Pag« 6 Portland Observe, June 16,1983
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l ’s been ■ full, busy week with
I
the curtain raiser YouthSound
Festival *13 last weekend at Jeffer
son High School Center for the Per
forming Arts.
YouthSound 'S3 opened with a
loud, fast brass and percussion pro
duction number in the flavor o f the
big-time, big-band sound. It was
very, very good. It was exciting, and
audience expectations were high for
what was to follow.
No one was disappointed Impres
sario Michael Grice had planned
well. There isn't space to tell of
everything in the program, as nearly
a hundred people took two and a
half hours to perform.
The YouthSound Choir, under
the direction o f Maestro Ken Berry,
was featured. They also co-starred
with the YouthSound Stage Band
under the direction o f George
McKelvey and his associate director
Thara Memory. The joy o f music
kept big waves of sound bursting
with power and energy rolling into
the audience. From the high voltage
work o f the choir, or the band, to
the adult vocal mixed quartet from
TimeSound, the audience gave
spates o f appreciative applause to
individual soloists. The children o f
the Black Education Center bowed
to hearty applause.
Individual stars were many. A
few to be named must include:
Anise H all at her soloist best, the
total professional Janice Scroggins
at the piano. Shirley Nannette,
Tracey Clay, Prentiss Phillips,
M arian M ayfield, George Rankins
with his "O P Black M agic,” young
Goldie Irby with his big voice and
his amazing poise, Wanda Thom p
son and Ira Hammond. Things to
remember especially
were:
the
added amusing bit o f stage business
between director and cornet soloist,
and the exquisite timing o f Ken
Berry’s direction o f both band and
choir.
The concert had as sponsors the
Portland Public Schools, Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, the M etro
politan Arts Commission and the
W orld Arts Foundation.
ver at Portland State Univer
O
sity, an Awards Program, ar
ranged by the Black Studies Depart
ment, presented "certificates o f ex
cellence” to six persons. James
DePreist, the conductor o f the Port
land Symphony Orchestra, Linda
Williams, a writer for the Oregonian,
Derrick Bell, Jr., Dean o f Univer
sity o f Oregon School o f Law,
Marie Smith for life-long contribu
tions to the Portland black commu
nity. Kenneth Berry, vice-president
o f W orld Arts Foundation, and
Ronnie Herndon, Co-Chair o f the
Black United Front, were selected to
receive the honors.
A surprise plaque from the Black
Studies Department went to D r.
W illiam A . Little for his devoted
OTELIA CHAMPION
service to the development o f the
department since his chairmanship
o f the family and two o f their
began in 1977.
friends.
Dr. Little will use a sabbatical
W right Brumfield, director-actor,
year to travel study as he passes the
substituted for A l Jamison who had
responsibilities o f leadership o f the
been assigned to the lead role o f
department into the hands o f the
Jack
Ham ilton.
Brumfield, as
new head o f the department. D r.
father in this disturbed fam ily,
Darrell M illner.
played his part well, never over
In his keynote speech, M illner
playing the role.
stressed his wish to continue the
As director, Brumfield had drawn
work D r. Little has established at
the characterizations to keep the
the university and pledged his ener
roles in a low-key, believable mold.
gies to ( I ) implement a masters
Sylvia King, as " R u th ,” portrayed
degree program in Black Studies; (2)
the character to a fine point, fitting
to increase the core faculty to seven
herself into the background until
members and to expand the Black
one highly charged moment. Junn
Studies research program; (3) to
W ilson’s role as “ N ick” required
undertake a community education
him to span several years in physical
program; {4) to continue the lecture
growth and development which he
series
of:
Charles
Chestnut t
did amazingly well keeping the
Lectures, W .E .B . DuBois Lectures
character. M ark Little had a d iffi
and George Washington
Bush
cult role — bringing the character o f
Lectures.
"Jam es" from an inhibited person
Inspirational and encouraging
ality to one of independent action —
remarks intended to fortify the
but Little’s performance was effec
spirit to maintain the status o f a
tive in showing the subtle and not-
Black Studies Department were
so-subtle effects o f the situations
made by guest speaker D r. Wayne
presented.
W illiams, director o f A fro-A m eri
Amanda Genus and Anthony
can Studies Department o f the
Bowlds each performed well in their
University o f Washington.
