Page 10 Portland Observer, October 8, 1981
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Cell Talk
ericans but the attitud e that m u r
dered him still exists in A m erica.
The mentality that justified Em m it’s
murder permeates American crimin
al justice and society in general.
When Black men are so bold as to
assault white women— whether it be
The St. M ark Baptist Church in
vites the com m unity to share with
them as they celebrate the second
anniversary o f their pastor and his
wife, Rev. and Mrs. Joe S. Hardie.
Rev. H a rd ie assumed his pastoral
position in September 26, 1979, re
placing the late Dr. E .C . Wilder.
Rev. H ard ie accepted his call to
preach the gospel in 1975 and short
ly thereafter enrolled in San Jose
Bible College where he received his
Bachelor o f A rts degree in Bible
and I heology with a minor in busi
ness administration.
Rev. H ardie has not only experi
enced two years o f continued church
growth through membership, bap
tism, deacon ordinations and issu
ing o f licenses to tw o m inisters,
and three men presently on trial to
become deacon. Program s have
been in s titu ted to enhance the
church growth. Sunday School, and
Worship Service have tripled in at
tendance through out-reach p ro
grams, C hristian life conferences,
Sunday School Bible lessons each
week, Sunday School workshops
by A smar A bdul Setfullah
aka Jo« West 440404
.
This article is bitter to the sensi
bilities o f civilized men. It reeks
w ith hypocrisy and is a harsh
example o f a system that dis
criminates by color.
It wasn’t until after the emancipa
tion o f Black slaves that penal insti
tutions came into widespread use. It
was when the threat o f free Black
men dawned on paranoid ex-slave-
holders that Black men first began
to experience the racism o f criminal
justice.
The protection o f white woman
hood was a motivating factor in the
ju s tific a tio n o f using prison as a
means to control the destiny o f
Black men. And thereby controlling
the destiny o f America.
As a people. Black people have al
ways known prison. We came to this
country as slaves or prisoners. M a l
colm X — A l H aj M a lik Shabazz—
once said: “ T h a t’s what A m erica
means— prison.” George Jackson
wrote in Soledad B rothers, that
young Black men in America came
to expect the inevitable experience
o f prison and that if you reached the
age o f eighteen without experiencing
it, you were an exception rath er
than the rule.
The c rim in a l ju stice system is
divided into two halves— Black and
white. There is justice for white peo
ple and just-us for Black people.
The system was designed to service
white felons and to punish Blacks
and other minorities. Corrective in
carceration does not exist fo r an
overw helm ingly large group o f
Black prisoners. M any o f them are
in prison for no other reason than
that they are Black, poor and uned
ucated. Econom ics, social status
and race are strong determining fac
tors in the length o f prison sentences
and prison terms.
I ’m sure that the name Emmit Till
is fa m ilia r to m any o f us. E m m it
was lynched and castrated for rest
lessly eyeballing a white woman in
1955. His death appalled many Am
Reverend Hardie serves St. Marks
verbal, mental or physical— their
Lee H ill is Black and he com
lives are forfeited. W h ite wom an
mitted the greatest crime o f all— he
hood and its protection has caused
raped a w hite w om an. H e was 19
the death o f more Black men than
years old at the time and he does not
any o f us care to adm it or remem
have a previous criminal record. Lee
ber. One o f the chief arguments for
has had serious problems during his
the abolishment o f the death penalty
incarceration. He assaulted a school
is that it is disproportionately imple
teacher fo u r years ago and he has
mented against Blacks. More Black
been in and out o f the psychiatric se
men have been executed fo r the
cu rity u n it ( P .S .U .) many times.
crime o f rape than any other group
The a d m in is tra tio n doctors have
o f people. And I can’t recall a white
him on a mood control drug called
man ever being executed for raping
P ro lixo n which alters and sup
a Black woman.
presses violent tendencies. Prolixon
Rape under any circumstance is a
has been dubbed liquid shock treat
serious crim e. There is something
ments by many people. It is a very
very hideous about men forcibly de
dangerous drug and has long and
priving women o f th e ir d ig n ity
damaging effects.
