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I • • Volullll' XXV Numht:r 17 Committed to cultural Ji\'~rsit). Arri-I 26, I 99 5 I. SECTION Midwife Exhibit To Open I Conference ,F eatures Tukufu I D The Imani Women's Support Project is celebrating international midwifery month and new laws to bring more mid- wives into health care. by hosting "The Midwife and Her Community" exhibit, I Wednesday, May 3 at the International Firehouse Cultural Center in north Port- [ tand. May Day At The Zoo I A May Day pole, ethnic dancing, gar- dening tips and children 'sactivities will be featured Saturday and Sunday at the Metro Washington Park Zoo. There will also be exhibits featuring organic products, composting and alternatives to pesticides. OSU Master Gardeners will be on hand with gardening displays and advice. I Saturday Market Fates Dance, Opera I 1 Some of the area's best performing artists will present free public programs ' for Portland Saturday Market's Art is Alive on Sunday. Performances are scheduled 1 ' by The Portland Opera, Roots of Brazil dance group and Oregon Symphony. Red Cross Teaches Infant CPR 9260 S.E. Stark. Saturda}. May 6, and Tuesday, May 23. at the American Red Cross building, 3131 N. Vancouver. Cost is $22. Call 257-4142 to register. Nature Celebrated At Area Lakes Self Defense For Women Teens You might think you can take care of yourself, unfortunately, many victims felt the same way before they were attacked. Know what you can do so you won't be the next victim. The Portland Parks and Rec- reation Department will show you during its Teen Women's Self-Defense Class. Call 823-3185 to sign-up. Learning Center Plans Fair There's fun for the whole family with games. food, arts and crafts. juggling. and a marimba band on Friday. May 12 from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Metropolitan Leaming Center's Renaissance Faire. The center is located at 2033 N.W. Glisan. Walk For Humanity At Vernon The third annual Walk for Humanity will take place on Saturday, May 6, at 9 a.m. at Vernon School. 2044 N. E. Killingsworth. The S mile pledge-walk, hosted by Portland Habitat for Humanity. is a community pride event and fundraiser for Northeast non-profit organizations. Contact Jan Bridges at 287-9~29 for more information. King Neighborhood Clean-Up Day Coming The King Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a King Neighborhood Clean- Up Day on Saturday. May 6 at the North• east Precinct, 449 N.E. Emerson. A free barbecue is planned. You can drop of trash and yard debris at the precinct for a small fee charged. SUBMISSIONS: Community Calendar Information will be 11nn priority If dated two weeks before the event date. r . Darryl Tukufu, former president and chief executive of the Portland Urban League, will be the keynote speaker during the mino r ity business trade fair and conference at the Oregon Convention Center. Tukufu, left Portland in 1993 to lead the Public Service Institute at Lorain Coun- ty Community College near Cleveland, Ohio. The May 4 fair is sponsored the Ore- gon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs. " We could think of no better way to emphasize the business and economic suc- cess of African Americans than to bring back one of this city's most prolific Afri- can-American leaders," said Samuel Brooks. OAME president and board chair- man. " He truly left his mark on the Portland community during his tenure at the Urban League. We look forward to his message of ~mpowerment and inclusiveness," Brooks said. The conference's focus meets the sec- ond phase of the organization's campaign Metro Councilor Ed Washington surveys the natural areas of northeast Portland marked for protection under a ballot measure to protect open space, parks and streams. A The Red Cross will offer infant and Animal tracking and fishing clinics for kids will be part of the fun as students, community members and natural resource specialists gather during Smith and Bybee Lakes Day on Saturday. The activities will take place from IO a.m. to 2 p.m. The lakes are just north of the St. Johns community in north Portland. Washington Promotes Measure rea residents can create positive opportunities for our youth and make Portland a better , more scenic place by supporting the Open Space, Parks and Streams bond measure, according to Metro Councilor Ed Washington. Washington represents northeast Pon- land and helped design Measure 26-26. It would protect and improve over 100 sites, I child CPR at the Cascade Athletic Club. ' B totaling over 6,000 acres of the metropolitan area's most threatened natural areas, water- ways and regional open spaces. Washington said nomeast Portland has a lot at stake in the May mail-in ballot. He said the proposed Whitaker Ponds site would provide a quiet area for our chil- dren to learn to fish and enjoy nature. And money from the measure would be used to establish two or three additional parks in northeast Portland through the help of the Urban League and the Trust for Public Land. There is concern that with over 500,000 new residents expected in the Portland met- ropolitan area in the next 20 years. this could be our last chance to save natural