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An ongoing senes ol questions and answers about America's natural healing profession
Dr Billy R Flowers
Part 5. WHIPLASH: It doesn’t take a serious
accident to cause serious damage.
: How bud an accident does neck, arm or shoulder, nausea,
it lake to actually cause blurred vision and headaches. If
not treated immediately, these prob­
w hiplash ?
: While most people think of lems can lead to other more severe
whiplash only as the result ones. To com plicate matters, it
sometimes takes years before whip­
o f a rear end collision, it can occur
as a result o f a fall or other sudden lash symptoms occur.
jolt. In car collisions, speeds as
: What should / do if I ’ve had
low as 5 MPH (a brisk w alk, have
a fa ll or a car accident?
caused whiplash. W hat’s more,
major studies show there is virtu­
A : D on’t take any chances.
ally no correlation between dam ­
Schedule a complete chiro-
age to the car and its occupants.
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office specializes not only in
relieving w hiplash sym ptom s,
but also in making sure those
problem s d o n 't becom e bigger
ones dow n the road. For d iag ­
nosis o f possible w hiplash, or
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m ight have about your health,
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Flowers' Chiropractic Office
: How can I tell i f whiplash
has happened to me?
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2124 N .E Hancock Street
Portland, Oregon 97212
Phone: (503) 287-5504
: W hiplash often exhibits
symptoms such as a sore
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C ongressman J ohn L ewis
Last week, we celebrated the 4(Xh
anniversary o f the Civil Rights Act,
a turning point in the decades-long
struggle against segregation and
discrim ination. W hen President
Johnson signed the legislation into
law on July 2, 1964, America took
one step closer to becoming a coun­
try which truly judges not by the
color o f skin but by the content of
character.
However, the Civil Rights Act
was not something that simply hap­
pened, nor was it something that
happened simply. It was one step in
a long and diffi­
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Civil Rights Act was
a Turning Point
cult civil rights
m o vem ent, one
stained with the
blood and built
upon the sweat of
those Americans
whose dedication
to lib e rty an d
e q u a lity
w as
stronger than that
to their own self-
preservation.
As a young
Freedom Rider, I
rode with coura­
geous men and women beaten with
the clubs o f hatred, and stood up to
the “whites only” and “colored
waiting” signs by sitting down.
1 marched with men o f all races
through the choking gas of oppres­
sion in Selma and stood shoulder-
to-shoulder with w om en o f all
creeds before the state capitol in
Montgomery. As a country, we
promised to overcome. And as a
nation, we overcame.
Yet as far as w e’ve come since
the days of the civil rights m ove­
ment, we still have furthertogo. We
still have more toovercome. Unfor­
tunately, the current Administra­
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Wellness W ith in REACH Activity Calendar
Aerobics
Mallory Ave. Christian Church
Hon, Wed, Fri, 6-7am, Pierce • 5:30-6:20pm,
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Pilates (Contact AAHC)
M att Dishman
Tue, 8-9pm
Stretching/Body Sculpting
Low Im pact Aerobics
Daniel’s Memorial Church
Tue, 7 :15-8:15pm, Granville
M att Dishman
Tue, Thu, 7-8am, Lois
W a te r Aerobics (Contact AAHC)
Columbia Pool, M att Dishman,
Salvation Arm y
Tai Chi (Contact AAHC)
St John’s Comunity Center
Tue, 6:30-7:30pm
African Dance
M att Dishman
Sat. 10 -1 1 am, Addo
Walking Group
Peninsula Park
Sat, 12:30pm, Woods
Lloyd Ctr, I st FI. in front of Sears
Tue, Thu, 6:30pm, Woods
(Class courtesy o l M itt Dishman)
Body C onditioning
W ild Oats Market
Sat, 9:30-10:30am, Nickerson
W eight Mgnt./Conditioning
W h itaker Track
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Hum boldt Elementary
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Columbia Pool. 7701 N Chautaqua
Daniel's Memonal Church, 1234 NE Kilhngsworth
Humboldt Elementary. 4915 N Gantenbein
Malory Are Oinstan Church (Gym), 126 NE Alberta
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solution, it requires a solution that,
like the civil rights movement itself,
was fueled by unity and brother­
hood.
John Kerry has a history of work­
ing with African Americans to build
more unified communities and a
stronger America. In the Senate,
John Kerry has opposed attempts
to undermine or eliminate affirma­
tive action, and supports programs
th a t e n h a n c e d iv e rs ity and
strengthen the colorful fabric of
America.
In the wake of the 2(XX) election
scandal, he is a strong advocate for
election reform; he
knows that every
voter must be able
to make it to the
polls, and that ev­
ery vote must be
counted. He has re­
p e a te d ly sp o k en
out against racial
profiling, and re-
ceiveda lOOpercent
ra tin g from the
N A A C P and the
Human RighlsCam-
— Congressman John Lewis
paign for his work
in support o f civil
Since Bush took office, u n em ­ rights.
