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F ebruary 02, 1994 « T he P ortland O bserver
ROOSEVELT GIRLS GET RACK ON TRACK
J ohn P hillips
The R oosevelt Rough Riders
G irls Basketball team got back on the
wining track with two wins last week
in th e P o rtla n d In te rs c h o la s tic
League. The Rough Riders now has a
record of 8-3 after a 64-44 win over
Madison, and a 52-43 victory over
G rant.
Betty Ricker led Roosevelt in the
win over the Senators with 14 points.
Christi Novitsky scored 10 points for
Madison Ricker again washigh scorer
with 12 points in the win over the
G enerals. Tam m y Fitzpatrick led
G rant with 11 points.
Benson stayed unbeaten with a
15-0 record, 11-0 in League play.
Forward Kim Green scored 24 points
in a one-sided 91-45 victory over
Grant. M akceta King was high for the
by
Generals with 13 points.
A 69-20 win over Franklin was
next for Benson on Tech ’ s home court.
This time is was team “M VP” Mfon
Udoka with 20 and many, many re­
bounds. Center Shara Green added
14 points for Tech, who played w ith­
out all-league player Monica W atts.
Jefferson stayed in second place
with win over Lincoln and Marshall.
It was 21 points by Stephanie Lincoln
and 17 more by Erica M ashia in the
D em o’s 63-43 win on the road. Scar­
let Chamberlin led the Cardinals with
14 points. Mashia, who 1 think is the
best player in the PIL, scored 20 more
points in Jefferson’s 76-37 win over
Marshall. Kristy K euser’s nine points
are high for M arshall.
Wilson came back with two wins
of their own last week to take their
record to 8-3 in league play. The
Trojans got big time defense in their
63-14 w in over M arshall. T raci
Marantette led the Trojans with 15
points. Tammy Oldham eight points
were high for Marshall.
Then it took overtime for Wilson
against Lincoln, 45-40. K eyaw na
W illiams led Wilson with nine points.
Chamberlain again was the leading
scorer for the Cardinals with eight.
Cleveland also won two games
last week, 56-46 over Franklin and
48-31 against Madison . Julie Grahn
scored 22 points in the win over the
Quakers. Micelle M cDade’s 17points
paced Franklin.
Camile Adana scored 13 points
and Grahn added another 12 in the
V ictory over the Senators. Jenny
Perkins scored eight for Madison.
WILSON KEEPS RIGHT ON ROLLING!
J ohn P hillips
The boys Basketball team at
W ilson High School remains at the
top of the Portland Interscholastic
League with a 10-0 record.
TheTrojans started the week with
a very easy 69-47 win over hapless
M arshall on W ilson hom e court.
Tyron “The M anchild” Manlove was
the leading scorer with 20 points and
his All-around play Leland Mayes the
silk like left hander added another 19
points. Robbie Buen was the only
bright spot for the M inutemen with
15 points.
On Friday the Lincoln Cardinals
were in the House at W ilson, The
results were the same. A runaway by
the Trojans, 77-47-, and again it was
Manlove and Mayes that led the scor­
ing attack. Tyron was high scorer
with 21 big points, as Leland clipped
in was 16 more points the Cardinals
were paced by Napoleon Brazle’s 18
points.
Benson kept its hold on second
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place in the PIL with wins overG rant
and Franklin. Earl Clark scored 22
points and teammate Jason Franklin
helped out with 18 points as the
Techmcn outscored the Generals, 68-
61.
Jesse Coulter was Grant high
scorer on the night with 20 points.
F ranklin again cam e up big
against the Q uakers with 24 points in
a 56-41 victory on T ech’s home court
Clark added 14 points for Benson.
Sidikie Kamara had 10 points for
Franklin.
The Jefferson Democrats arc re­
ally playing very good basketball at
this point of the season, the Demo are
7-2 in league play and looking ahead
at Wilson and Benson. Two wins last
week kept pace in the PIL. a 70-44
win overLincoln as Tyrone Hammick
scored 18 points and K ’Zell W esson
had 17 more. Silas H alloran-W right
scored 16 points for the Cardinals.
