April 18, 2018
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Photo by M ark W ashington /t he P ortland o bserver
Supporters pose in front of the first sign, created by students in 1968, unveiling Martin Luther King Jr.
as the new name for the former Highland School, during a 50th anniversary community celebration
on Friday night honoring the school’s legacy. Shei’Meka Owens, King Parent Teacher Association
president, and the daughter of Ronda Chiles, who as a sixth grade student at King 50 years ago
helped lobby for the name change, is pictured (second from right). Owens now has two daughters
that attend King. The others pictured are King PTA leaders Paul Manson, May Wang, Megan Newell-
Ching and Kenny Butler. (See additional photos on page )
50 Years of King
Martin Luther King Jr. School celebrates legacy
d anny P eterson
t he P ortland o bserver
The ideals of respect, social
justice, peaceful resistance, and
the power of education that civil
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rights leader Martin Luther King school in his honor.
Jr. championed were honored Fri-
A student-led movement in
day during a community celebra- 1968 successfully lobbied the
tion on the 50th anniversary of
C ontinued on P age 10
renaming the northeast Portland
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Natural Grocers Opens at Alberta and MLK
Photo by d anny P eterson /t he P ortland o bserver
One of two murals celebrating Portland’s African American history and future, created by local
artists Mehran Heard and Arvie Smith, adorn the new Natural Grocers at Alberta Commons. The
new store, built in a public-private partnership to bring jobs and a healthy, affordable grocery to the
underserved King Neighborhood, was preparing for Wednesday’s grand opening with a full day of
events, giveaways, food samples and an ice cream social from 4 to 6 p.m.