Page 16 ®’* KJnrtlanh (Obstruer In Loving Memory William Ernest Penson William Ernest Penson, a track star at Jefferson High School and a member of the championship team of 1962, died April 17, 2013 from complications of lung disease. He was 70. His look was peaceful as he left our presence to be present with the Lord. He was bom April 15, 1943. He had a knack for spreading laughter no matter what life brought his way or what path he took. He leaves behind m any memories, mostly in Colorado, Arizona and Portland where he returned to reside for over two decades. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dor­ o th y M ae and Jo h n L ee Penson; and siblings, Nettie Marie Penson-Westbrook, and John Lee Penson Jr. He is survived by his oldest s is te r B a rb a ra P en so n - McDade o f Denver; children, Tamara Kay Penson-Tolbert, W illia m S h aw n P en so n , Corwin Deon Jack-Penson, all of Vancouver, twins Deborah Jane Penson-Sampson and Gregory Wayne Penson, both of Portland, and William Derek Penson of Philadelphia; 10 grand­ children, 3 great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; an honorary daughter Nadine Bolden of Portland; and a host of friends and acquaintances. Remembrances may be made in care of Bank of America. A memorial celebration will be held Friday, April 26 at 2 p.m. at Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N. Denver, with Pastor Mondaine officiating. Please join us! Excellent Care Funeral Services One Stop Funeral Center Now-Open... Get the best package in Portland for burial. Everything you need all in one building. • Consultation • P ro v id ed H earst • Large Sanctuary • M in iste r and B alcony upon req u est • Em balm ing • Parking Available • C rem atio n • L im ousine S ervice • V iew ing S ervice • L arge K itchen Location: 126 NE Alberta St. On the corner of Mallory and Alberta 2 blocks West of MLK, Jr., Blvd Call now (971) 888-4024 April 24,2013 yirts V EM IDI EN1EDTAINMENÎ « continued A enng frontpage 11 ever occurred and given us the experience of wishing for it. Further, his film not only de- picts something never before imagined on screen; it conveys some things about how oppres- sion works. A lurking question that troubles many people about slavery is why the black slaves didn't simply rise up and kill the whites; Tarentino puts that ques- bon (stated ironically) in the mouth of a vicious slaveholder and then devises a freedman superhero to d° 2 USt ' h a t But the film also demonstrates the real answ er to the slaveholder's ironic question: that the system of oppression func- tioned so as to ensure that such a freedman superhero (or even a larcapacityfortellingstorieswith immediacy, our movies recount the history of slavery from a cer- tain historical remove. We tend to soften the inhumanity, for ex- ample, with prominent white he- roes (as in “Lincoln.” which I did admire very much, or “Amazing Grace, about the movement against slavery in England). As important as these stories are, they don t confront us with the 8w V “n SI ° PP“ '. A „ With Django Unchained, Tarentino has used his admira- bon of and facility with such dis- counted genres as spaghetti west- eras and blaxploitation films to lure multiracial audiences (and in places like Portland, largely white audiences) to invest nearly three hours looking at aspects of our relatively recent past that we have declined or even refused to face. As he has himself pointed out, one cannot make a film as lurid as slavery was in reality. Slaves are whipped; chewed to death by dogs while bystanders watch; made to walk, chained, on bare bloody feet for days; and kept in burning holes to die of thirst. Watching the film, I found my­ self reflecting on where I might have fit into the diabolical social h ierarch ies enforced am ong modest uprising) would never slaves based on their physical happen. The mechanics of that attr'J>u