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Page 2 December 21, 2016 The Okropong African Dance and Drum group will entertain during a Kwanzaa celebration, Monday, Dec. 26 at the Matt Dishman Community Center. 50 Years of Kwanzaa Portland celebrates with free events 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service flower experience Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Funerals • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Website: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services Established 1970 Mark Washington, Sr. e ditor : Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin c reAtive d irector : Paul Neufeldt P ublisher : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Christa McIntyre P ublic r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. Week in Review The Jr., on Sunday for the2014 death of Ervaeua Herring, a pregnant A jury found 21-year-old woman who was white suprem- killed after a group of people acist Dylann opened fire on her apartment. Po- Roof guilty lice have said that the shooting Thursday on tors and voted Donald Trump as was gang related. 33 charges, the next president of the United including hate States. Protests at state capitols crimes in the around the country failed to sway murder of nine the electors to go with the popular black parishioners at South Car- vote, which Hillary Clinton won olina’s historic Mother Emanu- by 2.8 million. el African Methodist Episcopal Church. The jury will decide next ‘Not My President’ Protest Rapid Fire Gun Confiscated month whether Roof will serve Nearly 200 people gathered in Police said they pulled over a mo- life in prison or face the death downtown Portland Monday eve- torist for a traffic infraction on penalty. ning to protest Donald Trump as Friday and found a Tec-9 rapid a presidential victory last No- fire gun with a 32 round maga- Bethel Prays for Victims vember was sealed by voting in zine. The gun was linked to Andre Bethel AME Church in northeast the Electoral College earlier in Montgomery, 27, who was arrest- Portland, the oldest historically the day. After a rally in Pioneer ed for unlawful possession of a black congregation in Portland, Courthouse Square, the protesters firearm and possession of a loaded held a special service Sunday, began marching, chanting “not my firearm. joining activists from Don’t Shoot president” and “whose streets, our Portland and Disarm PSU, to Pilots Upset Oregon State streets!” pray for the victims of two horri- Portland Pilots’ new head coach, ble hate crimes, the 2015 church Sixth Arrest in Murder Case Terry Porter, of Portland Trail- shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Gang en- blazer fame, led the team to a big in Charleston, S.C. and this year’s f o r c e m e n t victory Sundy against Oregon Pulse night club massacre in Or- o f f i c e r s State University. The win marked lando, Fla. arrested a the first over a Pac-12 opponent sixth sus- for the Pilots since beating both Electoral College Votes pect, Jeffery Oregon and UCLA in the 2009- The Electoral College largely ig- L. Sims 2010 season. nored calls for “faithless” elec- Church Shooter Guilty Avalon Flowers The community is invited to tional values. Several free public Kwanzaa celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kwanzaa, the festival observed events are taking place in Port- by many African Americans from land, starting Monday, Dec. 26 at Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 as a celebration C ontinued on P age 5 of their cultural heritage and tradi- ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal us- age without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association CALL 503-288-0033 news@portlandobserver.com FAX 503-288-0015 ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208
