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Portland Observer
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Why I Work To Prevent Blindness
BY HARRY BELAFONTE
(Taken from Parade Magazine)
AS A CHILD, I WAS INJURED
IN THE eye by a pair of scissors. I was
extremely fortunate that the damage
was not permanent, but it impressed me
deeply about the fragility of eyesight.
With my work as a concert performer
and an actor in fdms and in theater, I am
acutely aware of the importance of vi­
sion in our lives.
That’s why I was astounded when I
first heard the devastating facts about
glaucoma from my ophthalmologist, Dr.
Kenneth Barashch, a board member of
the National Society to Prevent Blind­
ness. I learned that glaucoma is the
second leading cause of blindness in the
United Statcs-and the primary cause
among African-Americans. Because it
often has no symptoms, glaucoma usu­
ally remains undetected until vision is
lost. This is heartbreaking because, if
detected and treated early, glaucoma
almost always can be controlled and
blindness prevented. So, when Ken asked
me to become the national spokesman
for the society’s Glaucoma High Risk
Alert, I felt compelled to oblige.
The public needs to know that glau­
coma discriminates: African-Americans
are four to five times more likely than
others in the U.S. to develop glaucoma
and six times more at an earlier age,
with greater severity and with more
damaging results.
There are the groups at high risk of
glaucoma: people 50 and older; those
with diabetes; people who are extremely
nearsighted or have had eye surgery or
a serious eye injury; and individuals
who have used a great deal of steroid
medications.
Sight already lost to glaucoma can
never be restored. But people can pro­
tect themselves. That’s where we come
in . Through the Glaucoma High Risk
Alert, we are conducting the most
comprehensive campaign in the soci­
ety’s history to educate those at high
risk to get a complete examination by
an eye-care professional at least once
every two years (especially if they are
over 35) as the first line of defense
against glaucoma. W e’re also talking
to their doctors, employers, health-care
providers, parents and children-in short,
everyone who can spread the word about
prevention. There is even a Sight Sav­
ing Sabbath program to reach people in
their places of worship.
My involvement with the National
Society to Prevent Blindness has brought
home to me more than ever the pre­
cious gift of eyesight. We must all
work together to stop the tragedy of un­
necessary blindness brought about by
glaucoma.
URBAN ENTERTAINMENT COALITION
PRESENTS
PORTLAND'S OWN
APOLLO NIGHT
AT THE
ROSELAND THEATER
TALENT COORDINATOR
1991 Ebony Fashion Fair
The 33rd Annual Ebony Fashion
Fair will appear in Portland at The
Hilton Hotel Ballroom on Friday, April
19th at 8:00 P.M. This famed traveling
fashion show is produced by Ebony
Magazine and is sponsored by the Port­
land Chapter of Links, Incorporated,
for the benefit of Links’ Educational
and Scholarship Fund.
Mrs. Eunice W. Johnson, producer
and director of the show, personally
selects fashions from the exclusive
collections of famed designers such as
Frank Composto, Bill Blass, Bob
Mackie, Giorgio Sant’ Angelo, Fab-
rice, Patrick Kelly and Bruce Oldfield.
Mrs. Johnson is
meticulous and thor­
ough in purchasing the
most spectacular fash­
ions available for Eb­
ony Fashion Fair audi­
ences.
More than 200 ex­
quisite garments com­
plete with the latest ac­
cessories, 10 female and
2 male models, com­
mentator, music direc­
tor, stage and business
managers, and ward­
robe staff travel from
coast to coast on a spe­
cial chartered Grey­
hound bus. Because of
the unprecedented
demand for sponsorship
of the show by chari­
table organizations
around the country.
Ebony Fashion Fair now
tours two seasons - the
East and midwest from
September through De­
cember and the South­
west from January through May - ap­
pearing in more than 190 cities.
Mrs. Jacquelyn Brown, General
Chairperson of the benefit perform­
ance indicates ticket sales are going ex­
ceptionally well and expects an even
larger attendance than last year. Tick­
ets may be purchased at Mrs. C ’s Wigs
(707 N.E. Fremont), House of Sound
(3606 N. Williams Avenue), and P &
J’s Beauty and Barber Supplies (2948
N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd.).
Proceeds from previous shows made
it possible to make contributions to
may local charities such as: POIC
(Portland Opportunities Industrializa-
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MEIER & FRANK
s,
SECURITY pacific bank
Season Finale!
(FORM ERLY STARRY NIGHT)
"PORTLAND'S APOLLO NIGHT"
AT THE ROSELAND THEATER
(FORMERLY STARRY NIGHT)
ON MAY 18TH
AT 8:00 PM
SHOWCASE YOUR TALENT IN FRONT OF LOCAL PRODUCERS,
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ATTENTION: TALENT COORDINATOR
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WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED BY THE AUDIENCE
1st Prize-$200.00 2nd Prize-$100.00 3rd Prize $50.00.
tion Center); NAACP - Locally and
Nationally; St. Vincent de Paul Child
Development Center; Volunteers of
America Day Nursery; Fund, Portland
State University; Multnomah Associa­
tion for Retarded Children; United Negro
College Fund - Locally and Nationally;
American Cancer Society, Oregon
Division; Kidney Association of Ore­
gon’ U.N.I.C.F.; Ethiopian Aid (Afri-
are, Inc.); American Heart Associa­
tion, Oregon Affiliate, Inc.; Kerr Young
Parents Program; Self Enhancement;
American Dance Theatre (Elizabeth
Alots); Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center; and many other groups and or­
ganizations.
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Tickets: Matinee $8-$15, Box $30 Evenings $ 12-$25. Box $50
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