Portland observer., April 11, 1984, Page 4, Image 4

Page 4 Portland Observer, April 11, 1984
METROPOLITAN
Leading urban authority to speak
T h e U rb a n L eague o f P o rtla n d is
pleased to a n n o u n c e the re tu rn o f
E d w in C . (B ill) Berry to P o rtland as
the guest s p e a k e r fo r th e ir a n n u a l
fu n d raising d in n er, A p ril 19, 1984.
B ill Berry has served fo r 33 years
as a to p executive w ith n atio n a l U r ­
ban League a ffilia te s in P ittsb urgh ,
P o r t la n d (1 0 y e a rs ) a n d C h ic a g o
a n d is a c c la im e d to be th e " m o s t
b rillia n t and distinguished executive
in the history o f the n ation al U rb an
League m o v e m e n t.”
M o s t r e c e n tly . B e rr y was the
c h airm an o f the H a ro ld W ashington
fo r M a y o r ” cam paign in Chicago as
w e ll as c h a ir m a n o f th e m a y o r's
tra n s itio n tea m M r B e rry hosts a
w eekly television pro gram People to
P e o p le on c a b le W G N - T V a n d is
treasurer and a d m in is tra tiv e o ffic e r
fo r th e G e o rg e E . Jo h n s o n F o u n ­
d atio n and E d u catio n al Fund Berry
has also served as a special assistant
to the president o f Johnson Produc-
C o m p a n y since 1970.
L o c a lly , M r B erry, as director ol
lacks suffer in South Africa
by N a th a n ie l Scott
o f the d r u m . A n d w h ile the 16-
m e m b e r T a lk in g D r u m D a n c e rs '
" B e fo r e I fin is h this sprech, one
c h ild w ill d ie o f m a ln u t r it io n in
South A f r ic a ,” said T re v o r F o w le r,
secretary o f the Southern C a lifo rn ia
C h a p te r o f th e A f r ic a n N a t io n a l
(g ir ls , a p p ro x im a te ly th re e to 14-
years o ld ) p e rfo rm a n c e echoed in
the m in d s o f the a u d ie n c e , he a d ­
d e d , " E i g h t tim e s the a m o u n t ( o f
m o n e y ) spent o n a B la c k c h ild in
S o u th A f r i c a , is spent on w h ile
c h ild re n .”
T h e sad c o m m e n ta ry , a ccordin g
lo F o w le r, is that the "R e a g a n Ad
m in is t r a t io n " s u p p o rts the S o u th
A f r ic a n
A p a r t h e id
R e g im e .
" M a j o r i t y docs not ru le in S o u th
A f r i c a , ” he s a id . " . . . T h e peace
lo v in g p eo p le o f the U n ite d Slates
w h o d o n o t s u p p o rt th e p o lic ie s
c o n d u c te d by th e R e a g a n A d ­
m in is tr a tio n ; a ro u n d (he w o r l d , "
Congress.
F o w le r was k e y n o te speaker fo r
P o rtla n d S ta le U n iv e r s ity ’ s ,P S U )
A s s o c ia tio n o f A f r ic a n S tu d e n ts
(A A S )
F if t h
A n n u a l A f r ic a n
C u ltu r a l N ig h t. T h e a n n u a l a f f a ir
was h eld S a tu r d a y , A p r i l 7 th at
PSU
F o w le r's w o rd s fe ll on a hushed
c ro w d o f som e 4 0 0 , w h o o n ly
m o m e n ts b e fo r e , h ad w a tc h e d 16
Black children dance to the rh yth m
E DW IN C BERRY
c o m m o d a tio n s L a w p r o h ib it in g
d is c r im in a tio n in places o f p u b lic
a ccom m o datio n s, resorts or am use­
1 9 4 9 O re g o n F a ir E m p lo y m e n t
P r a c tic e s L a w w h ic h p re v e n te d
d is c r im in a tio n in h irin g p ractices,
th e 1951 V o c a tio n a l Sch oo ls L a w
p re v e n tin g
d is c r im in a t io n
in
v o c a tio n a l, p ro fe s s io n a l and tra d e
s c h o o ls a n d th e 1 953 P u b lic A c -
ments.
M r Berry w ill be speaking at the
U rb a n League o f P o rtla n d 's ann ual
d in n e r. T h u rs d a y . A p ril 19 1984 ai
7 :3 0 p .m at the Jantzen Beach Red
L io n Inn T h e theme o f the dinner is
" R e u n itin g the F a m ily ” and tickets
m a y be p u rc h a s e d at a n y U r b a n
L ea g u e o ffic e o r by p h o n in g 224
0 1 5 1 . T h e cost is $25 per tick e t o r
$250 per table
M r . Berry w ill also be speaking at
th e U n iv e r s ity o f P o r t la n d to a
student g eneral assem bly on W e d ­
nesday, A p ril 18, 1984.
