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September 21. 2005
Inspired
,r Positive
Change
continued
from Front
H aving traveled outside o f P ort
land them selves, the trio is hoping
to e n c o u r a g e o th e r y o u th to
broaden their horizons, physically
and spiritually, by show ing them
w hat life is like in othercities. W hile
the M illion M ore March is the ulti
m ate destination, it’s the conversa
tion and sights along the way that
will help m ake the trip m em orable.
“If you d o n ’t get a chance to
leave here, you d o n ’t get a chance
to change. W hen 1 cam e back to
Portland, I w as a com pletely differ
ent person,” said De G roove, a
form er student at Howard U niver
sity. "Y o u ’ll get a chance to see the
spectrum o f our race. Y ou’re com
ing back w ith a story to tell.”
By being part o f the M illion More
M ovem ent, the youth will have an
opportunity to feel the pow erful
energies put forth by African Ameri
can leaders such as M inister Louis
Farrakhan, Rev. A1 Sharpton, and
Rev. Jesse Jackson, am ong many
others.
T he y o u n g P o rtlan d leaders
w ant kids to see an environm ent
where black people are making posi
tive contributions. They say part of
the problem is that w hen people
have m ade a difference in their lives
through education and activism
they tend not to “return to the
‘hood,” w here they could serve as
encouraging exam ples to others.
“W e w ere seeing a lot o f youth
in our com m unity with no role m od
els,” Friday said.
W ashington said the only dif-
ference betw een a college graduate
and a high school dropout is hav
ing respectable associations with
other people. But if those people
have moved elsew here, youth d o n ’t
have the needed exposure.
A nother issue, they said, is the
prevailing inner-city problem of be
ing raised in a broken home.
“W e com e from a generation of Tim Washington Jr. (from left), Xavier Friday and Omari De Groove are taking a group o f young men to Washington, D.C. for the
fatherless boys - they d o n ’t have Million More Movement.
photo by M ark W ashington /T hf . P ortland O bserver
fathers to look up to. It’s our re
sponsibility to take these brothers
on the block and have them use
their intelligence for more than frac
tions,” X avier said, m aking refer
ence to drug use. T he issue ties into
one o f the fundam ental m essages
set for M illion M ore M ovem ent - to
be a father w ho takes tim e for his
R A N C H E R S
children.
Through the Portland Inspiration
Project, peer mentors can help youth
at a level different than what is set by
traditional com m unity leaders.
“W e try to be an exam ple for our
role m odels,” W ashington said.
“W ith this w hole project, w e’re try
ing to change our thinking about
each other and ourselves.”
A fter their cross-country trip, the
group has plans for park functions
and working with the Boys and Girls
Club. A docum entary will also be
Rancher’s Reserve “Restaurant
created during the trip so that those
Cut” Top Sirloin Steaks
w ho couldn’t m ake it can view the
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intim acy. I’m read y to end the
rela tio n sh ip b ecau se I see him as
a lazy, triflin g m an an d I ’m not
su p p o rtin g him an y m o re. W hat
d o I d o ? —A n o n y m o u s; L os
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I ’ve fa lle n victim to so c ie ty ’s
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d atin g . I ’m single and have no
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o u t bein g ju d g e d . W hy can men
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ev e ry th in g but w hen w om en do
it, w e ’re c a lle d out o f o u r nam e
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lan d o, Fla.
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Y ou need to be h onest and see
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th a t co m e y o u r w ay.
Dear Deanna!
M y b o y frie n d has been a stay -at-
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gether. H e h elp s w ith the kids,
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W e arg u e a lot and th e re ’s no
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M y best friend w an ts m e to b e a
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band is ch e atin g . H e’s been se e
ing som eone else the w hole tim e
h e ’s dated m y friend. I d o n 't w ant
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-S h a n n o n ;
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