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Who C ontributed?
by
OHS To Honor
Black H istory
Month
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Donna I la in mo mt
M cDonald’s A nnounces 1991
Black H istory Makers Of Tom orrow
W hat was the(ier) C ontribution?
The clock struck 6:00 am. Wake - Up!
Another day has been recorded.
Wake- -Up! 25% o f the day is lost to
time and history. Who recorded it?
Recollect the times when dominant
personalities forged to the front and
accepted roles o f responsibilities and
leadership. Their names
have been embossed
in our history books /
and hopefully our
records improve on
the reflection o f this.
True, factual his­
tory o f our Black
people can only
be established
when we re­
view the out­
standing people
as well as give
proper consid­
eration for the an­
onymous.
Wake up! Who
can be chief w ithout
indians?
I f I were to share
the names o f the anonymous leave the
p ro lific, would you know who they
were yet but what they did? The value
is in the contribution not the recogni­
tion.
In Portland, Oregon who was the
1st Black: To settle here, female judge,
porter, LPN, police officer, cowboy,
entrepreneur, to work in the ship yard?
I have asked m yself these ques­
tions to try to establish the foundation
o f my historical structure. I have an ur-
gency for these and many other an­
swers becaue I have a four year old son
and I ’ d like to feed him accurate data to
be digested into his appetite fo r histori­
cal truth and relevance.
Who was the greatest Black man
in the United States? Who
is the greatest Black
woman in the United
\ States? And upon
; what criteria do we
evaluate great or
greatness?
M y father and
Mother are the two
greatest individu­
als in the United
States, yes the
planet. They are
my history!
We must try
know all that we
can about these in­
dividuals. It was our
parents, grandparents,
aunts, uncles, cousins,
brothers, sisters and
friends who had an impact on our his­
tory. They are the outstanding people.
W ill you give them proper considera­
tion, though they remain anonymous?
The anonymous w ill never receive credit
in the history books as individuals.
Soldiers, rank and file , rise up to
take your place in history, your place in
the sun. Your history may not be re­
corded but it is real. The masses must
be churned so that M artin w ill rise to
the top.
Petett fund established
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Em ­
ployees (AFSCM E), the N o rth w e st Oregon Labor Council
(NOLC), and the Portland C hapter of the A. Philip Randolph In­
stitute (APRI) are establishing an education fund in memory of
Annette Petett. Proceeds will be for her son Donte.
Petett, 31, died D ec 21 of a brain aneurysm while at work as
an office secretary for AFSCME. She was a member of local 88,
a delegate to NOLC, and president of the Portland APRI.
The coalition is seeking donations from labor unions to ensure
an opportunity for an education for her son. The staff union of AF­
SCME contributed $2,500 to start the account and NOLC pledged
$200.
Checks can be made payable to: AFSCME Staff Union, Donte
P etett Fund, 2545 SW Spring Garden Street, Portland, Oregon
97219.
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rhe Northwest African American
Writers Workshop w ill jo in the Oregon
Historical Society in sponsoring tw o
events at the Society honoring Black
History month and the contributions
made by poets and hisorians o f the Pa­
c ific Northwest. On Thursday, Febru­
ary 7, African American poets w ill
gather to read their works and to dis­
cuss their experiences in w riting and
publishing. The program w ill be held at
the Center from 7 to 9 p.m. and w ill be
open to the pubic w ithout charge.
On Sunday, February 10, a recep-
tion w ill beheld from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at
the Center recognizing and honoring
hisotnans o f Pacific Northwest African
American history. Progam speakers w ill
discuss their interest, inspiration, and
experiences in w ritin g and publishing
their research. The reception is also
open to the public w ithout charge.
Works by many o f the poests and
historians have been publisehed in Voices
o f Kuumba, an anthology o f the N orth­
west A fric a n A m e rican W riters
Workhshop. Copies o f Volum e I and II
are available at OHS bookshop.
Health C heck-ups
For Women
Offered
A health check-up for women w ill
be given from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Satur­
day, February 23,1991 at Western States
Chiropractic College’s Outpatient Clinic,
2900 N.E. 132nd Avenue in Portland.
The $15 examination fee w ill cover
the cost o f a pap smear, breast exam,
spinal examination, and urinary lab test.
The check-ups are administered by
fourth-year interns under the supervi­
sion o f chiropractic physicians. A p ­
pointments are necessary and may be
made by calling 255-6771.
