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Portland Observer, January 11, 1984 Page 3 METROPOLITAN IMAGES OF LABOR BUILDING A NEW WORLD: BLACK LABOR PHOTOGRAPHS Ja'Bell's celebrates first anniversary by L a m ia D u k e G rassroot News, N . IF. — The joint merger of managerial skill and coimetologicaJ excellence has creat ed a year o f success for Horace Johnson and Sandra Bell. They are Ja’ Bell's Beauty and Barber Sup plies. Ja’ Bell's recently celebrated their first year in business during the ice and cold weather o f two weeks ago. Bell said she does not measure her success in dollars. "Success means being able to manage and make all the bills while increasing our supplies to give greater service to our customers.’* , Ja'Bell’ s is a retail and wholesale outlet for beauty and hair supplies. “ O ur biggest selling points,” Bell explains, "are the products we car ry. W e have a m ulti-fam ily environ ment surrounded with good ser vice.” Ja’ Bell’s first year has been one o f overcoming barriers. In the be ginning they had a problem securing a lease on their building located on N .E . Union and Simpson. Instead o f altering their location they just bought the building right from un der the owners. "T h e owners’ attorney did not show any interest in letting anybody Black in the building. So, we just bought it. they would not recognize us as the owners or pay us our mon ey on time. They ended up paying us for the four months the building sat here em pty," Bell remembered. One o f the changes in hair trends Bell has noticed is the move out of curly into straight hair. "W h e n we first started the de mand was for the products which kept the curl up. N o w , it for the re laxed look. W omen are turning to a softer style." Bell and Johnson hope to have nine hundred and ninety-nine m il lion more anniversaries. Her advice to potential business owners is to make and stick to goals. " M a k e sure your goals are rea sonable. And the moment you see yourself straying, then it's time to troubleshoot your way back. Young businesses have a tendency to over- spend. I f things do not work out be sure to have Plan B ." Bell said Portland cannot find a better team than her and Johnson. "1 depend on him for management technique and he depends on me for product and service info rm ation ." W ith a start like that we can ex pect Ja’ Bell’s to have many more successful anniversaries. FREE PASS Bring this ad tor one tree admission1 |tk < hk A symposium on Economic De velopment in A frica will be held F ri day, January 27th, in P S U ’ s Ballroom (Smith Center, 3rd floor), according to O .R . Owen, president o f the Association o f African Stu dents at Portland State University. Free to the general public, the sym posium will begin at 11 a.m . and last until 4 p.m. Owen said dignitaries from 25 A f rican countries have been invited and thus far, G hana’s, Zaire’s and Zim babw e’ s ambassadors have con sented to participate in the sympo sium. The focus o f the symposium will be twofold: One, to enlighten peo ple to the "m any economic oppor tunities” available in Africa; and tw o, to educate African students to what he or she “ w ill have to face" when they go home. Owen, a P h .D . student in Urban A ffairs, contends that people in Portland are not aware o f A fric a’s natural resources, attractions, and investment opportunities. Conse quently, he said, "th e thrust o f the whole thing (the svmposium] is to discuss the problems African na tions have to deal with in the process o f economic development.” He added that the dignitaries should be able to answer questions related to business needs— e.g., resources, land mass, population density and investment procedures. W ith regard to the African stu dent. Owen said, “ The curriculum here (at PSU) does not address the needs o f what African students will have to face when they go back home. A symposium like this gives us an opportunity to address some o f these problems.” He illustrated his point by stressing the length of time an African student may be away from home. In some cases, like his, a Ph D . student, it can be eight years or more. M oreover, he said, "T here is a problem o f lim itation in the Black Studies Department. They do not request. Professor Candice Goucher, the newest addition to the Black Studies Department, recently accepted the position o f advisor to the Associa tion of African Students. In addi tion, Goucher's recent endeavors in clude the presentation o f a paper on “ The History o f Iron Technology in W . A fric a " at the annual meeting of the African Studies Association. Goucher’ s paper dealt with the " m y th " surrounding the backward ness of A fric a’s iron technology. The annual meeting was held in Bos ton. Mass., December 7-10 of last year. Goucher said the symposium will be really valuable. " T h e speakers will have specifics on their countries and the opportunities that exist there." She added, " W e are only beginning to realize that there is an African system that’s different from the Western system." The symposium’ s form at will be speakers, panel, and audience parti cipation in a question and answer ( l( > jn » l W ie» h t'% PORTI.AM> \KI M l X U M I ’ lMX W P \K K AVI 22A-2HII J A M ART 1.1 - F t B R I'S R I 12. WtU Horace Johneon and Sandro Ball are aurrounded by to m e of the quality products they offer their customers. M T (Photo: Richard J. Brown! K , S P S C I.C U IA » . H H ....... th. "rZ>r ""■< QUA«"»» U U W. W SPECTACULAR DOORS OPEN AT 12 NOON * 9-HR offer a Bachelor-level degree— Black Studies at PSU is a certificate program ." In addition to that quagmire. Owen said, there is an identification problem: the Department’s nam, "Black Studies.” "M o s t African governments clas sify African Studies (not Black Studies) as a special area,” he said. Consequently, the African student doesn’t realize the full implication o f the Black Studies Department. Approximately two years ago. the Department sought permission to change the name to " A fric a n /A fro - American Studies.” As o f this w rit ing, the request is still limbo. Owen said the Association of A f rican Students "needs all the sup port we can get from the Black com m unity.” He added, " W e wish the community will respond to our re quest when we make it.” O n that cheerful note, let’ s turn to one who has already responded a tu t»»u» si»ntr«hul»»w»» Ir» »nt ih » 1 ( « » Ik g V * C iM h it n i k ’» Economic symposium offered at PSU by Nathaniel Scott v x h ih if H W * a n d acc.M t«(M ns»t»|f fW U |fr.am « arv A r lx C «NttntixxMM« O » » -p » n M l Moat item » at reduced P'»ce» N O O N to C L O S IN G , W E D ., J A N . 11 O NLY ________ c « . ~ . « — ™ M ~ .......................... HALF price EPPING SALE SAVE 50% ----------- ÄN oD «, SAVE 50% • All dinnerware in stock Heg $24 99 to $99 99 Sears-O-Pedic ’ Supreme Bedding 124’ .. 4 9 ’ ’ Dress your table with sav ings! 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