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Portland Observer, October 6, 1982 Page 3 MAKE A NEW HOME AT THE OLD ADDRESS METROPOLITAN W ITH A NEIGHBORHOOD PROFESSIONAL Shange discusses new novel Wm. D. Herboth Remodeling by L a n ita D u k e G ras sro o t N ew s, N . W .— T h e tr a d itio n o f o ral history in A f r o - A m e r C ALL: 2 5 f W -1600 ican culture was celebrated M o n d a y •nterio r • E xterior A d d itio n s • W e a th e riza tio n » e v e n in g a t th e B la c k E d u c a t io n a l C e n te r as P o rtla n d w elco m e d poet and p la y w rite N to z a k e Shange w ith open arm s and hearts. M s . Shange is on an 18-cities (o ur to p r o m o te h er fir s t n o v e l, S assa- fra s s . Cypress a n d In d ig o . " I t to o k m e u n t il I w as 28 y e a rs o ld to go b ack to w h e re m y fa m ily w as o n ly tw o g e n e ra tio n s re m o v e d f r o m to start this novel. W h e n I got to South C a r o lin a I was t o t a lly fre a k e d o u t because I expected to see black peo ple w alkin g a ro u n d there still slaves. T h e y w e r e n ’ t. I t w as e m o t io n a lly tra u m a tic . I t ’ s sort o f lik e h avin g a bab y. I t ’ s not q u ite bad but i t ’ s very stran ge.’ ’ Contrary to popular opinion, the Mason-Dixon Line, which divides Pennsylvania and Maryland, did NOT separate the North from the South. Both Penn sylvania and Maryland fought on the side of the North in the Civil War. N t o z a k e S h a n g e re a d e x c e rp ts fro m her new novel to her one h u n dred fans at the B .E .C . O n e ch arac ter in her n o v e l is a w o m a n , M ; s . Y a n c y , w h o does d a y w o r k . She is • seen by h er n e ig h b o rs b r in g in g h o m e c h in a , s ilv e rw a re an d dishes. Julius Caesar's real first name was Gaius; Julius was his middle name. In d ig o ’ s d o ll asks M rs . Y a n c y i f it was true w hat people said about her • g etting all this fin e ry . " N o , i t ’ s not tru e. A ll I d o is go a ro u n d the house c le a n in g , w a x in g an d d u s tin g . A n d London, England, is farther north then any city in the U.S. except those in Alaska. i f 1 com e across so m ethin g I have a yen fo r I sy to the M issus, *1 sure do lik e t h a t ! ’ A n d (h e n I s ta re a t her business with South Africa. w ith my eyes going d ow n in a c ro o k ed d ire c tio n . I lo o k at w h a t it was I w anted and I look back at the w hite m y house.” la d y . I tell m y soul to get a ll in the Shange says the people w ill have to fin d poets an d p o e try in hom es and th in g I w an t. A n d the next th in g you k n o w the w h ite lad y c a n 't th in k o f a n y re a s o n w h y she s h o u ld h a v e w hatever it is. A n d she turns arou n d and asks me, d o n 't I w ant it. A n d o f course I w ant it because I ’ ve pu, my s o u l o f f in it a n d I n eed m y s o u l w h e n I c o m e b a c k a r o u n d h ere to In th is t e c h n o lo g ic a l ag e M s . a t p o e tr y b a rs . " I h a p p e n to lik e te c h n o lo g y a n d m e d ia . T h e o n ly th in g w e can d o a b o u t it is ch an g e w h a t’ s on there. I have a little m ore respect fo r h u m a n beings becaue i f y o u w r it e w h a t p e o p le ca n fe e l it d o e sn 't m a tte r i f people w atch tele vision a ll th e ir lives. T h e o n ly th in g th a t m a tte r s is w h a t p e o p le fe e l. people lies w ith in the people. T o u n derstand the pow ers o f oneself, c u l T h e y fe e l th in g s th a t a re c lo s e to th eir lives. I f a jackass w atched T . V . t u r a l u n ity is th e f ir s t s te p . a ll th e t im e , he w o u ld s t ill k n o w w hat p ain is, and j o y . " p o la r iz e d N to z a k e Shange received n atio n al ac claim and critic is m w ith F o r C o l She AN IN O t K t N O t N T BANK Head Office 2 7 37 N . E . Union Portland, Oregon 97212 doesn’ t th in k F o r C o lo re d G i r l s . . . b la c k w om en a g a in s t black m en. “ I d o n ’ t th in k 20 poems p o la riz e d 20 m illio n p e o p le .” H o w does she e x p la in th e c ritic is m ? " I t came fro m people w h o represent the o r e d G ir ls w h o c o n s id e r s u ic id e p a tr ia r c h . A n d I ’ m h ere to see the when the ra in b o w is enuf. " I t h in k th e s tr e n g th p a t r ia r c h d e a d a n d b u r ie d in m y o f th e American State Bank Advertise in the Observer life tim e .” Indian commission se e ks i nput T h e C o m m is s io n on In d ia n S e r vices w ill host a series o f re g io n a l m eetings to re p o rt on the C o m m is s io n 's a c tiv itie s ; id e n tify key issues and concerns o f In d ia n people; and discuss b ill d ra fts d eve lo p ed by the in te rim task fo rce on h is to ric a l p re s e rv a tio n re la tin g to th e p ro te c tio n o f archeological sites. Needs id e n tifie d by th e C o m m is sion th ro u g h re g io n a l m eetings held 2) E d u c atio n : basic e d u ca tio n , In d ian cu lture in cu rric u lu m . 