A25 U.S. NEWS Monday 17 August 2020 Black Portland reflects on role of white allies in movement

Continued from Front zed Black people. white crowds make retaining ow- rocketed to national attention as Early “exclusion laws” prohibited nership of the movement critical. they marched arm in arm at the Some want to keep marching, Black people from settling in Ore- That’s led to disagreements in the nightly protests. Media flocked to while others want to use the mo- gon, and by the 1920s, Portland Black community about what it their story, but the group implo- mentum to work with elected of- was known as one of the most means to be a white ally. ded within days over accusations ficials on cementing long-term segregated cities north of the Ma- Some, including the former leader that their white founder wanted change. son-Dixon line and a hotbed for of the Black United Front and the to monetize the group and wea- “It’s a perfect storm with every- the Ku Klux Klan. head of the local NAACP chapter, ponize it against President Donald thing that’s been happening, and Later, real estate laws and city have criticized white protesters Trump. add to that the attention of the planning effectively crammed who vandalize police precincts A smaller number of the self-des- world being on Portland, Oregon, Black families in a few pockets amid their call to defund police. cribed moms still protest, joining right now — we have a unique of Portland. Today’s soaring real Some Black leaders also held a Black mothers under the group space,” said Sam Thompson, who estate prices have scattered tho- news conference with Mayor Ted Moms United for Black Lives. They founded the group Black Men se Black homeowners to the frin- Wheeler — the wealthy white sci- are led each night by Demetria and Women United last month to ges of the city and beyond. on of a timber family — to say vio- Hester, a Black activist who was push the movement toward long- “We do not have an area that’s lence is distracting from the Black attacked three years ago by a term Black resilience. ours, and that was intentional,” Lives Matter message. white supremacist, which some “If those people weren’t there Thompson said. “These are the Those appeals from “gatekee- believe set the stage for the city’s and they weren’t protesting to the things we’re trying to work throu- pers” in the Black community current racial reckoning. level they are now, we wouldn’t gh.” have angered some Black acti- Hester, who was arrested this be having this conversation 2 1/2 Because of that history, some vists, who say that level of protest week while protesting, said the months later,” he said. As white Black people have felt a cogni- is necessary to keep the pressure white moms have impressed her people see the protests, “when tive dissonance when they see on elected officials and pales in with their commitment to “get- the person that looks like you is the crowds of white supporters, comparison to the violence white ting woke” — educating themsel- breaking the windows and star- many of them arriving from homes people have done to Black peop- ves about Portland’s racist history ting the fires, you deal with that a in neighborhoods that were once le. and the extent of their privilege as lot differently than when it’s some- Black havens. “Why would I give a (expletive) white Americans. one who doesn’t look like you.” “We live in a state that was desig- about property when we’re tal- “They’re working hard to educate Portland’s movement has carried ned to be a white utopia, and it king about people that are losing themselves and educate other a current of tension as the Black is truly something remarkable for their lives?” said Teressa Raiford, people and help the Black com- community and white protesters Portland currently to be at the who experienced racism growing munity. Our moms are wonderful navigate a complex racial cal- center of the nation’s attention for up in Portland and founded Don’t for even acknowledging the fact culus: In such a white city, how Black Lives Matter,” said Came- Shoot PDX, an organization pu- that they have white privilege and can white residents support Black ron Whitten, founder of the Black shing to defund police. the system needs to change,” she rights without making themselves Resilience Fund, which has raised “That is outrageous, and it’s hap- said after prosecutors dismissed the story? $1.5 million this summer to invest pening in 2020. That’s incredible her charges. That’s a delicate question in a in the Black community. “I could that that would happen, and the “They’ve been arrested, they’ve progressive city with a deeply ra- disagree with how they’re doing world would view that and talk been tear-gassed, they’ve been cist past. Portland, a focal point of it, but in the end, they’re putting about the damage on the side- hit with rubber bullets,” she said of the Black Lives Matter movement their bodies on the line to protect walk or on a building,” she said. the white moms. “They’re going in part because of its bastion of me — and that is huge compared Raiford was among those who through just like what we’re going white supporters, is so lacking in to what we’re used to.” grew alarmed when the telege- through — and that opens their diversity because of centuries of While many Black residents have nic Wall of Moms, a group of mid- eyes to a whole other level of laws that excluded and marginali- embraced that enthusiasm, the dle-aged, mostly white women, understanding.”q House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays

