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The
Portland Observer Black History Month
February 9, 2011
EMMANUEL
Church of God in
Christ United
4X(M) NE 3()th Ave. Port­
land OR 9 7 2 11
503-335-8772
You are cordially invited
to worship with us in
these services:
Pastor & W ife-
Bishop & Mrs. A .L Wright
Sunday Service
Sunday School 10:00 A.M
Y.P.C.E. 6:30P.M
Worship Service 12.00 Noon
Evangelistic Service 7:00 P.M.
Weekday Service
Tuesday Night: Bible Study 7:00 P.M.
Friday Night: Regular Service 7:30 P.M.
Prayer Meeting & Seminar: Monday - Friday 12:00 Noon
Safeway, Links Support Youth
503-730-1156
photo by M ark
W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
The Portland chapter o f the Links welcomes a $1,50 0 grant from the Safeway Foundation.
Pictured (from left) are Links members Karis Stoudamire-Phillips, Elaine Hartzog, Johnnie M. Bell,
and Barbara Leonard, Safeway Foundation representative Dan Floyd, Rosemary Anderson High
School student Neicy King, Rosemary volunteer coordinator Kim Filla, Rosemary student Taylor
Rogers, and Links member Johnnie Stokes.
Weddings
Corporate Events
Onsite 5x7 Printing
Online Proofs & Orders
antonioharris.com
THE LAW OFFICES OF
Patrick John Sweeney, P.C.
Patrick John Sweeney
Attorney at Law
1549 SE Ladd
Portland, Oregon
Portland:
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(503)491-5156
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Augustana
Lutheran Church
NE 15th & Knott
503-288-6174
Narratives on Race, Culture, Identity
Lewis & Clark
hosts Black
History events
In honor o f Black History
Month, the Lewis & Clark Of­
fice o f Multicultural Affairs
and Mosaic, a collective o f
multicultural clubs, are host­
ing a series o f special events—
film screenings, lectures, and
a panel discussion.
•F eb. 10: Films in Focus:
Classic Narratives of the Black
Experience. Explore the rich con­
text of race, power, personal
narrative in three films from very
distinct approaches, eras, and
genres of filmmaking. 3:30 p.m.,
“Imitation of Life” (1959); 5:30
p.m., “Malcolm X ” (1992); 8:30
p.m ., “T rouble The W ater”
(2008). Templeton Campus Cen­
ter, Council Chamber.
•F eb . 17: L earning From
Black Resistance to School De­
segregation. Charise Cheney, a
leading scholar in A frican-
American popular and political
cultures, examines the question
“what did we lose” with Brown
v. Board of Education and school
desegregation. Lecture sched­
uled for 4 p.m. in Miller Center
for Humanities, Room 105.
•F eb. 21: Contemporary Art
& M edia: “ Black Is...B lack
A in ’t.” This groundbreaking
d o cu m en tary by film m ak er
Marlon Riggs reveals a myriad
of social forces that attempt to
consolidate, reduce, and contain
the lives and experiences of
African Americans. Film screen­
ing scheduled for 7 p.m. in
Templeton Campus Center, 3rd
flo o r.
• Feb. 22: Black Identity in a
“Color Blind” Society. Student,
faculty, and community panel­
ists discuss the politics of racial
identity and what it means to be
“black” today. Panel discussion
scheduled for 4 p.m. in Templeton
Campus Center, Thayer
•F eb . 23: What is Black?
Too Black? Not Black Enough?:
A Scholarly Perspective on the
film “Black Is...B lack A in’t.”
A fric a n A m eric an stu d ie s
scholar and founding director of
the James Weldon Johnson In­
stitute for Advanced Interdisci­
plinary Studies at Emory Uni­
versity Rudolph Byrd will ex­
plore the complexities of defin­
ing “blackness” in A m erica
through the constructs of rac­
ism, music, family, sexual orien­
tation, religion, and beyond. Key­
note lecture scheduled for 4 p.m.
in M iller Center for Humanities,
Room 105.
All events are free. For more
details, visit go.lclark.edu/col-
lege/multicultural.
Sorority Sponsors Scholarships
Welcomes Rev. Linda Norman, CFO,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Foundation, Chicago
Sunday, Feb. 13, 6:00 p.m.
Jazz/Gospel Service
A multicultural, welcoming
and affirming church
Rev. W J. “Mark” Knutson, Pastor
www.augustana.org
The Portland Alumnae Chapter
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and
Piedmont Rose is offering several
scholarships to deserving African-
American female and male high
school seniors.
Applicants must plan to pursue
higher education at a four-year in­
stitution leading to a degree in a
profession or applied science and
must have an overall grade point
average of 3.0 or above. Students
should identify their long-range
goals.
All application must include a
copy of an official, unopened tran­
script including S.A.T. or A.C.T.
scores; two recommendations from
a teacher, counselor or school ad­
ministrator; a student essay stating
why he/she seeks the scholarship;
and a current head shot photo.
The letters of recommendation
should indicate courses taken,
achievement in the area of interest,
the student’s leadership qualities,
awards, perseverance, extracurricu­
lar and community activities. The
scholarship committee will base its
selection on evaluation of the tran­
script, test scores, letters of recom­
mendation, student essay and com­
pleteness of the application.
The application must be post­
m arked no later than M onday,
March 1. Send all information to
Scholarship Committee, Portland
Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, P.O. Box 4265, Port­
land, OR 97208.
Winners must attend a reception
on Saturday, April 2 with Delta Sigma
Theta and the group’s awards lun­
cheon on May 21 at the Sheraton
Airport Hotel.