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T he P ortland O bserver • O ctober 29, 1997 P age B5 No Longer Waiting to Exhale B y P rof . M c K inley B urt Albina Head Start in Northeast Portland gets a fresh coat o f paint from one o f many AT&T workers who put in a day o f community service Friday, as a part o f the AT&T care program. Photo by M. Washington Play tough, play Tonka, was the message at the Hollywood West Fred Meyer last weekend. With a real life size semi-truck (above), and child size (below). Photo by M. Washington African-American Seniors Are Urged To Get Flu Shots S u p e r - c o m m itte d P h ile C h io n esu , fo u n d er o f the 'M il lion W om an M arch and long in prep aratio n for this m o m en to u s day - stu d y in g early c h ild h o o d ed u cation, p re-law and th e o lo g y , and a m other - su c c e ssfu lly c a r ried o ff this gathering o f an ebony g ender w hose tim e has com e. A bly a ssiste d by a c ad re o f eq ually d e d ic a te d c o -fo u n d e rs, this ch a rism a tic w om an w as able to assem b le o v er a h a lf-m illio n b la c k w om en a lo n g P h ila d e lp h ia ’s h isto ric B enjam in F ranklin P arkw ay. A nd on this S a tu rd a y , O c to ber 25, 1997 w hich shall p rove equally h isto ric in A m erican h is tory, cam e as we said last w eek - not to ato n e or to a p o lo g iz e - but to c e leb rate th e ir u n ity in d e fin ing and im p lem en tin g an a g e n d a o f fam ily, children, education and econom ics. They w ill do it too - are you going to help b ro th e rs, or are you still se a rc h in g for yo u r id e n tity? T ens o f th o u sa n d s o f m arch ers from h isto ric a lly A frican A m e ri can c o lle g e s, h u n d red s o f th o u sands o f ‘n e ig h b o rh o o d f o lk s ’ and o ther te n s o f th o u sa n d s o f c a re e r and p ro fe ssio n a l w om en all cam e to g e th e r to plan and build new com m unity stru c tu re s, new p y ram ids if you w ill. In the b ib lio g ra p h y th at clo se s this a rtic le it is o b v io u s th a t I heard the plea o f the, w om an in the re a d e r’s colum n o f the N o v e m b e r , E s s e n c e M a g a z in e ; “ w hatever we call o u rse lv e s... its e sse n tia l to be e d u c a te d about the long h isto ry o f B lack w om en in the stru g g le for g e n d e r e q u a l ity .” You got it lady and I fax ed a copy to you in care o f the m a g a zine (m uch lo n g er) it w as very re a ssu rin g to be inform ed th at those w ho could a ffo rd the tim e a n d /o r m oney stayed over to co n d u c t im p o rtan t w orkshops dealing w ith w age and prom otion d isp a ritie s (g la ss c e il ing dilem m a), te ch n iq u es f o r g e t ting young black fem ales m o ti vated for scien ce and te c h n o lo g y c o u rses, and very im p o rta n tly , sm all business w orkshops - a d e s perate need in an era o f m e rg e rs, lay offs and cut backs. A nd speak in g o f “ W aitin g To The soul o f an Addict A m ericans, but health care provid ers and com m unities need to make an extra effort to cfpse that gap and keep the overall num ber o f older A m ericans receiving flu shots go ing u p ,” said CD C D irector Dr D avid Satcher. T his year. H istorically Black C o lle g e s and U n iv e r s itie s (H B C U s) are a crucial part o f the strategy to increase adult im m uni zation rates am ong A frican-A m eri can seniors. Eleven institutions in eight states are p articipating in a program called Horizon Partners. F or m ore in fo rm a tio n about re e iv in g a flu sh o t co v e re d by M ed ic a re , c o n ta c t: 1-800-638- 6 8 3 3 . F o r m o re in f o r m a tio n a b o u t in f lu e n z a d is e a s e an d C D C ’s re c o m m e n d a tio n s for in flu e n z a v a c c in a tio n s, te le p h o n e the C D C N atio n al Im m u n izatio n In fo rm atio n H o tlin e (8 00) 232- 252 2 , E nglish. The Soul O f An Addict The street life expkxtes on the night scene; and a young brother tries to catch the impossible dream, Cadillac cars, Movie stars and Ho’s with lady like looks, a blind man, a liquor stand and a trick gets took.... Gangsters, players and real pimpish pimps; elaborate cocktails, manicured nails and girls with swaying hips fonn the womb to the tomb is all you knew: because the street ofbroken Dreams is where you grew. And suddenly Boo-Yaaa! and a crack puff: and one more hit just isn’t enough! but you were all o f that plus a bag ofchips; hip slick and cool, and the dope thing that made you move, stuck like chuck down on your luck and not even a friend: :laying in a Dope house, a jail house at your wits end. Shot-up, Smoked-up and suck ing on some bad wine, came close in Death more than just a few times. Kennedy school's unsung hero Continued from Front Metro The McMenamin bid won out over 12 other proposals, in part because the task force trusted the brothers to carry through. At a public meeting attended by 130 people, it received overwhelming support However, there was an obstacle: The property's residential zoning. Harrison and his staff proposed a zone