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RELIGION
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
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NYC March Becomes
Site for Murder
^Attempt on Sharpton
ast weekend I attended a con
vention o f the N ew A llia n c e
Party in N ew Y o rk C ity (The N A P is
the b la ck-le d , m u lti-ra c ia l, pro -g a y in ­
dependent p o litic a l party chaired by
D r. Lenora B . F u la n i, w h o made h is ­
to ry d u rin g the 1988 presidential e lec­
tions by b ecom ing the firs t w om an
and firs t A fric a n A m e rica n to be on
the b a llo t in a ll 50 states).
The day I a rrive d , the courts
were fin is h in g up sentencing o f the
m ob members w h o m urdered a 16-
year o ld b lack man. Y u s e f H a w kin s,
when he went to the w hite Bensonhurst
neighborhood to lo o k at a used car.
The punishm ent given to the last m u r­
derer to be sentenced was 300 hours o f
c o m m u n ity service.
The N ew A llia n c e Party, under
the leadership o f D r. Fulani and YuseFs
father, Moses Stew art, and the U nited
A fric a n M o ve m e n t, under the leader­
sh ip o f R ev. A1 Sharpton, have been
assigned to the m arch. T h e y sur­
rounded the schoolyard where we
w ith the cops w a lk e d o ver to R ev. A1
and plunged a 5 -in ch k n ife in to his
chest, rig h t in fro n t o f a ll 300 cops.
Moses S tew art tackled the assailant
and the cops then arrested both o f
them !
Three hundred cops, but not
one o f them co u ld get an am bulance.
D r. Jessie F ields, a p hysician and N A P
a c tiv is t fro m C hicago, gave the R e v ­
Safe, sensible weight loss for 27 years.
erend m edical a tte n tio n and one o f
o u r cars took h im to the h o spital (he is
in stable c o n d itio n w ill recover).
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W e w ent ahead w ith the m arch,
chanting “ No Justice, N o Peace” while
the racists o f B ensonhurst stood on
the sid e w a lk scream ing ra cist insults
F o r In fo rm a tio n C all (c o lle c t) w e e k d a y s
8:30 a.m . to 5 :00 p.m.
peace. T he o p ening day o f the c o n ­
ve n tio n was ty p ica l N A P - w e d o n ’ t sit
ca n ’ t stop us.
around ta lk in g w h ile our ch ild re n are
d y in g . W e g o t on busses, met up w ith
the U A M fo lk s at the Slave Theater in
B e d -S tu y, and w e n t back to B en­
The submitter o f this article, Jan­
ine Carpenter, is o f the Portland Chap­
ter builder for the New Alliance Party.
For more info, on NAP, call 289-
8892.
New m e m b e rs p le a se A rriv e 20 m in u te s e a rly
NORTH PORTLAND
NORTHEAST PORTLAND
Rivergate Community Church
4737 N. Lombard St.
Tues.
7:00 p.m.
M aranatha Church
4222 N.E. 12th
(Enter on Skidmore)
Sat
9:30 a.m.
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Tilamook Park Bldg
University of Portland
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
2108 N.E. 41st Ave.
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Tues.
Columbia Hall
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1319 N.E. 7th
Fireside Room
Tuesday
12:00 noon
(Brown Bag Lunch Class)
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WEEK:
II CORINTHIANS 9:7-15
Luncheon
PsaJm 3 4 :3
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(comer ot Sth & Skidmore)
Community
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Women! It’s that
time again!
N ew
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and
C o m m u n ity
Churches are now planning and prepar­
ing fo r our 8th A n nual Pre-Retreat
Luncheon, February 9, 1991.
B y popular demand, the Luncheon
w ill be held again at Shenanigan’ s
Restaurant, 4575 N o rth C hannel, from
11:00 am to 2 :0 0 p m .T h e c o s tis $ 1 5 .0 0
per person and tickets are now a v a il­
able w ith any Retreat C om m ittee
mem ber.
O u r theme this year is “ C overed
W ith L o v e ” . I Peter 4:6-8.
Guest speaker, Laura H o w a rd , w ill
be sharing and special m usic w ill be
p ro vid e d fo r y o u r enjoym ent.
T h is event has continued to grow
each year and w e expect no less fo r
1991. W e lo o k fo rw a rd to seeing you
fo r this tim e o f sharing the w o rd , good
fo o d and fe llo w s h ip w ith frie n d s from
fa r and near. A ll ages are w elcom e!
In 1958, K in g p ro te ste d his sen­
tence o f re fu s in g to obey an o ffic e r
by d e n y in g p a y m e n t o f his c o u rt
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we returned the n e xt day, 600 o f us,
double the num ber on Saturday, to
g ive the message lo u d and clear: you
Three hundred N Y C cops were
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marching in Bensonhurst since Y u s e fs
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u n til there is ju s tic e , they w ill have no
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convened, they lin e d the sidew alks,
they stood by as Rev. A1 and D r.
F u la n i prepared to start the m arch. A
and m a kin g obscene gestures.
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January 20,1991
Bethel A M E C h u rc h w ill celebrate
i t ’ s annual U sher Day P rogram . A ll
U sher Boards, fro m all churches in the
c o m m u n ity, are c o rd ia lly in vite d to
attend this gala program . Join them at
5828 N E 8th A v e at 3:30. Rev. M ilto n
Green, pastor.
January 21, 1991
C elebrate M a rtin L u th e r K in g ’ s
b irthday by gathering at Jefferson H ig h
School fro m
11:00 am to 6 :0 0 pm.
