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Economie Death Grip Of Apartheid In South Africa
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envisioned to run for 18 months
and include a formal, indepen-
dent evaluation component con-
ducted by Portland State Universi-
The start-up phase w ill con-
lin u e through mid-October when
full operations will begin.
Don Clark said he was gratified
for the support being given by the
City and county. ‘‘We’re not ask­
ing that any new resources be
devoted to this challenge, but that
a new focus be given to it," he
said. ‘‘That focus is on individual
people and families living in Col­
umbia Villa.”
The project is the outgrowth of
several months discussions by
HAP, the city and county.
by Dr. Jamil Cherovee
i outh Africa today is waging
i both terrorist attacks and a
conventional war against the
frontline states. This warfare has
taken its toll on hundreds of
thousands of African lives, de­
vastated whole villages and com­
munities, forced hundreds of
thousands more to flee as
refugees and maimed and m uti­
lated children. I’m inclined to
believe that one of the purposes
of this warfare is to irreversibly
destabilize the economics of all
of southern Africa. Another is to
keep this region in the economic
death grip of apartheid. South
LIFESTYLE QBSER VA TIONS
by: Kathryn Hall Bogle
The Spring Quarterly and the
Summer Quarterly, the regular
periodicals issued by the OHS,
were thoughtfully and carefully
edited by Rick Harmon, of the
OHS staff. These magazines her­
ald a deepening interest in the
recognition of the restrictive en­
vironment controlling the ex­
periences of people of color in
Oregon’s history. The magazines
recount public attitudes in
Oregon and the resulting per­
sonal experiences and attitudes
of two African-Americans a gen­
eration apart in Portland.
It is hoped that families of the
north, east, west and south of the
city and state will visit the exhibit
and will return to bring their
Children. The exhibit is easily ac­
cessible in its first floor window
location. Admission is always
free.
Making the third generation of
lawyers in her family, Attorney
Cynthia Cannady of Palo Alto,
daughter of Attorney George
Cannady and grand-daughter of
Beatrice Morrow Cannady, Ore­
gon’s first black female attorney,
made her first visit to Portland
this week. As a part of her
sightseeing tour of the city Can­
nady and her husband, Attorney
Robert Woods of Stanford’s fun­
draising staff, stopped in at the
OHS and were excited to see that
a picture of her grandmother,
Beatrice Cannady, brightened
the entrance to the exhibit of the
‘Northwest Black History display.
; More visiting attorneys were in
•trie city last week when Mrs.
«Hairiat Balogun of Lagos and
:Gbenga Atoki, also of Lagos,
'.came as guests of the World Af­
fairs Council. Both are members
of the Nigerian Bar Association
l^nd both are interested in the ex­
pected shift of Nigeria from mili­
tary rule to a more Democratic
form of governm ent. Mrs.
Balogun was the only woman to
be appointed to serve on the
trib u n a l that w ill oversee
Nigeria's transition to civilian
rule. Mrs. Balogun wants to ex­
plore the process of civic educa­
tion and political accountability
which might be incorporated into
her with the tribunal.
Accompanying Balogun and
Atoki was George Anyakora, a
Lagos journalist whose present
position is assistant national
secretary of the Nigeria Union of
Journalists.
The distinguished guests were
accompanied by Herbert Smith
of the U.S. Information Agency.
Kelly Chatman has been nam­
ed chaplain for both the middle
school and the upper school of
Oregon Episcopal School by the
Rev. Canon Malcolm Manson,
headmaster of OES. Chatman
received his master of Divinity
degree from Lutheran Theolog­
ical Seminary in Gettysburg. At
OES, Chatman joines Lou Ann
Pickering, an Episcopal lay
chaplain, and both will be under
the direction of Manson.
Chatman was director for six
years of Family Life Service in
Washington, D C. He later spent
two years with Community Jus­
tice Ministry in Washington, D.C.
as the assistant director. Inten­
sive casework was necessary in
this position to serve the ex­
offender clients in their ‘‘third
party" program and their mental
health programs.
At OES Chatman will also pro­
vide chapel services and will be
director of the boarding depart­
ment for the 45-50 boys and girls
of high school age at the
parochial school.
Africa is also waging this war
against the neighboring states of
Angola, Mozambique, Zambia,
B o tsw a n a , Z im b a b w e , and
Namibia as a means of maintain­
ing its genocidal oppression of
the majority African population in
South Africa. South Africa knows
it cannot stay in power if these
frontline states continue to serve
as a symbol of viable African self-
determination and economic and
political independence.