By AAMER MADHANI and Robert "Mike" Duncan. With will postpone removing MATTHEW DALY heightened scrutiny of its boxes for a period of 90 Associated Press operations, the agency days while we evaluate our BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — is now requesting a tem- customers' concerns,'' said The Democratic-run House porary preelection rate Postal Service spokeswom- on Sunday demanded that increase, from mid-Oc- an Kimberly Frum. leaders of the U.S. Postal tober through Christmas, The announcement comes Service testify at an emer- although not for first-class as pressure increases on gency oversight hearing letters. The agency did DeJoy, a major Republican Aug. 24 on mail delays as not immediately respond donor and ally of the presi- concerns grow that the to requests for comment dent who took control of Trump White House is trying about whether the two the agency in June. DeJoy to undermine the agency men would appear before has pledged to modernize during the coronavirus the House committee. But the money-losing agency pandemic while states ex- it said Sunday it would stop to make it more efficient, In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, pand mail-in voting options removing its distinctive blue and has eliminated most left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on for the November presi- mailboxes through mid- overtime for postal work- Capitol Hill in Washington. dential election. The House November following com- ers, imposed restrictions Associated Press. Oversight and Reform plaints from customers and on transportation and re- swer to the Congress and months before the elec- Committee said it wants to members of Congress that duced of the quantity the American people as to tion," congressional Demo- hear from new Postmaster the collection boxes were and use of mail-processing why they are pushing these crats said in a statement General Louis DeJoy and being taken away. equipment. "The postmas- dangerous new policies announcing the hearing. from the chair of the Postal "Given the recent customer ter general and top Postal that threaten to silence Service board of governors, concerns the Postal Service Service leadership must an- the voices of millions, just Continued on Page 26 A26 Monday 17 August 2020 U.S. NEWS House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays

Continued from Page 25 vice. He said he was refus- of mail-in ballots, the com- crat Joe Biden. "I'll give you Priority Mail, first-class pack- ing to capitulate to Demo- mittee decided to move that guarantee right now: age Service, Parcel Select The lawmakers included crats on other parts of the up their call for the appear- The president of the United and Parcel Return Service. House Speaker Nancy Pe- relief package, including ance of DeJoy' well as the States is not going to inter- No change is expected for losi of California and New funding for states weighed governing board chair. fere with anybody casting first-class letters. York Rep. Carolyn Malo- down by debt accumulat- Funding a cash-strapped their vote in a legitimate Most of the proposed in- ney, the committee chair, ed before the pandemic. Postal Service has quickly way, whether it's the post creases would be less than along with Senate Minor- But the president's critics turned into a top campaign office or anything else," 10%. They range from 24 ity Leader Chuck Schumer were not appeased, con- issue as Trump presses his Mark Meadows said. cents for Parcel Select Ser- of New York and Michigan tending that Trump has unsupported claim that in- But Democrats said chang- vice, which starts at $3.05, Sen. Gary Peters, the top made the calculation that creased mail-in voting will es made by DeJoy consti- to a $1.50 increase for Pri- Democrat on the Senate a lower voter turnout would undermine the credibility tute "a grave threat to the ority Mail Express Commer- Homeland Security and improve his chances of of the election and Demo- integrity of the election cial, which starts at $22.75. Governmental Affairs Com- winning a second term. crats push back. and to our very democ- The regulatory commission mittee, which oversees the "What you are witnessing Trump, who spent the racy." They asserted that is expected to decide on Postal Service. is a president of the United weekend at his New Jersey DeJoy "has acted as an ac- the proposals next month. Trump said last week that States who is doing every- golf club, derided universal complice in the president's The Postal Service is the he was blocking a $25 bil- thing he can to suppress mail-in voting as a "scam" campaign to cheat in the country's most popular lion emergency injection the vote, make it harder for and defended DeJoy as election, as he launches government agency with sought by the Postal Ser- people to engage in mail- the right person to "stream- sweeping new operational 91% of Americans having vice, as well as a Demo- in balloting at a time when line the post office and changes that degrade de- a favorable opinion of the cratic proposal to provide people will be putting their make it great again." livery standards and delay service, according to a $3.6 billion in additional lives on the line by having "Louis he is working very the mail." Pew Research Center Sur- election money to the to go out to a polling sta- hard," Trump said at a news The agency in the mean- vey published in April. states. The Republican tion and vote," said Sen. conference Saturday. "But time is now seeking a short- "What concerns me is an president worries that mail- Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. as you know, the Demo- term end-of-the-year rate all-out attack -- they're not in voting could cost him Earlier this month, Malo- crats aren't approving increase, according to a even hiding it -- by the pres- reelection. The money for ney's committee had invit- proper funding for postal, notice filed Friday with the ident of the United States the post office is intended ed DeJoy to appear Sept. and they're not approving Postal Regulatory Commis- to undermine the United to help with processing an 17 at a hearing focusing the proper funding for this sion. The reasons: increased States Postal Service, to expected surge of mail-in on operational changes to ridiculous thing they want expenses, heightened de- underfund it, to allow a ballots. Both funding re- the Postal Service that are to do which is all mail-in mand for online packages mega-donor leading it to quests have been tied up causing delays in mail de- voting." His chief of staff due to the coronavirus overtly do things to slow in congressional negotia- liveries. tried on Sunday to coun- pandemic and an expect- down the mail," said Sen. tions over a new coronavi- But after Trump acknowl- ter criticism that Trump was ed increase in holiday mail Cory Booker, D-N.J. rus relief package. edged in a Fox Business trying to stifle turnout with volume. Sanders was on NBC's On Saturday, Trump tried to interview on Thursday that national and battleground The plan would raise prices "Meet the Press,'' while massage his message, say- he's starving the agency of state polls showing him on commercial domestic Meadows and Booker ap- ing he supports increasing money to make it harder to facing a difficult path to competitive parcels, in- peared on CNN's "State of money for the Postal Ser- process an expected surge reelection against Demo- cluding Priority Mail Express, the Union."q Police: At least 18 shot, with 4 dead, across Cincinnati

