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Black Pioneers of the
Oregon Country
February - March 14
Visitors can see old medical
instruments and salves and can
practice making old fashioned
splints. The End of the Oregon
Trail Interpretive Center is lo­
cated at 1726 Washington St.
in Oregon City. Call 503/657-
9336, ext. 0. Their website
address
is
called “ T ribute to Black
Women” in the Vanport Room,
SMC 333. The event will be on
Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.
and sponsored by the Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity.
The End of the Oregon T rail
Interpretive Center will fea­
ture the exhibit “Black Pio­
OSU’s Visiting
neers of the Oregon Country”
Writers Series
which runs throughout Febru­
ary until March 14 in honor of WWW,endoftheoregontrail.org. Thursday, Feb. 15
One of the nation’s most
Black History Month. The Pio­
Tribute to Black
neer Family of the Month ex­
noted African American poets
hibit is on the Hammer Family. Women
will read form her works on
In the Willamette Trades & Wednesday, Feb. 14
Thursday, Feb. 15 in Corvallis
Craft Workshop, there will be
Portland State University will as part o f O regon State
hhands-on activities, present­ be honoring Black Heritage University’s Visiting Writers
ers that will focus on medicine, Month with a presentation Series. Toi Derricotte, who has
published four books of po­
etry, will give a reading at the
Corvallis Arts Center begin­
ning at 7:30 p.m. The center
is located at 700 SW. Madi­
son in Corvallis. The event is
free and open to the public.
She will also meet informally
with students at 3 p.m. on
Thursday in the Malamud
Room of Moreland Hall.
A Gospel Explosion
Saturday, Feb. 17
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An African American quilt depicting black history.
(P hoto courtesy of OHS)
discuss titles of interest to Af­
rican - Americans. The event
will take place at NE. 13th and
Broadway, 7 p.m. For more
information on the current
month’s title, call 503/335-
0201.
The New Hope Mission­
African American
ary Baptist Church, located
at 3725 N. Gantenbein St. Arts and Literature
will host the Gospel Explo­ Tuesday, Feb. 20
sion at 6 p.m. on Saturday,
Portland StateUniversity will
Feb. 17. This year’s theme is feature a talk entitled “Afri­
called “The Making of an can-American Arts and Lit­
American Tapestry.”
erature” by Savon Lindsay who
began writing poetry as a sec­
The Sunday Book
ond grade student. Of his pub­
Group
lic readings, it is said that he
Sunday, Feb. 18
“leads his audience through the
The Sunday Book Group inferno and maximum security
is Barnes & Noble’s monthly prisons, street gangs, crack
book group where they will houses and body bags at the
' “T u e s - Fri 9 am - (> pm / Sat. 8am - 6 pm
morgue. This program will be
shown on Tuesday, Feb. 20
from 1 - 3 p.m. at PCC’s
Central Portland Workforce
Training Center at SE. Clay
and Water St. near OMSI.
PGE African
American Network
Wednesday, Feb. 21
All PGE employees and lo­
cal community are invited to
attend a talk on the African
American perspective in the
media. Local television, radio
broadcasters and newspaper
journalists (including Renee
Mitchell and Michael Otley of
the “Oregonian”) are sched­
uled to attend. This event will
be held at Two World Trade
Center plaza, located at
SW First and Salmon,
from noon - 1:30 p.m.
Dean's Barber ß
Shop
Honors Black History Month
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6527 NE MLK, Jr. Boulevard
Suite A
Portland, OH 97217
A.D. Williams • Horace Simpson • (503) 282-2920
213 N.l . Hancock Portland. OR 972
Federal Agency
Celebrates Black
History Month
Wednesday, Feb.
21
Roy Jay, president and
chief executive officer of
the Oregon Convention
and Visitor Services Net­
work will speak. Featured
entertainment will be the
Grant High School gospel
choir, the Bridge Builders