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Brisk and Funny ‘Mean Girls’ From the African Perspective Play puts focus on living female inside of dark skin 30th Cascade Festival brings 30 feature films See Opinionated Judge, page 5 See Metro, page 6 Established in 1970 PO QR code Volume XLVIV • Number 5 ‘City of Roses’ www.portlandobserver.com Wednesday • January 29, 2020 Committed to Cultural Diversity Kobe’s Death Stuns World Tears shed, joyful times recalled (AP) — Thousands of fans, many wearing Kobe Bryant jerseys and chanting his name, gathered outside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles Monday in an outpouring of grief and shock over the sudden loss of the all-time basketball great who spent his entire 20- year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 41-year-old Bryant, who perished Sunday in a helicopter crash with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people, including members of a family with Oregon ties, was one of the game’s most popular players, an 18-time All-Star who helped lead the Lakers to five NBA championships. The Lakers had a game scheduled Tuesday night against the LA Clippers at the Staples Center but the NBA postponed it “out of respect” for the Lakers. The next Lakers home game is Friday night against Port- land. The accident generated an outpouring of grief and shock around the world. “Words can’t describe the pain I am feeling. I loved C ontinued on P age 2 Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch a NCAA college basketball game in this March 2, 2019 photo from AP. Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-star, was killed along with his daughter and 7 other people in a helicopter crash Sunday in Los Angeles. Expanding Opportunities in Aviation Program offers free training for young people b everly C orbell t he P ortland o bserver Airway Science for Kids, a nonprofit giving free avi- ation training to young people of color and low-income students, has a new home and new leadership. Julia Cannell, an aviation expert and educator, is the by Photo by b everly C orbell /t he P ortland o bserver Johnell Bell (left) and Julia Cannell oversee a free aviation and aeronautics training program for young people of color and low income students at the Airway Science for Kids, now located in the former Albina Youth Opportunity School. Pictured at right is McKinzie Ried, one of the school’s aviation students, working on a project. C ontinued on P age 11