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
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R o to tille r - M o . - d a y
F re e E s tim a te s
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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."
Jimmy McGriff
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