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April 18, 1990
"The Eyes and Ears o f The Community”
Volumn XX, Number 15
Ex-Skinhead Ties Metzgers to Killing
By Professor M cKinley B urt
The most recent article in this “ Im
migration Series” concluded with a
revelation of the spurious and scandal
ous nature of those highly publicized
“ intelligence” tests given to U.S. Army
recruits in 1980. “ Expert consultants”
(includiing the University of Chicago)
concluded that a genetic disability was
responsible for the low scores of Blacks
and Hispanics as compared to whites:
out of a possible 100 points, white 59,
Hispanics 23, Blacks, 17. Refer to the
April 4 edition of this newpaper.
What I did to expose the falsity and
sloppiness of this genetic extrapolation
was to go back to World War I tests of
this population, and using the govern
ment’s own statistics, came forward in
time to the flawed conclusions of 1980.
By using comparative educational and
literacy criteria and performance of white
immigrants, I was able to demonstrate
that, early on, Blacks showed a marked
superiority in so-called I.Q. and liter
acy statistics when the performance of
Blacks in the northern states was com
pared with that of whites in the southern
states. The 'environmental implica
tions' were obvious.
And when the achievement of Blacks
overall was compared with that of for
eign-bom whites of all the states, the
(the Blacks) exceeded in literacy by
100 to 400 percent. The same govern
ment sources (cited) further stated that,
in the countries-of-origin of these cen
tral and Eastern European immigrants,
the rates of illiteracy averaged 50 per
cent or better. Adding further signifi
cance to the minority accomplishment
was the fact that in the World War I era
the army was using the infamous and
often repudiated “ Alpha and Beta
Tests” .
Now, even a well-rounded idiot (even
Shockley or Jensen-of I.Q infamy) would
be aware that “ Black genes” could not
have changed in the three short genera
tions between 1914 and 1980 (Black
immigration to these shores was practi
cally nonexistent). So what factor(s)
are responsible for the catastrophic de
generation in the cognitive and func
tional performance of Blacks by the
1980 date? It is perfectly obvious that
major social and psychological trau
mas must have intervened. This we
now know to be correct-but what was
the operational nature of the process /
been on the part of many Blacks a dis
To explain this, we need not look
solution of the hope ambition and mo
any further for a model than our citaion
tivation which inspired their high-test
of the pitiable educational and social
ing forefathers to pursue the vaunted
condition of the white European immi
“ American Dreams” . Nor that there
grants at the time they first entered the
have been major disruptions of family
American “ melting pot” . But melt
life and relationships. And wouldn’t
they did-w ere allowed and encouraged
you expect that gangs of the children of
to do so. But as we stated in the previ
these disillusioned and poverty-stricken
ous article, “ the first generations of
would turn their frustrations inward adn
these immigrants suffered from many
war upon each other-to the death! While
social prejudices and employment
third-generation and older European im
discrimination...these people, in turn,
migrants, who have found “ rooms at
became as a group the most racist and
the inn” scream “ What in the world is
violent of those who fought against
your problem ?-pull yourself up by the
Black union membership, job promo
bootstrap like I did!”
tion and desegregation in housing and
Perhaps Blacks should develop an
schools. ’ ’ Their attitudes closely fitted
“ Existentialist” literature like the Eu
the findings of the 1920s and 1930s re
ropean colonialists and exploiters of
search upon persons with an inferiority
the world who claim they cannot under
complex, “ becomes a hostile person
stand how man came to lose his spiritu
and expresses his hostility toward so
ality and humanity. These are the people
cially approved scapegoats...submissive
who (seeing no hope for mankind in the
to those above h im in the pecking order,
world they created) declared that ‘ ‘God
and more exploitive toward those be
is dead!”
low him.” O f course, not one of
We have it then that the concept and
America’s millions of Blacks needed
structure of immigration to these shores
is not simply a benevolent process of
psychologists to tell him this.
Clearly, then, the arm y’s 1980 test
welcoming hordes of ‘ ‘ huddled masses,
results indicated that American racism
yearning to be free” , but a ferociously
has driven the quality of life for a large
pragmatic exercise in the development
segment o f the Black population back
of a continent-a process where race,
in time to a point such that they can no
quotas, prejudices, education, assumed
more compete today than could those
intelligence, differentiated opportuni
earlier white sojourners to these shores
ties, and “ melting” potential always
compete with the forefathers of these
have been critical elements. Present
Blacks. The * ‘operational nature of the
day immigration policy and law is a mi
process” ?...We know that among the
asma of politics and guilt, something
causes of the “ time reversal” was the
we will examine in next week’s article.
