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Nation Of Islam Leaders And Managers
UO Students To Receive Bell,
Multicultural Awards
Past, Present and Future (The time and what must be done)
L e a d e r: a guide or director; showing
the way
M anager: to handle-in charge of af­
fairs of firm or institution
When analyzing and trying to get
the root understanding of leadership
and management of the past, present
and future it is best for believers in
God to use scripture as the criterion
and starting point for such an intelli­
gent endeavor Because the Bible and
Quran are not just ancient books but
is/are guides for us today The Honor­
able Elijah Muhammad said of these
books (Bible and Quran) that, “we
make such history every 25,000 years.
When such history is written, it is
done by twenty four of our scientists.
One acts as judge fortheothersTwenty-
three actually do the work of getting
up the future of the nation, and all is
put into one book and at intervals
where such and such part or portion
will come to pass, that people will be
given that part of the book through
one among that people from one of the
twelve (twelve major scientists) as it is
then called a scripture which actually
means script of writing from some­
thing original or book.” Message To
The Black Man page 108—So it is only
logical to relate the scriptures to today
(reality). We get a body of valuable
knowledge when relating the family,
community and world events of today
to the scripture (Bible and Quran).
But when relating today to scripture
we must examine how we perceive
today (reality). “How we perceive re­
ality is based upon the condition o f our
heart and mind and the quality of our
faith.” Opening Letter to study guide
12 Sept-25-1987. There are forces
outside of you and inside of you that
wants to keep you from rightly per­
ceiving the time and what must be
done (reality). The H E M. (Honor­
able Elijah Muhammad) said con­
cerning the leadership of the past and
present era or scripture that “for the
past 6,000 years we hav e had to live in
an evil world that was designed to
destroy the peace of man and shed his
blood ” Our sav iour Has Arriv ed page
2 1 2 - And he said that "The white race
was given a limited lime (6,000 years)
to be the overlord (white) of our earth
and ourselves He is well aware of it
(time) ” Our Saviour Has Arriv ed page
104-T his is not irrational because
God used the children of Israel to
spread truth and his glory He likew ise
can use a people to put the planet
(population) through a purifying pro­
cess by making us despise w rong and
disobedience to him by letting evil and
oppression dominant the planet. From
the first beginnings of the white race
in Europe to the maki ng of the U. S A ,
even recently, (although their influ­
ence on the people is demising) they
have shown tremendous skill in divid­
ing and conquering other people for
the use of goods, land and people
There is no denying that there never
was a people on our planet so skilled
in using knowledge and creation for
other than Godly or good ends White
people Lead and managed(s) us be­
cause they were (are) best fit to trans­
mit the negativ e side of humans civi­
lization). Before I write further on this
subject let me make something clear:
I am not saying that every white per­
son is our enemy I am speaking (writ­
ing) in general, and a generalization
is not necessarily true except that it
points to a prev alent or dominant con­
dition If I say that black people in
America are dumb I am sav ing that,
w ith all of our brilliance, collectiv ely
we do nothing for the benefit of the
whole (masses). In a similar case,
generally, white people have ruled
wickedly you only need to compare
their past and present history with the
Bible’s evil rulers and peoples of an­
cient times, then you will understand
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said
that 1914 marked the end ofthe white
peoples rulership Now a new day is
dawning over the planet Thus, black
people, and all people, are in need of
proper leadership
ThcH E M Taught us that when­
ever there is a longing in people for
change nature w ill produce a/the leader
to bring about a/the change. And de­
pending upon the degree ofthe change
needed the greater the leader w il 1 be to
usher in the change When there is
100%dissatisfaction expect the Christ
When that leader (Christ) appears his
very genesare coded with the people’s
(humanity) longing So that his life
will direct him to develop his innate
capacity (potential) to serv e the people.
