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February 22, 2017
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A collection of paintings by black artist James Pate combines the iconography of the Ku Klux Klan and
the Civil Rights Movement to focus on the causes and conditions that lead to youth and gun violence.
Powerful Exhibit
M ETRO
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‘Kin Killin’ Kin’
focuses on youth
and gun violence
“Kin Killin’ Kin,” a visually
powerful and thought-providing ex-
hibition that focuses on youth and
gun violence opens this week at the
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
at 5340 N. Interstate Ave.
The nationally recognized col-
lection of paintings by African
American artist James Pate of Day-
ton, Ohio, combines the iconogra-
phy of the Ku Klux Klan and the
Civil Rights Movement with con-
temporary images to take the view-
er into the complex territory of the
causes and conditions that lead to
youth and gun violence. He consid-
ers his work, “A call to action.” Due
to strong images, the exhibit is not
recommended for children 12 and
under.
Free and open to the public, the
exhibit runs through April 2, open-
ing Wednesdays through Fridays
from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sat-
urdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to
5 p.m. An opening reception will be
held Friday, Feb. 24 from 6 p.m. to
8 p.m.
“Kin Killin’ Kin” is sponsored by
PassinArt, Portland’s non-profit Af-
rican American producing theater
company, along with the Collins
Foundation, McKenzie River Gath-
ering Foundation, Meyer Memori-
al Trust, Marion and James Miller
Foundation and Ronni LaCroute.
Eye on the School Board
Candidate
has local
connections,
endorsements
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
C LASSIFIEDS
C ALENDAR
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An educator connected to the
community has obtained a signifi-
cant list of endorsements to launch
a campaign to run for the Portland
School Board.
Jamila Singleton Munson is
running for the Zone 4 position to
represent north and northeast Port-
land on the seven-member panel.
She would be the only black mem-
ber if elected based on how the
board is currently comprised.
Munson graduated from Grant
High School in 1997 and was a
Pamplin fellow as part of a peer
leadership program at Self En-
a teacher and school principal in
New York and Los Angeles.
“Having worked directly with
students from diverse back-
grounds, I can say with confi-
dence that every child can grow
and succeed in the right learning
environment,” said Munson. “The
board must establish a clear vision
for how we can meet the needs of
all students and ensure the admin-
istration is accountable for achiev-
ing that vision.”
Munson has a significant base
of local support, including former
State Sen. Avel Gordly, early child-
hood leader Charles McGee, edu-
cation equity expert Kate Woicke
and local business leader Andrew
Jamila Singleton Munson
Colas. Longtime equity advocates
hancement, Inc. She went on to Lee Po Cha, Kali Thorne Ladd,
earn degrees at the University Hanif Fazal and Nichole Maher
of Oregon and Pace University.
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Her career has included work as