*7 * 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 I 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 presenh the Northwest Premiere oí MA RAINEY'S BUCK BOTTOM i l r w M < 7 * 1 IJ rtftr W o r d H ir » * A n a n ' R r« F W u< MRS KAJWT n ä r» a a fk r rtultan« « a n o f t r M un SonerrA imo sbnü I Mir Anchen P AJ Uattwwi VwauM Vkin H e ld o v e r t il J a n - 2Ath R m ì CALL FOR TICKETS: 224-4001 TransAmerican Imports L.T.D. I n t e r n a t io n a lly fa m o u s g o s p e l s in g e r W illa D o rs e y p e r fo r m s a t P S U W e d n e s d a y J a n 21. a t N o o n in P a r k w a y C o m m o n s in S m ith C e n te r Im ported goods for novel g ifts Investm ent grade gemstones at wholesale prices Custom made jewelry Gold and Silver bought and sold Open 10 6 PSU Celebrates King Week With Willa Dorsey M F 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 2146 N.E. Broadway 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 sity 288 4050 Prolatilonal Servie» Quality Craftmanihlp 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 Free Estimates i» a 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 | ..... perform 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 K ing and Sons Company Painting Z83-Z459 Exterior W a ln u t Park L o c k & Key 533 N E K illingsw orth 503 288 6338 Interior 24 h r E m e rg e n c y S e rv ic e PORTLAND CLEANING WORKS THE M O U N T O L IV E T B A P T IS T C H U R C H N E F irs t ft S c h u y le r • 284 1964 John H J a i b M i n i s t e r M Ed SPECIALS M D 9 JO A M Church School I t 00 A M Conyrryiti« i' ai WorttiMj 5 OOP M V a s tw Service 10 00 A M HAf)t**m Fourth Sunday 5%. 10%. 15% & 20% OFF A ll D ry C le a n in g _______ 1 The Am erican Baptist C onvention. 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