There w ill be sin g in g , speaking in stru ­
mentals, skits and ce le b rity p e rsonali­
ties. This is the 6 th annual presentation
B e rry, C o o rd in a to r/D ire cto r.
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January 21 - 27, 1991
True
V in e
M issio n a ry
B aptist
C hurch w ill celebrate i t ’ s firs t a n n ive r­
sary w ith a w eek o f celebration. There
w ill be choirs, pastors and guest speak­
ers, th roughout the week. The services
w ill begin at 7 pm each n ig h t. The
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celebration w ill close o u t at 3pm on
Sunday, January 27 at 3 pm . The True
V in e M issio n a ry B a p tist C hurch is
p re p a re d to go to ja il. H o w e ve r,
C ly d e S ellers p a id his fin e , saying
Jesus C hrist. M a y G od con tin u e to bless
T rue V in e ’ s congregation and i t ’ s pas­
[th e p eople]. W e have a m a n d a te
fr o m G o d to re sist e v il..."
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fin e fo r an act th a t I d id n o t c o m m it
a n d above a ll fo r b ru ta l tre a tm e n t
th a t I d id n o t d eserve." He was
he "e le cte d to spare the ta xp a ye rs
o f M o n tg o m e ry the expense o f feed­
in g and h o u sin g ( K in g l d u r in g the
n e xt fo u rte e n d a y s " , a d d in g th a t he
w o u ld n o t p e rm it the b la c k leader
to use the c ity j a il " f o r his ow n
selfish p u rp o se s" as a " p u b lic ity
s tu n t" K ing responded, " I am happy
th a t I c o u ld s u ffe r ju s t a lit tle b it...it
m akes me feel a closer p a r t o f you
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o f “ Keep L iv in g The D re a m ” , K en
located in the O .B . W illia m s C o nven­
tion Center, 220 N E Beech StreeL Special
congratulations to R ev. R aym on H.
Edwards, Sr., pastor, fo r his visio n and
dedication to fu rth e rin g the gospel o f
c o u ld n o t in good conscience pay a
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tor.
January 27, 1991
G reater F aith B aptist C hurch, 931
N S kidm ore, w il l celebrate i t ’ s b u ild ­
in g fund pro g ra m at 3 p m , Rev. Chester
Staples, pastor.
A lle n T e m p le C M E , 4214 N E Sth
Ave, w ill celebrate it’ s first M en’s Chorus
program at 3:30 pm , Rev. P h illip N e l­
son, pastor.
Whose War Was It?
announces he can now produce ch e m i­
h e lp in g p ro vid e the nuclear arsenal that
cal weapons.
♦1984-G erm any M esserschm itt-
B o lk o w -B lo h m (M B B ) and Ita ly ’ s Snia
co u ld destroy us.
*1986-B ritain sells Iraq entire stock
B P D escape detention by le ttin g form er
employees set up subsidiaries and
businesses to supply Ira n ’ s m ilita ry
needs. The U nited States listens to its
in te llig e n ce ne tw o rk, sends notes o f
protest to G erm any but looks the other
w a y, in e ffe ct, as Germ any ignores us.
U .S. restores fu ll d ip lo m a tic relations
w ith Iraq after President Reagan’ s
e lection. (Ira q has used deadly mustard
gas against Ira n !)
♦ 1 9 8 5 -A m e ric a n
b usiness
investm ent as prom oted in Iraq. A n d
Ira q plans to acquire a nuclear m issile.
M a rsh a ll W . W ile y , fo rm e r U.S.
ambassador to O m an, founds the U .S.-
Ira q Business Forum to prom ote
A m e rica n investm ent in Iraq. N early
o f desert-weight m ilitary uniforms. Later
B ritis h troops sw elter in heavy gear
a w a itin g new u n ifo rm s that were sold
to Iraq!
The w heelchair-bound A m erican
tra ve lin g on the cruise ship A c h ille
Lauro in the Mediterranean is murdered
by te rro rist w ho fin d s asylum in Iraq.
U.S. fails to return Iraq to list o f terrorism­
sponsoring states.
*19 8 7 -F ren ch -b u ilt Iraqi warplane
attacks frig a te USS Stark k illin g th irty -
seven A m ericans. State D epartm ent
emphasizes Iraq has apologized and
offered compensation. State Department
says it has never taken place.
A m erican signs trade agreement
to increase business w ith Iraq. (Although
seventy m a jo r firm s e ve n tu a lly jo in ,
G erm any is no w investigating its o w n
business in vo lve m e n t w ith Ira q !) A n d
in c lu d in g such giants as W estinghouse
and C a te rp illa r...In September, new
Jersey-based E lectronics Associates,
Iraq announces it has launched an
interm ediate range b a llis tic m issile.
The tra il o f our co llu sio n w ith
In c., seeks a license to e xp o rt to Iraq a
com puter s im ila r to the one used by
te rro ris m and Ir a q ’ s in c re a s in g
belligerence does not speak w e ll o f
A m e ric a n ’ s o w n W h ite Sands m issile
range in N ew M e xico ...sh ip p e d by way
other nations (Itla y , E ngland, etc.) o r
fo r the things we did through 1990 to
o f M B B in 1987.” A m a zin g that we are
create the orge Saddam Hussein.
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4 2 2 2 N.E. 12th Avenue Portland Oregon
SUNDAY SERVICES
Sunday School
9:00 A.M.
M ornin g Worship
10:30 A.M.
Maranatha School of Ministry
6:30 P.M.
8101 N. Fiske Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97203
Church Phone: 289-0147
M A R A N A T H A
Study Phone: 289-1911
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