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January 29, 1992,..The Portland Observer...Page 3 Anheuser-Busch Supports Operation PUSH National Convention Victor M. Julien (right), corporate affairs director of special programs at Anheuser-Busch Companies, joins Indianapolis Mayor Bill Hud nut (left), in welcoming officials of Operation PUSH to the city for its national convention. PUSH, the Chicago-based civil-rights group founded by The Rev. Jesse Jackson, held its convention at the Indianapolis Hoosier Dome and Convention Center in conjunction with the Indiana Black Expo. Shown with Julien and Mayor Hudnut are Rev. Jackson, District of Columbia Shadow Senator; PUSH Board Chairman Rev. Willie Barrow, and PUSH President, Rev. Charles Williamson. Anheuser-Busch was a corporate sponsor of the convention's business luncheon. The Sirius Study Group Sponsors ‘Discussions On African Origins II’ In an effort to clarify and place in perspective the raging national and international debate on A frica’s role in the developm ent of world civilization and public school curriculum reform, the Sirius Study Group will be present ing its second series of com m unity forums entitled “ Discussion on A fri can O rigins II.” These discussions are open to the public and will be held at 7pm Friday evening, January 31st, Saturday evening, February 8th and Friday evening, February 21st. Each discussion will be held on the Cascade Cam pus o f Portland Community C ol lege in Terrell Hall, Room 122. A d mission is free. Each discussion will consist o f a presentation by a m em ber o f the Sirius Study G roup who will share their insights and findings on the following subjects: January 31st: “ Portland Public Schools’ African- American Baseline Essays: A H istori cal Perspective,’’presented by Kamau Sadiki and Joyce Harris; February 8th: “ The African Presence in Pre-Colum - bus A m erican,” presented by C har lotte Lewis and Kamau Sadiki; Febru ary 21 st: “ Akhenaten-Living in Truth: The Dawn o f Religious Philosophy in the Nile V alley,” presented by Mama- dou Toure. Relative bibliographies, articles and other inform ative m ateri als will be available at each discussion. The Sirius Study G roup is a local study group affiliated with the A ssocia tion for the Study of Classical African Civilizations. Free Income Tax Aid for Seniors, Low- Income, and Disabled Citizens Offered at Portland Parks and Recreation Locations Seniors, low-income, and disabled citizens can get free tax-filing aid at the following Portland Parks and R ecrea tion locations. Appointments are re quired and will be accepted beginning February 1st. Please call the location nearest you for your appointm ent or for more information. Co-sponsored by AARP. Dishman Community Center 77 N.E. K n o tt-823-3179 Metropolitan Learning Center Community School 2033 N.W. Glisan - 280-5742 Mt. Scott Community Center 5530 S.E. 7 2 n d - 823-3183 Overlook House Community Center 3839 N. Melrose Drive - 823-3188 Peninsula Park Community Center 700 N. Portland Blvd. - 823-3620 Sellwood Community Center 1436 S.E. Spokane - 823-3195 Sunnyside Community School 3421 S.E. Salmon - 280-6228 Woodstock Community Center 5905 S.E. 43rd & Knight - 823-3633 The Business News Hires New Editor The National Forum for Black Public Administrators has established an Oregon Chapter with Gerald Seals, Corvallis City Manager, Serving as President. Oregon NFBPA looks forward to the com ing year with a great deal of enthusiasm! In addition to m em ber ship expansion, NFBPA is working to achieve several goals in Oregon: The chapter will organize itself as an edu cational and career network ing source, offering members technical assistance and resource skills to public and pri vate entities in Oregon wishing to re cruit minorities, and will develop a recognition process for professional excellence. O ther officers o f the Oregon NFBPA include Vice President, M ich elle Harper, Assistant to Director Port land Parks & Recreation, Secretary, Rosa Colquitt, A ssistant Director Oregon Department o f General Serv ices, Treasurer, John Scott, Branch Manager Oregon Department of Human Resources, Historian, C.L. Thames, Manager o f Payment Recovery, Adult & Family Services, Parliamentarian, Sara Martin, Training Coordinator For Multnomah County. Oregon NFBPA is proud to an nounce a membership kick-off event on Friday, January 31,1992, at 6:00pm, Oregon Stale Archives Building R e ception Area, 