Wednesday
February 28, 2001
The
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Serving Portland and its culturally diverse communities
Volume XXXI Number 9
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A look at Portland and its entertainment
Also
Inside:
Famous African
American Firsts
Pages 2-6
A Profile o f Black
Heroines
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Pages 6-8
The Focus
Entertainment Guide
Pages 9-11
COLIN POWELL IS THE FIRST
AFRICAN AMERICAN T O BECOME
SECRETARY OF STATE
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The first Black
American President
Page 12