^ u r needs are identical with labor's needs: decent wages, fair working conditions,
livable housing, old age security, health and welfare measures, conditions In which
families can grow, have education for their children and respect in the community. That
is why Negroes support labor's demands and fight laws which curb labor. That is why
the labor-hater and labor-baiter is virtually always a twin-headed creature spewing aniti-
Negro epithets from one mouth and anti-labor propaganda from the other mouth...the
two most dynamic and cohesive liberal forcesin the country are the labor movement and
the Negro freedom movement..." -Martin Luther King, Jr., 1961 AFL-CIO nat'l convention
Visions o f hope for the future can
be seen today, as thirty o f the country’s
most talented black youth have been
named national winners in the 1991
"M c D o n a ld ’ s Black History Makers o f
Tom orrow ” program.
"M c D o n a ld ’ s Black History Mak-
ersof Tom orrow ’ ’ program salutes lead­
ership, high character, and exceptional
scholarship among outstanding high
school juniors. In 1988, M cD onald’ s
created the Black H istory M onth pro­
gram to honor the past by focusing on the
future. Each student submitted an appli­
cation and 1,000-word essay on “ The
M aking o f Black H istory in the Future”
and their role in its development.
"These young people have demon­
strated strong leadership qualities and
represent our corporate, com m unity, and
civic future,” said Ed Rensi, president o f
M cDonald’s USA. “ As ‘ M cD onald’ s
Black History Makers o f T om orrow ’
they possess a thirst fo r knowledge that
w ill shape Am erica.”
D uring black H istory M onth,
McDonald’s national television and print
advertising w ill feature the 1991
"M c D o n a ld ’ s Black H istory Makers o f
T om orrow .” A d d itio n a lly, the 30 na­
tional winners w ill be special guests on
Black Entertainment television’s (BET)
“ Teen sum m it” talk show.
PDC Employees Observe
Black H istory Month
With Diverse Program
St. Andrew
C atholic Church
Celebrates
We are excited about our fifth annual
gospel choir day at Saint A ndrew ’ s
Church. We shall be celebrating G od’s
goodness as we praise and serve him in
song. We w ill be happy to have your
choir jo in w ith us in service o f song,
Sunday, March 17, 1991, at 3:00 P.M.
Our theme fo r this service w ill be
‘ ‘Let Your L ig h t Shine” . For our scrip­
tural theme we w ill be using Matthew
5:16: "Y o u r light must shine before all
so that they may see goodness in your
acts and give praise to your G od.”
A committee o f A frica n-A m eri­
can employees at the Portland Devel­
opment Commission (PDC) has organ­
ized a series o f activities during the
month o f February in observance o f
Black History M onth. The purpose is to
provide PDC employees an enriching
cultural activity and to foster greater
understanding o f cultural diverstiy. This
w ill be the third year PDC has observed
Black History M onth.
Theme for this year’ s program is,
“ A Matter o f C olor: The Meaning o f
Race in American C ulture.” The com­
mittee w ill develop the theme through
a series o f brown-bag lunch discussio-
ins, educational poster board displays,
film s, and other educational events.
February 1 w ill open the program
w ith a keynote address by Dr. Darrell
M illne r, Chairman o f the Black Studies
Department at Portland State U niver­
sity. Featured soloist at the program is
w ell-kinow n local talent Goldie Irby.
The program w ill take place from 11:30-
1:30 p.m. in The Portland B u ild in g ’s
second flo o r auditorium . The February
1 brown-bag lunch propgram is open to
all C ity employees.
Portland Development Com m is­
sion is the C ity ’ s agency fo r urban
renewal, housing, and economic devel­
opm ent
Martin
Luther
King, Jr.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
ON OPB
BILL MOYERS/
SONGS ARE FREE,
with Bernice Johnson Reagon
Cultural history and power
embodied in song.
Wednesday, February 6 • 10 PM
GREAT
PERFORMANCES:
THE COLORED
MUSEUM
Uproarious and irreverent:
a sizzling satire of black stereotypes.
Saturday, February 9 • 10 PM
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The dream was freedom...
America's civil rights story.
Su nday - Tuesday,
February 1 0 -1 2 • 10 P M
1929 1968
Dedication
Martin Luther King, Jr., dedicated his life to the crusade for
racial equality. To millions of black Americans, he was the coun­
try’s foremost civil rights leader. He urged his people to be proud
of their race. He asked them to stand up for their rights. He led
them in nonviolent demonstrations against the evils of hatred
and segregation. He was a prophet of peace. Dr. King believed
in the basic goodness of man and in the philosophy of nonvio­
lence. It was his hope and dream that nonviolent protest action
would create an America where all men might truly be equal.
His efforts brought him worldwide fame, and death at an early
age.
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