3) S tate agency liaison an d c o o p e r a t io n : p a r t i c u l a r ly th e D e p a r t m e n ts o f H u m a n R e s o u rc e s a n d E d u c a tio n . D r a fts o f new b ills to p ro te c t a r ch aeo lo gical sites w ill be discussed. L C 3 0 6 a llo w s a ta x e x e m p tio n to p r o p e r t y o w n e rs w h o p r o te c t a r c h a e o lo g ic a l sites; L C 3 6 9 revises in 1978 include: the p erm it procedure fo r arch eo log i 1) C o m m u n ic a tio n needs: needs fo r im p ro ved c o m m u n ic a tio n , c o o r cal e x c a v a tio n an d inclu d es the I n d in a t io n a n d / o r c o o p e r a tio n b e tw e e n s ta te p ro g r a m s a n d In d ia n groups; 2) P ro g ra m needs: needs fo r new or im p ro ved services; 3) S tandards needs: needs fo r new o r im p ro ve d o p e ra tin g stand ards o f d ia n c o m m u n ity in the process; L C 370 makes it a v io la tio n o f law to ex cavate on state lan d , h arm arch aeo lo g ic a l sites o r o b je c ts , sell o r p er- chase a rc h a e o lo g ic a l o b jec ts fo u n d in O re g o n . " S a c re d o b je c ts ” must be r e tu r n e d trib e . to th e a p p r o p r ia t e program s and services; 4 ) Legislative needs: need fo r leg islation . P r io r it ie s e s ta b lis h e d f o r th e F o r a d d ito n a l in fo rm a tio n on the m eetings o r to su b m it w ritte n c o m m e n ts c a ll: F r o m P o r t l a n d , 2 2 9 - 1979-81 b ienn ium arc: I ) C h ild w e lf a r e : s ta te p o lic ie s S p rin g field 6 8 6 -7 5 0 0 ext 5481; fro m 3700, ext 5481; fro m Eugene/ specific to the In d ia n C h ild W e lfa re S a le m , 3 7 8 - 5 4 8 1 ; f r o m a ll o th e r A c t; o u tre a c h , tra in in g ; ac q u isitio n a rea s o f th e s ta te , c a ll 1 -8 0 0 -4 5 2 - o f resources. 7813 ext. 5481. C la y M y e r s , O re g o n State T rea su re r, w ill speak to th e In t e r n a t io n a l F o r um o f th e W o r ld A f f a ir s C o u n c il a t 5 :3 0 p m o n T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 7 , at th e B a n k o f C a li f o r n ia Joel Martin had a dream. It’s Anheuser-Busch's dream, too. In 1972, Joel Martin started her own ad agency in upstate New York. At the time, she had no billings. No accounts. No bank loan. And only one employee: Joel Martin told her she wasn't going to make it. I if she didn't believe in herself, she < would have agreed. But dreamers ke Joel Martin don't see the negative side. Only the positive Plus she had something else going for her. She was good. Good enough to have been the first black woman art director in New York City. Today, her ad agency is on Madison Avenue With a lot more employees. And a lot more accounts. Like Black Enterprise Magazine. The U.S. Army. A new Black cable network The New York Urban League And Anheuser-Busch Hiring concerns like Joel Martin's is part of our commitment towards making the future one we can all be proud of. A luture where dreamers like Joel Martin can see their dreams fulfilled Building a future. Dream by dream. ANHtllSIR-BUSCH COMPANIES Anhemer B u m B C i*w n*rw et >s th e parent c o m p r v □» Anhevrtr* B u m h Inc brewers id R u cktetw r» M k S e lo t» M h Sek «b» I ,ght Budweiser » I ight Natural lig h t and B u m Sa beers C a f e t e r ia on th e s u b je c t, " S o u t h A f r ic a : Is th e re hope th e g la cier o f a p a r t h eid is m e lt in g ? " W in e , cheese a n d c id e r w ill be s e rv e d . A d m is s io n is $2 f o r m e m b e rs a n d $3 f o r non-m em bers. M y e rs re c e n tly v is ite d S o u th A f r ic a , a t r ip th a t was o p p o s e d by O r e g o n c itiz e n s w h o a re a c tiv e in th e d is v e s tm e n t m o v e m e n t. M y e rs opposes d is- vestm ent. I t