800 Summer Street, Sa lem, OR. The Topic, “ Measure 5: impacts on Public Service and Em ploym ent” will be addressed, with several keynote speakers from across the state presenting and facilitating discussions on critical issues surround ing Measure 5. The panel discussion will beginoat 6:00 pm and a reception following at 7:30 pm. Special guest attending from W ashington, D.C. will be Cynthia Curry, President National Forum for Black Public Administra tors. This will be an excellent oppor tunity to network with some key pub lic administrators from across the state. For more information please con tact, Gerald Seals (1-757-6901) or Michelle Harper (796-5379). Prophet First African-American to Receive Prestigious Realtors Award CFM Guild to Host Prelude to Spring The Cascade Festival G uild will hold a gala tasting party on Sunday, February 16 from 1 lam to 2 pm at the Inn o f the Seventh M ountain. The event, “ Prelude to Spring” , succeeds the Guild’s “ Desert Fantasy” fund raiser. S ignature brunch specialties from 22 of Central O regon’s finest chefs will be featured. According to CFM Executive Di rector Sue Mott, “ W e are very excited about this year’s fund raiser. ‘Prelude to Spring’ will combine the best ele ments o f the Dessert Fantasy with a wider variety o f food and beverages.” Food specialties featured at the event will include fresh fruit dishes, break fast pastries, specialty egg dishes, gourm et potatoes and sumptuous des serts. Beverages will include cham pagne, espresso drinks, fruit juices, coffees and teas. As with Dessert Fantasy, the menu will be presented in an informal tasting format. Guests will sample from the wide variety o f foods while mingling with friends and enjoying musical en tertainment by the Dove String Q uar tet. Tickets for the event are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets are available at the Cascade Festival of Music office and from G uild members. For more in formation or to reserve tick ets, call 382-8381. Your community floor covering contractor here to meet your needs Call 284-1324 A.E.A. Names Katz Legislator of the Year Vera Katz The Oregon chapter o f the A m eri can Electronics Association last week named state Rep. Vera Katz its * ‘L egis lator o f the Y ear” for 1991 for her efforts in the Oregon Legislature. The award was presented by Jim Hurd, Chair of the Oregon Council of the American Electronics Association and President of Planar Systems of Beaverton. Katz was honored for her major contributions to the high-tech nology industry in Oregon and for “ outstanding leadership in cultivating an environm entconducive to the health and expansion of high-technology in- dus tries.” “ Throughout her career, Vera Katz has worked hard on many issues of concern to our industry and business in general: light rail funding, tax reform, economic development programs, health care reform, and balanced environmental legislation,” said Hurd. “ As a legislator, Vera was never afraid to speak her m ind and tell it to us straight,” Hurd said o f Katz, who is currently running for M ayor o f Port land. “ W e will miss her in Salem .” Hurd highlighted the 1991 O regon Education Act for the 21st Century, sponsored by Katz, as an exam ple of K atz’s efforts to better prepare O regon students to enter the w orkforce at all levels. “ I would like to thank the AEA and the Oregon Council o f the AEA for this honor,” Katz said. “ High technol ogy and its related fields are key em erg ing industries for Portland and the state. I will continue working to provide a healthy environment for diversifying our economy and providing jobs for the Portland area.” Under the AEA program, each state council affiliate nominates one legisla tor to the national association for the honor. Katz is being honored for achieve ments throughout her legislative career as well as for her work in 1991. Author, Poet Nikki Giovanni Creates History at PSU The publishers of The Business News announced January 6, 1992, that they have hired a new editor. W endell Anderson assumes the position o f edi tor of The Business News beginning with the February 1992 issue. Before joining The Business News, Anderson worked six and a half years for Lane Com m unity College, mostly with the Small Business Development Center. For the SBDC, he put together educational workshops and seminars, and marketed SBDC program. Ander son is a widely published business writer, magazine w riter and poet. He has