Wesson came back with another
big game against M arshall with 19
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GAMES WEDNESDAY 2-2-94
M arsh all At Cleveland
W ilson A t F ran k lin
M adison A t G ra n t
Roosevelt At Jefferson
Benson a t Lincoln
GAMES FRIDAY 2-4-94
R oosevelt A t Cleveland
M a rsh a ll A t F ran k lin
W ilson A t G ra n t
Benson A t Jefferson
M adison At Lincoln
Benson
Jefferson
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points in a 83-46 victory over the
Minutemen. Adrian W illiam son led
Marshall with 16 points.
Cleveland got 22 points from
Leonard Prescott in a 75-676 win
over Franklin. Amos Allen helped
the W arriors with 21 points. Joe Jesse
and Kamara each scored 167 points
for the Quakers.
On Friday night it was Allen who
cam e up big for the W arriors with 28
points in a 82-50 waxing o f Madison.
Joel Greene played well for the Sena­
tors with 15 points.
G rant got a win on the road at
R o o se v e lt 56-54 b e h in d Je sse
C oulter’s 19points.R obertW icklund
scored 17 points for the Rough R id­
ers.
Madison got it’s second win of
the PIL w ith a 73-66 w in over
Roosevelt. Greene again with the high
man for the Senators with 24 points as
team m ate R ibert C avil added 20
points. Scott Hillage scored 27 for
Roosevelt.
A Festival Of
African Films
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GAMES MONDAY 2-7-94 (GIRLS
ONLY 7:30PM)
G ra n t At Benson
C leveland A t F ran k lin
Lincoln At Jefferson
W ilson A t M arshall
M adison At Roosevelt
All G irls G am es At 5:45om
Boys G am es A t 7:30pm
The Fourth annual Cascade Fes­
tival o f African Film s, held in cel­
ebration o f Black History M onth, will
present a series o f films from sub-
Saharan A fricaonthe fourT hursdays
o f February at 2pm and at 7:30pm.
T w o Saturday programs have also
been planned, a Family Day on Feb­
ruary 23 showcasing African Films
suitable for children and a D ocum en­
tary day on February 19 dedicated to
A frican D ocum entary film s. Both
Saturday programs will begin at 2
pm. All o f the films were made by
African directors for African audi­
ences and will be shown in their
native languages with English sub­
titles. Each of the Thursday evening
program s will be introduced by Jo­
seph Sm ith-Buani, a native o f Sierra
Leone, and will be followed with a
discussion. The film series will be
held in Terrell Hall, Room 122, a the
C ascade
C a m p u s,
705
N.
Killingsw orth. All the films are free
and open to the public.
Portland Named Among Top Cities
For International Companies
W orld Trade magazine, in its
recently-published annual report for
1993, included Portland as among
A merica’s 10 best cities for attracting
international companies.
Each year, using a variety of
statistical and qualitati ve parameters,
the international business publica­
tion recognizes 10 U.S. cities that
have achieved a high degree of global
business success. From research con­
ducted by M oran, Stahl & Boyer, a
New York City-based management
consulting firm, a World Trade selec­
tion committee comprising experts in
business, transportation, international
education,economic development and
site selection compare dozens o f cit­
ies’ global strengths and weaknesses,
and then profiles the leading 10.
Portland was singled out for two
primary reasons: because it is one of
the fastest growing technology cen­
ters in the U.S. (“home to m ore than
400 high-tech companies”), and be­
cause Portland’s port is “in the center
o f the trading w orld.”
The article noted: “Three trans­
continental railroads terminate here,
100-plus truck lines, 14 passenger
airlines, 13 all -cargo airlines, 17 tug
and barge liens, and regularly sched­
uled overseas steamship service.
“W hat’s more, the Port of Port­
land rules as the W estC oast leader in
total export cargo tonnage. With its
extensive land assets, the port also
o ffe rs s ta te -o f-th e -a rt fa c ilitie s
through which cargo can m ove.”
