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Page 6—The Portland Observer-September 12, 1990 B .E .A .N . PRESENTS LIVE IN CONCERT Without Bank Financing 1/3 of the Homes on the market will qualify for Bank financing. 1/3 will require some repair and is financiable. 1/3 won’t qualify under any circumstances. 75% of the Homes in inner N/NE Portland will fall into the last two catagories. Let us show you how to avoid the hassles. Call today for a free market analysis. CAWFO PENINSULA REALTY INC. U STARRY NIGHT NW6th & Burnside l l i n 8 :3 0 a .m . to 5 :0 0 p .m . (5 0 3 ) 2 9 7 -1 0 2 1 NOBTHEAST PORTLAND Maraatfha Church 4222 N K 12th (Bator an Skidmore) Templa Baptist Church Sat. 9:30 » a . Tatanook Park Bldg. 2108 NJB.41«Ave. Mon. 7:00 pan. Tuei. 7:00 pjn. Wed. 9:30 a.m. A 5 DO p in. Than. 7 DO p.m. Fri. 9:30 am. 1319N .R 17th Fireude Room Tueaday 12:00 Noon (Brown Bag Lunch Clan) NORTH PORTLAND Rlvergate Community Church 4737 N. Lombari St. Tuea. 7:00 p.m. University of Portland 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Columbia Hall (Enter from Portsmouth) Wed. 5:00 p.m. W II O H T W A T C H O a b ■ r.fUUT<d m W n r k «f W «t|hl W »U h «» Inlirnitloaal, e 1 * M W tlgkl W alckw , Inlan ultoiuL Inc. 1 I-W -1 M KIMBERLEE HENRIKSON ROSE MARIE DAVIS SALES ASSOCIATE RES: (503) 289-2471 SALES ASSOCIATE RES: (503) 281-8976 h m m n » im n n m H « i» im n im r í Support our Advertisers SAY YOU SAW IT IN \ Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated Marion Barry: Continued Ad Prices THE P O R T LA N D O BS E R V E R Effective 9,12 Thru 9,18,90 C O N T IN U E D F R O M P A G E 1___________ to C ity H a ll. B a rry b ro u g h t new co n struction to D .C ., encouraged co rp o ra tions to relocate there, b u ilt a w o n d e rfu l co n ve n tio n center, and created a ll types o f em ployment opportunities fo r the c ity ’ s residents. H e also w atched his a p p o in t ees go to ja il fo r fraud, re c e iv in g ille g a l kickb a cks, and a host o f o ther charges. S till, B a rry stood ta ll and no one in the D istrict Attorney’s office could pin charges on h im . He was protected b y the “ m a ch in e ” he b u ilt and by b la ck people, w h o th o u g h t that he co u ld do no w rong. I f you w o u ld p o ll the bla ck ju ry m e m bers today, secretly, I ’ m m ore than w il l in g to bet the “ fa rm ” that m any had been d ire c tly affected by some good that B a rry had done o r m aybe even someone in th e ir fa m ily . L o y a lty runs deep in the D .C . b la ck co m m u n ity . B a rry is no hero to me fo r w h a t he has avoided as a drug abuser. I thought that he should have frie d and spent a long tim e in ja il. There is a b ig d iffe re n ce betw een racism in A m e ric a and o ve rt drug abuse. Sending B a rry to ja il w o u ld have fo rw a rd e d a strong message to the streets and to the drug dealers/abusers that the “ w ar on d ru g s” is real. “ D o w n W ith D ope, U p W ith H o p e ” (a t the M a rtin L u th e r K in g , Jr. lib ra ry ) is w hat B a rry to ld the ch ild re n in the M L K c h o ir on th e ir v is it to W a sh in g to n , D .C . in 1988. T w e n ty m inutes a fte r his speech (w h ile w a itin g to m eet h im ), several c h o ir mem bers noticed a W ashington Post (fro n t page) story about his drug abuse and penchant fo r “ n ightlife” . Some o f the kid s refused kisses on the cheek and talked n e g a tive ly about h im on the bus rid e back to the h o te l. Im agine m eeting the firs t b lack m a y o r o f y o u r i c i II U £ fe w a y is in your NeighborhoodtoStay SAFEWAY Juicy Fryer H indquarters Celebrate National Chicken Month with plump, juicy quality fryer hindquarters, an economical choice for family meals this fall. 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Maybe then, through Lb. his c o m m u n ity outreach (as a potential c ity c o u n c il m em ber?), he w ill earn the rig h t to be ca lle d a role m odel/hero. He has been branded. B a rry m ust re-gain the respect o f W ash in g to n , D .C ., b lack people in A m e ric a , and m ore im p o r ta n tly , establish respect fo r his fa m ily and self. Fry, cr Hi n d<Hu Com ’ » M ie n i T h a t’ s one elem ent M a rio n B a rry cannot blam e on racism . A person can alw ays respect the m se lf, despite the c o n d itio n s o f the w o rld o r th e ir life . W e ca n ’ t co n tin u e to blam e the w h ite man fo r o u r shortcom ings o r habits. - J O IN A N Y C L A S S A N Y T IM E For Information Call (collect) weekdays Opening Act to be Announced SEPT 25th 1990-8:30 p.m. Tickets Available All G.l. Joes Stores House of Sound Records One Stop Records 8040 N orth Lom bard P ortland, Oregon 97203 B usiness (503) 286-5826 Fax (503) 286-8675 FASTS'FLEXIBLE re°ier Lb