MAY 23, 2018
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Portland and Seattle Volume XL No. 34
News .................................3, 14
Opinion ...................................2
Calendars ........................... 4-5
A & E ................................. 12-13
EDITION 2018
Classified ..............................15
INSIDE:
CAREERS
CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW
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SEATTLE JAZZED JAMBOREE
Ilyasah Shabazz, author and daughter of Malcolm
X, will speak in Portland Saturday.
NAACP
Celebrates
Malcolm X
By Christen McCurdy
Of The Skanner News
n May 19, Malcolm X’s birthday,
the NAACP Portland branch
kicked off a series of events to
honor the life and legacy of the
civil rights icon — culminating in a
fundraising brunch featuring Ilyasah
Shabazz as the keynote speaker.
E.D. Mondaine, who stepped into
his role as president of the Portland
branch earlier this year, said the time
is ripe to remember and continue the
work of Malcolm X.
“[Malcolm X] reframed the work of
empowering marginalized communi-
ties not just as a dream, but as an immi-
nent reality that must be lived into in
the here and now,” Mondaine wrote in a
short statement about Malcolm X week
O
BEN BIRCHHALL/POOL PHOTO VIA AP
See MALCOM X on page 3
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave after
their wedding ceremony at St. George’s Chapel in
Windsor Castle in Windsor, near London, England,
Saturday, May 19, 2018.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
Ilyasah Shabazz to
speak at brunch May 26
Cora Jackson directs the Nina Simone Vocal Ensemble during the Seattle Jazzed Jamboree May 20 at Langston Performing Arts Institute. The New Works
Ensemble was one of 10 Jazz Ensembles from the Seattle JazzeED program which provides a high quality music education to kids regardless of where
they go to school or their ability to play. The ensembles represented students from the program who are just beginning to learn an instrument or vocal
performance to the most advanced high school students.
Young Artist Raises Funds for Dance Program
Dancer, visual artist Hobbs Waters is selling T-shirts of his own designs
The Skanner News
obbs Waters is no or-
dinary boy. As a little
kid, he used to play
with his mom’s balle-
rina tutus.
“There was a more femi-
nine part of me when I was
a lot younger,” Hobbs told
The Skanner.
He admits he didn’t care
much for sports either. He
tried his hand at baseball,
but in the middle of a game
would find himself day-
dreaming of another, more
glamorous path.
At the age of seven, his
mother enrolled him in
ballet classes in New Or-
H
leans, where they were
living before relocating to
their native Portland, just
two years ago.
Now 11-years-old, Hobbs
is dancing at the Classical
Ballet Academy, located in
Sellwood, where he stud-
ies modern dance, jazz and
hip-hop styles, alongside
his first love — ballet.
His drive and talent is
paying off, too. In January,
Hobbs participated in the
Youth America Grand Prix
— the world’s largest bal-
let competition — as well
as another major compe-
tition called the New York
City Dance Alliance. He’ll
be competing in both again
next year.
This memorial weekend,
Hobbs will be dancing in
the Classical Ballet Acade-
my’s spring performance
of Sleeping Beauty, as well
as a contemporary show
called Visions at Lincoln
Hall at Portland State Uni-
versity.
As both a soloist and a
competitive dancer, Hobbs
has laid out a clear path
for his ambitions, and he’s
now looking to the com-
munity to help him stay on
track.
This summer he’ll be at-
tending two summer in-
tensive dance workshops.
The first is at the Nutmeg
Ballet Conservatory in
Torrington, Connecticut,
where he’ll be dancing
11 hours per day for two
weeks in June. From there,
he’ll travel to Tennessee in
July to attend the Nashville
Ballet for an additional two
weeks.
While Hobbs was award-
ed full merit scholarships
for both programs, he
needs funds to cover both
travel and lodging expens-
es. But he’s employed an-
other talent to help him
met his financial goals.
“I’ve been drawing since
I can remember,” said
Hobbs, who names the late
See WATERS on page 3
The Skanner News Staff
CAREERS: Opportunites
in Energy, The Forest
Service and more
page 7-11
ummer is nearly here, though
most Portland kids will have
to wait a little longer before
they’re done with school.
June 8 is the last day of school for
Portland Public Schools students
— and local community groups and
government agencies have a variety
of free and low-cost events available
to fill kids’ schedules.
The Skanner News staff has com-
S
piled the following list of free sum-
mer programs for children in the
Portland area.
Summer Reading at the Library
Free fun and prizes at the library
this summer!
Babies, kids and teens can win priz-
es for making a daily reading habit
and participate free live perfor-
mances, arts and crafts and more this
summer.
See SUMMER on page 3
PHOTO COURTESY OF PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION
Community Organizations Host Free
Royal Wedding Government,
Events include summer reading, tutoring, free
Breaks Old
meals and entertainment
Molds page 13
Portland Parks & Recreation will host free
family events throughout the summer.