Page 8, Section II, Portland Observer, February 25, 1987
Celebrate Black History By Making More
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First it was a week N o w it's a m o n th For 28 days o u t o f 365 th e sub
|ect o f Black h isto ry is fin a lly ta u g h t in our schools, discussed in our
m useum s and cove red in a fe w safe TV specials From Cnspus A ttu c k s to
Harriet Tubm an to (less o fte n ) M alcolm X. w e sud de nly hear of all those of
A frica n A m erican descent w h o m w e sho uld have heard ab ou t, con sisten t
ly. the o th e r 337 days U su ally, h o w e ve r, th e c o n c e m .u .io n is on th o se
w h o are n o w dead or on our m ore no table na tion al leaders T h a t's great
B ut. for a m o m e n t, let us also thin k ab o u t som e o f th e fo lks in our o w n
backyards w h o are still living and w h o , th ro u g h the ir actio n s, are curre nt
m akers of Black h isto ry.
W A D S W O R T H P R O D U C T IO N S
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tims o f the H o w a rd Beach, Q ueens atta ck in w h ic h tw o Black m en were
the past T h ro u g h o u t th e state he is k n o w n as one o f the best and m ost
acco un ta ble p o liticia n s in A la ba m a
M eanw hile his w ife . A tty Rose Sanders, in the m id st o f ca rryin g on her
daily law practice, has also begu n M O M S , w h ic h stands for M othe rs of
M any
A m o n g M O M S ' m a n y protects is a pre scho ol, after school and
b ru ta lly beaten and one w as stalked to his death
The a tto rn e ys were
vicio u sly a tta cke d fo r their refusal to coo pe rate w ith a co rru p t D is tric t At
to rn e y and fo r their dem and for a Special P rosecutor in th a t case
N ow
the y have been vin d ica te d
A Special P rosecutor w as fina lly a p po inte d
and his in v e s tig a tio n has led to a gra nd |ury in ve stig a tio n
M rs G ray, the Sanders, M s Sharpe, and A tto rn e y s M ason a n d M addox
are b u t a fe w of th e m any A frica n A m erican s w h o are c u rre n tly m aking
h is to ry Let us s lu tty th e m as w e ll as th e m an y gre at fig u re s o f the past,
and let us stu d y th e m n o t |ust for 28 days but every day o f the year And
rem em ber, the best w a y to celebrate Black h isto ry is to m ake m ore history
cu ltu ra l center w h ere c h ild re n learn n o t on ly th e three R . b u t also their
h isto ry, their cu ltu re , and the ir resp on sibilitie s as A frica n A m e rica n yo u th
M O M S also organized a yo u n g adult theater tro u p e
In tfie play Baby
Cakes ", fo r w h ic h Rose S an de rs w ro te b o th th e scrip t and a live ly score,
the you ng a cto rs treat e v e ryth in g fro m teenage p re g n a n cy to the legacy o f
the Civil R ights M o ve m e n t The Sanders fa m ily is also m a kin g Black his
to ry
In Los Angeles, the re is n o te d actress S aundra Sharpe T h o u g h in bus,
In W a sh in g to n . D C . th e re 's M rs K im i Gray, w h o s ta rte d the K e n ilw o rth
C ourts Tenants A ssociatio n because she was tire d o f th e poor c o n d itio n
o f the ho using protect in w h ich she lived
The a p a rtm e n ts w ere p o orly
m aintained and n o b o d y seem ed to care
Fed up, she began org an izin g the te n a n ts
N o w in w h a t has becom e
a na tion al m od el M rs Gray and other residents o f K e n ilw o rth C ourts are
m anag ing the ho u sin g fa c ility them selves, and they are m anaging it w ell
As the m othe r o f 5 children, she w as also con ce rn e d w ith the fu tu re o f the
yo u th w h o g re w up in K e n ilw o rt C ourts M rs G r.iy spearheaded a pro
gram called "C o lle g e Here I C o m e " and, as a result, the you ng people of
K e n ilw o rth C ourts are n o w g o in g to colleg e
In fa c t, one you ng m an, a
form er high scho ol d ro p o u t. re ce n tly gra d u a te d from H o w a rd U n iv e rs ity ’
S cho ol o, A rc h ite c tu re and is d ire c tin g the ren ova tion w ork at the ho using
protect M rs G ray is m a kin g Black H isto ry
In A labam a, the w ork o f A tty s Hank and Bose Sanders is everyw here
in evidence
Hank Sanders is tfie first Black state Senator to be elected
fro m the w e ste rn A labam a Black Belt since R e con stru ction He w as born
and raised in the S o u th and rem em bers w e ll th e civil rig h ts strugg le s o f
ness w here ta kin g a stand p u ts one
live lih o o d at risk M s S ha ip e has
never yielded on her personal c o m m itm e n t to im p ro ve the im age o f the
A fric a n A m erican c o m m u n ity in TV and film
She has berm p a rticularly
o u tsp o ke n against im ages tha t are p sych o lo g ica lly da m a g in g to Black child
ren She helped fo u n d the fo rm e r Black A n ti D e fa m a tio n C o alition N o w
she w o rks w ith th e W e stern S tates Black Research Center and its Black
A m e ric a n C inem a S o c ie ty , b o th headed by M a ym e C la y to n In th is w a y
she co n tin u e s to organize sup(>ort for film s w h ic h m ore rea listica lly de pict
the A fric a n A m erican c o m m u n ity
In N ew York w e have A tto rn e y s C V ernon M ason and A lto n M addox
In (x ilii e b ru ta lity < uses and in cases in vo lvin g racist vio len ce these A frica n
A m erican a tto rn e ys have used their considerable talens in be ha lf o f the Af
rican A m e rica n c o m m u n ity M ost recently th e y have represe nted the vie
O H R C to Hold
M a r c h 28, 1987
S e lf-S u ffic ie n c y Day
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“ Actually, no one can understand the action
of Mrs. Parks unless he realizes that eventually
the cup of endurance runs over, and the human
personality cries out, ‘I can take it no longer.’
