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Martin Luther King Jr.
January 10, 2018
2018 special edition
Khalid el-Hakim and his Black History 101 Mobile Museum.
The exhibit comes to Clark College in Vancouver on
Wednesday, Nov. 17 in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr.
national holiday.
Clark College Revisits 1968
MLK events on history and culture
Clark College in Vancou-
ver will honor the teachings
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
on Wednesday, Jan. 17 with
two free and open to the pub-
lic events that focus on Afri-
can-American history and art.
The activities were planned
under the theme “1968” in ref-
erence to the 50th anniversa-
ry of the assassination of Dr.
King and how that year shaped
American history and culture.
The Black History 101 Mo-
bile Museum will be on exhib-
it in Gaiser Student Center on
Clark’s main campus for the
special day, from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Founded by Khalid el-
Hakim, this is an award-win-
ning collection of over 7,000
original artifacts. The selec-
tion on display will focus
on the major events and per-
sonalities of 1968, including
artifacts related to the 1968
Olympics, Muhammad Ali,
Arthur Ashe, the Black Pan-
ther Party, Shirley Chisholm,
and numerous musical artists
who were performing during
that time. Supporting material
from the trans-Atlantic slave
trade and the Jim Crow era
will provide additional his-
torical context.
Additionally, there will be a
multi-media presentation de-
livered by Professor Griff, one
of the founding members of the
hip-hop group Public Enemy,
about how the events of the
late 1960s helped shape that
group’s art. Griff will speak at
1 p.m., also in Gaiser Student
Center.
Clark College is located at
1933 Fort Vancouver Way.
Obituary
In Loving Memory
Louise Matthews
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A celebration of life service for Louise M.
(Blakely) Matthews will be held Wednes-
day, Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Olivet Baptist
Church, 8501 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
She was born April 22, 1938 and died Jan.
9, 2018.
Survivors include her daughters, Rev. Re-
nee Ward and Alescia F. Blakely; sister Dr.
Allison Blakely (Shirley); and grandchildren
Brandon L. Blakely, Arya P. Morman and
Zion D. A. Ward.
For more information, visit the Terry Family Funeral Home website
at terryfamilyfuneralhome.com.
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support.