a bachelor o f arts degree in linguistics from the University of M innesota, and operates his own communications con sulting business. The Business News, owned by N orthw est Media, Inc., is a monthly new spaper serving Lane County with new s, sum m aries, and features of inter est to the business com m unity. The paper began publishing in 1991. Lee White and Brian Marquez are the owners and publishers. Harden’s Interiors Specialties • » t t » « < * • « • a Oregon National Forum For Black Public Administrators Membership Kick-Off Event Supt. Matthew Prophet has re ceived the Portland Board o f R eal tors prestigious First Citizen Award. He is the first African-American to receive the award since the recogni tion began in 1928. The Board o f Realtors recently announced the award to Prophet for his civic and educational contribu tions to Portland. Prophet was appointed Portland’s superintendent in A pril, 1982, fol lowing 10 years as a Lansing, M ichi gan administrator and superintendent Raised in rural M ississippi, he en tered the U.S. Army as a private A dvertise Benson Students Launch New Recycling Effort Benson High School’s student body discovered during their Wednesday (Jan 15) lunch hour how to recycle paper products in a new campaign launched by the school’s student club, “ BE C A U SE” (Benson’s Environmental Cause). Students at Benson High School, 546 NE 12th Ave., learned how to recycle milk cartons, high grade paper, corrugated cardboard, newpapers and magazines during their lunch hours at 11:24am and 12:42pm. Students members of BECAUSE will educate and monitor the school’s new program of recycling milk cartons and urge students to recycle other prod ucts in their classrooms and other loca tions. Led by BECAUSE chair Bcnno Lyon, a senior, and science teacher/ club advisor Del G erber, the school’s new recycling effort will be closely coordinated with the school’s head custodian, Chuck Rulto, and his staff. « • F during the Korean W ar and retired 20 years later as a Lt. Colonel. Since coming to Portland, Prophet was a founding member of the Port land Leader’s Roundtable. Managed by a small board of political and busi ness leaders, the Leader’s Roundtable has focused on improving the educa tional, social and career opportunities available to Portland youth through government and business partnerships. In addition, Prophet has been an active member in more than 15 o r ganizations, boards and committees focused on improving life in Portland and Oregon. Portland State U niversity’s Black Cultural Affairs Board brings to Port land internationally renowned author and poet, Nikki Giovanni. As part of the U niversity’s celebration o f Black His tory M onth, Ms. Giovanni will give a lecture, punctuated with readings of selected poems and short stories, Satur day, February 15, at 7 p.m. in the Smith CenterBallroom (Room 355,1825 S.W. Broadway) on the PSU campus. Tickets may be available at the door. They can be purchased in advance through the PSU Ticket Office, com er of S.W. 5th & Mill, 725-3307. Cost is $7 General; $5 Sr. Adults, students; $3 PSU stu dents. (A reception/book signing fol lows Ms. G iovanni’s presentation.) Since 1968 Nikki Giovanni has published nearly 20 books, made half a dozen records, had a movie made about her work, and performed with an or chestra. She holds many honorary de grees and keys to cities all over the nation; she has been awarded Woman of the Y ear many times and in many ca pacities. In 1968, after the publication o f her first book of poetry, “ Black Feeling Black T alk,” Giovanni was nicknamed Health Check-ups For Women Offered A health check-up for women will be given from 9am to 1pm, Saturday, February 22, 1992 at W estern States Chiropractic College Clinic, 2900 NE 132nd Avenue in Portland. The $20 examination fee will covet 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. “ The Princess of Black Poetry,” a title she proudly retains today. She has been called a “ revolutionary poet,” for her outspoken advocacy o f civil rights and equality in education. An important and extremely popular literary figure, her recent focus is on the power and creativ ity of the individual-to make a differ ence in one’s own life and the lives of others. Giovanni was bom in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1943. She was educated at Fish University in Nashville. Her books include: “ Black Feeling Black T alk” (1968); “ Black Judgem ent” (1969); “ Re: Creation” (1970); “ Night Comes Sofdy” (1970); “ Poem o f A ngela Yvonne D avis” (1970); “ G em ini” (1971); “ Spin a Soft Black Song” (1971); “ My H ouse” (1972); “ A Dialogue: James Baldwin and Nikki G iovanni” (1972); “ Ego Tripping and Other Poems for Young Readers” (1973); “ A Poetic Equation: Conversations between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret W alker” (1974); “ The W omen and the M en” (1975); “ Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day” (1978); “ Vacation Tim e” (1979); “ Those Who Ride the Night W inds’ (1983); “ Sacred Cows...And Other E dibles” (1988). NARAL Offers Political Skills Workshops Oregon NARAL, the Oregon af filiate o f the National Abortion Rights Action League.will hold a Free politi cal skills workshop in Portland on Sat urday, Feb. 15, from 10 am until 2 pm at the Hilton Hotel, 921 SW 6th, in downtown Portland. This is a basic campaign skills workshop for pro-choice volunteers at all experience levels. Call 223-4510 to register. Megastar Michael Jackson to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters M egastar Michael Jackson will receive the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) Life time Achievement Award, March 5, at the Sheraton W ashington Hotel, it was announced by James L. W inston, the organization’s executive director and general counsel. “ Although still a young man, Michael Jackson has been a giant on the American music scene for more than a generation,” said Winston. “ Over the years, he has both dominated and revolutionized popular music, dance and fashion. In addition to his amazing success in public life, Michael has in his private life set an important ex ample with his selflessness, caring atti tude and philanthropy.” The prestigious NABOB Lifetime Achievement Award was created to honor those individuals who have ex celled in their career or made a major contribution to their profession, and whose ingenuity, perseverance and creativity has fostered greater empow erment for the African-American com munity. An unprecendcntcd international star, Jackson began his career in 1964 as lead singer of The Jackson 5, one of the most prolific music acts ever with more than 100 million records sold. As a solo artist, Jackson’s four albums, “ O ff The W all,” “ Thriller,” “ B ad” and “ D angerous,” have brought him unparalleled critical and commercial success. “ Thriller” alone won eight Grammys, seven American Music Awards, and is the largest selling al bum in the history o f the recording industry with sales in excess of 42 million. W hile Jackson is perhaps best known for his achievements in the en tertainment world, his record o f com munity involvement is singularly out standing. In 1981, the Jacksons raised more tha $100,000 for the A danta Children’s Foundation in a special benefit concert. Jackson donated all o f his Victory Tour profits to three charities in September of 1984: United Negro College Fund, Camp G ood Times and the T. J. Martel Foundation of Leuke mia and Cancer Research. In addition, he is also a major supporter of Make-A- Wish Foundation, United Negro Col lege Fund, Childhclp USA and the YMCA. Jackson has been honored by Presi dent Reagan and Bush for his philan thropic activities for children. The National Association o f Black Owned Broadcasters was organized in 1976 as a response to the under repre sentation of Black Americans in the communications industry. Since its inception, NABOB has grown into a major trade association representing the interests o f 182 Black-owned com m er cial radio stations and 18 com m ercial television stations around the country. The other honorees at the Eighth Annual NABOB C om m unication Awards Dinner include Sen. Bill Bra dley, D-N.J.; Rep. Bill Richardson, D- N.M.; Robert L. (Bob) Johnson, presi dent, Black Entertainm ent Television; Jheryl Busby, chief executive officer, Motown Records; and Dorothy Height, president and chief executive officer, National Council of Negro Women. Past awards winners include the late Parrcn M itchell, longtime M ary land Congressman; Gen. (Ret.) B en jamin O. Davis Jr., the first A frican- American graduate o f W est Point in the 20th century and com m ander o f the 332nd Fighter Group during World W ar II, known as the em eritus o f Inner City Broadcasting Corp. Musical entertainm ent for the awards dinner will be provided by four- time Grammy Award-winning W arner/ Reprise jazz vocalist A1 Jarreau.