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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (June 17, 2015)
June 17, 2015 The Page 3 INSIDE Week in Review H ealth page 2 This page Sponsored by: L ocal N ews page 4 pages 6-7 O pinion photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Dignitaries, service groups and other members of the community make the Juneteenth Parade an event to enjoy. The parade returns to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Saturday, June 20, starting at noon. M etro page 9 Joy of Freedom Parade and celebration to honor Juneteenth Celebrate Juneteenth in Port- land this Saturday with a parade on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and then move over to the Legacy Emanuel field at North Russell and Williams Ave- nue where there will be a celebra- tion with live music, food, a his- Arts & ENTERTAINMENT torical pavilion and other events. Actors will be portraying im- portant historical figures from African-American history, includ- ing Morgan Steele, founder of the Underground Railroad, Carter G. Woodson, the person responsible for implementing black history month, abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, and social reformer and abolition- ist Frederick Douglass, among others. The parade starts at noon at the corner of MLK and Jarrett at the Wells Fargo branch. The route leads to Russell Street and over to the Legacy Emanuel field where over two dozen vendors will be available to sell everything from meals to handmade wares. There will also be a kids area featuring Nikki Brown Clown and face-painting along with a variety of other children’s activities. Live performances throughout will feature local music artists, includ- ing legendary jazz musician Ron Steen, gospel band Vision, and C ontinued on P age 5 City to Build Affordable Housing ‘Miracles Central’ will expand culturally relevant services pages 8-13 C lassifieds C alendar page 15 F ood page 16 page 14 The Portland City Council has allocated $7.1 million to build Miracles Central, a new afford- able housing complex that also will bring more alcohol and drug recovery support to the African American community. The construction of the six-sto- ry, mixed use building at North- east Second Avenue and Wasco Street in the Lloyd District was approved last week as part of col- laboration between the Portland Housing Bureau, Central City Concern, and the Miracles Club. The project will follow the pro- C ontinued on P age 5 Dan Saltzman Michael Booker
