Page 8, Portland Observer, February 18, 1987
_________ Blacks Fighting Blacks
The best th in g th a t can happen to Blacks in the rem ainder o f this decade
is B lacks u n itin g them selves to m ake better use o f the o p p o rtu n itie s ahead
The years ahead are b rig h t for Blacks and o th e r m in o ritie s in the state o f
O regon The tin y nu m be r o f Blacks in O regon w ill once again have their
course ch a m p io n e d by those w h o care The e le ctio n o f G o ld sch m id t in to
o ffic e as the g o ve rn o r o f the state o f O regon and G ladys M cC o y as the
chair o f M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C om m issioners w ill open another era fo r Blacks
and o th e r m in o ritie s, especially the poor
It is hig h tim e for B lacks in p o litics, business and o th e r sectors to be gin a
pro gra m for s ta te w id e solida rity to determ ine their o w n course By being
s tro n g ly un ite d the y w o u ld be m ore p ro d u c tiv e and e ffe c tiv e There is m u ch
to be lost w h en use ful energies are spent in d e s tru c tiv e criticism s If Blacks
and oth er m in o ritie s w o u ld de vote m ore tim e in liftin g them selves and
w o rk in g on their pro blem s, there w o u ld be tre m e n d o u s o p p o rtu n itie s lo r
every one
M y o b se rva tio n .s th a t there seem s to be g ro w in g evidence
MISTY
th a t Black p e op le are h u rtin g the m se lve s severely; th e y are ca u sin g m ore
harm to them selves added to th e pro blem s th a t the system has placed u p on
the m
N o m atter w h a t m ig h t have take n place in th e past, the c o m m u n ity
w o u ld like to see Blacks re n o u n c in g their d iffe re n ce s and jo in in g hands
to g e th e r to begin a n e w era The tim e has com e again fo r th e m to lay d o w n
their d iffe re n ce s and pick up th o se areas th a t w ill enhance the progress o f
th e c o m m u n ity for c o n s tru c tiv e sta te w id e so lid a rity U n ite d w e stand, b u t
divide d w e m ust surely fall
G o ld sch m id t is ready to go He has no tim e to w a ste , and u ltim a te ly no
tim e for u n im p o rta n t or in sig n ifica n t issues W e m u st be ready to be part o f
th e "O re g o n c o m e b a c k " in ord er to build a stro n g state w h ere Blacks.
W h ite s, and o th e rs can live and w o rk tog e th e r The S tate o f O regon has
the re p u ta tio n o f a cco m o d a tin g the poor, hom eless, helpless and the weak
in her o w n w a ys For Blacks to jo in the m ainstream in th is a d m in istra tio n ,
w e m ust begin by u n itin g ourselves first W e m ust be con cern ed w ith the
business aspect o f th e society, as w ell as the p o litic a l and in te rn a tio n a l pro
blerns a ffe c tin g us The S ou th A frica n situ a tio n m u st c o n tin u e to be a sup
rente co n ce rn in our hearts
W e m ust also s h o w those con cern s in our
da ily lives
Blacks in Business
B eauty & Barber
S upply
O p e n to th e P u b lic
We went curly
yesterday.
Retail & Wholesale
W e sell all brands
Stop in and check our prices
5852 N.E. 42nd Ave.
A cross fro m A d a m 's Track on 42nd Street
HOURS
M o n Sat 8 A M
5 30 PM
Phone: 282 1817
Jet Limousine Service
serving the greater Portland area with style
W e o ffe r..........
