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Page 10, Portland Observer, September 29,1988
_ l BLACK (M
M REUNION
CELEBRATES
In re m e m b ra n c e of Paul Robeson — How ard Dodson, cen ter. C h ie f of the
H arlem -b ased schom burg C e n te r for R esearch in Black C ultu re, accep ts a
check for $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 for th e C e n te r’ s “ C eleb ratio n of Paul R o b eso n ” fu n d
raiser from A n n e D ow ling, (left), M an ag er, C orporate C ontributions and Sup
port P ro gram s, P hilip M orris C om pan ies Inc., and R enee S im ons, Brand
M a n a g e r, Benson & H edg es, Philip Morris U.S.A. T he O c to b e r 30th “ 90th
Birthday T rib u te ” to R obeson w ill also fe a tu re the presen tation of a special
aw ard to F red erick O 'N e a l, co-founder of th e A m erican N egro T heatre. The
cele b ra tio n is b eing p resen ted in cooperation w ith th e N ew York
S h a k e s p e a re Festival and th e Paul Robeson Archives, Inc. P roceeds from
th e even t w ill assist in th e C e n te r’s renovation of the landm ark b u ild ing that
housed th e S cho m b u rg C e n te r’s original collection and w ill help th e C enter
to c o n tin u e to preserve and m ake available m aterials on Black life and
cu ltu re for scholars, stu d ents an d th e public. In th e foreground is a bust of
R obeson, by sculptor R ichm on Barthe, as Robeson ap peared in th e title role
of th e S h a k e s p e a re play, “ O th e llo .”
C ubs star A nd re Dawson (center) congratulates R eggie W e s t (left) from
D unbar V ocational School and M aria M artinez (right) from Farragut C areer
A cadem y at th e Job Readiness su m m er kick-off event sponsored by Kraft,
Inc. Dawson p resen ted the students w ith autographed C u b s ’ b aseballs and
pennants for th eir accom plishm ents in the Job Readiness program . Joining
Dawson and th e stu d ents are C assandra W atson (left), associate director for
C hicago United, and C harles L. Reid (right), director of urban affairs for
Kraft, Inc. T he com pany contributed $ 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 to fund su m m er jobs for
Jayne Kennedy-Overton was a popular attraction at Los Angeles' Black
Family Reunion Celebration held on August 27. Jayne conducted a
workshop and discussion at the Scope Family Values Pavillion on the role
of parents in fostering a strong family ethic. The event, made free to the
public thanks to sponsorship by Scope Mouthwash and others, attracted
over 100.000 people who also enjoyed entertainment by Melba Moore and
other major recording artists in addition to the exhibits and workshops.
Now in its third year, the Black Family Reunion has drawn more than 1
million participants in ten previously held events across the country.
participants in C hicago U n ite d ’s Job Readiness Program , a career
aw areness and job preparation program for econom ically disadvantaged
m inority high school students.
RECORDS — CD’s — CASSETTES
Donnie Ray Albert
Spotlight On
East Portland
N.W. Portland
32nd & Burnside
23rd & N.W. Johnson
231-8926
248-0163
is Baron Scarpia
PORTLAND OBSERVER
Magic
The Eyes and Ears of the Community
2 8 8 -0 0 3 3
RECORDS STAPES
FR O M THE PEO PLE W H O K N O W M U S C
Tamara Brooks
★ Trained through Jefferson High School-for the
Performing Arts for 5 years.
★ A member of the Jefferson Dancers for 2
years.
★ Made her Portland Civic Theatre debut in
“ Jesus Christ Superstar.”
★ Her interests include aerobics and fashion
design.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
"The Eyes and Ears of the C om m unity”
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T he Brown S isters
THIS BOOKLET CAN CHANGE
THE WAY YOU PLAN
TO PAY FOR COLLEGE.
THE G t BILL PLUS THE AR M Y COLLEGE FUND
C AN BE WORTH UP TO $25.200 TOWARD YOUR COLLEGE EDUCATION
Here’s how it works:
First you contribute to your education-
$100 per month for the first fu ll 12
months of your enlistment. Then the
government contributes—up to $9,600.
Thats the G.I. Bill. W ith the Army
College Fund, you can add up to
$14,400 more! (See table below) '
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THE G l M L
THE G l M l
FLUS THE ARMY
COLLEGE FUHO
2 yean
$9,000
$17.000
3 yean
$10.800
$22.800
4 yean
$10.800
$25.200
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For more inform ation about this
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see your local Army Recruiter today.
O r call toll free 1-800-USA-ARMY.
You’ll find o ut th at paying for college
through the Army pays off in more ways
th an one.
BLACK
UNITED
FUND OF
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Black United Fund of Oregon
1988 Campaign Chairman
Conductor of the Oregon Symphony
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