Mercer Island A A Interested in current books about Civil Rights? Visit: Young people enjoy a puppet show at a com m unity picnic sponsored by ths Piedm ont and JOHN REED BOOKSTORE In the Dekum Building 519 S. W. 3rd Avenue Sixth Floor Humboldt Neighborhood Associations. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) CHEVROLET-HONDA CO 122 N.E. 122nd Ave. Atiyeh honors Shamsud-Din Oov. an d M rs . V ic A tiy e h w ill host a re c e p tio n h o n o rin g Isaac S h am su d -D in Tuesday, August 25, fro m 3 :3 0 -4 :3 0 in the g o v e rn o r’ s A m e ric a n p e o p le .” S h a m s u d -D in said one p urpo se o f his a rt is “ to allow people to have a dialogue with th em s elve s by re fle c tin g and illu m in a tin g th eir s p irit, ideas, and mode o f th o u g h t.” ceremonial office. A n exhibition o f 12 paintings and draw ings by the P o rtla n d artist are on d is p la y in the g o v e rn o r’ s S tate C a p ito l o ffic e in Salem. T h e works on display include pencil drawings, pen and ink drawings, oil paintings, gouache paintings (this is a fo rm o f painting using opaque w atercolors) and m ixed-m edia artw o rk. Sham sud-D in began his career as an a rtis t at age e ig h t, w hen he illustrated a slide show in school. H e S h a m s u d -D in has been the featured artist in one-m an shows in c lu d in g e x h ib its at th e N o rth w e s t A rtists’ W orksh o p, Lewis and C lark College, P o rtlan d State U niversity, and the A lb in a A rts C e n te r, a ll in P o r tla n d ; a n d M t . H o o d C o m m u n ity C o llege, G resham . 25 o f his now spends fro m 14-18 hours a day on a r tw o rk , w o rk in g in w ood c a r ving, ceramics, and silk-screening in a d d itio n to the w o rk s m e n tio n e d above. S h a m s u d -D in said in describing his w o rk th a t he is ’ ’ a tta c k in g s p iritu a l g e n o c id e by p ro d u c in g images w orthy o f being called Black im a g e s .” He e x p la in e d th a t ’ ’ s p iritu a l genocide happens when the necessary avenues fo r g ro w th arc cut o f f . T h is society does not perm it this grow th am ong A fric an - O ne o f 14 children o f an A tlan ta. T e x a s , t e n a n t-fa r m in g c o u p le , Sham sud-Din and his fam ily moved to O re g o n in 19 47 . T h e a r tis t, a recipient o f an aw a rd o f excellence fro m the P SU Black Studies D epar tm e n t, has tau g ht B lack studies at San Francisco, C a lif., State U n iver s ity ; Reed C o lle g e , a n d P S U . H e also teaches in th e a r tis ts -in -th e - schools program and has taught art classes at the Po rtlan d A rt Museum an d th e P o r tla n d C h ild r e n ’ s M useum . w o rk s a re in c lu d e d in a to u rin g U niversity o f Oregon exhibit. Turkeys (C ontinued from page I col 6) c o n fr o n t th e r e a lity o f ra c ia l in e q u a lity , th e re a re th e seeds o f disaster. Black Am ericans have viewed the A d m in is tratio n w ith skepticism sin ce R o n ald Reagan to o k his oath o f o ffic e . Yet the president has made no serio us e f f o r t to d im in is h th is skep ticism by d e v e lo p in g a p o lic y w hich addresses the specific needs and problems faced by Blacks. G lib g eneralizations and assertions that the p riv a te sector w ill resolve the plight o f the Black poor do not con s titu te a co h ere n t p o lic y on Black inequality. They constitute a serious failure o f leadership. In d e fe n d in g his ec o n o m ic policies, R onald Reagan frequently asserts th at ” A risin g tid e lifts all b o a ts .” H e , h o w e v e r, ap p ea rs to have fo rg o tte n th at those w ho arc w ithout boats may very well drown. ’* ‘OB h V W r' I D -,,V .rS or Toms, 10 to 22 lbs. 1y Garden Peaches Your Choice. iOw • • II''0' 1. , Ü íetir PEACHES Chuck Steak Lucama Limit 2 Dozen Cottage Cheese Sandwich . 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