prices start at
Full Bar
Color TV
A M /F M Stereo
Telephone
per hour. first 2 hours
Full C lim ate Control
C o m p lim en tary B ottle of C ham pagne
Fast and C ourteous Service Including per hour proceeding
Nails on the Run: Pedicures ft
M anicu res by special request
$35.00
$30.00
Black people in business sho uld cho ose th is year to take a lead in cham
p io n in g a be tte r business u n d e rsta n d in g am o ng m in o rity businesses
Let
thero be special w ays and m eans c o n d u cive to in tu itiv e and in ve n tive pur
suits, as w ell as the te stin g o f tho se in sigh ts th a t m ay lead to genuine leap
th ro u g h s in to new fro n tie rs such as. na tion al and in te rn a tio n a l business
ven tures For exam ple. A frica is an area yet u n d isco ve re d by Black b u si­
nesses in O regon Nigeria. Kenya and O regon can cre a te a trian gu lar trade
w h ich w ill b e ne fit the three states especially in the areas of to u rism , im p o rt
and exp o rt o f a g ricu ltu ra l goods, in d u stria l and m an ag em en t o f m an po w er
Also, let there be spaces for scho la rly business studies, sc ie n tific research
relating to businesses a m o ng Black people The so cie ty has m ove d rapidly
in to th e academ ic and sc ie n tific business w o rld , and B lacks m ust be in te
gra te d in to the q u a lity o f the system in order to w o rk w ith in it Everyone
w o u ld love to see an in d e p th Business research g ro u p a m o n g m in o rity
businesses There sho uld be no m ore irrelevant p ro g ra m s th a t o n ly have
the a b ility to help us te m p o ra rily
Let us discover in n o v a tiv e and tasteful
w ays to co m m u n ica te and learn business and m o n e y m a tte rs
There
should be a living and w o rk in g business c o m m u n ity w ith cha racter orien te d
b a ckgro und s
W hen w e w o rk in these w ays w e are a b o u t to see those
deserted streets o f N o rth ea st P o rtla n d com e back in fu ll business There is
m ore roo m to coo p e ra te and re b u ild N ortheast U n io n and K ilhn gsw o rth
w h ere m ost of the m in o rity businesses are lo cated H o w eve r, w h en Blacks
fig h t Blacks the re w o u ld be o n ly d e s tru c tio n a n d disaster left
I challenge One H undred Black M in o rity businesses to c o n trib u te five
th o u sa n d dollars each in to a c o m m o n fu n d w h ic h w ill create a po o l o f five
h u n d re d tho usan d dollars By the same toke n. I cha lle ng e th e state govern
m erit to mate h the fun d w ith an equal a m o u n t This plan w o u ld help the Black
business c o m m u n ity in d ie fo llo w in g w .iys ( l i l t w ill aid the sm all businesses,
(21 The fu n d w ill help to b u ild a fina ncial in s titu tio n IB an k) exlusively for
m in o rity businesses (3) The fu n d (in s titu tio n ! w ill be solely responsible
for le nd ing and m o n ito rin g the pro blem s arising fro m b o n d in g , insurance
and cred it procedures. I4 i The in s titu tio n w ill be responsible for an o n g o in g
academic si ie ntifi( and s c h o la ily research for Blacks and oth er m in o rity
businesses, and I5I The in s titu tio n w ill be a g u id in g fathe r and w ill serve as
.i p ro te c tin g agent against fa ilin g businesses
The p ro g ra m c o u ld also be
in te g ra te d in to the m e tro area cultflAes and u n ive rsities w h ere there are
facilities
It is im p o rta n t th a t b u 'n n fkse s a m o ng m in o ritie s share In con
trib u tin g to the fu n d because th e y win t>e care fu l w ith th e m an a g e m e n t of
their o w n m oney
Blacks In Politics
It is w ith in the fram e w o rk o f th is a rticle to believe th a t every Black per
Call (206) 254-3762
son in a u th o rity m ust tiave w o rke d very hard for th e c o m m u n ity It is not