I c a ll the d e v e lo p m e n t o f his
capacity=manager. Because, being
born to lead, he now has to learn how
to overcome barriers that result (be­
cause of Satan’s rule) when people
work together. Thus, naturally this
born leader will attract followers that
he will work on and through to estab­
lish God’s will. These followers of
Christ will be leaders and managers
that will aid the Christ in establishing
God’s kingdom. The correct standard
that we use to identify these followers
is that there lifestyle will be unalike
the norm of the society(ies); qualified
laborers of Christ. A qualified laborer
of Christ is one who can find the root
of the Hon. Elijah Muh. in scripture
and has an intelligent concept o f Na­
tion Also a qualified laborer of Christ
is one who docs not over-indulge in
teaching fire and brimstone (God’s
chastisement). “It ain’t wise to chas­
tise and preach just open the minds of
each.” Ice Cube’s Amerikkka”s Most
Wanted. The Holy Quran Say’s, “So
have patience, as men of resolution,
the messengers had patience, and seek
not to hasten on for them (their doom).
On the day when they see that which
they are promised, (it will be) as if they
have not tarried save an hour o f the
day. (Thine is) to deliver. Shall any be
destroyed save the transgressing
people?”
Chapter 46 verse 3 5 -T h e harvest
is ripe but the laborers are few. D on’t
forget about the T V. lecture series
Live by James X Bess every Thursday
at 4:00pm on channel 27 and play­
backs dates every Sunday at 8:00pm
ch.33-every Monday at 11:00am
May Allah Bless You To Under­
stand
Those interested in the teachings
of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad can
contact Elijah X Jefferson at 335-
0408.
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CO O D M A Y 17 T H R U M A Y 31
Portland Youth
Serving Agency
Opens New School
BY GOVERNOR BARBARA ROBERTS
Volunteers are needed for a study
of visual function at Devers Eye insti­
tute, Good Samaritan Hospital. Par­
ticipants will receive a free visual
screening.
Those interested in participating
should be between the ages of 50-80
years old, have good reading v ision
(with or without glasses) and have no
history of eye disease. If y ou are inter­
ested, call Heidi Campbell, Research
Technician, at 229-74411.
LA MEXICANA
PRODUCTOS
Y TACQURIA
Awards in recognition of their aca­
demic success, excellent leadership
ability and strong community involve­
ment at the university.
Eight others were honored for
their outstanding academic perfor­
mance with OMA Academic Excel­
lence Awards
Two faculty m em bers-Robert
Proudfoot, and associate professor of
international studies and folk and eth­
nic studies, and Clarence Spigner, an
assistant professor of anthropology
and ethnic studies- receiv ed Outstand­
ing Faculty Awards in recognition of
their strong commitment to working
on issues of cultural and ethnic diver­
sity at the university.
Bui, O regon’s 1992 Harry S.
Truman Scholar, is the son of Vung
Thi Vo A member of the UO Affirma­
tive Action Advisory Board, he co­
founded the Vietnamese Student As­
sociation and is a member ofthe Asian/
Pacific Am erican Student Union,
which he co-directed during 1990-91.
Bui also has served on the
le a d e rsh ip team for th e O ffice
of Multicultural Affairs, worked on
the university’s Student Orientation
stalf and has been a student assistant
for the On-Campus Internship Pro­
gram in the Dean of Students Office.
He has been an interpreter for Viet­
namese immigrants and was assistant
for the Asian Council’s Asian Cel­
ebration.
A UO Presidential Scholar since
1989, Bui received the V ernon
Barkhurst Award in 1991 and Koyl
Cup in 1992. A member o f M ortar
Board and Friars honoraries, he is
listed in “W ho’s Who Among Stu­
dents in American Universities and
Colleges.”
1 Singer, the university student
awards coordinator, is the daughter o f
Sam and Irene Singer. She is a m em ­
ber and past director o f the Native
American Student Union, participates
in UO Council for Minority Educa­
tion activities and serves on the Coa­
lition for Post-Secondary Education
for American Indians in Higher E du­
cation A member of the Oregon In­
dian Education Association, Singer
helped establish UO chapter o f the
American Indians in Science and
Engineering Society.
She is a mentor/tutor/academic
adv iser for American Indian students,
and through the National Student
Exchange program, attended the Uni­
versity of New Mexico during the
1991-92 school year.
The recipient of an A merican
Baptist Women of Oregon scholar­
ship and an Oregon Under-Repre­
sented M inority tu itio n w aiver,
Singer previously received a Navajo
N ation scholarship. She received
the university’s Gerlinger Cup and
an Office of M ulticultural Affairs
Leadership Award in 1991, is a mem­
ber of the Friars honor society and is
listed in "W ho’s Who Among Stu­
dents in American Universities and
Colleges.”