F o r fu rth e r in f o r m a t io n , please
contact C a ro l J L en tz, 224-0151
M oving the Beef Unlim ited to new location
w in d o w .
Patrons o f the o ld Beef U n lim ite d
s till serve th e sam e c u s to m e rs it
a lw a y s has fo r the past n in e years
just dow n the street
T h e new " M r . K ’ s " s p e c ia lty is
Roast Beet Sandw iches and dinners
w ith sit-dow n dining But, they have
add ed so m eth in g new . A d riv e -u p
w in d o w w ith te le p h o n e o rd e rin g
allows patrons to call in any meal to
p ic k up a n d ta k e h o m e
The
re s ta u ra n t is open fro m 6 :3 0 a m.
the narrative a r t . "
M a r s h a ll
g ra d u a te d
fro m
B ro o k ly n C o lle g e . She has lectured
a n d ta u g h t w r itin g at O x fo r d ,
C o lu m b ia , C o rn e ll and W e s le y a n ,
P a u le M a r s h a ll, c o n te m p o ra r y
Black novelist and short story w riter
whose w o rk has e a rn e d her c ritic a l
and pop ular a cclaim , w ill deliver the
ann ual N in a M a c K ellogg Lecture at
P o rtla n d Stale U n iv e rs ity , M o n d a y ,
A p r il 2 3 rd , at 3 p .m . in 338 S m ith
C e n te r.
T h e Kellogg L ec tu re is an annual
p re s e n ta tio n by n a tio n a lly recog
n iz e d w rite rs a n d s c h o la rs c o n
cerned w ith lite ra tu re and the use o f
language T h e le c tu re , which is free
a n d o p e n to the p u b lic , is given in
PAULE M A R SH A LL
“ Poets in the K itc h e n ," a reference
to the g ro u p o f w o r k in g W est I n ­
d ia n w o m e n w h o g ath ere d a ro u n d
her m o th e r's k itc h e n ta b le fo r tea ,
coco a a n d c o n v e rs a tio n a n d w h o
gave M a r s h a ll " m y firs t lessons in
NAACP hosts candidates
have S ta le Sen B ill M c C o y w h o is
r u n n in g fo r r e - e le c t io n ; H a r o ld
W i llia m s , w h o is o n e o f th e c a n ­
d id a te s fo r the 18th R epresentative
D is t r ic t ; an d tw o c a n d id a te s fo r
C ir c u it C o u r t J u d g e , K ris te n a L a
M a r and Roosevelt Robinson. H azel
G . H a y s , president o f N A A C P , e m ­
phasizes that the N A A C P , although
a p o litic a l action o rg an iza tio n , does
«
n ot e n d o rs e c a n d id a te s , b u t does
p resent th e m a n d does m a k e th e ir
records a v a ila b le on m atters o f im ­
portance to N A A C P
A report on the recent conference
o f N A A C P held in San D ie g o , and
observing N A A C P 's 7 5 th a n n iv e r­
sa ry , w ill be p resented by L u c io u s
H ic k s , Y o u th representative fo r the
W est C o a s t R e g io n . T h e p u b lic is
invited.
T h is is th e last w eek f o r y o u n g
people to apply fo r A C T S O tryouts.
C a ll G a il W a s h in g to n a ft e r 6 :0 0
p .m . at 285-3056
(A C T S O : A fro -A m e ric a n C u ltu ra l,
T ec h n o lo g ica l and S cien tific O ly m ­
thihlb
I in In b
S u p e r C b r o m i«
b la c k
m a i n i p ic t u r e lu b e »or
b rig h t n a tu ra colo»
u ntil 11:00 p m. d aily.
Novelist gives Kellog Lectecture
T h e P o r tla n d B ra n c h o f the
N a t io n a l A s s o c ia tio n fo r the A d ­
v a n c e m e n t o f C o lo r e d Peo ple w ill
h o ld its re g u la r m e e tin g S u n d a y .
A p r i l 1 5 th , at 4 : 0 0 p . m . , at th e
M o r n in g Star B a p tis t C h u r c h , 106
N . E . Iv y . T h e host p a s to r is R ev.
T . L . Lew is. T h e re w ill be selections
fro m the M o rn in g Star C h o ir
F o llo w in g N A A C P p ra c tic e to
a c q u a in t the Black c o m m u n ity w ith
its B la c k c a n d id a te s , N A A C P w ill
A m e r ic a n p e o p le , th e s e c re ta ry
asked they exercise their dem ocratic
rig h t o f m a jo r it y ru le ; th a t th e y
petition their governm ent to exert its
in flu e n c e on th e side o f ju s tic e .
" P o w e r to the p e o p le ," he said.
