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TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2014
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A p ril 16, 2014
Civil Rights Act Turns 50
Reflecting on the unique power
of the office he holds, President
Barack Obama on Thursday hon­
ored Lyndon B. Johnson as leader
who seized the presidency's oppor­
tunity to bend the currents of his­
tory and fulfill America's founding
promises of equality.
"I have lived out the promise of
LB J's efforts," Obama said, speak­
ing at a ceremony marking the 50th
anniversary of the Civil Rights Act,
the landmark legislation that helped
clear the way for him to become the
nation’s first black president.
Obama praised Johnson's ability
to cajole and strong-arm the legisla­
tion through Congress over the
objections of lawmakers from his
own Democratic Party, calling him a
man who understood the power of
his office. But amid the celebrations
of the law, Obama cautioned that
work remains in order to fulfill the
goals of the legislation Johnson
championed.
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President Barack Obama
pauses while speaking at the
LBJ Presidential Library,
Thursday, in Austin, Texas,
during a Civil Rights Summit to
commemorate the 50th anni­
versary of the signing of the
Civil Rights Act.
"The story of America is a story
o f progress, however slow, how­
ever incomplete," Obama said.
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Calling Out Obama Opponents
Baseball Hall of Famer Hank
Aaron compared Republicans
that oppose President Barack
Obama to the Ku Klux Kian.
Speaking to USA Today
April 8 on the 40th anniversary
of his then record-breaking
715th home run, the 80-year-
old Aaron said that Republi­
cans are hindering O bam a’s
job performance.
“Sure, this country has a
black president, but when you
look at a black president, Presi­
dent Obama is left with his foot
stuck in the mud from all of the
Republicans with the way h e’s
treated,” Aaron told USA To­
day Sports.
Aaron continued: “The big­
ger difference is that back then
they had hoods. Now they have
neckties and starched shirts.”
Hank Aaron laughs during a
ceremony celebrating the
40th anniversary of his 715th
home run before the start of a
baseball game between the
Atlanta Braves and the New
York Mets, Tuesday, April 8,
2014, in Atlanta. (AP photo)
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morning of April 7; both were pro­
nounced dead at the scene. The
driver of the truck was not seriously
injured.
Those that know the girls say
Dilla and Osman were best friends.
Both, graduated from Portland
area schools in 2013, with Osman
getting her diploma from Westview
High School and Dilla being a gradu­
ate of the International School of
Beaverton.
The girls met their freshmen year
at Pacific University where they
became “inseperabie” taking the
same classes, carpooling and study­
ing together. They also had become
members-of the Pacific University
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Black Student Union which they
helped re-start this year.
Osman was laid to rest in a private
ceremony the day after the crash, a
service for Kiden followed on Satur­
day at the City Bible Church in Port­
land.
Pacific held a campus memorial
for the women on Monday night
which was followed with a candle­
light vigil. The school’s “Spirit
Bench” has also become a memorial
for the young women with flowers
and photos.
Friends of the girls have renewed
a campaign to make safety changes
to the intersection where the crash
occurred, a stretch of highway that
claimed the life of a Banks High
School student last year, and a re­
ported 27 crashes, resulting in 37
injuries over several years.