The Roberts Report
Good Eyes
Needed For
Visual Function
Study
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The University O f Oregon Office
of Multicultural Affairs recognized
nearly four dozen students of color,
including the 1993 recipients of the
Jewell Hairston Bell awards, on Sat­
urday, May 15.
Seniors Tri Bui and Michelle
Singer each received $500 for the Bell
awards during a luncheon that hon­
ored students of color who made out­
standing contributions to the univer­
sity and community through academic
excellence and leadership
Bui is an Asian-American major­
ing in political science from Eugene.
Singer isa Native American majoring
in general science from Salem
“The Bell award honors outstand­
ing students of color whose presence
and community participation have
furthered the cause of cultural diver­
sity at the University of Oregon,” said
Randy Choy , Office of Multicultural
Affairs program coordinator “A com­
mittee o f faculty members selects re­
cipients of this award from a list of
nominees submitted by the UO fac­
ulty.”
Bell, in w hose honor the awards
were established, headed the UO
M ulticultural Affairs office, then
known as the Council for Minority
Education, from 1983 to 1986. When
she died in August of 1990 in Cam­
bridge Mass., she was director of Tufts
University’s African American Cen­
ter.
In addition to the Bell awards, 23
students received OMA Leadership
I recently signed into law a school
funding bill that w ill affect every local
school in Oregon. Nobody who voted
for that school funding bill thought it
was good for schools. I don’t think it
is good for schools. The bill simply
docs not prov ide enough money to nin
our schools.
I had to make many tough deci­
sions as 1 proposed a balanced state
budget for 1993-95. Public safety pro­
grams, our prisons and state police,
was the only area that took a smaller
cut than education in my budget pro­
posals.
Under Measure 5, the state’s re­
sponsibility for local school funding is
rising by more than $1 billion in the
1993-95 budget. That huge increase,
along with population growth and
inflation, means the state simply can
not afford to pay for all the services it
has offered in the past.
K-12 education is more than 40
percent of the state budget, and it had
to take its share of the cuts. Even if we
closed every state university or shut
down every' state prison, we still would
not hav e enough money to av oid cuts
in local schools.
It is our job as legislators and as
governor to balance the state budget,
and the school funding bill, with its
cuts, was part of doing our job.
But our job is also to look to the
future, and to do what is right for
Oregon We face an estimated $2.5
billion shortfall in the 1995-97 bud­
get, twice as much as the shortfall we
are currently struggling with. The rev­
enue forecast released May 14 only
confirms that harsh outlook.
Oregonians w ant schools they can
be proud of, they want to be safe in
their communities, and they want to
know they will have health care. I’ve
said it before, and I’m going to say it
again. Oregonians want the kind of
future that can only be achieved by
reforming Oregon ‘s tax sy stem.
It is time for the Legislature to
open discussions about tax proposals.
I want to make it clear that getting a
tax plan out of the Legislature—just
any ta x -is not the goal.
The goal is to find the right plan
I will support any plan that is fair,
adequate and which has a chance of
winning Oregonians’ support on the
ballot.
But before any vote on a tax plan.
the Legislature must make more tough
decisions. They must act on my pro­
posals to streamline state government,
cutting costs and making it more effi­
cient. They must bite the bullet and set
priorities for services within tight dol­
lars.
Things are gain’ on
at Lee Owen Stone.
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We’re Open Memorial Day
Oregon Outreach, Inc. (O.O.I.)
announces the opening of their alter­
native school in a new location at 3802
NE M artin Luther King Blvd. The
school is registered with the Depart­
ment of Education as a private alter­
native school Many of the students
are involved in the judicial system.
Some have been expelled from public
schools and others are gang afTectcd.
Counselors from Mainstream Youth
Program w ill be on-site to do drug and
alcohol counseling The students first
school day in the new building will be
Monday , May 24 From 10am - 1pm
that day, there will be a cookout for the
students and staff, celebrating the new
building.
The furniture for the building has
been donated by U S. Bank and an
individual named Mike Maddox. The
students are assisting with raising
money and donations are being ac­
cepted to help defray some of the other
costs Students will attend school
throughout the summer Some will
also attain work through O .O .I.’s
employment program Other serv ices
offered by O.O.I. include funds for
employment documentât ion, transpor­
tation assistance, clothing and pre-
employment training
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