continued employment bias and other
In closing here let us take a brief look at
economic discrimination inflicted upon
the methodology that will be used in
a rapidly burgeoning (and unmelted)
this assessment
ghetto-bound population-accompanied
We will begin by quoting the ‘ ‘grass
by failing educational systems in the
roots” opinions of the Black “ man-in-
inner-cities. Yet, the nation as a whole
the-street’ ’ in respect to the impact of
seemed completely oblivious to these
several categories of immigrants upon
his economic welfare: Asianl (includ
incendiary conditions until the Watts
ing East Indian; Hispanic; a European
Riots of 1964. And this, despite a long
upscale of skilled-worker influx under
series of scathing and searing protest
pressure of White House policy and
literatures: “ Native Son, The Invisible
elements of the Kennedy-Simpson Im
Man American Dilemma; Why Johnny
migration Bill; and an anticipation on
Can’t Read; The Miseducation of the
the part of some that an acceleration of
Negro” , and many others.
the exodus of Jews from Russia will see
Accordingly, there should be little
surprise that a so-called “ underclass” a greater competition for professional
has arisen among Blacks, seemingly level jobs in the major eastern urban
centers like New York.
permanent and with no way out. Nor
Continued next week
should there be surprise that there has
African American Celebration
Comes to Portland
T he N o rth /N o rth e a st c o m m u n ity
p ro u d ly announces P o rtla n d ’ s firs t an
nual A fric a n A m e rica n F estival to be
held Ju ly 18-22.
The A fric a n A m e rica n F e stiva l grew
o u t o f a v is io n fo r the N /N E c o m m u n ity
b y a g ro u p o f concerned citize n s. The
vis io n in v o lv e d the cre a tio n o f c iv ic
fe s tiv a l a c tiv itie s th a t encourage the
participation o f a ll citize n ry, businesses,
churches, p riv a te clu b s , and co m m u
n ity organizations. T h e re fo re , the A f r i
can A m e ric a n F e s tiv a l’ s goal is to p ro
m ote the c u ltu ra l, e d u ca tio n a l,a n d eco
n o m ic developm ent in the N /N E co m
m u n ity . I t w ill also pro m o te u n ity , and
secure p a rticip a tio n and support o f resi
dents as w e ll as businesses o f the broader
co m m u n ity in the M e tro p o lita n area
through se lkd e te rm in a tio n . M o s t im
p o rta n tly, such a c tiv itie s w ill preserve
the ric h , diverse and u nique cu ltu re o f
A fric a n A m ericans.
P rio r to th e ir o ffic ia l com m ence
m ent in Ju ly, the A fric a n A m e rica n
F e stiva l w ill gain experience as w e ll as
exposure b y p a rtic ip a tio n in the 1990
P ortla n d Rose F e stiva l in June. There
are fo u r events on the agenda w h ic h
w ill keep them busy, and get them o f f to
a ru n n in g start, m a rch in g in the rig h t
d ire ctio n . Speaking o f m a rch in g , on
June 2 ,1 9 9 0 , a p p ro xim a te ly 125 A f r i
can Am ericans representing N /N E Port
land w ill “ stru t th e ir s tu fF ’ in the an
nual Rose F estival S ta rlig h t Parade.
F rom June 1-10,1990 the A fric a n
A m e ric a n F e stiva l in cooperation w ith
the B la c k Studies D epartm ent a t P o rt
land State U n iv e rs ity w il l present an
e x h ib it d e p ic tin g the H is to ry o f A fric a n
A m e rica n s in O regon. T h is e x h ib it,
designed b y the O regon H is to ric a l So
c ie ty under the d ire c tio n o f D r. D a rry l
M iln e r o f P SU , w ill be on d isp la y a t the
O regon L o tte ry /K O IN O regon P a v il
io n Stage, P o rtla n d ’ s A fric a n A m e ri
can y o u th w ill shine as the A fric a n
A m e ric a n F e stiva l in cooperation w ith
S elf-E nchancem ent (a n a tio n a lly rec
ognized and accom plished program fo r
w o rld w o u ld p ro b a b ly agree that the
fir s t year is the m o st ch a lle n g in g , and
th e A fric a n A m e rica n F estival A ssocia
tio n is no exception. W o rk in g d i li
g e n tly since A ug u st 1989, The A fric a n
A m e rica n F e stiva l has gone through a.
m etam orphosis fro m a v is io n to re a lity
in the fo rm o f fu n -fille d events and
fe s tiv itie s schedules to com m ence July
18,1990. T h e firs te v e n t o f the fe stiva l,
the selection o f the A fric a n A m erican
R o ya l C o u rt, holds the m ost s ig n ifi
cance n o t o n ly to the fe s tiv a l its e lf but
m ore im p o rta n tly to the co m m u n ity. A
y o u th ) under the d ire c tio n o f T o n y
K in g and Q ueen/Prince and Princess
w ill re ig n o v e r the A fric a n A m e rica n
H opson and R ay L e a ry w ill present a
F estival and represent the e n tire com
Y o u th A ch ie ve m e n t A w a rd s Program .
