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Portland Obaarvar. August 27.1981 Paga 7 Dorothea Rounds: Miss Tan Portland Open House was required was an application. " I had to stay on in there. Some Port land women say that they can’t do. That they have no talent. But they just neglect to bring it out. You have to develop your own.” Qrassroots News. N. W .— The Miss Tan Portland pageant was re cently held at the H ilto n and the winner that arose from this year’s competition was Dorothea Rounds, 17. A graduate from Lincoln High, Dorothea explains the concept be hind the pageant: "Miss Tan means Truly American Negro. It deals in glorifying the Black Woman and it shows that Black beauty comes in many shapes and sizes." The contestants were judged on evening gowns, swimming suits and talent. Dorothea’s true gifts came to light in the talent category, where her visual and audio portrayal of Margaret W alker’s "F o r M y Peo ple,” scored the highest points. "1 came out humming and dressed as an old slave woman with those brim glasses and a rag tied around my head. At this point the audience was laughing but as soon as I began the poem it got real quiet. I was nervous but I put my nerves into the act so it gave the appearance of an old lady shaking. A fte r the poem, the old lady died.” To qualify as a contestant all that Miss Tan P o rtlan d , 1981, re ceived prizes and gifts worth over $15,000, a scholarship and a cash prize. " I ’ m not sure about all that I ’ ve won but I ’ ve won something and the gifts keep coming in." How does Dorothea feel about the criteria for beauty? "Som e judges would have liked me to be real skinny. But there are certain things that Black women have that’s really us. You know, hips are just part of our natural beauty." This Fall Dorothea plans to at tend Oregon Institute o f Technol ogy. “ Computers is the world of to morrow. I work on a word processer and I wonder what makes it do the things it does. I know it’s going to be tough, but O IT is the best.” Her major w ill be Com puter Systems Engineering. Miss Tan is the brainchild of Jimmy "B an g B ang" W alker, former radio personality and pro prietor o f cleaning products. "W e used to put on fashion shows in 1963. That’s how I became familiar with pageantry. In 1965 we had our first Miss Tan. Sometimes we get more criticism than support. We want to bring the beauty o f our women out. Too often we knock ourselves. I can see in the next five years the Vietnamese going further than Blacks because they stick to gether. When ever one of us tries to do anything, we stab one another in the back. You know, we do have support and we don’t have support. Money is not the underlying thing with me because I always share with my fellow man. Dear Invited: You are cordially invited to an open house given by the Sports man's Hair Design Center. Data: August 30, 1961 Time: 2-6 PM Placet: Sportsman's Hair Design Center 3606 N. Williams Our Staff Welcomes You Manager: Lonnie Jenkins Operator: Stella Johnson Operator: Janice Hart Beauty Consultant: Carolyn Stoudamire Clothing: William Holt Charles Bedford P.S. Bring a friend P.P.S. Refreshments will be served. Miss Tan has had tim e to look back and reflect. "Being a winner— i t ’s a goal that I accomplished. I gained a lot o f knowledge and ma turity. It ’s an honor and an oppor tunity to represent the Black Com munity. It took a lot o f confidence for all the girls to come out and compete and because of that every one’s a winner." Yard Maintenance S m a ll S h ru b s P ru n e d R o to tille r - M o . - d a y F re e E s tim a te s 2 8 3 -0 4 7 7 .i E n jo y S a fe w a y Q u a lity B e e f DOROTHEA R O UNDS Black Congressman adopts South African organizer Washington, D. C. — Congress of my constituents in Detroit share man George W. Crockett, Jr. o f this concern. We live in the area Michigan has confirmed that he has where many of these American com “ adopted” Mr. Dumile Makanda, a panies have substantial interests, Black trade union leader in Port and my constituents are actively Elizabeth, South Africa. The adop concerned about social and political tion, arranged in cooperation with conditions in South Africa and the (he Ad Hoc Monitoring Group on role of U.S. corporations in those Southern Africa, will involve Con conditions. Through this adoption, gressman Crockett’s continuing in I will help focus attention on the terest and involvement in Mr. M ak plight of Mr. Makanda, and will ex anda's situation. press my concern, and that o f my M akanda, who is Chairm an of constituents, for his well-being, and the Macwusa Trade Union in South that of his family." Africa, was in the process of negoti The Ad Hoc M onitoring Group ating for thousands o f Black on Southern Africa, which is spon workers employed by Ford, F ire soring the "adoption," is a biparti stone and General Motors in their san group of Members of Congress South African plants when he was who arc concerned about U .S. arrested by South African police policy in southern Africa. Last year under the “ Internal Security A ct." the Group initiated a Political Pris M r. M akanda, according to (he oner Project in response to South South African Police, was travelling A frica’s ongoing policy of harass within South Africa, although not ment of Blacks who are opposed to in his “ hom eland," and had no the apartheid system o f govern “ passport." Three other members ment. To date, over fifty Members of Macwusa were also arrested with o f Congress have agreed to lend Mr. Makanda. South African Police their services to political prisoners, claim that M r. Makana's arrest is dissidents, and banned persons in unrelated to his union activities. South Africa. Congressman C rockett, who is. now travelling with a Congressional Before this incident. Congress delegation in Africa, visited South man Crockett had stated that: “ The A frica recently. He requested a arrest and detainment of M r. M a meeting with M r. Makanda during kanda and his associates are intoler his visit; it is unclear whether he was able. I am personally concerned for able to meet with him. The C on Mr. Makanda's safety and the elim gressman did, however, attempt to ination of the racist detainment pro visit a settlement of "squatters“ — cedures of South African Police; I homeless Black workers— outside am also concerned that U.S. corpor Cape Town, South Africa. He, and ations adhere to decent standards of the other Members of Congress with employment. I know many o f my him, were turned back by South A f constituents in D etroit share this rican Police, who then burned the concern. We live in the area where settlement to the ground. many of these American companies Before this incident, Congress have substantial interests, and my man Crockett had stated that: “ The constituents are actively concerned arrest and detainment o f M r. about social and political conditions Makanda and his associates are in in South Africa and the role of U.S. tolerable. I am personally concerned corporations in those conditions. for M r. Makunda’s safety and the Through this adoption, I will help elimination of the racist detainment focus attention on the plight of Mr. procedures of South African Police; Makanda, and will express my con I am also concerned that U.S. cor cern, and that of my constituents, porations adhere to decent stan for his well-being, and that o f his dards of employment. I know many family." 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