v » » * **««-** • »■»♦ » ♦•■» < > * « * * « * * ••♦« »*•■»•» 1 unr r ; . : : r ? y " f s s rh : ; : ; NL x E ugene, O re g o n paper L lb r 97403 PORTI Volumn XXI, Number 35 ERVER "Glasnost" For American Educators and Publishers by McKinley Burt PAGE 2 The Fallacy of Black Conservatism: Self- Help Is No Substitute For A Responsive Government by Ron Daniels I he IrisCourt North PrecinctCom munity Policing Demonstration Project and the Iris court Residence Council held its Second Annual Iris C ourt Community Fair from 12noon to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, A ugust 24, at North Sumner Street and Vancouver Avenue. M ayor J.E. “ B ud” Clark gave a kickoff address at high noon from the top o f an Oregon Air National Guard flat bed truck. He was joined in opening rem arks by Darryl Tukufu, CEO/Di- rcctor, Urban League o f Portland and Housing Authority o f Portland Direc­ tor, Denny West. The event featured a job/heallh fair, entertainm ent, citizen information and food in a block party atmosphere. The fair featured several local groups including Sista’s N ’ Motion, Unison, “ Bam Bam ” and OMSI “ R obots.” Arrangements were made to pro­ vide ribs, chicken and hamburgers for 400 people. These items were donated by Food Service o f America, R.M. Pamplin, Inc., PPB Sunshine Division, Life Center, Reser’s Fine Foods, Wcst- PAGE 2 PAGE 3 Is There A Cure for Jungle Fever by Ullysses Tucker, Jr. PAGE 4 Miles Jaye PAGE 5 Seahawks Look to be Average In 1991 by Aaron Fentress PAGE 6 | INDEX News Religion Entertainment News News News Classifieds Bids/Subbids & News 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 T he Low Income Fam ilies versary. Mr. Shamsud-Din recently Emergency Center board has painted the original work commissioned commissioned Portland artist Isaka for the 1991 Artquake poster. Shamsud-Din to paint an outdoor mural “ I am definitely highly excited. at 2746 N.E. Martin Luther King, Jr. We are pleased to have an artist of Blvd to commemorate its 25th anni­ Sham sud-D in’s stature create a lasting I t ’ s Am a z i n g ! By Tony Washington em Paper Products, Portland Bottle (7-U P),T.J. Sentry M arket,Franklin’s Ready Ribs, Blue Bell Chips, Inc., O regon Chief, and Emanuel Health Services The food was prepared by the D eacon’s o f M orning Star Church. The following agencies staffed an informational booth during the fair: Sickle Cell Foundation, Red Cross, Oregon Outreach Youth Resource, AMA Head Start, AMA Family Day Care, Self Enhancem ent, Northeast C o m m u n ity H e a lth , P ro je c t Independence, Northeast W orkforce Center/PCC, Oregon National Guard Army-Air, Navy Recruiting, Oregon Em ploym ent Services Division, Poi­ son Control, Private Industry Council, Portland Police Bureau Recruiting, Northeast Neighborhoods (Crime Prevention), Youth Gang Outreach, Peninsular Children Center, Neigh­ borhood Connection, Boys and Girls Club, Together G reat Start, Urban League, Project Imani, Project Linkage, MADD, Northwest Regional Educa­ tional Lab, (P.O.I.C.) Portland O ccu­ pation Industry Councit, Mult-nomah Co. Community Health Division, Regional Drug Initiative, St. Vincent’s Hospital, OSU Extension Service, Chil­ dren’s Services D iv„ OM SI, and the YWCA. L.I.F.E. Center Commissions Artist to Create Mural Summer Wedding Vows by Kathryn Bogle August 28,1991 The Eyes and Ears o f The Community' North Precinct Community Policing Project Holds Second Annual Iris Court Community Fair work o f art for the L.I.F.E. Center and the com m unity,” said Executive Di­ rector Charles Carter. “ It’s a project I’ve thought about for three or four years. Now it’s a reality.” The mural, covering approxi­ m ately 450 feet o f wall space, will depict the history ad purpose o f L.I.F£. Center. The Low Income Families Em er­ gency Center is a nonprofit. United W ay agency that helps the needy in the Portland Metro area. Form ed out o f the war-on-poverty projects o f the 1960’s, the Center fills nearly 30,000 requests for food, clothing and house­ hold item s each year. Mr. Shamsud-Din has created murals for the Multnomah County Justice Center, The Portland Art Museum and Portland State Univer­ sity, among others. He has taught art classes at several local universities and also has taught privately. The m ural’s unveiling is set for Nov. 10, 1991. For additional infor­ m ation, contact Charles Carter at 284- 6878. T h e G a th e r in g Friendships That Span the Decades The fifth annual Gathering was held this past weekend at The Airport Holiday Inn. This annual event hosted hundreds o f patrons who came from as faraw ay as Hawaii. The “ G athering” gives friends a chance to hold on to days o f old, to talk about “ Do you rem em ber w hen?” and to listen to the music o f another era. Tim e stood still this past w cekcnd-TH E GATHERING, 1991! Pictured from L-R are Anita Wilson, Gloria Baker- Blanford and Devoter Baker- Lewis 25