If one visited Angola today, one
would see Sisters and Brothers
with no arms or legs because they
stepped on landmines laid by the
UNITA bandits. These landmines
were supplied through the m ili­
tary support of South Africa and
the United States. In fact, South
Afrika could not continue to wage
war against the people of southrn
Africa and to commit genocide
within its own border if it were not
for the “ constructive engage­
ment” and support of the Reagan
administration.
The South African army and the
UNITA bandits have become one
invading army inside Angola. As
the war rages, especially in
southern Angola near the border
of Namibia, the United States
recently dispatched its latest
“ stinger missiles” to these in­
vaders, along with other weapons
of mass death and destruction.
Luanda, the capital of Angola,
which is located on the north­
western coast, is normally a city
of approximately 600,000. But to­
day, its population swells at over
2 million, most of whom are
refugees. They have come to the
city fleeing the tanks, airplane
bombers, missiles and soldiers of
the allied South African forces.
I'm inclined to believe the good
news is that the people and gov­
ernment of Angola are heroical-
ly _ a n d successfully — fighting
back. I talked with a Brother at the
U N. Although he mainly spoke
Portuguese and his native African
language, he managed to say to
me in English, "I love my people
and I love my country ... We will
not be enslaved by South Africa
or the United States ... I am
fig h tin g fo r the co n tin u e d
freedom of Angola.”
Has Africa become the ‘dump
site' for the west? A ship laden
with 10,000 tons of city in­
cinerator ash was headed for an
undisclosed West African nation
for disposal, despite vehement
protest from African officials and
environmental groups. I was in­
formed the ship was the Khian
Sea Headed for the Cape Verde
Islands off the coast of Senegal
and from there to its final un­
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PRAISE PRESIDENT TRI MAN S 1948 “EQUAL
TREATMENT AND OPPORTUNITY" ORDER AS CATALYST FOR CHANGE
Black Airm en’s Memorial Established At Air Force Academy
•: KANSAS CITY, MO—The Tuskegee Air-
• men Inc., at their 17th Annual Convention.
I .■ commemorated the executive order issued by
I * President Harry Truman on July 26. 1948.
; which created the Commission on Equality
}. of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed
Forces.
<
John L Whitehead. Jr . National Presi-
H dent of the Airmen, said the Truman order
j had been a "key catalyst to the new America
{ that has emerged in the wake of the civil
rights revolution of the 60 s and beyond
■
He said: "Tuskegee Airmen take pride in
L the fact that their outstanding combat per-
i formance as a part of U. S. air power in World
War II was a major contributory factor in
■»; Truman’s great step forward "
Philip J. Davis, vice president, urban af-
’ fairs. General Foods Corporation, in pre-
— venting a check on behalf ot Philip Morris
Companies Inc. tor $15.000. said. "The
• Tuskegee Airmen have been a source of in­
i’ spiration and pride to all Americans tor
more than 40 years We are happy to say that
they are still a major human resource for this
country."
The convention followed the dedication in
May of the Tuskegee Airmen's Memorial at
the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado
Springs.
The memorial, an eight-foot bronze statue
of a black World War II fighter pilot looking
toward the heavens, will stand permanently
in the Honors Court of the Academy along
with only two other statues A tribute to the
A
heroic but seldom recognized contribution to
the nation's air war effort, the statue was
made possible by contributions from many
individuals and companies such as Philip
Morris Companies Inc and General Foods
Clarence Shivers, a former fighter pilot
and an internationally known sculptor, cre­
ated this inspiring piece
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D ED IC A T E D W IT H P R ID E ! Lee
Archer, left, retired vice president, urban
affairs, General Foods Corporation, a
Tuskegee Airman and the nation’s only
black “ a c e " , inspects the eight-foot
bronze statue of the Tuskegee Airmen's
Memorial at the U.S. Air Force Academy
in C olorado Springs, with George L.
Knox. Ill, staff vice president, public af­
fairs, P h ilip M orris C om panies Inc.
Archer, a 20-vear-old pilot during World
War II, was credited with shooting down
more German planes than any other black
flyer. Knox is the son of the late George
L Knox. II. one of the original 33 hlack
pilots trained at Tuskegee.
CORPORATE SUPPORTER’ Philip J.
Davis, vice president, urban affairs. Gen­
eral Foods Corporation, left, talks with
G eneral Bernard P Randolph, center.
