* ♦ Januars IS, 1995 S cia ine the commùni t\ throueh d iluirai d i\ ersilx Volume XX V Number 5 JOIN US IN CELEBRATING OUR Portland Jazz Man State University Jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill has taught and played with the best. vi» -, Neighborhood moms get together to mediate anger in their lives and in their community. »m * See Entertainment, page AS. Applying Brakes To Violence Z» See Metro, inside. z < r\ï I' '■ •< ■ f r i t \ « « . > » ,7 « 250 '-‘ .'ft'-.--' '• * « V • lie 7 2 f : -.T 7 ■ - ’J • \ « - » ♦ * • r *’ « y.-. » * - . t > Former Somalia President Dies : J* ’-*4 • The form er president o f Somalia, M oham ed Siad Barre, has died in N ig e ria. It was B a rre ’ s dicta to ria l rule and the m ilita ry coup w hich ousted him in 1992 that were in part responsible fo r the fam King Birthday Celebrated ine w hich gripped Somalia and the coun tr y ’s current c iv il war. Barre had diabetes and had suffered a heart attack. He was around 80 years old. Gumbel To Stay With NBC Bryant G um bel and N B C aren’ t g iv ing out details, but it looks lik e he wasn’t prepared to b o lt from the “ Today Show” and N B C w asn’ t prepared to lose him . “ 1 ’ m happy i t ’ s done,” G um bel says o f the extension o fh is contract w ith the netw ork fo r one year. G um bel, has been the “ T o O.J. Line Could M ake Millions A new 900 telephone number could make O.J. Simpson a lot o f money. C a ll ers d ia lin g the number w ill hear messages fro m Simpson and his pal, A l C ow lings. M ik e G ilb e rt, Sim pson’ s business man der charges and beyond dependent upon if;* 4 V i , fes I’VE BEEN TO THE M O UNTAIN TOP' ... We have beenforced to a p o in t where we 're g o in g to have to g ra p p le w ith the problem s that men have been try in g to g ra p p le w ith through history, but the de mands d id n t fo rc e them to do it. S u rviva l C allers w ill pay $2.99 fo r three minutes ’S»?* (Photos By Donn Thomas) ager, says the num ber could generate p ro fits o f S20 m illio n . The line w ill con the results, appeals, p u b lic sympathy, etc. - ■ Children learn about the civil rights legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during ceremonies at area schools. Fifth graders Shania Price-Hale (clockwise from top) and Russell Starks, perform at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, while Itrelle D. Lambert addresses an assembly at Humboldt Elementary School. day” anchor fo r 13 years. tinue throughout Sim pson’ s tria l on m ur SiV •- - lo n g ye a rs o f poverty, th e ir lo n g years o f h u rt a n d neglect, the w hole w o rld is doomed. . . . I f I liv e d in C hina o r even Russia, o r around. We a re go in g on ...Let us rise up to n ig h t w ith a g re a te r readiness. Let us stand w ith a g re a te r deter concerned about that now. I ju s t w ant to do G o d ’s w ill. A n d H e ’s a llo w e d me to g o to the m ountain A n d I ’ve lo o ke d over A n d any to ta lita ria n country, maybe I c o u ld un m ination. A n d le t us move on in these p o w e r I ’ve seen the p ro m ise d land. I may not get there w ith y o u But I w a n t yo u to know derstand some o f theses ille g a l injunctions. f u l day’s, these days, o f challenge, to make demands that we g ra p p le w ith them. Men, M aybe I c o u ld understand the d e n ia l o f ce r A m e rica w h a t it ought to be We have an to n ig h t th a t we as a p e o p le w ill get to the f o r years now, have been ta lk in g about w a r ta in basic F irs t Amendment privileges, be o p p o rtu n ity to make a better nation. A n d I p ro m ise d land. A n d I ’m happy tonight, I ’m a n d peace. But now no lo n g e r can they ju s t ta lk about it. It is no lo n g e r a choice be cause they hadn ’t com m itted themselves to w ant to thank God, once more, f o r a llo w in g not w o rrie d about anything. I'm not fe a r that over there. But somewhere I re a d o f the me to be here w ith you. The House A rm ed Services C om tween violence an nonviolence in this world, fre e d o m o f assembly. Somewhere I re a d o f m ittee reports that overt cases o f racism i t ’s nonviolence o r nonexistence. That is w here we are today. A n d also the fre e d o m o f speech Somewhere I re a d o f We've g o t some d iffic u lt days ahead. But it the fre e d o m o f the press. Somewhere I re a d that the greatness o f A m erica is the rig h t to re a lly doesn ’t m atter w ith me now, because p ro te st f o r rig h t A n d so, ju s t as ! say, we mind. L ike anybody, I w o u ld like to live a on A p r il 3 ,1 9 6 8 in M e m p h is , T e n n .,ju s t one day b e fore he was assassinated on aren t g o in g to let any in ju n ctio n tu rn us lo n g life ; lo n g evity has its p la c e B ut I ’m not A p r il 4, 1968.) and 300,000 calls are expected per hour. Panel Finds Bias At M ilitary Bases and subtle form s o f d iscrim in a tio n per vade some m ilita ry fa cilitie s. The fin d in the human rig h ts revolution, i f some ings o f a one-year bi-partisan study show “ a com plex web o f good news and bad news,” says the com m ittee’s form er ch a ir th in g isn t done, a n d in a hurry, to b rin g the c o lo re d peoples o f the w o rld out o f th e ir ing any man M in e eyes have seen the g lo ry ...I d o n ’t know w hat w ill happen now. I ’ve been to the m ountain top A n d I don t o f the com