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Page 2 February 2, 2000 Focus A S U P P L E M E N T B la c k OF ^ n rtla n h (©baeriier E ditor in Chief, Publisher Charles H. W ashington Editor Larry J . Jackson, Sr. Copy Editor Jo y Ramos Business Manager G ary A nn Taylor Creative Director Shawn Strahan 4747 NE M artin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. Portland, O R 97211 503-288-0033 Fax 503-288-0015 e-mail: news@ portlandobserver.com Deadlines for submitted material: Articles: Friday by 5 p . m . Ads: Monday by Noon Focus welcomes freelance submissions. M anuscripts and photographs can be returned if accom panied by a self- addressed stam ped envelope. All created display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage w ithout the w ritten consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the com position of the ad. I« * P o rtl.n d O tm r v rr (Fife ^lorHant» ©bamier OPB honors Black History Month - e Focus ■»--------------------- H M istorv onth Duke Ellington's Washington Mon, February 7, 2000 10:00P- 1 l:00P (60 mins) Great Performances A ida’s Brothers and Sisters: Black Voices in Opera Wed, February 16, 2000 9:30P- 1 LOOP (90 mins) With correspondent Hedrick Smith, this one-hour program outlines the flowering o f the African-American community in Washington, DC, during the early 20th century and the area’s revival today. In the era before the Harlem Renaissance, the Washington black community was the center o f black culture in America — a jazz mecca for such greats as Duke Ellington, Cab C allow ay, Pearl B ailey, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. In that era, W a sh in g to n ’s black com m unity was the largest in America. Unlike Harlem, which was largely white-owned, U Street — dubbed ‘the black Broadway’ by Washingtonian Pearl Bailey— was black-owned, black-run and black- built. After the devastation o f the 1968 riots, the old U Street sank into urban ruin. But the area is reviving. With Jessye Norman performing at the Clinton inaugural, Kathleen Battle appearing as the Vatican’s Easter Mass soloist and Simon Estes singing W otan at New Y o rk ’s Metropolitan Opera, contemporary audiences may take for granted the prominence o f African Americans in opera. Yet it was just 50 years ago that Marian Anderson was b a rre d from W a sh in g to n ’s C onstitution H all. Fram ed by archival clips and new' musical sequences, this program tells the story o f African Americans in opera from the time o f Paul Robeson. Featured in interviews are Robert McFerrin, the first black baritone to perform at the Met, and his son Bobby McFerrin, Grace Bumbry, Leontyne Price and others, as well opera com pany d ire c to rs and orchestra conductors. Photograph er Flip Schulke Wed, February 9, 2000 10:30P- 1 l:00P (30 mins) Ellis Marsalis: Jazz is Spoken Here Sun, February 20, 2000 l:00P- 2:00P (60 mins) This half-hour documentary is about the amazing life and career o f the acclaim ed photojournalist. Flip Schulke. H osted by Langston University historian Currie Ballard, this program explores the freelance photographer’s life and work for publications such as Life magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Ebony m ag a z in e . It also c h ro n ic le s Schulke’s 10-year friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His efforts to convince King that the civil rights movement should be documented led to Schulke taking approximately 11,000 photographs during that time. O dyssey o f Captain Healy Mon, February 14, 2000 10:00P- 1 l:00P (60 mins) This one-hour special profiles the renow ned p ia n ist, in flu e n tia l teacher, inspirational role model and father o f distinguished musicians Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis. The program also o ffe rs o u tsta n d in g m u sical perform ances. Interview s w ith Branford, Wynton and Delfeayo, and with musicians and teachers Danny Barker, Donald Harrison and Kidd Jordan ofthe Jazz and Heritage School o f Music reach across a broad divide, appealing to young A fric a n -A m e ric a n s w ho w ill recognize an accessible role model, and to parents and teachers who look for inspirations to guide them in their roles. Local Color As captain o f a U. S. Marine revenue Sun, February 27, 2000 l:00P- cutter. Captain M ichael Healy 2:00P (60 mins) looked and acted like a stereotypical Portland once had a reputation as Irishman, with his bright blue eyes the most discriminatory city north and hard-drinking lifestyle. But, in o f the Mason -Dixon line. This fact, the man who skippered the docum entary tells the story o f U.S. cutter Bear from 1886 to 1896 Portland’s black population — how kept a closely guarded secret: he it endured and how blacks and was the son o f an African-American whites together finally launched the slave. Using 19th century footage state's first civil rights movement. ofold San Francisco, and interviews Produced by OPB. (Copies o f this with longshoremen and historians. program are not available) The Odyssey O f Captain Healy profiles the life o f one o f the most /B Performance at the H hite o u s e famous men on the Pacific Coast ( H CeCe. Winans, Glorious Gospel during the 19th century. Sun, February 27, 2000 7:00P- 3:00P (60 mins) The President and First Ladyjoin in a hand-clapping salute to the rich and vital traditions o f American gospel music in ‘CeCe Winans, G lo rio u s G o s p e l.’ F eatu rin g Grammy Award-winning vocalist CeCe Winans and other gospel greats, this one-hour program also features Michael Mangun with the Messiah Singers, Phil Driscoll and the Morgan State University Choir. Ralph Ellison's “King ofthe Bingo Game” Sun, February 27, 2000 10:30P- 1 LOOP (30 mins) This drama is the first-ever screen adaptation o f the short story ‘King o f the Bingo G am e’ by Ralph Ellison, author o f the The Invisible Man. The setting is 1943 Harlem; Sonny (Colman Domingo) walks the streets ofN ew York in search o f work to support his ailing, pregnant wife, Laura (June Lomena), but he’s unable to land a job. Hungry and desperate, he seeks refuge at the neighborhood movie house. 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