The program w ill o ffe r lo c a l entertain
m e n t in song and dance and aw ards w ill
also be g ive n to outstanding y o u th be-
O n J u ly 18th fro m 6 :3 0 to 10:3<>.
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the A ir p o rt Sheraton i
the R oyal
C ourt w ill be crowned at the First Annual
twc< i . the ages o f 10 and 14.
T h e title o f the B la c k N a tio n a l A n
R o y a l C o u rt C o ro n a tio n and Press Re
cep tio n . J u ly 21st is “ Parade D a y ."
them , L i f t E v e ry V o ic e and S ing, is a
v e ry appropriate w a y to describe the
T h e c o m m u n ity w ill w itness a mass
parade th a t w ill flo w through the heart
o f the c o m m u n ity b e g in n in g a t 10:00
fo u rth A fric a n A m e rica n F estival event
fo r 1990 sanctioned b y the P ortland
Rose F e stiva l. O n June 16th, the C ity
o f P o rtla n d is in v ite d to jo in voices w ith
talented artists fro m around the P a cific
N o rth w e st in a G ospel Jubilee. T h is
g lo rio u s event w ill present the e v o lu
tio n o f G ospel m usic in the b e a u tifu l
setting o f the A rle n e S chnitzer C o n ce rt
H a ll.
F estival A ssociations a ll o ve r the
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m u n ity at various lo ca l and state events, i
a.m . at Jefferson H ig h School and end
in g at F e m h ill Park (N E 4 2 n d and
K illin g s w o rth ).
T h e e n tire P ortland c o m m u n ity is
in v ite d to share and p a rticip a te in tins
unique fe s tiv a l th a t w il l p ro ve to inspire
u n ity in the c o m m u n ity . T h e A fric a n
A m e rica n Festival A ssociation is lo o k
in g fo rw a rd to seeing each and every
Former national president o f W A JR. Skins says Metzgers encouraged violence
against blacks and Jews
San Bernardino County, C alif- White
supremacists Tom Metzger, his son
John, and the White Aryan Resis
tance (W.A.R.), the organization they
run, have been tied to the 1988 mur
der of an Ethiopian student who was
beaten to death with a baseball bat in
Portland, Oregon.
In a sworn affidavit, ex-Skinhead
leader Michael Barrett says he and
Dave Mazella, acting as agents for
the Metzgers, went to Portland to
organize a Skinhead group called the
East Side White Pride (ESWP). While
in Portland, Barrett claims he and
Mazella kept in almost daily contact
with the metzgers. he also says that
both Tom and John Metzger encour
aged him and other Skinheads to use
violence against blacks and Jews.
The night of the murder
On the night that Mulugeta Seraw,
the Ethiopian student, was murdered,
Barrett says he and Mazella met with
ESWP members and “ got them all
fired up on W.A.R. and the Metz
gers’ hate filled beliefs.” Barrett
later learned that Skinheads attend
ing the ESWP gathering had beaten a
black man to death that night just a
few blocks from the meeting place.
When Dave Mazella telephoned
the Metzgers about the murder, ac-
cording to B a rre tt’ s statement, “ T om
(M e tzg e r) to ld us to keep o u r m ouths
shut and n o t to ta lk to p o lic e .”
C enter la w su it seeks damages fo r m u r
dered m an’ s fa m ily
The L a w C enter has file d a c iv il su it
against the M etzgers, W .A J L , and tw o
Skinheads w h o m urdered M ulu g e ta
Seraw. F ile d on b e h a lf o f die Seraw
fa m ily , the su it seeks substantial m oney
damages against the defendants. I f a
ju ry holds the M etzgers lia b le fo r the
murder, it could break W A R . , die most
active, in flu e n tia l and dangerous w h ite
suprem acist o rganization operating in
A m e rica today.
B a rre tt’ s a ffid a v it is the m ost dam
aging evidence fo u n d so fa r that lin k s
the M etzgers w ith the Seraw m urder.
As the form er president o f W A JR. Skins,
a group set up by T o m and John M e tz
ger, B a rre tt’ s jo b was to re c ru it S kin
heads in to the w h ite suprem acist m ove
ment.
W h ile he was in P o rtland, B a rre tt
says he to ld the E S W P Skinheads that
“ blacks and Jews w ere the enem y o f
the ‘ W h ite A rya n R ace’ . . . and to be
sure to beat the h e ll o u t o f yo u r en
e m y.” B a rre tt says he to o k fiv e base
b a ll bats w ith h im to P ortland. H e
described the bats as “ the weapons o i
choice o f the Skinheads.”
