February9,2005________________________ ß|_ACK HiSTORY M O N T H ----------------------------- — R eligion B lack H istory C e le b ra te d Stop the Violence Service ) The ^ u rteen tk iijneKJmenr O fi/ /z««*/vavZ/a ’ i A Stop the Violence Community Worship Ser vice will be held on Sat urday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. at the A llen T em ple C .M .E. C hurch, 4236 N.E. Eighth Ave. The service is being held to bring awareness to the u n p reced en ted amount of violence in the com m unity. The c e r emony is designed to en lighten, empower and en co u rag e a m ovem ent throughout Portland with an evening of speakers, choirs, praise, healing, fellowship and dance For more information, call Rev. Dr. Leroy Haynes at 503-287-0261 or Perlia Bell at 503-421 - 0078. Ask ö M poisons t o r * or n a w M liz e J i h ^ t i » ^ ora te s.a na subject- to rAe jurisdiction thereof j a re C itiz e n s of th e U nited States and of State} W here in they reside. Mo S tate shall make or 1 , e n fo rce a n y law which shall abridge the privi l e g e s e r im m un itie s of citizens of the Urn ted $ S tates; nor shall a n y State deprive any person > o f life l i b e rry, o r property, without due within i process of law; Morffeny P61*0" w Charles McLeod Jr. S u n rise: D ec. 12 1981 Sunset: F eb . 4, 2005 Funeral services for Charles McLeod Jr., who died Feb. 4 at the age o f 23, will be held Saturday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. 4009 N. Missouri Ave. \ ¡TS jurisdiction the equal protection 5 of the laws. C irc le o f F rie n d s Meet a circle o f friends at Meetin *N’ Da Hood, a place to establish lifelong friendships and discuss life and its obstacles, each M on day at 6 p.m. at C om er Stone Community C h urch o f G od in C h rist, 2216 N .E . Killingsworth. Free refreshments are provided. For ques tions or more information, call Pastor B.E. Johnson at 503-281 -4587. A Reminder of Constitutional Rights The Portland Chapter o f NAACP celebrates the 50,h anniversary of the organization in 1964 with a sign bringing attention to the 14th Amendment, which concludes that no state shall “deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." The 14th Amendment was one o f three amendments to the Constitution adopted after the Civil War to guarantee black rights. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th Amendment granted citizenship to people once enslaved, and the 15th Amendment guaranteed black men the right to vote, photo provided bv O regon H istorical S ociety like to see you take it easy on some of your responses. -D r. Paul Hart; that aren’t a financial burden? - Anonymous; Denver Washington. D.C. I’m wondering if I have the prob lem. W ith a tw o-year history, I love him a lot and often tell him so. He used to tell me he loves me too but now he doesn’t. 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