Page 6, Portland Observer, March 5. 1986 Welfare Hot Line Matching History, Black and White A New Concept in Teaching Black History Philadelphia. PA — A Philadelphia research and publishing firm has de­ veloped a unique way o f explaining Hlack history to all audiences It tv cal­ led "M atching History. Black and AAhite " This is a collection o f twenty sixty second spots on video Shown arc a Blac k achiever and a while achiever in ihe same picture Each has made noticeable contributions in the same tield For example one frame shows Dr Jonas Salk who developed the polio vaccine in 1955 Alvo in thtv frame tv Dr Percy Julian. Hlack. who in 1932. developed a medicine which caved the pain o f arthritis He alvo discovered a m edicine fo r the treatm ent o f glaucoma, a disease o f the eyes which can lead to blindness Mark Hyman Associates, Inc is the firm which researched and developed "M atching History. Black and White Mark Hyman, president of the firm , is the author ot four I mm A s on Black his lory Three o f the b.x>ks comprise a senes called H lu ii\ Hrfure America These books detail ihe blac k expencnce during antiquity . among Ihe Egyptians. Romans, Greeks and in the Bible "M atching History. Black and W h ile " deals with the achievements of Blacks in America ami their counterparts in the H a lim M a h u a n ( hairm an of Ihe Desegregation M onitoring Advisory Com ­ m ittee sum m arized Ihe m id-year report In Portland School District I»» saying, •• I here Is no reason the achievement gup between African American students and m ajority student! cannot lie elim inated.’ * Photo t»s Richard J. Brown DMAC Annual Report Summary D M A C 's vision ol tiu ih lu l quality multiethnic-multicultural education for all children is still a torrid desire we shall follow through with until it he comes a reality in the curriculum ol the K irtland School District I here is no reason why the achievement gap het ween African American students and majority students cannot he eliminated We also must examine some ot the reasons that account lor the gap Iheie arc some African American educators who teel that ihe performance gap is largely a behavioral problem that it is the result ol a remediable tendency ol African American students to avoid in tellcctual engagement and competition I heir avoidance is nailed in the tears and sell doubt engendered by a major legacy ol American racism, the strong negative stereotypes about A ir lean American intellectual capabilities Teachers influenced by assessment data and other pervasive rumors ol Alrican American inferiority lend Io expect less ot these students. Alrican American students tend Io accept Ihe |udgment ot their intellectual intenorily. and their resulting poor classroom effort and per lormance tu llills everyone's evpecta lions Alrican American students and slu dents ol color must he challenged in the classroom Io increase their intellectual activity and the techniques to develop discipline in good study habits We have Io make an ellort Io change the way children ot color think about their intellectual development, encouraging them to attribute their intellectual suc­ cess to ability and their intellectual tai lures to a lack ol e llo rt I allure, lather than being allowed to destroy the stu­ dent's sell confidence, should be seen instead as feedback indicating ihe need tor more intense ellort or lor a different approach Io the task I here is no particular reason w bv Ihe Kirtland Public School District should not ensure that Alrican American slu dents cannot larc well in terms ol academic achievement Ihe Alrican American students must he brought to the realization that they c an be excellent actors on the world s stage, that there are both historical and contemporary role models lor them to emulate In order to accomplish this, the achieve inent gap requires that Ihe educational providers and administrators he know ledgeahle about the Alrican past, the cultural make up ol that clientele, and more im p o rta n tly , the so cia l, economic, and political (actors which shape the reality ol African people all over the world (■rummy Award-nom inee Aanessa Hell Armstrong will be in concert March X ul Ihe Henson High Seh.Mil Auditorium , 546 N .E . 12th Ave. I he Kunee Allen G ro u p w ill also perform ul Ihe Henson High in Ihe swne concert. 