Page 8, Section II, Portland Observer, February 25, 1987 Celebrate Black History By Making More History-------------------------------------------------- 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 F » I ~S Ì S J7REDDIE JACKSON S a tu rd a y 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 8 30 P M (D oors open 7 30 p a n I “ 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 fit le n c y D .iy to be h e ld M o n d a y . M .irt h 9 OF P O R T L A N D 1987 9 a m to 4 p m at th e S ta te C a p ito l B ld g in S a le m . O re g o n EAR LE A C H IL E S C E N T E R 5000 N W IL L A M E T T E B L V D The lo w in c o m e g ro u p I 1981 o s tly w o m e n a n d c h ild re n ) has w o r k e d s in c e .is w e lfa re o g tits advO t a te s a n d has b e e n sin , e s s fu l m lo b b y in g for s o m e w e lfa re , h a n g ,“ , m t lu llin g g e ttin g th e '.ta te to p ro v id e w e lfa re for T ic k e ts a v a ila b le a t tw o a re n i u n e rn p lo y e tf fa m ilie s s h o rte n in g th e a m o u n t o f tim e it ta ke s to a p p ly for ant) ret r iv e p u b lic a s s is ta n t e a n ti g e ttim i th e s ta ti- to issue w e l Chiles Center 283 7525 (charge by ph on e! G l. J o e ’s fa re , be. ks in a tim e ly rriarm * r O H R C is a s k in g I,it»-I,•ste ri lo w m t tim e a m i w e lfa r e re. ip n m ts t o |n .i. th e m o n M a i, h 9 th tor th is m i|> o rtu n t e v e n t s r I ( I A I 1,1 I M RAY, G (X )I)M A N a BROWN inlntdui ing NAJEE----- Reserved $17 50 $15 50 T ransp ortatio n anti t hildt a n - is a va ila b le tiy c a llin g L iz a l t» 4 1 4 3 4 5 in P o rt land C o a s t J a n ito r ia l S e rv ic e , In c. 714 N E . A lberta HACK HWQfìf MONTH Free P a r k in g O n C a m p u s 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