O ne bud o n co*o» a diu sls
AFC colo» tin t b rig h t
n<»«.s contrast
an d a fin e c ra c k in o ne p la te glass
K e e n a a n d O t h e r S lo n e s , was
p u b lis h e d in J a n u a ry by T h e
Fem inist Press, has titled her lecture
(exclusively Black).
"W om en ,
the
e ld e r ly
and
c h ild re n w e re (o r s till a re ) to be
discarded to land that had (has) no
viable means o f supporting itself.
" I n the last d ec a d e, 3 ‘A m illio n
people (B la c k s ) have been fo rc ib ly
lib e ra tio n is ( im m in e n t ) .” T h a t car
bom bing, kidnapping and attacking
villages m ust stop. A n d , th a t “ the
A p a rth e id Regim e must go and the
(B la c k ) people must be free b efo re
peace w ill come to South A f r ic a .”
A n d o f th e " p e a c e l o v i n g "
W bn*
b u ild in g w ith o u t c re a tin g a n y
d am a g e to the s tru c tu re except fo r
tw o sm all cracks between the blocks
c o n ju n c tio n w ith presentation o f the
Kellogg Aw ards in English, awarded
to P S U students w h o have d e m o n ­
s tra te d o u ts ta n d in g p ro fic ie n c y in
the use o f English.
M a r s h a ll, w ho se latest b o o k ,
all are Black
" T h e r e is a 6 0 to 7 0 p erc e n t
m a ln u tritio n ra te in S o u th A fr ic a ;
S B 3 P S
A c tu a lly , the 2 3 0 ton s tructure was
o ne o f the la rg e s t c o n c re te b lo c k
a n d glass b u ild in g s ever m o v e d in
O re g o n A t a cost o f $ 4 0 ,0 0 0 , the
b u ild in g was s lo w ly a n d c a re fu lly
m oved eight blocks east on W etdler
S tre e t to its new lo c a tio n at 1725
N . E . W e id le r . E m m e r itt I n t e r ­
n a t io n a l C o r p o r a t io n m o v e d the
K ’ s w ill
South A fric a :
"O n e
h u n d re d
and
s ix ty
e x e c u tio n s ta k e p la c e in S o u th
A fr ic a every year: n in e ty -fiv e p e r­
cent o f the w o r ld 's exe cu tio n s and
s tru g g le
led
by
th e
A f r ic a n
C o n g r e s s ." O f h ow in ro a d s a re
being m ade H e said, " T h e A p a r ­
theid Regime recognizes that its con­
t r o l o f p o w e r is u n c e r ta in ; th a t
Trevor Fowler from the A fricen National Congress addresses the
PSU Association of African Students.
(Photo: Jerry Taylor)
T h e Beet U n lim ite d R e s ta u ra n t,
w h ic h has been lo c a lly o w n ed and
operated by Jack and Bud K eyken-
dall fo r the past nine years, just got
up a n d m o v e d to a n ew lo c a t io n .
W e ll, it w a s n 't q u it e th a t s im p le .
L lo y d C e n te r, the new M r
inh u m a n e s s s u ffe re d by B lacks in
housing d o w n .”
F o w le r s p o k e o f th e “ m ilit a r y
Where's the beef, anyway?
re m o d e le d insid e a n d o u t. the new
re s ta u ra n t has a new n a m e . " M r .
K ’ s R e s ta u ra n t." S itu a te d near the
Blacks in South A fric a .
F o w le r's speech w as laced w ith
analogies showcasing the extent o f
displaced.
“ People are subjected to housing
m ade o f p lastic d ra w n o v e r sticks.
(B lack) wom en live and give b irth in
cardboard shacks (and the sad thing
is ), the (S o u th A f r i c a n ) g o v e r n ­
m e n t b u lld o z e s th o s e k in d s o f
the U rb a n League o f P o rtla n d , was
in s tru m e n ta l in th e passage o f the
m ay
h ave
b een
w o n d e r in g .
" W h e r e 's th e B e e f ? " . N e w ly
sho uld d e m a n d th a t the arm s e m ­
b arg o be e n fo rc e d ; th a t B e n ja m in
M acleod's life be saved; and that the
d ig n ity o f fre e d o m be g ra n te d to
a n d has w o n a G u g g e n h e im , the
R o se n th a l A w a rd o f the A m e ric a n
Academ y o f A rts and Letters, and a
F o rd F o u n d a tio n G ra n t fo r Poets
and F ic tio n W rite rs . H e r novels in ­
c lu d e B ro w n G i r l , B ro w n s to n e s ;
T h e C h o s e n P la c e , T h e T im eless
P e o p le ; a n d P r « « « « « f o r the
W id o w Besides K e e n a , M a r s h a ll
has published ano ther collection o f
short stories. S o u l C la p H a n d s a n d
Sing.
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