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Committed to Cultural Diversity www.portlandobserver.com May 26. 2004 Courageous African Americans M etro Aviator advanced human rights with accomplishments îllc ^ o r tla n b (Obscruvr See sto ry on B6 SECTION o ni ni u n i t y B C il I e n d n r Arts Scholarship Extended The African American Visual Arts Scholarship at Portland State U niversity application deadline has been extended to July 3 1. The com mittee is seek ing young A frican-A m erican artists and offering to pay $3,000 per year. For information, call 503-725-3397or503-725-5560. Going Green Our Garden, Inc. is holding its 8* annual Our Garden Kids Party and Plant Sale from noon to4 p.m. Sun day, June 6at King Plaza, 3939N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. Plan On It A Juneteenth Planning Commit- , tee will meet every Friday at 6:30 p.m. through June 4 at the Phila d e lp h ia M issio n ary B ap tist Church, 236N.E. Mason. For more information, call 503-282-2216. Ya Gotta Regatta You gotta go to the 10'*' annual Columbia Slough Regatta small crafts show and paddling event from 9a.m .to I p.m. Sunday, July 26 at the lowerColumbia Slough. Boxing officials say they're routinely passed over B y J aymee R . C irri T i n P ortland O bserver Tw o legends in the Oregon boxing field in m oney and prestige say th e y ’ve been held back p ro fessio n ally by a b o y ’s club that d o esn ’t include than the am ateur fights he o c c a s io n a lly o v e r sees. A frican A m ericans. Boxing referee Del Ray Lew is d o e sn 't “ You can look at the pull punches when it com es to his ex p eri ence in the field. new guys (referees) and see they d o n ’t know what “I’m the best referee they have. I have th e y ’re doing. Let them 40 years o f experience in boxing and I hav en ’t referred a fight here in a y ear and start at the bottom like I d id ,” L ew is said. a h alf,” said Lew is, a boxing great from H is fru stratio n w ith northeast Portland w ho w ent pro in 1975 and com peted for cham pionships titles for the U nited States and North Am erica. m ission is backed up by L ew is says his skin co lo r has kept him from being invited to ju d g e the key pro local boxing great and f o rm e r p r o f e s s io n a l fessional m atches, w hich are m uch higher boxer, turned inspector. the Oregon Boxing C om Ray L am pkin, an o th er “I was the first inspec tor in the state o f O regon Better Homes and I’ve been left o u t,” A Fix-It Fair is a free neighbor hood resource for building a bet ter home and growing a greener garden from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 5 at Helensview High School, 8678 N. E. Sumner. L am pkin said. “I d o n ’t know w h a t's happening. I h av en ’t gotten any calls about any o f the boxing show s for the last couple y ea rs.” Birth Ready W hether you need childbirth preparation classes, or just a re fresher, Providence Health Sys tems has a w orkshop for you. Prepare for pain, lake a weekend seminar or prepare big sisters and brothers-to -be throughout th e su m m e r by v is itin g www.providence.org/classes or call 503-574-6595. Juggling Meds An Aging Forum at the Provi dence Center, 4805 N.E. Glisan., helps older adult learn how to manage multiple medications at 6:30p.m. Wednesday, June 16 in the social room. To register, call 503-574-6595. Canine 101 The Oregon Humane Society ex plains problem pooches at C a nine 101 classes on Saturdays, June 5 and 19 at 11 a.m. A $10 donation is suggested. For more information, call 503-285-7722or visit w w w.oregonhum ane.org. Know Your Rights A Know Your Rights public train ing for people o f color will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Satur day, May 29 at Bethel AME C hurch, 5828 N.E. 8,h Ave. Childcare and lunch will be pro vided. For more information, call 503-288-5429. Women Speak Women have a voice at Women in N AACP, a new w om en’s group, meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first Saturday o f each month at the American Red C ro ss B u ild in g , 3131 N. Vancouver . For questions, call 503-2496263. Interest in Adoption? A free information meeting for prospective adoptive parents is held the third Wednesday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Belmont