w ith in our po w e r to thin k tha t on e Black is Blacker tha n the oth er W ith in
this co n te xt, every Black person in p o litic s w h e th e r local o r na tio n a l has
c o n trib u te d im m ensely for this society It w ill be very w ise to su p p o rt each
o ttie r in any o p p o rtu n itie s w e m ay fin d ourselves Those a ctive citizens, w e
call .n tiv is ts , s h o u ld n o t he ig n o re d or n e g le cte d , fo r m ost o f th e ir w o rk s
P ortland T ra ilb la ze r Helps C hurch
A c c e n tu a te th e Positive
W h e n the Reverend Roy I Tate led his co n g re g a tio n th ro u g h the streets
o f N o rth P ortla nd in a ch u rch d e d ica tio n m arch on N ovem ber 23. 1986
the p o in t w as to a n n o u n ce the exp an sion o f th e fo llo w in g c o m m u n ity ac
tio n p ro g ra m s D rug and a lcoh ol cou nse lin g, free fo o d and clo th e s distri
bu tto n, etc
It becam e n e w s w o rth y w h en Reverend Tate had to fig h t
M ayo r B ud Clark th ro u g h the P o rtla n d C ity C o u n c il to w in th e rig h t to
m arch th ro u g h the streets o f the A lb in a c o m m u n ity w ith p o lice escorts
HE W O N I
The C hrist M e m o ria l C h urch led by Rev Tate co n tin u e s to develop in to
a leading p o sitive voice fro m the A lb in a area in its p ro c la m a tio n against
drugs, p ro s titu tio n and o th e r negative behavior
To be sure, the c h u rc h is n o w a n n o u n cin g a M e n 's Day Program design
ed to p ro m o te P ositive Role M odels For The Y o u th " fe a tu rin g P ortland
Trailblazer Steve J o h n s o n as the keyn ote speaker
The p ro gra m w ill be
on February 22, 1987 b e g in n in g at 1 1 3 0 a m at the C hrist M em o rial
C hurch, 1552 N o rth K ilhn gsw o rth
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C o x F u n e ra l H o m e h a s a s t a f f d e d ic a te d to th e fa m ilie s in
th e ir h o u r o f n e e d w i t h lo w c o s t fu n e r a ls , d ig n it y a n d lib e r a l
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It w ill be w o e fu l fo r p o liticia n s to d iscre d it A c tiv is ts or Act»
ivists to d iscre d it p o liticia n s Every c o m m u n ity service deserves encourage«'
m en t The rest o f th is decade w ill be p ro d u ctive o n ly w h e n the leaders o f
the B liick c o m m u n ity jo in hands to w o rk to g e th e r and s u p p o rt each oth er
W e w ill have n o th in g to lose in w o rk in g to g e th e r and e d u ca tin g th e yo u n g
ones On the o th e r hand, w e c o u ld possibly fo rfe it th e b e n e fit o f the new
era. w h e n w e c o n fu s e th e so cie ty and m isp lace ou r p rio ritie s , on w h o m to
tru s t and s u p p o rt as o u r leaders It is n o t necessary to b lo w o u t th e flicker
m g ca n d le lig h t o f o th e rs ideas so th a t ou r o w n lig h t is seen to shine bngh
ter
Instead, w e sh o u ld shield and p ro te c t the lig h t o f all for every little
lig h t, even a spark, can be co m e a d ivin e fla m e W e have ha rdly scratched
th e surface o f o u r u n lim ite d p o te n tia l M a n y o f us surely can add still m ore
creative ideas M ore w ill be needed as w e in volve ou rselves m ore deeply
w ith the w o rk o f h e lp ing o th e r Blacks
Finally, I w o u ld not fail to call on the a tte n tio n o f B lack leaders to place
m ore em phasis on the fo llo w in g m atters 111 The Black S tu d ie s D e pa rtm e nt
at P ortla nd S ta te U n iversity. (2) M in o rity Business Enterprises in the Black
c o m m u n ity , (3 l M ore Black in vo lve m e n t in p o litics, and th e p o te n tia l for
d e veloping an in te rn a tio n a l trade be tw ee n A fric a and O regon
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