February 7, 2001
®t|c Jlortlanh (Observer
an d A sh ley B ryan, a u th o r o f A B C o f
A frican A m erica n P oetry. T h ise v e n t
w ill b e o n Saturday, Feb. 10,at 11 a.m .
at B arnes & N o b le located at N E . 13th
and B roadw ay.
Remembering Ida B.
Wells
Monday, Feb. 12
P ortland S tate U n iv ersity w ill be
honoring B lack H eritage M onth w ith
a presentation o n “ R em em b erin g Ida
B. W ells.” T h is ev en t w ill be held at
the M u lticultural C en ter o n M onday,
Feb. 12 at no o n tim e. It is sponsored
b y the H isto ry D ept. o f PSU .
Historic Buildings of
the African American
Communities
Tuesday, Feb. 13
OnTuesday,Feb. 13,Cathy Galbraith,
D irector o f die Bosco-M illigan Foun-
‘Tisl^et JT Tas^et
Jour Va [entitle’s headquarters
Wishes You a Happy Valentine Day
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dation will doaslide presentation about
“Historic Buildings o f the African-
A m erican Com m unities.” H er presen­
tation will include information about
private residences, churches, social
halls and commercial buildings and their
im portance to the history o f Portland.
The event will take place at the PCC
Central Portland W orkforce Training
Center, located at SE Clay and
W aterSt. nearO M SI, from 1 - 3
pjn.Call5O3/231-1889.
Tribute to Black
Women
Wed. Feb. 14
Portland State University will
be honoring B lack H eritage
M onth with apresentation called
“Tribute to B lack W om en” in
the Vanport R oom , SM C 333.
T he event will be on W ednes­
day, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m . and spon­
sored b y the K appa A lpha Psi
Fraternity.
OSU’s Visiting
Writers Series
Thursday, Feb. 15
O n e o f th e n a tio n ’s m o st
n o te d A fric a n A m e ric a n p o ­
e ts w ill re a d form h e r w o rk s
o n T h u rs d a y , F e b . 15 in
C o rv a llis as p a rt o f O reg o n
S tate U n iv e rs ity ’s V isitin g
W riters Series. Toi D erricotte,
w h o h a s p u b li s h e d f o u r
b o o k s o f p o e try , w ill g iv e a
re a d in g a t the C o rv a llis A rts
C e n te r b eg in n in g at 7 :3 0 p .m .
T h e c e n te r is lo cated a t 700
S W . M a d iso n in C o rv allis,
r h e e v e n t is free an d o p e n to
th e p u b lic. S he w ill also m eet
in fo rm a lly w ith stu d e n ts a t 3
p .m . o n T h u rs d a y in th e
M a lam u d R oom o fM o re la n d
Hall.
A Gospel
Explosion
Saturday, Feb. 17
T h e N ew H o p e M issio n ­
ary B ap tist C hurch, located at
3725 N . G an ten b ein St. w ill
host the G ospel E xplosion at 6
p.m . on Saturday, Feb. 17. This
y e a r’s th ese is called “T he
M aking o f an A m erican T ap ­
e stry .”
The Sunday Book
Group
Sunday, Feb. 18
T he Sunday B ook G roup is
Bames & N oble’s monthly book
group w here they will discuss
titles o f interest to A frican -
A m ericans. The event will take
placeatN E . 13“’and Broadway.
7 p.m. For m ore information on
the current m onth’s title, call
503/335-0201
Ballet. P hoto by S tephen C ridland
African American Arts
and Literature
Tuesday, Feb. 20
Portland StateUniversity will feature
a talk entitled' ‘African-Am erican A rts
and Literature’ ’ by Savon Lindsay w ho
began writing poetry in the second
grade. O f his public readings, it is said
that he "leads his audience through the
inferno and m axim um security prisons,
street gangs, crack houses and body
bags at themotgue. This program will be
show n on Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 1 - 3
pm.atPCC'sCentralPortlandWorktirrce
Training C enterat SE. C lay and W ater
S t nearO M SI.
Federal Agency
Celebrates Black
History Month
Wednesday, Feb. 21
R oy Jay, president and ch ief execu­
tive officer o f the O regon Convention
and VisitorServices Network will speak.
Featured entertainment will be the Grant
H igh School gospel choir, the Bridge
Builders Prospective Gents C lub cane
team and vocalist Lunora V inson. This
event will take place on W ednesday,
Feb. 21 in the Robert D uncan Plaza, 333
S W First Ave. This year’s them e is
“Creating and Defining the African-
AmericanCommuruty: Family,Church,
Politics and Culture.”
Annual Soul Food
Dinner
Thursday, Feb. 22
B on Apetit will present the annual
SoulFoodD inneronThursday.Feb. 22,
5pm.atIewTs&ClarkCollege(0615SW
Palatine Rd.; Fields Dining Room ,
T em pleton Student Center). The menu
will inc ludeBBQ ribs, chicken, red beans
and rice, fried okra, catfish.and other
items. C ost for the dinner will be $8, and
isopen to the public. F orm orc informa­
tion, call Ray W aircn at 503/768-705 1.
The Origin of Oregon
Rappers
Wednesday, Feb. 28
M ackin R ob (aka Y oung Fam e)
w ill discuss the origin o fO reg o n rap­
pers from 12:30- 1:30p.m. in Rm. 122
ofT errell Hall at the C ascade C am pus
o fP o rtlan d C o m m unity C ollege.