ing o f the L o rd (T h e p re ce d in g was fro m a speech d e live re d by D r. M a r tin L u th e r K in g J r. man Ronald Dellum s. The report said Parent-School Workshops Deal On Human Rights overt form s o f racism and jo k e s were comm on at fo u r o f the 19 U.S. and over Hate Campaign Cited seas fa cilitie s surveyed. Jackson Blasts Right Wing Christians m ade a b o u t C a th o lic b e lie fs and p ra c n atmosphere of hatred and tic e s in the 1920s, s a y in g th e y w o u ld violence is being created by c o rr u p t c h ild re n and d e s tro y fa m ilie s . the distribution of bigoted C a th o lic s w e re c a lle d “ fo re ig n e rs ” and literature, according to the Metro “ p a p is ts ,” fa n n in g the fla m e s o f s u s p i politan Human Rights Commission c io n and h a tre d to such an e x te n t th a t of Multnomah County and the city of C a th o lic ch u rch e s and c o n v e n ts w e re Portland. A Conservative Christians are denounc ing national p o litic a l leader Jesse Jack- son fo r his views on one o f th e ir p o litic a l organizations. Jackson blasted the C hris tian C o a litio n , last month, fo r having “ an ideological kin sh ip ” w ith slave owners, R e c e n tly a g ro u p c a llin g it s e lf the w hite supremacists and N azi Germany. He said conservative w hite Christians have never fought against injustices aimed H e ra ld s o f T ru th w id e ly d is trib u te d a 16-page p u b lic a tio n th ro u g h o u t M u lt nom ah C o u n ty e n title d “ E a rth ’ s F in a l at blacks and other m inorities. W a r n in g ,” Elders Back To Work In Arkansas Fired Surgeon General Joycelyn E l ders is back to w o rk in Arkansas as a teacher and medical researcher fo llo w in g her firin g by President C lin to n . D uring ta b lo id la w C a th o lic S ch o o ls in O re g o n . T h e U .S . S u p re m e C o u r t re je c te d th is w h ic h a lle g e s th a t the p a p a cy is posed fo r a fo r c e fu l ta k e o v e r o f the w o rld . a m e n d m e n t to O re g o n ’ s c o n s titu tio n , re m in d in g the p e o p le o f O re g o n th a t “ W h ile th e c o m m is s io n u p h o ld s b o th fre e d o m o f speech and fre e d o m o f the h u m a n rig h ts o f a d e sp ise d m in o r ity are n o t s u b je c t to the w h im s o f the r e lig io n , i t a b h o rs the m essage p r o m u lg a te d b y th is g ro u p because it p r o m otes an a tm o sp h e re o f h a tre d and fe a r m a jo r ity vo te . T h e M e tro p o lita n H u m a n R ig h ts an a n ti- C a th o lic w ith in th e c o m m u n ity ,” c o m m is s io n her tenure as the na tio n ’ s c h ie f medical o ffic e r. Elders had angered conservatives m e m bers said. T he hum an rig h ts g ro u p said O re w ith statements ranging fro m support fo r g on, s a d ly , has a h is to ry o f a n ti-C a th lom osexuality and c a llin g fo r a study on o lic v io le n c e and d is c rim in a tio n . L is te d as e xa m p le s w e re c la im s the legalization o f drugs. MMM EDITORIAL A2 HEALTH A4 . * ft ♦ » a tta c k e d . A t th e tim e , O re g o n ia n s even v o t ed, v ia th e O re g o n S c h o o l B i l l , to o u t C o m m is s io n is u rg in g c itiz e n s to c r i t i c a lly a n a ly z e any lite ra tu re o r o th e r m essage w h ic h a tta c k s a p a r tic u la r g ro u p and to w o rk to p ro m o te to le r ance and u n ity w ith in d iv e r s ity , thus c re a tin g a p e a ce a b le c o m m u n ity in w h ic h to liv e . Human Rights Com m ission at 823-5136. series of workshops have T h e w o rksh o p s fo r o th e r schools, also been scheduled to help scheduled fro m 6 :30 p.m . t o 8 :30 p.m ., are parents and guardians of on the fo llo w in g dates: children attending Portland public • Feb. 8 at W arner P acific C ollege, Egtvedt high schools better understand their H a ll, 2219 S.E. 68th, fo r Franklin and rights and responsibilities. A politan Human Rights C om m ission, w ill also M arshall high schools. • Feb. 15 at A bernathy C om m unity School, focus on h ow to e ffe ctive ly interact w ith 2421 S.E. Orange, fo r Cleveland H igh school adm inistrators to create a better learn School. • Feb. 23 at N orthw est Service Center, 1819 N .W . E verett fo r L in c o ln H igh School and The sessions, sponsored by the M e tro ing environm ent fo r their children. T opics include parents rights and re tio n in schools, student discip lin e and proce the M e tro p o lita n Learning Center • M a rc h 7 at the K in g N eighborhood F a cil dures, com m unicating w ith school adm inis ity, 4815 N .E . Seventh A ve fo r Jefferson trators and ways to get involved The firs t Parent-School In vo lve m e n t H igh School. • M a rc h 29 at Rose C ity Park Grade School, 2334 N .E . Prescott fo r M adison H igh sponsibilities, laws that p ro h ib it d iscrim in a W orkshop, fo r those w ith children attending G rant or Benson high schools, w ill be held Tuesday fro m 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at School. • A p r il 2 0th at St. Johns C om m unity Cen Beaumont M id d le School, 4043 N .E . Fre mont. ter, 8427 N . Central fo r Roosevelt H igh The sessions are open to the p ublic, but • A p r il 2 6 th at the N ortheast P o licin g Pre cinct, 449 N .E. Emerson fo r W ilso n H ig h space is lim ite d . 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