1 he P ortland O bserver • J une 5, 1995
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Toyrlea Sonea Martin and her son. Stanley Paige Simpson IV.
My Life’s Celebration
Toyriea Sonea’ Martin
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Toya, was the name fam ily and
friends alike called her. Toya, was
the first chi Id born to Mona L. Moore
and Ervin L. Martin, on June 21,
1974 in Portland, Oregon. Toya, was
one o f three children. Her brother
Charles, preceded her in death in
1976.
Toya, received her education in
Portland, Oregon. Her cognitive years
in education was at Woodlawn E l­
ementary and W hitaker Middle-
School. Toya went on to Jefferson
High School and then POIC where
she earned her high school diploma.
Toya, was an excellent student and
very intelligent. Toya loved math
and computers. Toya, was employed
in the field ol Financial Accounting.
Up until her death she was employed
by Multnomah Kennel Club.
Toyriea’s Family Life
Toya, was raised in the home o f
her grandparents Sam and Ethel
Moore. In 1990, Toya gave birth to
the love o f her life Stanley Paige
Simpson IV. Toya, was determined
to continue her education and tomake
a life for her and her son. This she
accomplished. Toya was a good
mother even at her young age. Toya
had a loving spirit, a kind and gentle-
heart. Her love for life was over­
whelming. Toya was a young, beau­
tifu l and gifted young lady that was
admired and loved by all her family.
Toya had a wonderful relationship
with her family members. DeAngelos
was real close to his sister and very
protective. Being raised in a family
o f love Toya gave her love freely.
Her love for children was not only
received by her son but by all ch il­
dren. Toya. never met a stranger. She
made herself available to anyone in
need
Toya leaves to cherish her
memories, her loving son Stanley
Paige Simpson IV , her parents Mona
L. Jimenez and Ervin L. M artin, her
brother Charles DeAngelos Jenkins,
her grandparents Samuel L. & Ethel
M . Moore, Surilla A. M arlin, and a
host ol aunts, uncles, cousins and
special devoted friends.
Toya was called home June 22,
1995, but only God knows when she
left to be with him.
"Rest in peace my child for you
have suffered your last injustice.”
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The starter’ s whistle is about to
signal the opening o f the 1995 Sum­
mer Swim League at many o f the
Portland city pools. Swim teams are
supervised by the Portland Parks and
Recreation Department, and the pro­
gram is open to young swimmers
through age 17. Participants must be
able to swim the crawlstroke and
backstroke for the length o f a 25-
yard pool. There is a fee o f $45 per
swimmer.
The Summer Swim League is
designed for novice swimmers. The
goal is for all participants to have fun
while im proving their skills. D aily
one-hour workouts are offered, with
several Saturday morning dual meets
scheduled for July and August. The
C ity Championship meet w ill be held
August 19 and 20 at the W ilson pool.
For information on the Summer
Swim League and other programs
offered at the Portland pools, call the
pool hotline at 823-SW IM .
Recent Events Regenerate Racism
B y B ernice P owell J ackson
I remember when I was young
and we believed that once those old-
timers, steeped in Jim Crowism and
die-hard segregation, died off, rac­
ism would go away. Were we ever
naive; were we ever wrong.
In the past few days two stories
have proven that and shown that the
struggle against racism is a never-
ending process and one that we as a
nation must take very seriously for
every generation. Those who believe
that racism is an issue o f the past are
sadly mistaken.
Both stories involve high school
seniors - the future leaders o f their
communities. One is the story o f the
seniors in Greenwich, C T who put a
coded message in their yearbook
which read "‘K ill all the niggers” and
then bragged about it. Five young
men, most o f them scheduled to go
on to college in the fall, who were
proud they were able to fool school
administrators and make a racist
threat. Five young men, part o f a
supposedly liberal community, who
used their yearbook to spew racial
hatred.
When interviewed on television,
some Greenwich residents said they
believed it was only a prank. But the
students could have chosen to write a
coded message which poked fun at
something i f they were just inter­
ested in a school prank. Others said
that they believed this was an iso­
lated event. But how do they know?
A sim ilar event occurred in new
York C ity when four high school
seniors placed an anti-Semitic note
twenty-fifth
anniversary.
under their Jewish teacher’s class­
room door with a swastika, the word
“H itler” and a vulgar personal insult
on it. It seems they were angry be­
cause she had canceled a class trip
because ol lack ot student response.
Just as racism is still alive and well in
the next generation ofleaders, so, too
it seems, is anti-Semitism.
In the Greenwich case, the ad­
ministration took immediate action.
The students were not allowed to
take their Final exams, nor allowed
participate in their graduation cer­
emony. Indeed, law enforcement o f­
ficials are investigating whether this
should be considered a hate crime
and, thus, whether to prosecute the
young men. The young men have
also agreed to attend a special class
on racism led by the Congress o f
Racial Equality (CORE), which w ill
include having them get to know
some black people.
In the New York C ity case, the
students were suspended, barred from
the school prom, the yearbook party
and the senior class trip and gradua­
tion. Each student was required to
perform 15 hours o f community ser­
vice. In addition, one student, who
was a member o f the student govern­
ment, was removed from her post
and another was removed from the
varsity baseball team. Likewise, af­
ter a police department investiga­
tion, the tour students responsible
were arrested for this bias crime. The
principal also enlisted the aid o f the
National Council o f Christians and
Jews and the A n ti-D e fa m a tio n
League.
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Relationship surely is the m irro r in which you discover yourself.
J. krish iiam iirti
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