11:00 p .m . Doors open ul 7:.W p.m . Reserved tickets, $16.50. Ticket outlets: Christian Supply, Stevens & Sons, l.lovd Center, House of Sound, 3634 N .E . W illiam s Ave. 2X7-196«. DELTA SIGMA THETA S0R0RITV, INC. ■ D edicated lo Public Service A POLITICAL AWARENESS CONFERENCE Saturday. M arch M H O L ID A Y IN N A IR P O R T N I H2nd and C o lu m b ia lilv d The P ortland A lum na e chapter is p ro u d lu prevent a conference designed to increase awareness o t the political procevv SCHEDULE: 9 3 0 10 0 0 a in A rriva l and last m inute registration 10 00 11 00 a m — Sv scion 1 11 15am 12 15 p in — Session 2 12 15 1 45 p m — Lunch KEYNOTE SPEAK! R fh e H o n o ra b le M argaret C arter R epic-w ntafive, Stale o l O regon Eighteenth Dome! Session I 3 00 5 (IO p m — He. eptkin COST: $ 1 0 il pre registered by M atch 1 $ 1 5 a l Ihe d o o r Lunch and R eception Included CONFERENCE TOPICS I II III IV V VI R un n in g lo r Pubkc O tlice H o w Io L o b b y lo r and lin |S H l I eyixlullon Financing A Campaign P roblem s Blacks fa c e in Ihe Political Arena Accessing P olitical B oards am i C om m issions G e ttin g fu n d s Irorn Y our Local Government id m , ' inf-i-n>t i..r (»1 ■ . p .ti .a n . i.ii.-i, ■I* w. r« ,x.a.»t A .«■»■ itvtfoq, r mu r. r . m ana w ia zio. zn'.s. • The first w adding to taka plaça in tha W hite House was that of M rs Lucy Payne W ashington to Suprem e Court Justice Thomas Todd in 1812 Lucy wss tha w id o w of George W ashington s nephew and the sister of M rs Jamas M adison The birds culled terns migrate halfway around the world twice each year. a I he Hoang typew riter, a device for typing in Chinese characters, has 5,700 characters on a keyboard 2 feet wide and 17 inches high. Ih e longest right in the hislorv of boxing look place in New Orleans on April 6-7, 1X93. Andy Bowen and Jack Burke fought for 110 rounds — seven hours and 19 minutes — only lo have Ihe referee break up the right and declare it "n o conlesf.” Support a Community Rose Festival Float And receive the world's gre.it.-si all purpose cleanser Bang Bang's Organic Biodegradable ( ortccnlralc. rich in coconut o il. emollients make a great cleanser no rough red hands no rubber gloves sale lor babies w ill clean any tiling troni A /.n o n inllammable non poisoning. IINK< guaranteed and vou support a Rose I estival I loal troni the community buy a bottle today ' X lu ll oz $1 9X Call 2X2 74 ’ 6 lor more information W/o d o jio t_ d o business w ith S o u th A fric a American State Bank AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Office 2737 N E Union Portland, Oregon 97212 Save Your Newspapers! I he Poitland Sickle ( ell Anemia f oundation. Inc has established an on going account at the Sunllowet Recycling ( ompany . located at 22 'll S I Grand Avenue in Portland. Oregon \ l Division below die Mcl.oughhn viaduct Help us bv dropping your newspapei o il and telling the receivers that the paper is lor the Portland S ic k le ( ell Anemia I oundalion. Inc I bey w ill give you a receipt. w hie h c an he mailed lo our ott ice I he hours are It) ' p i n Monday through Saturdav at Suntlower I he proceeds are tor our patient emergency lun.l l or more intorma lio n - ill 249 I '66 f o r your convenience a second location has been added! H r also have an account at 7(11 \ . Albina, 2 blocks north o f ( nlum hia Blvd. Janae's Hairstyles OPB to Sponsor Teleconference on AIDS AIDS in tlx- Workplace, a three hour live teleconference scheduled (ot March 26. w ill he Ihe Inst ot lice semi nais ultered this spring by ( Jregon K ih I k Broadcasting and PBS in assoc i.ition with the National Narrowcasl Service, a new video based training service PBS. participating member stations and the Bureau ot National Allairs are sponsoring the teleconference in an el- fort to respond to the mans issues raised about AIDS Ibe live lelcconterence leaturev interaction with lop experts on employee relation«, law . public policy. insurance, medicine and corporate planning " I t is our hope th jl. through the tele conference, personnel administrators, human resource managers, corporate planners, union officials. medical ex­ perts. educators, insurance representa lives, EEOoflicers. labor attorneys and other interested parties w ill find some solutions to the significant implications of AIDS lor corporations and the work torce.” says Jerry Appy. GPB Execu­ tive Director The teleconference w ill attract par lictpanls to UK) locations throughout the country Individuals can register lor the Portland seminar by calling (312) 94X 9006 between 6 a m to 3 p.m Viewing site location and other infor matron w ill be given during telephone registration Cost ol the seminar, w hich includes a 250 page resource h.Mik, is $160 00 per person Early registration at a reduced tee ot $125 00 per person is available until March 7. I9K6 A descriptive brochure and informa­ tion about Ihe next teleconferences are available by calling OPB at 295-2412 c®" (o t ànt” ' P-pP° CYi® e*» en' p\e come in and let Terry Sfljpon take care of you. 1314 N.E. Dekum 2864893 W e w e n t e n rty yesterday. MRS. C’S WIGS Jefferson Theatre Production Depicts