According to Port o f Portland Execu­
tive Director Mike Throne, maintain­
ing a healthy interm odal transporta­
tion system is central to Portland’s
success as an international trade and
commerce center.
“This article is yet another vis­
ible example of Portland’s growing
position in a rapidly changing global
econom y,” stated Throne.
“Trade and transportation has
built Portland, and it rem ains our
economic backbone,” Throne contin­
ued. “W ith all the changes in the new
world economic order, and with Port­
land poised here in the center of the
Pacific Rim, we have the potential for
an exceedingly bright future ahead if
we continue to invest wisely in our
transportation infrastructure.”
In thedifTerent rankings, Port­
land placed:
• 2nd for “International Presence”
• 4th For “ A ir T ra n sp o rta tio n ”
• 2nd for “ Business S u p p o rt”
•2nd for “E ducational A ttainm ent”
• 4th for “ C u ltu ra l D iversity”
“Clearly,” the article sum m a­
rized, “even if location is everything
to some executives, it’s not the only
thing in Portland.”
In a d d itio n to P o rtla n d , the
o th e r top 10 c itie s herald ed by
W orld T rade w ere B u ffalo , N .Y .;
C le v e la n d , O hio: O k la h o m a C ity ,
O k la .: R a le ig h -D u rh a m , S .C .;
S a lt L ake C ity , U tah; San A n to ­
n io , T ex as; San D ie g o , C a lif; St.
L o u is, M o.; and T u c so n ,. A riz.
In a sim ila r N o v em b er 1992
F o rtu n e m ag azin e re p o rt on c it­
ie s ’ ab ility to co m p e te g lo b ally ,
a lso co n d u c te d by M oran, Stahl &
B oyer, P o rtla n d ’s po rt o p e ra tio n s
w ere liste d as am ong the top eig h t
in the c o u n try . O v e ra ll, P o rtla n d
w as ran k ed in 12th p la c e --ju st
b e h in d A tla n ta , S e a ttle , C h icag o
and L os A ngeles.
The Fortune magaz ine report said
that transportation im provem ents
were the top factor for defining a
city’s ability to prosper in a globally
competitive environment.
AIR JORDAN & THE NIKE CONNECTION
SPOTUGHTED ON SIX-PART SERIES
There are tw o monolithic images
that dominate Be Like Mike, the open­
ing episode o f the six-hour public
broadcasting series, Power plays: bas­
ketball superstar M ichael Jordan and
the Beaverton-based corporate head­
quarters o f Nike shoes. Power Plays,
created by the producers o f the aw ard­
winning “ Naked Hollyw ood,” takes a
fast-paced, behind-the-scenes look
into the high stakes U.S. sports indus­
try, and its steady TV -driven trans­
formation into a global entertainm ent
business. The series airs on OPB TV
over three consecutive nights, M on­
day, February 7 through W ednesday,
February 9, from 9:00 to 11pm.
If sports offers a reflection of the
American way o f life, then the career
o f Michael Jordan is the epitom e of
the “Am erican D ream .” On M onday,
February 7, The Player: Be Like Mike
spotlights Jordan’s career as both
basketball player and the ultimate
corporate spokesman. Probably the
most fam ous athlete in the w orld,
M ichael Jordan made S4 m illion a
year as a mem ber o f the Chic^goBulls
and nearly $40 million from endorse­
ments when he announced his retire­
ment in 1993. Pow er Plays provides
insight into the life o f the m egastar,
and also introduces two other C hi­
cago basketball players influenced by
Jordan’s success: Michael Herman, a
rising high school star, and Skip
Dillard, whose career ended in aprison
sentence.
EPISODES AIR AS FOLLOWS:
M onday, F ebruary 7-The
player: B e Like M ike The Promoter:
W elcom e to the Sew er
• Boxing is the most popular and
most primitive of sports. Power plays
exposes the wheeling and dealing
from the to p -w ith promoter Dan Du va
as he prepares Evander Hoyfied for
the world heavyweight Champion-
sh ip -to the bottom, where the major­
ity o f the participants of this brutal
industry struggle to survive.