Commander of Air Force Systems Com­
mand and John L. W hitehead, Jr., na­
tional president of Tiiskegee Airmen, Inc
G eneral R andolph was the principal
speaker at the 17th Annual Convention of
the luskegee A irm en. W hitehead re ­
mained on active duty after World War II
and became one of the U.S Air Force s first
Ma.-k
nilots for iet propelled aircraft
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disclosed destination. Owned by
Amalgamated Shipping Co. of
Freeport, Bahamas, the ship has
been searching for a dump site
since it left Philadelphia in 1986.
The Organization of African Unity
protested the planned disposal,
calling it a “ crime against Africa
and Africans.” The environmental
group Greenpeace also denounc­
ed the move as part of a growing
trend to dump toxic waste in
African countries.
tiona l o p p o rtu n itie s for its
children. The community recog­
nizes that education is a neces­
sary prerequisite for economic
progress.
On the other hand, white Ore­
gonians must extend themselves
to Black businesses in the same
manner as Black Oregonians ex­
tend themselves to those busi­
nesses that are operated by
whites. On the same hand, city
and state leaders must begin to
display a greater understanding
of the social, economic and ed­
ucational barriers that still pre­
vent Black Oregonians from full
participation in the economic
mainstream of life in Oregon.
Mr Benjamin L. Hooks, Presi­
dent of the National NAACP said
it best. “ America can only be
great if she extends to all of her
citizens a chance to make a dif­
ference, an opportunity to make a
significant contribution to the col­
lective good and the right to be a
productive individual in the rapid­
ly changing world around us.
Black Heritage Exhibit
To Run Through December 10
Oregon’s early black population and its
achievements are the focus of “ Northwest Black
Heritage: The Pioneers,” an exhibition which open­
ed on May 18, and will run through Saturday, Dec.
10, at the Oregon Histórica1 Center, said Thomas
Vaughan, executive director.
The exhibition is one of six presented this year
by the Oregon Historical Society to commemorate
the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first black
person known to visit the Oregon Country.
Admission is free. Hours at the Historical
Center, 1230 S.W. Park Ave., downtown Portland, are
10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
In 1788, Capt. Robert Gray sailed his tiny sloop,
“ Lady Washington,” into Tillamook Bay. There Mar­
cus Lopeus, a black member of the crew and the
first black person known to have visited Oregon’s
shores, was killed by Indians. Not many years later,
the Lewis and Clark expedition benefited from the
skills of York, a black explorer who helped construct
Fort Clatsop on the Columbia River.
Since that time, blacks have been a significant
part of Oregon’s history. “ Northwest Black Heritage:
The Pioneers” shows highlights of their contribu­
tion from the time of the explorers to the 1920s,
when Beatrice Morrow Cannady became the first
black woman to practice law in Oregon.
The exhibition, developed in cooperation with
members of Oregon’s Black Community, features
Black achievements in the areas of exploration and
settlement, churches and social organizations, oc­
cupations and enterprises, journalism, law, and
education. It highlights individuals and families,
many of whom have not heretofore received the
recognition they deserve, Vaughan said.
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OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P o rtla n d . O reg o n 97205
1230 S.W. Park Avenue
Cable: Histore
(503) 222-1741
The
A lbina M inisterial Alliance
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Black Professional Network
Black Studies Advisory Council — P.S.U.
Black Studies D epartm ent — P.S.U.
Black U nited Front
The Coalition o f Black M en
Columbia River Chapter, Blacks in Government
Delta Alpha Chapter - Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity (U. o f O./P.S.U.)
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Iota Iota Chapter - Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity (O .S.U .)
Jack and Jill o f America, Inc.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Lcs Femmes
The Links, Inc. — Portland Chapter
National Association fo r the Advancem ent o f Colored People
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Oregon Alliance o f Black School Educators
Oregon Association o f Colored W om en’s Clubs, N W Region — N A C W C , Inc.
Oregon Commission on Black Affairs
Portland Public Schools
Prince H all G rand Chapter, Order o f the Eastern Star - Ore. J inis.
Prince H all G rand Lodge o f Oregon (F & A . M . )
Urban League
a nd the
( )regon Historical Society
u n ite the public to attend
a reception
commemorating the
bicentennial o f Oregon's African American heritage
on Sunday, September eighteenth, nineteen hundred eighty eight
from tv-o to five o’clock
The Oregon Historical Center
1230 S. IE Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon
(503) 2 2 2 -T 4 1