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Page 14 The Skanner Black History Edition - February 24, 2016 Black History Briefs Funds cont’d from pg 13 • Dawson Park and the remnants of Albi- na’s City Hall building. Tour Sponsors: Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and Portland Development Commission. The final tour will take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. March 4 and will depart from Little Big Burger, 3747 North Mississip- pi Ave. Tickets for the tour are $16. To purchase, visit https://www.eventbrite. com/e/hidden-history-of-albina-tour-tick- ets-21391053216 Rebulding Center, NAYA to Present ‘York’ in March The ReBuilding Center and the Native American Youth and Family Center invite you to attend this remarkable event — two performances of the play York on March 12 and 13 at Jeffer- son High School in Port- land. The show is a one- man production. Actor David Casteal will play York, an Af- rican American man enslaved by William Clark who is best known for his partici- pation in the Lewis and Clark Expediciton. The play will show at 7 p.m. March 12 (doors at 6:30) and 2 p.m. March 13 (doors at 1:30). A short Q&A panel will follow each performance. Tickets: Advance tickets are $7.00 for students (with ID) and $12.00 for adults. Day-of tickets are $15.00 at the door. To in- quire about group ticket sales, please email info@rebuildingcenter.org for more infor- mation. Oregon History Tour Travels ‘Back Roads to Black History’ Oregon Black Pioneers will host a day- long tour of important sites in Black histo- ry outside the Portland area May 14. A luxury coach bus will travel to six his- toric tour places and a local winery, stop- ping in Salem, Brownsville, Philomath, Corvallis, Soap Creek Valley, Helvetia and North Plains. The history tour begins at Unthank City Park, named after the late civic leader, Dr. Denorval Unthank. Each stop includes a history lesson pro- vided by local experts. A special guest, professional story- teller Chetter Gallo- way, will also present during the tour. The $50 ticket includes a box lunch with choic- es of ham, roast beef or veg- etarian options. A goody bag with information about each stop will be provided to all attendees. Stops include a commemorative heritage marker honoring 43 African American pioneers buried at Historic Pioneer Ceme- tery in Salem; the 1864 home of Cora Ann Cox in Brownsville; Historic Mount Union Cemetery in Philomath; the early settle- ment home of Hannah and Eliza Gorman in Corvallis; Soap Creek Valley Schoolhouse, a home that was owned by an interracial couple located north of Corvallis; Helvetia, Ore., the home of Black pioneers Floyd and Annie Cash; and Abbey Creek Vineyard, located in North Plains and owned by the first African American winemaker in Ore- gon, Bertony Faustan. (Wine tasting will be available for an additional $10 paid directly to the winery.) To purchase tickets, visit www. eventbrite.com /e/the-back-roads-to- black-history-oregon-history-tour-tick- ets-21592961128. New Book Shares of African American Individuals Who Influenced Growth In Oregon author Lilian Whitlow’s book “Lift Ev’ry Voice,” she writes short biogra- phies of several African Americans in his- tory who have helped influence the black community through their gifts of music, sports, art, literary work, and politics. Even though the book is written about African Americans, Whitlow hopes that every culture and race will be inspired through these personal stories. “Lift Ev’ry Voice” is meant to teach of fascinating individuals, learn from their influence, inspire others to live a life of im- pact, and lastly – share of people who have not been acknowledged for their influence. The book is available in softcover, hard- cover and e-book and through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and XLibris. cont’d from pg 4 itoring of the implemen- tation of the plan and to see results that change local and state policies. The group will use Oregon Department of Education data to track progress. They will look at things like gradua- tion rates, absenteeism, attendance and dispro- portionate discipline. They will also look fur- ther into culturally re- sponsive curriculum and teaching practices as well as investing in early learning programs. Smith said House Bill 2016 goes beyond legis- lative equity policy that gives only a mention to the needs of the under- served, instead of plan- ning and financing to change the outcomes. She calls this investment and prioritization of Black students in Oregon a “historic moment”. “It is … specifically calling out what needs to happen for African American and Black Stu- dents in the state to be successful -- and ways in which we can go about that -- and ways in which we can invest in that,” Smith said.