change as part o f a larger re zoning package that, among other things, called for higher density infill development in the area. There was strong community opposition to this and Harrison withdrew it, leaving an isolated “spot” rezoning for the Kennedy property in violation of the bureau’s own policies. The Portland Planning Com m is sion rejected the proposal. Shortly thereafter. City Council, prodded by neighborhood phone calls, asked p them to reconsider. Taking the hint, most o f the commission went along. Looking at the finished result of the process, Fossum told the gath ering, “ If the neighborhood, the gov ernment and the private sector all get together and draw boundaries around what they want to see, this is what you can accom plish.” As for Darby, she told the O b server the next day, “ I can ’t stop smiling I’m delighted.” Finding the perfect pumpkin is part o f the fun o f halloween for Khadijah Harden and her mom I'eisha Parker. Photo by M. Washington SIMPLY CELLULAR WE ACTIVATE • ANY PHONE • ANY PAGER NO CREDIT REQ'D PAGER SPECIAL!!! FREE ACTIVATION- FREE RECRYSAL 3 MOS VOICEMAIL ONLY -$ 1 9 .9 5 (503) 280-8000 3939 NE MLK BLVD OPEN MON - FRI 10AM-6PM Re-creating the Duke o f Abruzzi’s 19th century expedition on Alaska's M ount St. Elias, Jonathan Waterman's 4 t lf t llt lf POWELL’S BOOKS As New Data Shows They Are Less Likely to do So; Black Colleges Join Government In Flu Outreach Efforts The U.S. D epartm ent o f Health and Human Services urges A fri can-A m erican seniors to get their 1997 flu shots, as new figures re leased by the Centers for D isease C ontrol and P revention (C D C ) show that the adult A frican-A m eri can im m unization rate is far below the national average. In 1995, 58.1% o f A m erican overall received their influenza shots, but only 39.3% o f A frican- Americans reported receiving their flu shots. And w hile 35.6% o f all seniors age 65 and over reported receiving their pneumococcal shots in 1995, only 19.7% o f senior A f rican-A m ericans received the vac cine, the CDC said recently. Failure to get flu and pneumonia shots puts seniors at unnecessary risk for complicationsof illness that lead to as many as 60,000 deaths every year. “ W e’ve seen a slight increase in v a c c in a tio n s a m o n g A f r ic a n - E x h a le ", se v e ra l g ro u p s from C a lifo rn ia and New Y ork c o m b in ed to d isc u ss and d e v e lo p stra te g ie s to rem edy the lack o f m ean in g fu l ro le s for black a c tresses. In fact, th ere w as a new s se r vice rep o rt on th is very situ a tio n on page C3 o f M o n d a y ’s O re g o nian. 1 w ish the la d ie s all success and g o o d sp e e d , and 1 fu rth e r hope that a g o o d ly n u m b er o f black m ales w ill be shaken out o f th e ir l e g a r th y a n d in s p ir e d (sh u m eed ) into co v e rin g in an eq ually stru c tu re d and o rg an ized m anner. A nd, now , for that pro m ised b ib lio g ra p h y . F irst, som e late w ords on ‘w om an p o w e r’ found at ‘R e fle c tio n s B o o k s to re ’. * "S iste r Pow er: How P henom enal B lack W om en A re R ising To T he T o p " , P a tr ic ia R eid - M eritt * "S tra ig h t, No C h aser: How I B e c o m e A G r o w n - u p B la c k W o m an ,” Jill N elson (a u th o r o f “ V o lu n te e r S la v e ry ” ) * S ista h s, R ules: S ecrets for M eeting, G e ttin g and K eeping a G o o d B la c k M a n ” , D e n e n e M illner. A nd th e re are th o se c la ssic basic c o n trib u tio n s to o u r u n d e r sta n d in g the fo rces th at shaped the black w om en w ho m arch to day. * “ L ab o r o f L ove, L abor o f sorrow : Black W om en, W ork and the F am ily From S lav ery to the P re se n t,” Ja c q u e lin e Jo n es, V in tage B ooks E d itio n , 1986. “ C ru cial to O ur U n d e rsta n d in g o f The B lack F am ily T o d a y .” R eco m m e n d e d b y T o n i M o r r is o n , C o re tta S cott K ing, H enry L ouis G ates. * "T h e B lack W om an, an a n th o lo g y ” , e d ite d by T ony C ade M en tor pb, 1970. M any classic a rtic le s and essa y s on race, p o li tics and so c ie ty (a b rillia n t and c h a lle n g in g assem b ly o f voices th at dem and to be heard). * “ B lack W om en in A n tiq u ity ” E d ite d by Ivan V an S e rtim a , 1985. From the g reat qu een s o f E th io p ia and E gypt and N ubia to A fric a n w om en w ho c o n trib u te d so m uch to early E urope. W rite or call Dr. Ivan V an S e rtim a , A fric a n a S tu d ies D ept. R u tg e r s U n iv e rs ity , N ew B ru n sw ick , N .J. 08903 M ()S l H o s tile M o i l III (11,1 is a riveting mixture o f adventure and painstak ingly researched history - a homage to a long-dead prince, all told w ith the emotional force o f personal memoir. Over I million Used <&. New Hooks 1005 W Burnside, downtown Portland 503-228-4651 www.powells.com (Eljc ^ Itirtla n h (Observer N ctuspapcr in it s Celebration of Diversity Would like to Congratulate The A LPH A KAPPA ALPA $ o « 0 jt ir r /v r . in it's Celebration & Affirmation of African-American Men at it 7th Emerald Awards Banquet