Public Library, 1038 S.E. 39"’ Ave. For more informa tion, call 503-226-4870 or visit www.openadopt.com. A Healing Song Sankofaa Health Institute offers a free diabetes support group from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every third Thurs day at Alberta Simmons Plaza, 6707 N.E. MLK Blvd. For more information, call 503-285-2484. NAACP Meetings The Portland Branch o f the N A A (T holds two monthly executive com mittee meetings For more informa- tion.cal]503-284-7722. Referee Del Ray Lewis has 40 years experience in the ring. The local boxing legend is upset with favored treatment by Oregon fight officials that put African- American referees like him out o f work. Lampkin and Lewis are the only A frican A m eri cans on the O regon Box- ingC om m ission. But L am pkin says h e ’s not even invited to com m ittee m eetings. Boxing great Ray Lampkin says the Oregon Boxing Commission has a poor record o f including African Americans in officiating fights. “They say, ‘Oh. I d id n ’t think o f y o u .’ T h ey ’ve alw ays got an excuse that they forget w ho we are,” he said. L am p k in sta rted b o x in g in 1957, won his first to u rn am en t in 1958 and m issed th e O ly m p ic tr y o u ts to a tte n d h is la th e r ’s fu n eral. In stead , he tu rn ed pro P a n a m a C ity in 1975. and b ecam e a b o x in g leg en d w hen he n arro w ly lo st the w o rld lig h tw e ig h t c h a m p io n s h ip in a fig h t la stin g 14 on O regon altogether. He has applica tions in with C alifornia and N evada box ing organizations and says h e’ll answ er r o u n d s a g a in s t R o b e r to D u ra n those calls when they com e. in L ew is says h e’s considering giving up Local Fighters Compete at Lincoln City New generation brings distinction to boxing Four local boxers will prove to the world that the Pacific Northwest produces pro fessional fighters to contend with when they jab and dodge their way to boxing distinction during professional matches next week in Lincoln City. The athletes are on the fight card during the second night of Commotion at the Ocean V at the Chinook W indsCasino. Filming the night’s action will be FOX Sports Net for their popular Sunday Night Fights. National Golden Gloves ju n io r w elter weight champion, National Ringside cham pion and Police Athletic League champion, Molly McConnell will make her pro debut during the event. The other local talents include M arcus Pernell, who has a fam ily connection to O reg o n ’s boxing history, will be m aking his first professional fight in his hom e state. On May 15, Pernell won his first profes sional fight with a knockout in the first round. His father is the well known Ray “Lightning” Lampkin, the first boxer from Oregon to go professional and ultimately fight for a championship against Roberto H a llo * Fam en Support Youth The Multi-Cultural Sports Hall of Fame is celebrat ing its third year as a nonprofit organization for local professional ath letes with a Sunday, June 6 dinner and fundraiser at Billy Reed's Restau rant on northeast Martin Luther King Boulevard. Our youth today and their future is the theme of the Duran in March 1975. Native Oregonian, Reggie Davis (10-2, 5KOs) o f Portland, has been boxing since he was 12 years old and fighting professional ly for the past three years. A junior m iddle weight, Davis earned a place at the 2000 Olympic Boxing trials and won his last fight with a knockout in the first round. West Linn resident and Oregon native. Michael L ucero(7-7-1.2 KOs), will fight in his 16th professional fight at Com motion at the Ocean. annual event. The sup port generated from the dinner is used to develop innovative projects that serve the community. "We would like to give The Aroma of Barbeque back what has been mis placed." said Thad Spen cer, a board member and founder of the hall-of- fame group. “Our youth are in desperate need of P hoto by M ark W ashington / T he P ortland O bserver Darnell Hurst o f Blue Ribbon Barbeque and Carl o f Big K Dog House tempted visitors at the Mississippi Avenue Street Fair in north Portland Saturday with ribs, chicken and other barbequed delights. support and encourage ment." For more information, email Spencer at spencerboxing @yahoo.com.
