Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 07, 2007, Page 9, Image 9

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    March 7, 2007
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Modern-Day Civil Rights Walk
Grant students to
travel to Selma
Grant High School teacher D oug W inn
and his students are raising donations for an
upcom ing trip centered on M artin Luther
King Jr.'s work for civil rights.
On M arch 21 m em bers o f G rant’s A m ­
nesty International Human Rights club and
G ra n t's G ospel C hoir, acco m p an ied by
teacher Dpig W inn and retired Integration
Specialist Charles Hunter, will travel to Selma,
Ala. to walk the 54 miles King and others
walked in a dem onstration for voting rights
in 1965. The group will visit the Rosa Parks
M emorial and other sites in connection with
K ing's work. Before the trip, the group will
study the historical context o f the Civil
Rights m ovem ent and do several 10-mile
walks to get in shape for their march.
Last sum m er W inn took a student group
to H iroshim a and Nagasaki Japan to honor
the victims o f the nuclear attacks in those
cities. Student participants met with survi­
vors from those attacks. They heard first­
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hand about their experiences and touched
the survivor's scars.
Dr. Marcelitte Failla
Chiropractic Physician
Winn said it was a life-changing experi­
ence for everyone involved.
“I f so n e thing to learn about these histori­
cal events in a textbook," he added. “ It’s
quite another to be there and experience it
We are lo ca ted at
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lace to taee. We expect that the Selma trip
will have the same powerful impact and we
invite the public to support this effort by
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fó c a te where
Poitier, Bennett, Others Get Civil Rights Honors
Walk of Fame
gains 13 new
honorees
Lunch
(A P ) — T h e fo o tp rin ts o f a
jo u rn a l i st, a b o x er and a cro o n er
w ere am o n g those add ed to the
International C ivil R ights W alk
o f Fam e n ear the church w here
the Rev. M artin L u th er K ing Jr.
p reach ed .
T he 13 new hono rees include
actorS idney Poitier, singerT ony
B e n n e tt, e d u c a t o r M a r ia n
W right E delm an, e d ito r and a u ­
thor L erone B ennett Jr. and the
late b o x er Jo e L ouis.
"The rains will com e and wash
aw ay the deb ris, and the w inds
w ill com e and ju st blow aw ay Rep. M axine W aters. D-Calif. (center) is introduced b y Xernona Clayton (right) at W aters' induction
the trash, but y o u r fo o tp rin ts into th e International Civil R ights Walk o f Fame.
State certified
Story tim e
Toys Games Fun
Arts and crafts
And much more!
Ages 2 mos-12 years
Educational learning
For more information
please call Mrs. Regina Dennis (503) 282-3154
3725 N. Vancouver Ave. Portland OR 97227
Have you seen me?
Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST
P oitier did not attend the c e r­
em o n y because o f a scheduling
con flict, but he traveled to A t­
lanta last w eekend to be in­
ducted.
O th e r inductees this y e a r in­
clu d e A tlanta M ayor S hirley
Franklin, civil rights attorney
F rankie M use Freem an, the late
B aham a Islands Prim e M inister
Sir L ynden P indling, A tlanta
physician Dr. O tis W. Sm ith.
U .S. Rep. M axine W aters, D-
C a lif o r n ia . R ic h m o n d , V a.,
M ay or and form er V i rg i n i a G o v .
L. D ouglas W ild er and civil
r ig h ts a c tiv is t J e a n C h ild s
Y oung.
to n y b e n n e tt sin g s a s o th er in d u c te e s listen during an induction cerem o n y for the International
Civil R ights Walk o f Fame.
T h e w alk is a partn ersh ip b e­
tw e e n th e T ru m p e t A w a rd s
F o u n d atio n and the N ational
Parks S ervice.
O n e o f th is y e a r's in d u c t­
e e s, th e R ev. O tis M oss Jr.,
w h o w o rk e d c lo se ly w ith K ing
an d his fa th e r, to ld the c ro w d
a b o u t a p h o to g ra p h o f the slain
c iv il rig h ts le a d e r sh o w in g a
h o le w o rn th ro u g h the b o tto m
o f h is sh o e .
"T hey w ere w orn out m arch ­
ing f o r a b etter day." M oss said,
stan d in g in front o f a glass case
w ith pairs o f shoes from each o f
his fellow honorees.
E d e lm a n , f o u n d e r o f th e
C hildren s D efense Fund, reit­
erated w hat has becom e alm ost
a m antra for her life's w ork: the
need to e d u c a te lo w -in c o m e
children.
Past honorees include m edia
m ogul T ed T urner, form er Presi­
dent Jim m y C arter, legendary
baseball play er H enry "H an k ”
A aron, and perform ers Stevie
W onder. H arry B elafonte and
L ena H orne.
"W e've got to stop o u r black
boys and girls from g o in g to
p riso n ,” she said. "W e need to
b e s e n d in g th e m o f f to
M o r e h o u s e ( C o lle g e ) a n d
S pelm an (C ollege), not prison."
T o n y B e n n e tt, a su p p o rte r
o f th e S o u th e r n C h r is tia n
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Date Missing: July 5, 1998
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M issing Frunt: Bonanza. OR
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Age progression 15 years.
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