Febmaiyos. 2003_______ ( T l f e P o r t l a n d
© h a e m e r
celebrates Black History Month
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Booker T. Washington was
a natural politician who
cultivated the good will o f
whites and blacks in the south
(1856-1915)
B lock H istory M onth
Violent Past, Racist Culture Today Explored
Controversial
artist anchors
Black History
Month at north
Portland cultural
center
Portland artist Bill Rutherford explores the violent part of
American history, from Jim Crow to the KKK, as part o f Black
History Month at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center on
north Interstate.
Portland artist Bill R uther­
ford w ill present his w orks
along w ith a keynote lecture
during Black History Month at
the Interstate Firehouse C u l­
tural C enter on N orth Inter­
state, one b lo ck south o f
Killingsworth.
R u t h e r f o r d H ung O ut To
D r y " 'm the IFCC' main gallery
will feature unffam ed painted
canvases hung from clothes­
lines, revealing a soiled past o f
A m erican history during Re­
construction.
“This w asatim e when illiter­
ate and destitute enslaved Afri­
can A m ericans w ere set free in
the destroyed Confederacy and
left to fend for them selves in a
hostile South,” Rutherford said,
“ The w ork m ay be painful to
view , and m ay offend som e,
but it’s a sign i ficant part o f who
we are as A frican A m ericans.
It’s History!”
R utherford researched the
life o f A frican A m ericans fol-
lowingtheCivil War. His grand­
parents w ere bom in the south
during Reconstruction when it
was docum ented that several
thousand A frican A m ericans
attitudes about black A m eri­
cans that have rem ained m ore
or less unchanged for 138
years.”
He will discuss his research
and exhibit during the IF C C ’s
O rigins Lecture Series presen­
tation, “A n E v e n in g with B ill
R u t h e r f o r d o n W ednesday,
The work may he painful
to view, and may offend
some, hut its a significant
part o f who we are as
African Americans.
to 7:30 p.m . T he public is in­
vited to m eet the artists during
the event. No adm ission is
charged, but donations are ap­
preciated.
A le x a n d e r w ill p re se n t
“A baca Q u e s t“ w hich h ig h ­
light hisexperim ental explora­
tion o fw o rk in g w ith abaca fi­
bers. His tw o -d im en sio n al
mixed media paintings and wall
hangings satisfy his curiosity
about using di fièrent shapes and
patterns tocom m unicate ideas.
He will conduct four, tw o-
hour w orkshops in the tech ­
nique on Saturday, Feb. 8 from
noon to2 p.m. and from 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m .; and on Saturday,
Feb. 15 from noon to 2 p.m.
a n d 2 p.m . to 4 p.m. R egistra­
tion is $25 per student, per
session and includes materials.
— Bill Rutherford, Portland artist % Pre-registration is required.
T h e c e n te r’s Black H istory
M onth exhibition continues
were murdered.
Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. T ickets are through Feb. 28. Gallery hours
“ 1 w anted to paint a series o f $ 15 general admission; $ 10 for are T uesday through Friday,
illustrations that show ed ex­ student or seniors.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and S atur­
am ples o f Post Civil W ar life
Rutherford also will join and days, noon to 4 p.m .
forthe freedslaves in the South," A f r ic a n A m e ric a n a r tis t
For m ore inform ation call
R utherford said. “ Paintings I Raym ond A lexanderduringa 503 -8 2 3 -2 0 7 2 o r visit the
hoped w ould id e n tify the reception at the center on IFCC w ebsiteatgallery@ ifcc-
sources o f w hite A m ericans' T hursday, Feb. 6 from 5 p.m. arts.orgorw w w .ifcc-arts.org .
Mt. Hood
Community
College salutes
the contributions
African-Americans
have made to
our community
and looks
forward to the
achievements of
tomorrow.
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“The issue o f race is an hsue that
m ankind has tried to resolve many times.
Progress has been made only to have
regression. Diversity is an issue that is an
important part o f m ankind and it should
be an important part o f academic study.
A t M t. Hood Com m unity College we have
taken steps toward diversity in many
areas o f the college including curriculum.
We want to prepare our students not just
for today, but also for the J 1st century. ’
‘ Black History M onth is a
time to celebrate the
African American culture
as well as our accomplish­
ments. It helps us recognize
and appreciate the progress,
richness and diversity o f '
African American
achievements."
R e g i s t r a t io n f o r s p r in g t e r m b e g in s M a r c h 1 O .
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M t H ood
Honoring African-American
pioneers in healthcare.
n important figure in medical history was Dr. Charles R. Drew. Bom in 1904 in
Washington, D.C., Drew earned his medical degree in 1933 and later pioneered devel­
opments in the preservation of blood plasma and establishment of blood banks. He became
such an expert in this field that the British government called upon his services to set up the
first blood bank in England. During World War II, Dr. Drew was director of the American
Red Cross blood donor project. He later served as chief surgeon on Freedmen's Hospital in
Washington, D.C.
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"There must always be the continuing struggle," Dr. Drew once said,"to make
the increasing knowledge of the world bear some fruit. . .in the production of
human happiness."
Legacy Health System salutes Dr. Drew and other African-American
pioneers in medicine.
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