through rape. There is no justifica
This a rtic le is not arguing fo r
tion for the crime o f rape but when
Lee’s release upon society to com
Black men commit it the standards
m it m ore crim es. It illustrates
change. The system treats them as
racism o f the highest degree— it
though they were lepers, their lives
sheds light on the plight o f Black sex
are confiscated. B ro th er C leaver
offenders and how the system dis
spent nine years behind bars fo r
criminates against them. Lee’s case
rape. E x ce p tio n a lly long prison
is not u n iq u e— m any Black men
terms are a fact o f life for Black pri
have suffered the same fate but that
soners convicted o f rape. A Black
does not make it right. There was a
rapist spends as much time in prison
tim e when Lee could and should
as a w h ite m urderer and in many
have been released but that time has
The Vancouver Branch o f the
cases more time.
past. The best that can happen for
N A A C P is sponsoring a Soul Food
Lee H ill is 29 years o ld . He has
him now is that he be transferred to
Dinner. Sunday, October 11, from
been confined in Oregon State Peni
a hospital. He needs treatment for
noon u n til 4:30 pm , at the P U D
tentiary fo r 10 years. H is crim e is
his problem that isn’t available here.
B u ild in g , 1200 F o rt Vancouver
rape and he is serving a total o f 73
A sex offenders program exists at
Way. Proceeds will be used to help
years in sentences.
the Oregon State H ospital but Lee
meet our financial obligations to the
N o one would argue against the
isn’ t there. As a m atter o f fact I
A rea, Region, and N ational O ffice
seriousness o f Lee’s crime but the
don’t think that there is one Black
o f NAAC P as well as branch opera
duality and hypocrisy o f the system
sex offender in the entire program.
tion.
is apparent in his case. The in fam
It would appear as though people
The public is invited.
ous Richard M arkett only spent 10
like Lee H ill (Black sex offenders)
The menu consists o f a choice o f
years in prison fo r butchering a
don’t need treatment. N o that’s not
Ham or Fried C hicken. D onation:
woman. Robert Brom o f the famed
true because Lee needs treatm ent
Adults $4.00; Children $3.00.
P e y to n -A lle n m urders spent less
but has been denied it. He just walks
than 7 years in Oregon State Peni
around the jo in t getting fat o ff o f
tentiary. A white man paroled from
his suffering. It hurts to see him be
O c to b e r 12: P o rk ’ n ’ gravy,
Oregon State Penitentiary for mur
cause there is nothing we can do for
whipped
potatoes, vegetable relish.
der and kidnap in 1977 only served 8
him . L ee’ s life is slow ly d riftin g
Snickerdoodle,
orange half, milk.
years on a life sentence. He was re
away— if there is hope for his even
O ctober ¡3 : W iener w rap, hash
cently convicted in federal court o f
tual rehabilitation something must
brown potatoes, seasoned green
bank robbery. The list goes on and
be done now!
beans,
fresh seedless grapes, milk.
on— it creates a very disturbing pic
In behalf o f Lee H ill, "C ell T a lk ”
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to
ber
14:
U N IV E R S A L
ture when we consider the fact that
is asking that support letters be w rit
L
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Barbecue
tu rke y on a
Lee H ill did not kill anyone.
ten to the Oregon State Parole
bun,
vegetable
dippers
(c a u liflo w
W hy has Lee H ill spent 10 years
Board and Supt. H .C . Cupp for the
er), tater tots, chilled mixed fru it,
in prison? How can the system justi
transfer o f Lee H ill to the Sex
million dollar cookie, milk.
fy his incarceration when it is releas
Offenders Program at Oregon State
O cto b er 13: Ita lia n spaghetti,
ing murderers? Not to mention the
H o sp ital. Lee needs your support
tossed
green salad w /ra n c h dress
aborted c o m m u ta tio n o f Duane
and humanity and fair play dictate
ing,
hot
garlic bread, banana, milk.
Samples, who has not even served 5
that he be placed in an environment
October 16: Submarine sandwich,
years.
that will lead him back to society.
shredded lettuce, tomato and pickle,
French fries, sliced peaches, m ilk.
The anniversary celebration will
start Tuesday, Oct. 6, and will con
tinue through Oct. I I . Services will
be held nightly at 7:30 pm. There
will b e a banquet on Saturday, Oct.
10, 7:30 pm, in the St. M ark dining
h all. Guest speaker w ill be M r.
M ich a el G rice , v ice -p rin cip a l o f
Ockley Green School. Services will
conclude on Sunday at 3.30 pm. Va
rious churches o f the com m unity
will be participating throughout the
week in the celebrating o f this anni
versary.