South Africa’s Problems Presente 2 IX) 3 0 0 p m while community Hyman said o f the video on "B la ck and White achievements, without o f­ fending anyone gives little known in­ formation The video prevents to ch il­ dren and adults alike some o f the superior, world important contributions ot Hlack and white Americans II says lo all people that Blacks have helped move world technology, medicine, in vcntionv. industry and the arts The targets for the video "M atching History . Blacks and W h ite " are sch.Mil districts throughout America, libraries ami those business firms which need to sensitize their policymakers and mar keting people A lew of the remaining frames show John I. Lewis, the stormy, powerful labor leader o l four decades ago Also along with Black Philip Randolph Randolph organized the Hrotherh.Mid of Sleeping Car Porters Blacks thereby first walked through ihe dcMirs of or­ ganized labor The video also includes fred Astaire and B ill "B ojangles" Robinson, tap dancers and U S Sup­ reme Court Chtcl Justice John Marshall and present day 1) S Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall Mark Hyman Associates is located at 401 Si Broad Street, Suite 902. Philadelphia. PA I9I0K The Welfare Hotline offers free information and advice to Multnomah County residents about welfare and food stamps A sers ice o f Legal Aid the Hotline has knowledgeable staff who answer questions and do negotiations and hearings lot needy families having problems getting benefits Iront these programs I he number is 241 4111 and the line is open Monday through Friday 10 00 a m Ihrough 1 2.00 noon and 12:30 ihrough 5 00 p m W ig s $5, $10. I l 5 and u p ‘ I vents fromthe- Iront page ol the nation's newspapers and the evening television news programs w ill come alive in the Jetterson High School's second mainstage show An Evening o f C ontem porary Theatre March 6-7 X I wo ol the three one act plays which make up the evening’ s program deal with current issues the problems lacing South Africa and race relations in America's college classrooms This unique thealrc endeavor has involved educators, dramatists, student actors as well as tlx- Portland School's Curriculum Depart ment The Blues Is You In M e is directed by A Lee Wilson, a local actor and recent w inner ol a "W illic tor h is role in M aster H arold a n d the Boys Wilson is also widely recognized lor his performances in works by Athol Fugard, a noted South African playwright Ibe play is made up ot readings, poetry, and an excerpt from Fugard's Sizw e Bansi Is Dead B ill Bigelow, a Jetterson social studies teacher and widely recognized author ol Strangers In Their O w n Country, a cumculum guide on South Africa published by The Africa World Press, w ill introduce the play each night He has been instrumental in the play's inception and development Ihe importance ot the problems in South Africa is summed up bv Bigelow, Apart from the obvious urgency of the South African situation, there are solid edueational reasons to devote considerable time lo these lessons Spending time on South Africa is indirectly spending lime on Ihe whole world " Ihcatre IX-partment Head Carolyn Gratton explains that "W e wanted to do an evening ol contemporary theatre, but we wanted lo prevent more than one view point After extensive searc hes of current theatrical literature, the three one acts as an evening's program was proposed Because ol the suitability ol the plays' content, Eleanor Hard!, the district's curriculum specialist in social studies, w ill distribute materials to social studies te.khers in all Kirtland middle schools and high schools Seeing this production gives students the opportunity to he a part o f contem- fxirary political issues as they come to life on stage The powerful, explosive messages in these pieces are important for all of u s ." said Ruthann Harley, Jetterson s community relations coordinator "W e want teachers and students from all user the city to be aware of this unique chance to see history,” she continued Ihe second one act play also deals with a contemporary issue — race as it impacts a student teacher relationship O pen A dm issions is a poignant, urban story in which a black college student admitted under an “ open admissions" plan tor minorities, confronts his white instructor A hilarious comedy The A c to rs N ightm are is the third part of the evening's program Ibis unique theatre production promises to give theatergoers and student actors alike a chance to experience ihe front page headlines and examine the importance o f these issues facing our world Setty Cabina P'opnator '« • - » • X I - C M C M* S SARA $299S Reg »35 00 LIVELY $io°° 119 95 M R S . 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