A reception, arranged by the
arlier in the week, Jefferson
Community Board members, was
High School graduated 204
held following the formalities in the
high school seniors in a sparkling, Viking Room. Azzree Lathan,
exuberant ceremony at the Civic
member o f the Community Board,
The Black Women's Network will
Auditorium. Both processional and
was hostess. Bobbie Foster is chair
sponsor a tactical seminar dealing
recessional were by the school’s
person for the Executive Committee
with black youth unemployment en
Instrumental Music Ensemble.
o f the Board.
titled "M ak in g Your Break For the
Guest speaker was Multnomah
’80s” to be held at P .O .I.C ., 5329
he Black Cultural Affairs
County
Commissioner
Gladys
N E Union, Saturday, June 25, 1983
M cCoy, who bid her listeners to re
Board presented “ Old Phan
from 9 a.m . to 2 p.m. This seminar
gard the standards o f the Disiderata
toms,” a play in two acts, by Ous
is aimed at minority youth, ages 14
set down in 1692, but still applicable
Edwards at Lincoln Auditorium on
to 19 and will take a look at topics
to life in the 1980’s. Forrest Rieke
the campus o f Portland State U n i
such as:
brought greetings from the Portland
versity on two successive weekends.
Board of Education. Valedictorian
“ Old Phantoms,” a drama of
was Ellen Simpson. Lisa Gail
family life, uncovered the dynamics
Manning was class president.
governing each o f the four members
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Two-record Set 8“
roles as "M a v is ” and "Blake
W alters.”
A l Jamison, absent from the first
two performances because o f an in
jury, resumed his part in "O ld
Phantoms'* for the last two perfor
mances.
Presentation o f diplomas was by
Nathan L. Jones, principal, and by
Delores Bowman. Shirley Glick,
Robert
O ’ Neill,
and
A .W .
W illiams, vice principals.
arbara W ard, vice-president of
B
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority,
arranged a reception June I I , at the
home o f M artha Jordan for the
“ A ll Kinds o f Action” girls o f
A K A , the eight high school redpienu
o f awards for "F in er W om an
hood,” and the winner o f this year's
A K A scholarship, Renee Harris.
Those honored were: Florence
Jenkins, Leslie Goodlow, Sherne
Golden, Rosalind Jenkins. Lisa
Washington,
Trena
How ard,
Mamie
Powell,
Bnna
Burris,
Roxanne Robinson, Cathy M artin .
Sonja Hendrix, Paula Conley and
Felicia Elmore.
renda
B
Green,
employed
as
Assistant Director in the De
partment o f Hum an Resources for
the Slate o f Oregon, has received
the doctoral degree in School A d
ministration from Washington State
University at Pullman. Green will
continue, for the present, at her o f
fice in Salem.
C o m in g «vents:
he
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Oregon
Association
of
Colored W om en’s Clubs will
present M rs. Otelia Cham pion,
president o f the National Associa
tion o f Colored Women's Clubs,
Inc., as principal speaker at a ban
quet on Thursday evening at the
Cosmopolitan Hotel. A ll are wel
come to attend. There is a set
donation.
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he Honorable O .O . Fafowora,
T
Deputy Ambassador from
Nigeria to the United Nations, will
speak at the Portland State Ball
room on Saturday. June 18th. His
visit to Portland is being arranged
by Nigerian Students o f Portland
State University headed by Owen
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discussed by scholars and others al
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through 24. Talks will be given by
civil rights leader Julian Bond, per
sons from Harvard University, and
the president o f Ihe California Insti
tute o f Technology, Dr. Marvin
Goldberger.
Alfonso Garcia Robles, 1982
Nobel Peace Prize recipient and
head o f the Mexican delegation to
the Geneva nuclear disarmament
talks, is tentatively scheduled to
address the participants on June
18th. Bond, a member o f the
Georgia State Senate, is the kickoff
speaker on June 17th.
The Los Angeles discussion will
come during exploration o f local
possibilities for declaring nuclear
free zones across the country. In
cluded would be stopping the pro
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o f nuclear weapons.
1. The decision-making process
— how is it done.
2. How to be a self starter.
3 Rejection and Failure — how
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4. Life options — W hat are they
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5. W hat does it take to start a
business — to include examples o f
local businesses that youth can get
involved with.
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with lunch served from 12 noon to I
p.m.
Unemployed black youth in the
Portland M etropolitan area are
encouraged to attend.
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