areas. Proponents also argue that northeast Portland neighborhoods suffer from a seri • Continued to page 86 Baby Kebrin Thrive_s _ _ I 8\' PROMISE K ING Darryl Tukufu B aby Keb rin is now a healthy three-year old. He triumph- antly marked his first year of life last week after a successful liver transplant. It was February, last year, when the Portland Observer first told our readers about Kebrin's liver disease and his dire need of a liver donor in order to survive. Kebrin was born with fulminant hepati- tis - a chronic liver disease that affects new- born babies. At just two months old he re- quired a liver transplant. The operation was perfonned at the Cal- ifornia Pacific Medical Center in September 1992. But later Kebrin developed a chronic rejection and became very immune-su~ pressed and very susceptible to infections. He was given only two weeks to live by his doctors. but defied that diagnosis and continued to battle the contagious disease. Then last year on April 22, he went for the second operation. Thanks to a 16-year-old Asian girl donor, Kebrin is back on his feet. "It was a long hard year," Lannetta Jones. Kebrin's grandmother told the Portland Ob- server. as the toddler celebrates one year of normal life. Even when Kebrin 'scondition was writ• ten offby his doctors. his parents did not give Baby Kebrin and mom, Hynnetta Jones, a year after the baby's successful transplant. up. "Whatever bad news the doctor gave us, we didn't believe. We refused to give up and thank God Kebrin is alive today " Jones said. She is grateful that the Portland dbeerv- er was there when she needed a voice on behalf of her grandchild. Jones expressed thanks to her late aunt Janet Jones; Ida Mae Miller; Pastor Johnson of the Morning Star Church; and the Allen Temple Church. She also had gratitude to Dabre Gastroen. her daughter's boyfriend; Th- omas Martin. Edwina Jones: Theresa Watson and the Oregon Health Sciences University . to recognize minority businesses. under the theme of"Oregonians United for Busi- ness Success." For the remainder of the decade. the group will feature specific ethnic commu- nities as part of its conference focus and programs. said Jorge Guerra, OAME ex- ecutive director. He said the subsequent conferences will feature businesses owned by Asian Americans, Native Americans and Euro- pean Americans. An issue forum during the upcoming fair will focus on the hotly debated subject of affinnative action and minority busi- ness set-aside programs. The organization was founded in I 988 to promote and develop m inori- ty entrepreneurship and economic de- velopment n Oregon. It functions as a partnership between ethnic minority. entrepreneurs. education, government and established businesses. Sponsors for the 1995 conference in- clude NIKE. McDonalds. US West, Bank of America. the Trail Blazers and Portland General Electric. Trade show booth space. conference registration and luncheon tickets are still available. Contact the OAME center at 249-7744. Rashad To Rece,ive Honor In Portland 0 ne of the greatest football players In Unlver1i1y of Oregon hl1tory will be honored May 6 In Portland with the college'• 1995 Pioneer Award. Ahmad Rashad, 45, now a television sportscaster for NBC, will accept his award for his contributions to sports and broadcasting during the special program at the Benson Hotel The evening will include a recep- tion. dinner. program and dancing with proceeds to fund the l O Preside ntial Scholarship. The event is sold out The pioneer award is presented to alumni and others who have become lead- ers and risk-takers in their fields, uni- versity officials said . Last year's award went to Adm. David Jeremiah , former vice c hairman of the LI .S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Ahmad Rashad has gone beyond the classic American sports success sto- ry," s ays UO Pres iden I Oa ve Frohnmayer. "He has demonstrated to millions of young people that education, hard work self-reliance and inner strength are much more important than athletic ability both on an off the play- , ing field" Durin& his 1968-72 UO football ca- reer, Rashad, then known as Bobby Moore, set 14 individual school records, six of which still stand. He is the only player to ever lead the PAC l O Confer- ence in scorin& at two different posi• lions, in 1969 as a wide receiver and in 1972 as a running back A first-round draf\ pick in the Na- tional Football Lead, Rashad caught a record 400 passes for the Minnesota Vikinas, was named an all-pro wide re- ceiver and was selected four tbnes to play in the NFL Pro Bowl Rashad joined NBC Sports in 1983 as a television host, analyst, commenta- tor and reporter. He currently co-hosts NBC's pregame show NFL Live, Notre Dame Saturday, NBC's Prudential Up- date and NBA Inside Stuff. He also devotes his time to community, civic and charitable organiutions, particu- larly the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Rashad fir5t played sports at a Boys Club while arowin& up in Tacoma. Wash. Rashad and his wife, Phylicia, an awarding winnin& actress, have five ch il- dren between them and live in the New York City area with their dauahter, Condole Phylea.