Photo by 8nan Smaie/Sharps Hooter Studios
Tom Metzger
T h e C e n te r has accused W h ile A ry a n
Resistance (W .A .R .I leader Tom M etzger
and his son John w ith sending agents to
encourage Skinhead violence against blacks
and Jews in Portland, Oregon.
A cco rd in g to a Los Angeles T imes
story, M e tzg e r scoffed at the idea that
he supplied B a rre tt w ith the baseball
bats. “ 1 guess he m ust be a teal fan o f
b a s e b a ll," M e tzg e r is quoted as say
in g in the T im e s story.
T o m M e tzg e r claim s that neither
he, his son John, n o r W h ite A rya n Re
sistance had anything to do w ith the
m urder o f M u lu g e ta Seraw and bear
no re sp o n sib ility fo r i t
Seventeen New Faces Among the
100 Most Influential U.S. Blacks
Seventeen individuals of promi-
nence and accomplishment have newly
earned selection to the 1990 presen-
tation of the “ 100 Most Influential
Black American,” in the May Eb-
ony.
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The panel of Ebony editors has chosen
the nation’s 100 most eminent and
powerful Black men and women for 19
consecutive years, beginning in 1971.
The criterion for selection hinges upon
an individual’s ability to greatly influ-
David N. Dinkins
Thomas A. Duckenfield
Harry T. Edwards
Minister Louis Farrakhan
Joseph Jerome Farris
William H. Gibson Jr., D.D.S.
Joseph W. Hatchett
Nathaniel R. Jones
Rt. Rev. James H. Mayo
James M. McGee
Theodore McMillian
Lawrence W. Pierce
Vivian Pinn-Wiggins, M.D.
Cecil F. Poole
Dr. Henry Ponder
Michael White
Carter D.Womack
ence the lives, thinking and actions of
i^g g portions of the nation’s Black
population.
The 17 new persons receiving this
year’s honor are (in alphabetical or-
der):
Mayor, New York City
President, National Bar Association
Judge, U.S. Ct. of Appeals, Dist. of Columbia
Natl. Rep. of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad, Nation of Islam
Judge, U.S. C l of Appeals (Washington)
President, National Dental Association
Judge, U.S. Ct. of Appeals (Florida)
Judge, U.S. Ct. of Appeals (Ohio)
Pres., Council of Bishops, A.M.E. Church
Pres., Natl. Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees
Judge, U.S. Ct. of Appeals (Missouri)
Judge, U.S. Ct. of Appeals (New York)
President, National Medical Association
Judge, U.S. Ct. of Appeals (California)
General President, Alpha Phi Alpha
Mayor, Cleveland, Ohio
National President, Phi Beta Sigma
PCC Announces Award of Workforce 2000 Grants
Portland Community College has
been chosen to receive $1,410,000 in
Workforce 2000 grants to fund special
vocational programs and is participat
ing in a third major grant from the same
state funding force.
A $600,000 award will be used to es
tablish a community-based skills cen
ter at the college’s Cascade Campus in
North Portland. PCC will operate the
center in cooperation with the Private
Industry Council, State Employment
Division and Northeast Workforce
Center to provide targeted training pro
grams for up to 300 individuals, ini
tially.
Job, life and basic skills training will
be designed to help participants suc
ceed in the work force, said James A.
Van Dyke, PCC vice president for edu
cational services.
Job skills training will be in building
one there.
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trades, business technology, electronic
assembly, medical support and customer
service and will be geared to the staff
ing needs of employers in North and
Northeast Portland. Life skills training
is to help each participant establish a
personal work ethic. The students will
also study reading, writing and mathe
matics as needed to improve their basic
skills.
First students are expected to start
training in mid to late June, said Donald
W. McInnis, executive dean of Cas
cade Campus.
Cost of operating the skills center
for 15 months will be nearly $1,800,600.
In addition to the Workforce 2000 fund
ing, the center will receive support in
money and in-kind contributions from
PIC, the Northeast Workforce Center,
State Employment Division and PCC,
Van Dyke noted.
The Portland Area Vocauonal/Tech-
nical EducationConsortium, of which
PCC is a member, has received $810,000
in Workforce 2000 funds for use in 2+2
vocational/technical articulation pro
grams, student leadership development,
business and industry internship and
the purchase of state-of-the-art com
puters and equipment.
Funds will be available from April
1,1990 through June 30,1991.
PAVTEC-member high schools
throughout the five-county PCC dis
trict provide two years of training in
various vocational/technical programs
that lead into two further years at PCC
to prepare students for entry-level jobs
in local businesses and industries. For
this reason, the articulation program is
often described as a 2+2 program.