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Volume XXI, Number 23
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June 5,1991
"The Eyes and Ears o f The Community"
1991 Rosarían Royalty
Response to the
"Opinion” of the
Canadian Health
Care System
PAGE 2
Taking the Next
Step
by: McKinley Burt
PAGE 2
Spiritual vs. Worldly
Wealth by: Mattie
Ann Callier-Spears
PAGE 3
15,000 Black Jews Return ‘Home’;
New “Wings Over Ethiopia”
(Isaiah 18:1) (Part I)
A Touch Of Elegance”
BY PROFESSOR MCKINLEY BURT
Cousin's Share
on All Star Team
PAGE 5
Soapdish
PAGE 6 |
Why Do We Need
Police Officers That
Are Commiting
Criminal Acts
PAGE 7 1
INDEX
News
Religion
The Locker Room
Entertainment
News
News
News
News
Classifieds
Classifieds/Bids
Classifieds
Careers
Next Week
Career Special
Continues
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have been on the phone and FAX
m achine soliciting opinions from A fri­
can scholars and historians o f my ac­
quaintance; John Henri Clarke, Ivan
Van Sertim a, etal. But before
we go into that, let us re­
view some o f the well-
d o c u m e n te d b a c k ­
g ro u n d on these
O R IG IN A L CA-
NAANITES, indis­
putably Black A f­
ricans. Many of
Bold head­
the facts have
lines have di­
been cited right
re c te d
the
here in this news­
w orld’s atten­
paper over the
tion to the latest
past years as I’ve
m ove o f the
d raw n
from
Bush ad m ini­
th
o
u
sa
n
d
s
of
stration in shap­
pages
o
f
my
re­
ing a " N e w
search and that of
W orld O rd e r" .
With substantial as­
others.
J.A . R ogers;
sistance from the
U.S. Government, the
Ethiopians, that is
N egroes, gave to the
state o f Israel has just
airlifted 15,000 of its ‘ ‘long
w orld the first idea of right
lost Ethiopian brothers and
and wrong and thus laid the
sisters” from A frica to their
basis o f religion, and o f all true
M e n e lk II
"A N C EST R A L H O M E!” And
culture and civilization. The
all over the same world, churches, citi­
earliest exposition o f this yet found is
zens, politicians and historians are ask­
in the so-called Memphite Drama, which
ing, why now? As Marivn G aye once
is known only through a copy on a slab
put it, ‘‘W hat’s Going O n?”
o f basalt made by order o f an Ethiopian
As the savage, decades-long Ethio­
King in 700 B.C.
pian ‘Civil W ar’ draw s to a clim ax, I
continued on page 8
Shown in photo, Ethiopian emperor
Menelik II (Sahala Mariem) 1844-
1913; Known throughout the world
as ‘ ‘The King o f Kings - Lion
o f Judah”, he represented
the oldest royal blood­
line in history. Back
6000 years through
Solomon and the
Queen o f Sheba to
Adam.
A n th o n y Dion Pitre
Les Fem m es has chosen 22 high
school seniors, to be presented in their
40th Annual Debutante and Cavalier
Ball, “ A Touch O f E legance.”
Dedicated to improving the lives
o f A frican-A m erican youth, while pre­
paring them for life after high school is
one goal o f Les Femmes. The Portland
based organization o f women has de­
veloped a strict code o f 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 com m unity
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 O bserver will
feature three young people who were
C arolyn R o s e Y o u n g
chosen as 1991 debutantes and cava­
liers. This week m eet Rick Dale
M ullings, A nthony Dion Pitre and
Carolyn Rose Young.
Mullings, the son of Dorothy Lewis,
is a senior at Benson High School. At
Benson M ullings is a four year letter-
man on the tennis team. He served as
captain his senior year. M ullings bal­
anced sports and com m unity service by
being active in Brothers Gaining Equal­
ity and speaking to 8th graders about
the transition from middle school to
high school. A spiring for a marketing
career, M ullings will attend Oregon
State University this Fall and major in
business administration.
Pitre, the son o f Arnold and Judith
Pitre, is a senior at M ountain View
High School in Vancouver, W A. At
Mountain View Pitre played varsity
baseball and basketball. In addition to
excelling in sports, Pitre takes time to
R ick D ale M ullings
participate with the W ashington Teen
Institute and Students Gaining Equal­
ity. Pitre is a m ember o f Ainsworth
United Church o f Christ and is active
with their youth organization. He is
unsure of which college he will attend,
but Pitre will use his talents and pursue
studies in graphic and fine arts.
Young, the daughter of L.C. and
Rachel Young, is a senior at Thomas
Jefferson High School. At Jefferson
Young was active in the Financial Serv­
ices Academy, Close-Up, softball and
soccer. She also attended Upward Bound
for two years. Young has been recog­
nized for her GPA achievem ent and
contributions to the Academy; yet she
still finds time to work with SG E and
volunteer for the Urban League of
Portland. After a four year tour with the
U.S. Navy, Young will attend a four
year university and pursue studies in
computer engineering.
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