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Volume XXI, Number 22
May 29,1991
"The Eyes and Ears o f The Community"
1991 S tJflO X jZ pST . F ESTIVAL COURT
Jenifer Deas
Wilson
Annie Chan
Franklin
Heather Tinker
Velynn Frazier
Alise Anderson
Molly McDowell
Britany Blakeley
St Mary's
Grant
Cleveland
Central Catholic
Lincoln
Parents Must Bridge
The Gap by:
McKinley Burt
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African American
Festival Northwest
Gospel Jubilee
Rachelle Hansen
Roosevelt
Debbie Van Dooremolcn
Jennifer Conner
Beckie Child
Shalaunda Brown
Melissa Willis
Marshall
Parkrose
Jefferson
Benson
Madison
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Memorial Day And The Black Warrior
“ A Touch Of Elegance”
Rude Awakening
by: Billy Don Moore
Christy Green
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Magic Simply Won't
Go Away by:
Aaron Fentress
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Search For Woman
Age 30 or Over to
Become Dove
Classic Model
Army Honors black volunteers in Revolutionary War
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BY PROFESSOR MCKINLEY BURT
INDEX
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News
Religion
Entertainment
The Locker Room
News
News
News
Classifieds
Classifieds
Classifieds/Bids
News
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Next Week
Careers, A Special
Issue
Once again the nation has put on
that annual display of acknowledge­
ment, patriotism, honor and personal
grief; Monday was Memorial Day,
honoring U.S. military personnel who
have died in service to their country.
This year the occasion was influenced
by two factors of special significance;
The controversies surrounding DES­
ERT STORM, and the belated honors
to veterans of VIETNAM.
And once again many African
Americans have been confronted with
issues of race and economics stemming
from their disadvantaged situation in
this republic-contrasted with their two
centuries of a devoted and unflagging
patriotism and commitment to the na­
tion’s defense. The problem of attain­
ing a proper mindset is compounded by
the discriminatory job market which
‘forces’ a large number of our youth
into the military; Others of us, unpro-
testing, fall into that great category,
“ Patient Patriots” (Eugene Observer,
2/20/91). All in all, there is much more
to an examination of “ Blacks In The
Military” than a simple reiteration of
‘black dues’ and the heroic and glori­
ous deeds that support such equitable
treatment.
It has been my experience that most
African Americans have made a rather
rational appraisal of the world in which
they live, and that their traumatic expe­
riences in this land has shaped a realistic
approach to man and his institutions.
Few, if any of us believe or indulge the
rhetoric and polemics of foreign ‘ways
of life and politics that avow superior
opportunity and social empathy. All of
the world’s nations-and institutions and
idols would seem to have “ feet of clay” ;
And for those of us who do not read to
well, there arc the omnipotent C-SPAN
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Serenz Pilot
Les Femmes has chosen 22 high
school seniors, to be presented in their
40th Annual Debutante and Cavalier
Ball, “ A Touch Of Elegance.”
Dedicated to improving the lives
of African-American youth, while pre­
paring them for life after high school is
one goal of Les Femmes. The Portland
based organization of women has de­
veloped a strict code of ethics and rig­
orous curriculum for the young people
to follow.
To reward the participants for fol­
lowing the ethics code and curriculum,
each senior who demonstrates academic
success and service to the community
will be honored in the formal ball on
Sunday, June 23 at 8 pm in the Grand
Ballroom of the Oregon Convention
Center.
Each week through June, Les
Femmes and the Portland Observer will
feature three young people who were
chosen as 1991 debutantes and cava­
liers. This week meet Christy Marie
Green, Eric DeShawn Jenkins and Ser­
ena Renee Pilot.
Green, the daughter of Edmond
Green and Dr. Brenda Green, is a sen­
ior at Parkrose Senior High School. At
Parkrose, Green was selected as home­
coming princess, a two year varsity
cheerleader and track team member.
Chosen as Student of the Month in
January, Green is an honor student and
traveled to England to participate in the
Westminster Abbeys New Year’s Day
parade. Green attends M l Olivet Bap­
tist Church and is an associate member
of Maranalha Church. This fall she will
enter Hampton University and major in
architecture.
Jenkins, the son of Doyle and
Cynthia Johnson, is a senior at Benson
High School. At Benson Jenkins
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