NAACP
holds dinner
Pm haS bC€n CanCClled’ and Wil1 P °ssib|y
rescheduled at further
B e a u m o n t-W ils h ire N e ig h b o rh o o d A s s o c ia tio n . Kathy Devorick,
Portland Police Bureau Crime Prevention Program, guest speaker, 7:30 pm
Oct. 12, Beaumont School, 4043 NE Fremont.
H u m b o ld t N e ig h b o rh o o d Im p ro v e m e n t O rg a n iz a tio n . Mrs. Ryan
o f H um boldt School, M rs. Bowman o f Jefferson H igh School, guest
speakers, 7:30 pm, Oct. 12, Multi-Service Center, 5022 N. Vancouver.
S u lliva n 's G ulch N e ig h b o rh o o d A s s o c ia tio n . Board meeting, 7:30
pm, Oct. 12, 2412 NE Clackamas.
Black U nited Front, 7:30 pm, Oct. 8, King Neighborhood Facility, 4815
NE 7th.
S ch o ol S u p e rin te n d e n t S e arch C o m m itte e , O ct. 12, 13, 14, 5 pm,
Administration Building, 501 N. Dixon.
N ortheast P recinct A dvisory C ouncil, 7:30 pm, Oct. 13, King Neigh
borhood Facility, 4815 N E 7th.
P o rtla n d S ch o ol B oard , 7:30 pm, Oct. 12, A dm inistration Building,
501 N. Dixon.
C ity o f P o rtlan d 's C o m m u n ity D e v e lo p m e n t Block G ran t
On October 1, 1981 the City of Portland submitted to the Departm ent of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Annual Performance Report on
activities funded through the Housing and Community Development (HCD)
Block Grant Program . The report covers the period from July 1, 1980
through June 30, 1981. Copies of this report are available to interested per
sons by contacting:
Connie Lively-Trudeau
Bureau of Community Development
620 S W Fifth, Room 610
Portland, Oregon 97204
248 5363
A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the
W ater Bureau Auditorium, 510 SW Montgomery. This hearing will give citi
zens an opportunity to review and comment on the City of Portland's pro
gress and performance in carrying out its Housing and Community Devel
opment Program during FY 80-81.
Further information is available by calling the Bureau of Community Devel
opment (above)
Charles E. Olson
HCD Program Manager
SECOND NOTICE OF HEARING
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Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri M et) at the Water Ser
io S ! m fS A rtd,t° n m '
S W SiXth A—
• Pon'and O r ^ n a,
M ilita ry -In d u s tria l C o m p lex Fun Fair b M X Drill: Free films at Port
land State, 75 Lincoln H all. Tues., Oct. 13, 7 w - R e d Nightmare and Dr.
trannelove. W e d .. O c t. 14, 4 pm — W hat is C om m unism and N u clear
rvigntmare.
PCC Teaches J o b -H u n tin g Skills to recently widowed, separated or di
vorced women. The P C C Displaced Homemakers Program is providing a
Career? Development Workshop in Northeast Portland beginning Monday,
Oct. 12. The workshop includes sessions on confidence building and assert
iveness training as well as on career development. The workshop will be
held at Central Lutheran Church, 2104 N E Hancock. For the first week be
ginning O c r 12. participants meet from 9 am to 2 pm M onday through
Thursday. The second week, Oct 19-23, participants meet from 8:30 am to
1230 pm. The cost o f the Career Development Workshop is $5 per week.
Past workshops have been highly rated by participants. Women attending
the session cite the support and encouragement o f the workshop instructors
as good and say they have gained by sharing with women in the same situa
tion. For more inform ation, contact Susan Hays in the Displaced Hom e
makers Program at PC C , 244-6111.
B ea u m o n t-W ilah ire N eigh b o rh o o d A sso ciatio n Kathy Devorick, Port-
and Police Bureau C rim e Prevention Program , guest speaker. 7:30 pm,
Beaumont School, 4043 N .E . Fremont.
H irmUhT|bt?ldt? M iflhi ° rhOOd lrn p ro v # m e n t O rg a n iz a tio n . M rs Ryan,
nm
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Bowman. Jefferson High School, guest speakers, 7:30
pm, Multi-Service Center, 5022 N. Vancouver.
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Oregon, assistant Bible Instructor in
the Union District Baptist Associa
tio n , and Board M em ber o f the
Home Mission Board o f the Nation
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