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M) B lack H istory M Page A6 onth ItoXe. Februaiy 9. 2005 B lack H istory Month Advertise with diversity in <r'“' P o r tla n d (Dhscrucr C A N N O N 'S - = = RJ B EXPRESS =E=- vjnouwjl NOK fk v i < ÇbvuSfc bmNïnofc (FORMERLY CHUCK HINTONS) Catering & Take-Out O ur S pecialty : R eal H ickory S moked B ar -B-Q • Sandwiches • Salads • Chicken • Pork Ribs • Beef Ribs CATERING ALL EVENTS Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed-Thurs Fri. & Sat. HOURS: 11 am - 8 pm 1 lam -9 pm closed I lam -9pm II am - 10pm 'f r Try our new healthy & vegetarian menu items * * * N ew L o catio n * * * 5410 N.E. 33 rd 503-288-3836 Schooling . J I t f ! P J ) QCl t*d McMENAMINS KENNEDY SCHOOL GOSPEL B R itn C H photo by M ax G vtierrez /P rovided by O regon H istorical S< kiety The African American community protests the Portland School Board in 1 9 8 2 over a site selected for Harriet Tubman Middle School. School board member James Fenwick (right) calmly picked up his papers from his desk and left the meeting room. Standing on the desk and leading protestors in Chants o f You’d better go home because we a in’t ” is leader o f Black United Front, Ronnie Herndon. Fort Honors Black Soldiers continued from Front sight into the history of our com m unity and our nation. It is our hope that, by reintroducing their story back into our com m unity, we are helping to make this voiceless group part of our consciousness, and helping to make the park even more sig nificant to a wider audience.” The public is invited to join Shine for his presentation at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center at 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd. Admis sion is free, but a reservation is required by cal ling 360-696-7655 extension 10. as seating is limited to 40 people. The DISCIPLES IN SONG Mimroji MARILYN KELLER Suihldv, y February . . s . • 2 /- . , - p.m. . . iiulndiiy Trend} hhht will’ ivl’ippcd butter und maple svrup, bise mts undyruyy and inert’. E h / py tjtbpt’l Intuii.' and biYakfa.'! d u xu s The Fort Vancouver burial site o f Moses Williams, a Buffalo Soldier awarded the Congressional Medal o f Honor. Si5 adults ■ Sia ibildren 6 ta ,? • Al/ uqes weleuine Rescrratlan.' arc required, call (sa.C n o - juí O 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave. ■ P ortland m cnienaniins.com Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center presents G ras 2005 Unnecessary Saturday, February 12, 2005 7 0 0 pm - ITOO pm C ostumes w elcom e , masks required (M asks available at door for nom inal fee ) T ickets : $40 per person , or 2 for $75 R eservations : 503.823.4322 Featuring celebrity host Matt Zaffino, live music from Dixieland Jazz band “Everything’s Jake,” and live auction of masks by renowned local artists. Complementary wine, beer, and traditional Mardi Gras foods, including fabulous King Cake of New Orleans. Proceeds to benefit future multicultural programming at IFCC. IFCC 5340 N Interstate Ave. Portland, OR 97217 T riM e t Inte rstate M AX - Yellow Line to K illin g sw o rth Station, or Bus #72 arriers This luncheonette sign for a café on Denver Ave in north Portland, stating “We Cater to White Trade Only, ’ was unfortunately a common site in 1943. In the 1920s, Beatrice Morrow Cannady, owner and editor of one o f Portland's First African-American newspapers in the early 1900s, “The Advocate,” played a key role in having hundreds o f the signs removed from eating houses. Still, signs stayed up into the 1940s. Esther E. Skelton, president o f the YWCA Board o f Directors, addressed the issue of discriminatory signs, asking members to “combat this vicious practice, and help to implement our fundamental belief in the democratic way o f life and in the worth and dignity of human personality." While the removal o f signs did not combat racism, it was a step toward granting basic rights toward African Americans. Doctoring the Restless Dr. DeNorval Unthank, a noted physician at Good Samaritan, Providence, St. Vincent and Emanuel Hospitals, speaks during Albina neighborhood unrest in 1967. While opening his practice in 1930, Unthank faced housing and office discrimination. He became an ardent activist for civil rights, co founding the Portland Urban League and serving as president o f the Portland chapter o f the NAACP. A north Portland park was named in Unthank's honor after a neighbor hood committee decided there was a need for a park in that location. PHOTON PR«IVIDEDBY ORKIRIN 11 IS I <>RI( Al.SOCIETY I I