But we did not struggle ju st for
ploym ent am ong A frican A m eri­
cans has increased by 21 percent. civil rights; we struggled for c i­
M ore children live beneath the vility. We did not fight ju st for
poverty line, and few er parents equal rights; we fought fo re q u a l­
can afford decent housing. A fri­ ity. As we celebrate the ann iv er­
can A m ericans m ake up o v er 50 sary o f the Civil Rights Act, let us
percent of A m erica’s unem ployed com m it ourselves to going fur­
population and are having an in ­ ther, to doing better. Let us co m ­
creasingly d ifficult tim e p ro v id ­ mit ourselves to overcom ing the
ing for them selves and their fam i­ obstacles ^hat we face and w ork­
ing tow ards the C o n stitu tio n ’s
lies.
Yet, as President Johnson said prom ise o f a more perfect union.
Congressman John Lewis was
in 1965, this is not a Negro problem
or a Southern problem or a North­ one o f the planners and a keynote
ern problem. It is an American prob­ speaker at the historic “March on
lem and it requires an American W ashington” in August 1963.
tion has done little to help.
Today, over 1.6 million African
Americans are unemployed. One in
10 blacks cannot find work, twice
the rate for whites. Almost a half-
century after the Supreme Court
declared separate but equal to be
unconstitutional, more black men
are in prison than in college; they
make up four percent o f the univer­
sity population and over 40 percent
o f the prison population. The aver­
age white household has six times
as much money as the average black
household, which is nearly six times
as likely to go bankrupt.
The average
white household has
six times as much
money as the
average black
household, which is
nearly six times as
likely to go bankrupt.
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More Diplomas, Less Degrees
We can do
better to
prepare youth
for college
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J udge G reg M athis
Since slavery was abolished,
education has served as the foun­
dation of all our struggles forequal­
ity. From the building of black col­
leges to the Supreme Court chal­
lenges for educational equality,
much o f our struggle has been cen­
tered on education.
Last month we received the good
news that the African-American
high school graduation rate reached
an all-time high in 2003. More than
80 percent of all our youth gradu­
ated from high school last year,
compared to only 70 percent in 1993.
C learly, we are winning the
struggle to graduate our students
from high school. A bigger chal­
lenge, however, is to graduate more
of our young people from college.
There are currently more black
males in prison than in college. nity must give them better coping
Nearly 80 percent o f them have skills for the racism and alienation
neither a high school diplom a nor a our students face at mainstream
GED, dem onstrating a strong cor­ colleges and universities. Such pre­
relation between a failed education paredness will go a long way in
system and incarceration.
reducing the number o f students
To meet the challenge o f gradu- who leave college early due to aca­
dem ics or racial alienation on cam ­
pus.
Perhaps even more important
than academic and social prepara­
tion are financial considerations.
Many who start college are unable
to com plete it because of financial
pressures. To that end, Presiden­
tial candidate John Kerry has pro­
posed a $100 million fund to help
minority students complete college.
The proposal would also require
colleges to report the number of
minorities whoenroll and graduate.
Although $ I (X) m i I lion falls short of
fulfilling the needs o f our students,
it is certainly a start - and $I(X)
Judge G reg M a th is
million more than his opponent has
ating more youth from college, we proposed.
must better prepare our students
Judge Greg Mathis is chairman
for the rigors of college. Our public o f the Rainbow PUSH-Excel Board
schools must prepare them better and a national board m em ber o f
for the academic challenges o f col­ the Southern Christian leadership
lege and our parents and commu- Conference.
Brutality Hurts Mankind
Editor's note: Wajdi Said o f the
Muslim Educational Trust o f Port­
land subm itted the follow ing to
condemn the beheading o f a Ko­
rean hostage hy Islamic militants
in Iraq:
“W hosoever killeth a human
being for other than manslaughter
or corruption in the earth, it shall be
as if he had killed all mankind, and
whoso saveth the life of one. it shall
be as if he had saved the life of all
mankind." (Quran 5:32)
If you succumb to the temptation of
“God created the heavens and using violence in your struggle,
the earth for just ends and in order unborn generations will be the re­
that each soul may find the recom ­ cipients of a long and desolate night
pense o f what it has earned and of bitterness, and your chief legacy
none of them be wronged." (Quran to the future will be an endless reign
35:22)
of meaningless chaos. Hate begets
“As you press on for justice, be hate: violence begets violence;
sure to move with dignity and dis­ toughness begets a greater tough­
cipline, using only the weapon of ness. We must meet the forces of
love. Let no man pull you so low as hate with the power o f love." (Rev.
to hate him. Always avoid violence. Martin Luther King Jr.)