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"A Big Winner.
“ Poetic Justice” m a rks superstar
a cha racter whose to u g h -ta lk in g e x­
Janet Jackson’ s m o tio n p ic tu re debut
te rio r m asks her shy ness and in a b ility
as Justice, a reclusive yo u n g w o m a n
w h o w o rk s as a hairdresser and w rite s
to trust. Jackson teams w ith T upac
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Shakur, w h o plays L u c k y , a sta lw a rt
poetry to cope w ith the he artbre ak o f
S ou th-C e ntral postal c a rrie r w h o re­
Moving, riveting, truthful,
funny and real"
a lo v e r lost to a gangsta's g u n and a
sists the tem pta tions o f an easier life
m othe r lost to a lco h o lism and s u i­
on the street fo r a steady jo b -d e d i­
NwIRosm WNCN RAOIO / NV 1 NEWS
cide. Abandoned and alone. Justice is
cated to ra is in g his da u g h te r w h ile
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VIDEO RENTALS
H is a m b itio n to transcend the lim it a ­
her m other spends he r days on crack
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A rtis t A ppearance
B o m in M an ha ttan . Steve James
He has played w ith a rtists fro m Bo
has adopted the d is tin c tly A m e rica n
D id d le y to K in k y F ried m an and has
m u sica l tra d itio n o f country blues as
been the op en ing act fo r m any others,
h is ow n. A n to n e ’s Records, the A us­
in c lu d in g John Lee H ooker. D elbert
tin-b ase d blues label, has recently
M c C lin to n and E ric Johnson.
released Steve’ s self-produced album .
Steve Jones w ill p e rfo rm a short
“ T w o T ra c k M in d ” , w h ic h showcases
set o f o rig in a l tunes and
h is p ic k in g and songw r itin g a b ilitie s
b lu e s
A ls o a respected and a c k n o w l­
s ta n d a rd s
cou ntry-
at
M u s ic
M ille n n iu m ’ s 32nd and East Burnside
edged a u th o rity on the genre, James is
lo catio n. Please jo in us fo r some tra ­
the a u th o r o f the book, O ld T im e
d itio n a l A m e ric a n m usic interpreted
C o u n try G u ita r and is a c o n trib u tin g
by a m aster on Saturday, September
e d ito r o f A cou stic G u ita r m agazine
4th, b e g in n in g at 4pm
1. B ram S to ke r's D ra cu la , Gary
O ldm an, A n th o n y H o p kin s,
Colum bia/TriStar H om e Video
(R-1992)
2. F o re ve r Y oung, M el Gibson,
Warner Home Video (PG -1992
3. T he D is tin g u is h e d G e n tle ­
m an, Eddie M urphy, H o lly ­
wood Home Video (R-1992)
4. H offa, Jack Nicholson, D anny
DeVito, Fox Video (R-1992)
5. H ow ards End, Em m a Thom p­
son, Anthony Hopkins, C o lu m ­
bia/TriStar Home V ideo (PG-
1992)
6. B o d y o f E vid e n ce , M adonna,
Willem Dafoe, M G M /U A Home
Video (NR-1993)
7. T oys, Hobin W illiams, Fox
Video (PG-13-1992)
8. P a s s e n g e r 5 7 , W e s le y
Snipes, W arner Hom e Video
(R-1992)
9. A R iver R uns T h ro u g h It,
Crag Sheffer, B rad Pitt, C o ­
lum bia/T riS tar H om e V ideo
(PG-1992)
10. M ig h ty D u c k s , E m ilio
Estevez, W alt Disney Hom e
Video (R 1992)
tio n s o f life in the hood com pels h im
to spend weekends in O a kla n d in his
c o u s in ’ s e ig h t-tra c k garage studio,
re co rd in g rap songs that enable h in t
to c re a tive ly voice his in n e r rage and
b u ild hope fo r the future. B o th are
re c lu s e s a n d
d re a m e rs p u s h in g
th ro u g h the status quo to m ake th e ir
o w n destinies A g a in s t the backdro p
o f urban despair and lo neliness they
strugg le to fin d love, hope and u lt i­
m ately, personal tra n s fo rm a tio n
In “ Poetic Justice,” d ire c to r John
S in g le to n takes us back to the hood o f
S outh-C entral L A. -back to the n e ig h ­
bo rho od w here he made his m o tio n
p ic tu re debut, the c r itic a lly acclaim ed
b o x o ffic e success, " B o y z N T h e
H o o d ." T h a t f ilm earned h im A c a d ­
em y A w a rd n o m in a tio n s fo r d ire c t­
in g and scre e n w ritin g . H is second
Jackson teams with Tupac Shakur in Poetic Justice
film , “ Poetic Justice,” explores the
lives o f tw o o f the h o o d ’ s w o rk in g
class s u rv iv o rs -g iv in g th e m voice, in
pa rt, th ro u g h the poetry o f M a va
A n g e lo u
T h e d ir e c to r d e c id e d ly
moves his subject m a tte r aw ay fro m
t hat o f guys w h o pack guns, to w om en
The Creator Of The First Returns To Bring You The Last.
