February 9, 2011
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Portland Observer Black History Month
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woria war u nousing at Guild's Lake in northwest Portland was one o f the few residential develop
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Lost Black Neighborhoods
Exhibit to feature once
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Essayist on Race Featured
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C alendar
As part of the City of Portland's celebration of Black
History Month, a special community event will be held
entitled: Portland's Lost Black Neighborhoods.
You are invited to come see a one-time exhibit of
historical photos of people and life in once proud
communities that were devastated by industrial devel-.
opment, urban renewal and flood waters. The exhibits
will feature Guild's Lake Courts, South Albina, Fairview
Homes and Vanport City. The event is free to the
public, and children are welcome.
The exhibit and a short program will be held on
Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Kaiser Town Hall, 3704 N.
Interstate Ave., near the Kaiser Permanente complex.
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The exhibit is open from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and
program begins at 6:15 p.m. Refreshments will be
served.
Portland Mayor Sam Adams will welcome visitors
and introduce guest speaker Ed Washington, former
Metro Councilor and resident of both Guild's Lake
Courts and V anport City. Our seniors who were former
residents of these neighborhoods are invited to come
and share a story.
Also, an exhibit featuring the former Golden West
Hotel, which offered shelter to everyone, will be on
view by Central City Concern. Kaiser Permanente will
share a photo display of the World W ar II Kaiser
Shipyards, where many African-Americans worked.
The event is sponsored by the City African-Ameri­
can Network, an employee group; the Portland Water
Bureau, Kaiser Permanente
Portland Community College will
welcome artist and author damali
ayo (who does not capitalize her
name) to the college’s production
of “The Vagina Monologues.”
Ayo observes culture and has a
passion for helping people grow
and evolve, with a goal of making
the world a better place. Her writ­
ings have been featured in more
than 100 publications world-wide.
She is a frequent guest commenta­
tor on public radio. Her books, lec­
tures and workshops take one of
our culture’s toughest topics - race
and makes it manageable and fun.
“The Vagina Monologues’’ will
be at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11 and
Saturday, Feb. 12, and 2 p.m., Sun­
day, Feb. 13 in the Performing Arts
damili ay
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