T uesday, F ebruary 8-The
Agent: The B ig Pitch
• Every Year when the National
Football League holds its annual draft,
dozens o f student players become
millionaires. The potential for hefty
commissions has lured a wide variety
o f entrepreneurs to the sports agent
business. There is no better example
o f this than the extraordinary case of
Norby W alters, a show business per­
sonality whose activities with am a­
teur athletes led to a federal indict­
ment.
The Owner:
• Home o f the Brave Owning a
pro baseball team in the U.S/ was the
closest thing to being God on earth.
Today, the power and status remain
but the rules have changed. Power
Plays shows what it means to be tho
ow ner of a baseball team today when
the players are unionized, salaries
have rocketed, television money is
drying up and the fans blame you for
selling out.
Wednesday, February 9-The
Coach: F ields o f Blood
• In Texas, football is not only a
sport, it’sareligion which is followed
with evangelical fervor. For 29 years
Tom Landry, the head coach of the
Dallas Cowboys, was tho high priest
o f this religion. When the new owner
o f the cowboys, Jerry Jones, Freed
Landry and replaced him with Jimmy
Johnson, Jones became the most hated
man in Texas. But last year Johnson
performed a miracle as the Cowboys
captured the superbowl.
The League Boss: That’s En­
tertainment
• A comparisons o f the market­
ing strategies o f the National Basket­
ball Association and the National
Hockey League this episode features
David Stem o f the NBA, hockey leg­
end W ayne G retzkey and Bruce
McNall o f the Los Angeles Kings.
During the course of the hour we
watch the NHL pick a new leader, and
begin to change the way it packages
itself for the fans.
Pow er Plays is produced by
B rita in ’s O xford T elevision and
KCET/Los Angeles, in association
with ITEL and Channel 4. Oregon
Public Broadcasting is a public televi­
sion and radio network serving O r­
egon and southern W ashington.
Blazers Fans Raise $10,500 First Interstate
Gives $5000
For L.A. Disaster Relief Fund First
Interstate Bank has donated
The American Red Cross Earth­
quake Relief N ight” at theTrail Blaz­
ers vs. New Jersey Nets game on
January 25, raised $10,500 for vic­
tims of the Los Angeles quake. Fans
entering memorial Coliseum were
asked to make a donation o f $1 or
more to the Portland chapter o f the
American Red Cross. The Blazers
and Oregon Arena Corporation tipped
off the donation drive by pledging to
donate $2,500 to the disaster relief
effort.
“Thanks to the Blazer fans, the
Blazers and Oregon Arena Corpora­
tion, this donation drive nearly doubled
the total overall donation by the Port­
land chapter. “These funds will help
provide disaster relief in the form of
food, water, clothing, medication and
shelter to the thousands of families
that have been left homeless or in
need of assistance in the aftermath of $5000 to Portland’s Albina M iniste­
the L.A. earthquake.”
rial Alliance.
“Los Angeles is a part of our
The donation, made by the First
family-the NBA family-and we feel a Bank Foundation, was announced by
sense of obligation to help those who Ed Howard, a First Interstate Bank
have had their lives shattered by the vice president and manager of the
Los A ngeles quake,” said W ally bank’s Portland North District.
Scales, Blazers vice president of spe­
The grant from First Interstate
cial events. “The biggest ‘thank you’ will be used to enhance the A lliance’s
goes out to our fans who clearly dem­ administrative capacity for creating a
onstrated their support for the earth­ long-range development strategy.
quake victims. I ’d like to offer a spe­
Founded more than 40 years ago,
cial ‘thank you’ to Brian Berger of the Albina M inisterial Alliance pro­
our staff, who grew up in Los Ange­ vides programs and services to ad­
les, for developing the game plan for dress the needs of families, children
this fund-raiser and making it all and youths in North and Northeast
happen.”
Portland.