arm ed w ith w ords. S ingleton describes
the choice: “ T h is m o vie is a gradua­
tio n fo r me. It's an a ttem p t to m ake a
’ is !
m ore m ature f ilm . ”
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“Public C om m unity
M e e tin g N o tic e ”
REFRIGERATOR
T he A fric a n A m e ric a n . B la ck Justice C o m m itte e o f O regon & the
C enter F o r D e m o cra tic R enew al, c o rd ia lly in v ite the A fric a n A m e ric a n
C o m m u n ity and E th n ic M in o ritie s C o m m u n itie s; in the w a r against
racism in th c S ta te o fO rc g o n and the C ity o f P o rtla n d , M u ltn o m a h C ounty.
M e e tin g is schedule fo r A u g u st 21. J993, at P a c ific Pow er and L ig h ts
C om pany (C o m m u n ity R oom ) at 3535 N o rth ea st 15th. A ven ue ; fro m
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7:0 0pm to 9:00pm . T h e m ee ting w i ll consist o f concern o f A fric a n
A m e ric a n C o m m u n ity in the areas o f C iv il R ights and C iv il R ig h ts A c t o f
1991, & en forcem e nt o f C iv il rig h ts Laws. A n d the D e ve lo p m e n t o f
M in o r ity L e g is la tio n in the areas E du catio n; La bo r R e la tio n and E co n o m ic
STATE FAIR
“ HELL
D evelopm ent.
M a jo r focus w ill be on P olice M isco n d u ct and R acism , and cu rre n t
le g is la tio n and rep ort on O rego n Suprem e C o u rt on T ask Force on R a cia l/
E th n ic Issues in T h e J u d ic ia l System.
T he A fric a n A m e ric a n B la c k Justice C o m m itte e o f O rego n, w i l l be
Clip and save this guide to first days of the Fair.
For example, Friday, August 27 is Care*Free Gum
, when kids 6-
12 get in free. The carnival is free
from 10 a.m. to noon, and there are PAc"
scads of attractions, including KPTV's Ramblin'
Rod and the Washington Mutual Petting
Zoo. The new C H A IR LIFT is like a ski
resort without the snow. Come to the Fair
’^ g26 and ride the chair, 20 feet up in the air.
Catch the SKYCOASTER Coolest ride this side
of the space shuttle. Three people harness togeth­
er and drop 100 feet, then swing at
40 mph! In the L. B. Day Amphi­
theatre, d o n 't miss the Fair's 7
o'clock
Reserved
tickets via Fred Meyer Fastixx.
Day-of-show tickets at the Fair's
boxoffice. Prices for
op e n in g general m e m b e rsh ip fo r the C e n te r fo r D e m o cra tic R enew al, a
n a tio n a l C iv il R ights O rg a n iz a tio n , un d e r Revered C. T . V iv ia n , base in
A tla n ta , G eorgia O u r po l icv is C o u n te rin g the Pol itic o f Fear & N o Justice’
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