Mrs. Parks' refusal to move back was her
intrepid affirmation that she had had enough
. . . . She was anchored to that seat by the
accumulated indignities of days gone by and
the boundless aspirations of generations yet
unknown.”
—Martin l.uther King
The O re g o n H u m ,in R ig h ts C o a litio n has a n n o u n c e d p la n s fo r a S e ll S u f
U N IV E R S IT Y
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Leica
288 5138
OOLDEN
anniversary
proudly presents
its Limited
1936-1986
Commemorative
Collection
2 ^3 M T e le b ra te
The Gotten Anniverjifc^*— -
of Jesse Owens
at The 19.36 ()lympic Games.
Leica camera with a 70 200mm zoom lens
in a jubilee set with a portfolio of pictures
taken by Lothar Auheit at the 1936 Olympic
Games
The price of the set is >4950
•500 from this sum will be passed on to the
foundation m each case This will permit
the foundation to operate at a federal
level The nominal capital is to be increased
to »300 000
Leitz is interested m the foundation and
the Jesse Owens legend since the pictures
of his achievements 50 years ago in Berlin
were all recorder! with Leica cameras The
most popular sports photographer at that
time was Lothar Rubeit now 85 years old
and recipient of the Golden Medal of
Honour for Services to the Republic of
Austria
The United States sprinter Jesse
Owens shocked Adolf Hitler and the
N A ZI regim e at the 1936 Olympic
Gam es in Berlin
W ith four gold me
dais to his credit he ridiculed the no
tion of Arlan racial supremacy A num
her of press articles and events on
television recalled this notable achieve
m ent on the occasion of its 60th anni
versary
Tha Jesse Owens Founda
tion
was establishad in tha United
States in 1900 (he died in the mean
tim e)
The aim is to grant financial
aid to students and young people who
have distinguished them selves in some
way
Leitz sponsors foundation
In memory of Jesse Owens
H r was a man of the world and for so
many who knew hrm personally or ever
heard hrm t<»eak a model of inspiration
pride and determination In the course of
the 66 years of hrs life, many a human
destiny was influenced by him His death
left a gap which the foundation attempts
to fill with a multifarious axl programme
(From a speech by the foundation s pres»
dent Edward W Frentell
The bursaries enable promising young
people to achieve a higher standard of adu
cation Obtain training as technicians or
skilled workers or pursue artist* careers
Of course, amateur sport is also ancou
raged Anybody can apply for assistance
irrespective of beckgroun or skin colour
So far. tha scope of tha foundation was
regionally limited Now however • s<>w >al
programme inaugurated by E Left/ Inc
R<xhle»gh will change matters
Lett/
has produced 600 special models of the
Citizen/
703
Photo
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D IV IS IO N
OF
C IT IZ E N S
G R A P H IC
ARTS
IN C .
Jesse Owens
1938 Olympic Gold
The Leica R4 contained in the set
bears the inscription Jesse Owens Golden
Anniversary 1936 1906 Berlin Olympic
Games
Commenting on the occasion,
Led/ vice president Lee A
Hill stated
Jesse Owens always personified the no
tion of engagement in sports m tha same
way the Leica represents a similarly high
standard of quality and reliability in photo
graphy The very fact that sport and photo
graphy can be effectively united m the form
of a jubilee camera demonstrates the para)
lei relationship
It provides moreover a
wonderful opportunity of realizing Jesse
Owen s ideals through the channels of the
foundation which bears his name
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