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n on the
First Interstate Bank has been
L os A n geles d isa ste r re lie f e ffo rt, meeting the personal and business
c o n ta c t the P o rtla n d c h a p te r o f banking needs of Oregonians since
the A m erican R ed C ro ss a t (503) being established in Portland in 1965.
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The First Interstate Foundation con­
tributes more than $3.3 million each
year to a wide variety o f non-profit
organizations and activities through­
o u t O regon, W ashington, Idaho,
M ontana and Alaska.
C eleb ta te B la c k
H isto r y M onth
Ration OT Islam
Teachings On Self-Improvement
Self-Improvement: The Basis For Community Development
“And why beholdest thou the note
that is in thy brothers eye, but consid­
ered not the beam that is in thine own
eye? O r who wilt thou say to thy
brother, let me pull out the mote out of
thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in
thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first
cast out the mote out o f thy own eye;
and then shah thou sec clearly to cast
out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.”
Matthew 7:3,4,5. the above verse prob­
ably inspired Michael Jackson to write
the song ‘man in th em irro r’. A llo f us
who want change in the world must
look within. Why? Because a color
did not make gangs shoot, rob and kill
one another. W e are the ones that
value a color above human life. We
live in a world that is spiritually and
morally underdeveloped and m an’s
potential to become human has not
been realized. People all over this
earth exist on an anim al plane. And
that is why, in the book of Revela­
tions, John the revclator saw four
great beasts as having charge over
man. Y ou’re controlled by beast in
human form. And you yourself have
become beast in human form . “Check
Your Self Before You Wreck Your­
s e lf ’ IceCubc-The predator. Self-Im ­
provement: The basis for community
developm ent, and self improvement
involves a struggle. “W e have cer­
tainly created man to face difficul­
ties.” Holy Q uran 90:4 G od has
brought us all onto this earth to face
one difficulty after another and it is
the facing of these difficulties that
helps us to improve our character and
improve ourselves. Black people are
in a state o f emergency. The death
side a mere image o f where we are
today. The life side a vision o f where
we need to go. It is the end of the world
and still Black people haven’t got no
satisfaction. But the knowledge of
self, if we believe and put it to prac­
tice, will put us on the life side.
The knowledge of self is the great­
est of all knowledge. It is akin to the
knowledge of (God) Allah. Both of
these knowledges, which is really one,
is the key to our return to God, self and
power. The study o f oursel ves as black
people (original people of the earth)
must never be abandoned. Let us re­
member this as we enter black history
month. We must know ourselves his­
torically, biologically, genetically, but
we must also go to the root o f our­
selves, which is the knowledge of the
nature in which we are created, which
is theessenceof self-knowledge,. Self-
im provem ent The basis for com m u­
nity development. By God letting
A dam (h u m a n ity ) fa ll and lettin g
th e d e v il ru le fo r a tim e p e rio d
(se e 2nd T h e ssa lo n ia n s 2 :8 ,9 ) evil
has b e c o m e fa ir-se e m in g to us.
B ut the Q uran sa y s “ D oes man
(a n d w om an) th in k th a t w e sh all
n o t g a th e r his (an d h er) b o n e s ? ”
75:3 A nd “ D oes m an (and w om an)
th in k th a t he (a n d she) w ill be left
aim less?”75:36. Therefore, the Bible
teaches that G o d ’s coming is after the
workings o f Satan: now the whole
world (including M uslims) are aw ait­
ing the com ing o f Christ. W hen he
comes God will use him to make all
things new. This teaches us that he
makes a new human begin to usher in
this kingdom. Self-improvement: The
basis for community development.
Humanity has two true friends in the
Hon. Elijah M uhammad and the Hon.
Louis Farrakhan. Self-improvement
is not just good sounding words. We
(Nation O f Islam) have been blessed
to have a course of study for self-
improvement, and we want to share it
with the public, Anybody can get this
course o f study from us you just have
to copy it at your own expense. For
more inform ation concerning this
course of study you can call the Port­
land Observer newspaper to get my
number Elijah X=Ghctto Rise.
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