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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. he Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and he National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and he West Coast Black Publishers Association P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin Ofice Manager/Classiieds: Lucinda c reAtive d irector : Baldwin Paul Neufeldt r ePorter /P hotogrAPher : Olivia Olivia CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 news@portlandobserver.com • ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 Subscribe ! 503-288-0033 Fill Out & Send To: Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Address: or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com Beyoncé, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and Bruno Mars (right), perform during halftime of Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers in Santa Clara, California. Unapologetic Blackness Beyoncé makes a statement Super Bowl was marked by a stunning display of unapologetic blackness and political activism during one of the most-watched events of the year. Sunday’s halftime performance featuring Beyoncé, watched by an estimated 112 million people, highlighted connections to famous moments in African American his- tory and contemporary issues fac- ing the community. Beyoncé and her dancers donned berets, rocked Afros, and wore all black, showing off what many are calling a homage to the Black Panther party founded 50 years ago by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in the Bay Area – the location of this year’s Super Bowl. The show was complete with the dancers raising their ists to the sky, the black power salute made popular internationally by Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who raised their ists to the sky af- Week Review The in Cop Killed in Seaside ter winning gold and bronze at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Beyoncé fans were also treated to a surprise video drop one day earlier for “Formation,” the sing- er’s latest track that is now the title of her world tour. Although tour dates do not in- clude a Portland location, Beyoncé has announced she will be throw- ing a show in the Paciic Northwest – in Seattle. The pop songstress is set to play at Centurylink Field on Wednesday, May 18. More tour dates are up at beyonce.com. Food Carts Displacement A massive new development deal planned around downtown Port- land is scheduled to displace near- ly 70 of the city’s beloved food carts. The proposal would bring as many as 11 new buildings to the area, and force about half of the downtown area’s food carts to close or ind new locations. A police oficer was shot and killed Friday night while attempt- ing to serve a warrant in down- town Seaside. The 13-year veteran oficer was identiied as Sgt. Jason Body found in Willamette Goodding, 39. The suspect, Phillip Deputies pulled a body out of the Ferry, 55, was taken into custody. Willamette River in North Port- land Monday after two ishermen Glassmakers Dirty Air Another company announced Mon- spotted it around 4 p.m. The re- day they would voluntarily suspend mains were identiied as an adult using known dangerous chemicals male and turned over to the medi- like cadmium to make colored cal examiner. glass, days after state environmental PDC Director to Step Down regulators released a map showing Patrick Quinton, high concentrations of cancer-caus- the director of Port- ing metals nearby. Uroboros Glass land’s urban renewal in southeast Portland and Bullseye agency, announced Glass in north Portland have both he was leaving his stopped using cadmium and arsenic position on Monday. in their production. Quinton will leave this spring after over ive years leading the Singer Files Against Ex Famous soul pop singer Ciara Portland Development Commis- iled a $15 million sion. His inal day will come in lawsuit against either May or June. her ex-boyfriend, House ire in Southeast Portland hip-hop artist Fu- A ire that broke out early Tues- ture, the father of day morning on Southeast 42nd her son. Ciara is Avenue was electrical in nature, suing for libel and authorities are saying. The ire slander and requesting that Fu- was contained and all occupants ture delete some of his past tweets escaped without injury, but a cat that discussed the former couple’s is missing. feud, new outlets reported.
