February 16, 2011
The
Portland Observer Black History Month
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Pioneers Exhibit
Comes to Portland
The Pacific N orthw est
Black Pioneers Exhibit will
be at C ity Hall in do w n ­
tow n Portland, 1221 S.W .
F o u rth A v e. th ro u g h -
M arch 11.
The exhibit depicts the
e x p e rie n c e s an d c h a l­
le n g e s b la c k p io n e e rs
faced w hile settlin g in
O re g o n , W a s h in g to n ,
and A laska from 1870 to
1990,
There w ill be an o p en ­
in g
cerem o n y
and
M ayor's P roclam ation on
T hursday, Feb. 17, 2011
from 4 p.m . to 7 p.m . at
Louis A. Southworth (1830 -
Portland C ity H all, spon­
1917)played a fiddle to work his way
so re d by the P o rtla n d
out of slavery and migrated to Oregon
C hapter o f The Links, Inc.
where he became a respected home­
O ther sponsors o f the
steader,
blacksmith and later donated
traveling exhibit are the
land for a schoolhouse.
W orld A rts Foundation,
C ity o f Portland, R egional A rts and V iew ing hours are M onday through
C ulture C ouncil, and Portland C om - Friday 8:30 a.m . - 5:30 p.m . G uided
m unity C ollege.
tours are available from 11 a.m .-2
A dm ission to the exhibit is free. p.m.
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possibilities.
All perform ances will conclude
w ith a question and answ er ses­
sion, and a show ing o f H istory,
H ope and H arm ony, a docum entary
that interview s the few rem aining
ja z z elders w ho knew about W ill­
iam s A venue.
M itchell ends w ith an expected
note o f w isdom , “ unless we open
our hearts and ears to it, the art form
dies. W e m ay not be to blam e that
the art form o f ja z z seem s to be
fading, but we are to blam e if, once
w e recognize that, that we don't pick
it back up and reclaim it, revive it and
keep it going for future generations.”
T hanks to the com bined efforts
o f the sh o w ’s creators, m usicians,
and the com m unity at large, the elec­
trifying ja z z sounds o f Sherm an
T hom as will continue to carry on as
The PORTLAND WATER BUREAU
CELEBRATES
Black History Month
FEBRU A RY
Janice Scroggins
In 1926, African American
REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING
a fam iliar tune in P o rtlan d ’s ow n
collective m em ory.
S h o w s b e g in 7 p .m . at
E thos@ IFC C . T ickets are $15 se­
niors and $ 10 students, available at
R e f le c tio n s
B o o k s to r e
and
G e n e v a 's Salon, both on N ortheast
M artin L uther K ing Jr. B oulevard
and online at eth o s.o rg .
historian Carter G. Woodson
- J
-J
single-handedly pioneered the
celebration of "Negro History
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tals to help any critically ill patients
on their prem ises, including parking
lots.
O n T u e s d a y , T o m R u s s e ll,
A d v e n tist M ed ic a l C e n te r p re s i­
dent and c h ie f executive, said w hile
he b e lie v e s the v id e o sh o w e d th at
the h o sp ita l re s p o n d e d re a s o n ­
a b ly , th e y h a v e m a d e s o m e
c h a n g e s to p ro to c o l fo llo w in g the
in c id e n t.
“ I w ish that w e w ould have said,
‘w e ’ll be right there w ith you*....
A nd w e will dispatch an am b u ­
lan ce,” ’ Russell said.
H ospital officials said they d o n ’t
have a policy against responding to
em ergencies in parking facilities on
cam pus and that their practice is to
alw ays to call 9-1-1 and also send
their ow n staff to respond to inci­
d e n ts.
Week", for the second week in
February, to coincide with the
birthdays of Abraham Lincoln
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
Adventist Video Shows Help
2011
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and Frederick Douglass. The
week was later extended to
the full month of February and
renamed Black History Month.
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OPRAH WINFREY
W i T PORTLAND
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B U R E A U
FROM
FO R EST
TO
FAUCET
1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Room 600
Portland, Oregon 97204
503-823-7404
www.portlandoregon.gov/water
Randy Leonard, Commissioner
David G. Shaft, Administrator