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January 14 1987. Portland Observer. Page 9
Civil Rights Journal
—--------------------------- « A G ift For Dr. K ing"
The na tion al ho lid ay ce le b ra tin g the life and m in is try o f the Rev
Dr
M a rtin Lu ther King. Jr
fro m our pe rspe ctive, the m ost im p o rta n t na tio n
al h o lid ay w e are p rivile ge d to celebrate
The n a tio n is b e co m in g m ore
fam ilia, n o t on ly w ith the nam e o f Dr King. but. h o p e fu lly, w ith the pr.n
cip les th a t g u id e d his life
D e spite th e fa ct th a t th e re w a s som e s tro n g
o p p o s itio n to the passage o f the bill th a t m ade Dr K in g s b irth d a y a hoi.
day. the m u lti racial co a litio n w h ic h cam e to g e th e r to s u p p o rt the bill was
fina lly, successful
N o w w e hear tha t a fe w states such as th e state o f Arizona, are takin g
Steps to rescind the K ing ho lid ay
A rizo na s new R epublican G overnor
Ed M ech am . has p u b licly declared th a t one o f h.s first o ffic ia l a cts w ill ta
to repeal th e K ing ho lid ay
As he said, " I w a n t to do this as soon as it is
co n ve n ie n t It is a necessity to do it b e fore the 19th It is a resp on sibility
O bvio usly. Gov M ech am feels he has a resp on sibility
not to his state but
to the forces o f racism
It is a sad co m m e n ta ry th a t nearly 20 years after
th e tra g ic assa ssin ation o f Dr K ing th e re are still to o m an y ,n o u r so cie ty
w h o ho ld a racist vengeance against e ve ryth in g Dr King w o rke d for
W e celebrate this year s K ing h o lid a y in the w ake o f racist w h ite m ob
Storefront Theatre
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vio len ce in H o w a rd Beach in Q ueens, N ew York
There is a greater need
to d a y tha n ever b e fo re for all ,>eop'e 4rfio are c o m m itte d to h u m a n decency
to fo rth rig h tly cha lle ng e all fo rm s o f racial in ju stice
If Dr K in g 's legacy
m eans a n y th in g , it sho uld m ean th a t w e have a m oral o b lig a tio n to fig h t
racism
B ut it is just n o t en o u g h th a t only A fric a n A m ericans take th e lead in fig h t
m g th is b a ttle
In fa ct, the m a jo rity o f w h ite A m ericans have ab dicated
their h isto ric re sp o n sib ility to fig h t w h ite racism
This c o u n try does n o t
need a n e w w a ve o f libera l g u ilt th a t o n ly o ffe rs pa terna listic
an usually
n o n fu n c tio n in g
h a nd o u t p ro g ra m s Instead, w h ite A m erica m ust o w n
up to its racism and th e n co n s is te n tly co m m it itself to c o rre ctive actio n
W e m ust re m e m b e r th a t it was fro m a cell in the B irm in g h a m jail that
Dr K ing w a rne d
Injustice an yw h ere is a th re .it to ju stice eve ryw h ere "
T herefore w e ca n n o t be p a tie n t w ith the in ju stice in H o w a id Beach W e
ca n n o t be p a tie n t w ith the m ju s fk e o f ap arthe id in S ou th A frica W e can
not be p a tie n t w ith the in ju stu e in th e U S s u p p o rte d co n tra s in N icaragua
A n d w e cannot be p a tie n t w ith the injustices suffere d by the Palestinians
If Dr K in g w e re alive to d a y fie w o u ld celebrate fits b irth d a y by saying no to
R eagan's in h u m a n e 1988 b u d g e t
He w o u ld say yes to hom es for the
hom eless, jobs for d ie johlr-ss and fo o d for the h u n g ry
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PSU Celebrates King Week With
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A t N oon, W ednesday, Jan 21. in the Parkw ay C o m m o n s (first floo r
S m ith M em o rial Center. 1825 S W B ro a d w a y), PSU s Cabaret C o m m itte e
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w ill pro vid e the e n te rta in m e n t o f gospel great W illa Dorsey She p e rfo rm s
in ce leb ration o f M a rtin Luther King W e e k '' here at P o rtla n d S la te U niver
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Lust year w e ret ailed th a t th e year tie fo re Di K ing s assassination, he
c h a n g e d Ins m in d a b o u t flo w Ins dre am c o u ld tie fu lfille d
A lth o u g h he
ii-fu s e d to give up th e dream , lie n o w u n d e rsto o d lfi.it Ins dream co u ld not
tie fu lfille d w ith o u t a m ajor sot nil tra n s fo rm a tio n o f ttie basic s tru c tu re o f
our sot n-ty Io the w o rd s of Dr King
I in years I labored w ith the idea o f
re fo rm in g the e x is tin g in s titu tio n s of d ie S o u th , a little cha ng e here, a little
Raasonabla Ratai
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Dorsey is a po pu lar and enga gin g pe rfo rm e r w h o has p e rfo rm e d all over
ttie w o rld , and every year she e n te rta in s th e cro w d s at the N e ig h b o rfa ir
at W a te rfro n t Park W e are very pro u d to have her p e rfo rm in th e to w n she
i alls hom e and hope eve ryon e w ill tie at P ortla nd S tate to see W illa D o isey
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For m ore in fo rm a tio n on this and fu tu re Cabaret pe rfo rm an ces, call
B yron Beck at 229 4452
change there
N o w I feel g u ile d iffe re n tly
I thin k you v e g o t to have a
re c o n s tru c tio n o f the- e n tire sot loty. a lu v u lu h in i o f values
The g o o d n e w s is there aie real o jijio i tum ht-s to d a y to fo llo w th ro u g h
Davis
on Dr K ing s visum
M ayor H arold W a sh in g to n lia s begun a ro co n slru c
tio o o f C fni ago d ia l has served lo h e ig h te n die as,,nations o f all those on
w lio s e be ha lf 0» King stru g g le d
That is w h y it is so im p o rta n t n o t to let
du- fori es o f r n ism sto p W a s h in g to n fro m being re elei le d next m o n th
lo N ew York Cdy am idst all o f th e angei pain am i io som e cases,
cyn u ism there is also -aim,- g o o d ne w s Out o f d ie agony o f tin- E fow .lid
Be.u h mi idem has em erged d ie kind o f ’m ass m ee ting s w h ic h played
sin h a v ita l toll- ill m o b ilizin g our jie n jile du rin g tin- C ivil R ights M ove m en t
lo M a n h a tta n in B ro o klyn , and in o th e r p a rts o f N ew York C ity, A frica n
A m e rica n s an- n o w jo in in g hands in large n u m be rs and in w ays th a t they
have not toed for a lo n g tim e
Therefore th ro u g h o u t dus n a tio n let us all
co m e tog e th e r and dare to resurrect a new freed om m o ve m e n t This w o u ld
tie d ie greatest b irth d a y present w e < o u ld ever give to th e m e m o ry o f Dr
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