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Black History Month____________________ Fcbruaiy 21, 2007
B lack H istory M onth
Community Educators Honored at Budge Builders Celebration
Black History Month isaspe-
cial time set aside to reflect on
and revel in the many awesome
contributions African Ameri
cans have made in this country.
In that vain the Bridge Builders
organization is hosting an excit
ing celebration in honor of our
youth and the educators who
help propel them to excellence.
The event will be on Friday,
Feb. 23 at the University of
Portland's Buckley Auditorium,
500« N. Willamette Blvd. A
stirring one hour program will
begin at 7 p.m. The event is free
and open to the public.
Nine local African Americans
who are retired from or working
in several aspects of the educa
tion field will be recognized dur
ing the celebration. They are
Renee Anderson, mathematics
instructor. Grant High School;
Moses Davis, electronics/com-
puter instructor, Benson High
School; Pam Gaines, retired el
em entary school instructor,
Irvington School; Dr. Charles
Hopson, principal, Franklin High
Fred M eyer
School; Toni Hunter, principal.
Grant High School; Carolyn M.
Leonard, educational adminis
trator, Portland Public Schools;
Fred Jackson, retired adminis
trator, Portland Public Schools;
Regina Davis, student resource
specialist for the Gateway to
College Program at Portland
Community College; and Jesse
Welch, director. College Pro
grams for the College Success
Foundation.
The Bridge Builders is a non
profit African-based rites of pas
sage program for young men
and women in the Portland metro
area. It focuses youth on spiri
tual, cultural and intellectual
development, as well as suc-
cess in college, the military or
technical school. More than 97
percent o f the hundreds o f
Bridge Builderalumni have gone
on to colleges locally, regionally
and across the nation.
For more information, cal I the
organization's information line
at 5 0 3 -3 0 6 -2 9 6 0 or v isit
thebridgebuilders.org.
B lack H istory M onth R eading List
Too Heavy A Load: Black Women In Defense of
Themselves - Deborah Gray White
The River Between - Ngugi wa Thiong'o
A Grain Of Wheat - Ngugi wa Thiong’o
D iversity is valued a t F red M eyer because o f the perspectives, ideas, beliefs, a n d cultures
Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories From The
Underground Railroad - Betty DeRanius
th a t combine to create an organisation greater than the sum o f its p arts. P rotidw g a
workplace th a t encourages a ll associates to develop their abilities a n d reach their f u l l
Seize The Time - Bobby Seale (co-founder of the
Black Panther Party for Self-Defense)
p o ten tia l is our never-ending goal. O u r inclusive work, culture is one th a t welcomes and
includes the strengths o f associates' differences a n d supports involiem ent, giving everyone
equal access to opportunities a n d information.
Too Black Too Strong - Benjamin Zephaniah
The (Mis)Education of The Negro - Carter G.
Woodson
(founder of Black History Week and Month)
We are also seeking candidates for our Summer Internship Program at our
Main Headquarters in Portland, OR! Interns will experience how a major
retailer operates from all angles by gaining a clear understanding of business
& merchandise management, customer service, & associate team building!
Qualifications Include: Junior year standing with a 3.0 GPA or higher,
graduating by December 2007 or summer 2008, a Business, Liberal Arts, or
related field of study, and be eligible to work in the U.S. now and on a
permanent basis after graduation.
Compensation/Schedule: $12.00/hour, 40 hour work week, 11 week program
(June-August/September).
For more information or to apply for an internship contact:
Tiffany M. Brandreth
Diversity Initiatives Coordinator
Black Bolshevik: Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist - Harry Haywood
Assata — Assata Shakur
Black Looks: Race and Representation - Bell
Hooks
BLACK LOOKS
race and representation
If They Come In The Morning -A n g ela Davis
Revolutionary Integration: A Marxist Analysis of
African American Liberation - Richard S. Fraser
and Tom Boot
But Some of us are Brave: All the Women are
White, all the Blacks are Men: Black Women’s
Studies - Gloria Hull, Barbara Smith and
Patricia Bell Scott
3800 SE 22nd Ave Mailstop 35H
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 797-7663
tiffany.brandreth@fredmeyer.com
Coming of Age in Mississippi -A n n e Moody
Memory of Kin: Stories About Family by Black
Writers - Edited by Mary Helen Washington
bell hooks
When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black
Women on Race and Sex in America - Paula
Giddings
From Black Power to Hip Hop: Racism,
Nationalism and Feminism - Patricia Hill Collins
Revolutionary Integration: A Marxist Analysis of
African American
Liberation - Richard
Fraser and Tom Boot
Women - Race and
Class - Angela Davis
How to Rent a Negro
- Damali Ayo
Black Like Us: A
Century of Lesbian,
Gay and Bisexual
African American
Fiction - Edited by
Devon Carbado, Dwight McBride, and Donald Weise
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