Portland Observer, October 6, 1982 Page 3
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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