other gunshot victims were dent incidents but horrific our communities." also taken to the hospital. and tragic." Police said the depart- At about 2:15 a.m., officers Police didn't immediate- ment would shift officers responded to a report of ly provide details about from other assignments to gunfire in the Over-the- the fourth fatal shooting beef up the number of uni- Rhine neighborhood where but confirmed that it oc- formed officers in the af- 10 people were shot, po- curred on the city's West fected communities and lice said. One died at the End, where television news would call on federal pros- scene and another at the reports indicated that ecutors and the Bureau of University of Cincinnati one person was shot later Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms Medical Center; they were Sunday morning and was and Explosives "to focus on identified in a statement as pronounced dead at the repeat shooters and ag- 34-year-old Robert Rogers scene. No suspect informa- gressively bring illegal gun and 30-year-old Jaquiez tion was immediately avail- charges." Grant. able in any of the cases. Mayor John Cranley called Cincinnati firefighters use bleach and a hose to clean and Three people were shot at Cincinnati's police chief it "senseless gun violence remove pools of blood left at the scene of a mass shooting near about midnight Saturday in later Sunday called the lev- that ruined lives and will Grant Park in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati on the Walnut Hills neighbor- el of violence "unaccept- cause immeasurable suffer- Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. hood, about a block away able." "I am calling on all ing" at a time the city was Associated Press. from the Harriet Beecher citizens of this great city to facing "unprecedented cir- CINCINNATI (AP) — At ter 12:30 a.m. Sunday to Stowe house, police said. say enough is enough! We cumstances and challeng- least 18 people were shot, the Avondale neighbor- News outlets reported the must not sit by silently and es" in fighting crime during including four killed, as hood and found 21-year- shootings took place within say we can't do anything the COVID-19 pandemic. gunfire erupted in several old Antonio Blair with gun- 60 to 90 minutes of each to end gun violence," Chief He said the city has seen places around the city shot wounds, police said in other, but Assistant Police Eliot Isaac said in a state- an uptick as people gather overnight, authorities said a statement. He was taken Chief Paul Neudigate told ment. "We all have a moral in private homes and pub- Sunday. to University Hospital and reporters that they "seem obligation to stop the vio- lic places when the bars Officers responded just af- died there, they said. Three to be separate indepen- lence and stop the killing in close.q A27 WORLD NEWS Monday 17 August 2020 Telephone calls between UAE, Israel ring for the first time

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emir- ates (AP) — Telephone calls began ringing Sunday between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, mark- ing the first concrete step of a U.S.-brokered diplo- matic deal between the nations that required Israel to halt plans to annex land sought by the Palestinians. Anger over the deal how- ever continued as well, with protesters in Pakistan criticizing the UAE and Iran making new threats about the accord, which will see the Emirates become only the third Arab nation to currently recognize Israel. The UAE responded by summoning Iran's chargé d'affairs to criticize earlier comments by Iran's presi- dent it described as threat- ening. But for Dubai's small expa- Palestinians burn pictures of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin triate Jewish community, Netanyahu during a protest against the United Arab Emirates’ deal with Israel, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. which has worshipped for Associated Press. years at an unmarked villa rati officials acknowledged Some in Israel used Palestin- research and study of the an military may take a dif- in this city-state, the calls that Foreign Minister Sheikh ian mobile phone numbers coronavirus pandemic. ferent approach to the na- represented so much more Abdullah bin Zayed Al Na- with +970 numbers, which The move has sparked an- tion. He did not elaborate than just the convenience hyan had called his Israeli those in the UAE could call. ger among some who see on what that approach of being able to directly counterpart Gabi Ashke- Israel and the United Arab it as a betrayal of long- would entail. dial loved ones in Israel. nazi. The Israelis later ac- Emirates announced Thurs- standing efforts to estab- On Sunday, the WAM news "There's a sense of a mira- knowledged the call as day they were establishing lish an independent state agency also reported the cle upon a miracle upon a well, saying the block had full diplomatic relations in of Palestinians. In Pakistan, Emirates summoned Iran's miracle, as all of these hur- been lifted from the Emira- the U.S.-brokered accord. hundreds of Islamists rallied top diplomat in the country dles fall away and people tis' side. The historic deal delivered Sunday to denounce the to complain about speech- at last can come together Israeli Communications a key foreign policy victory Emirati-Israeli deal. The Ja- es by officials in Tehran it and start talking," Ross Kriel, Minister Yoaz Hendel is- to President Donald Trump maat-e-Islami party chant- said were "unacceptable the president of the Jew- sued a statement "con- as he seeks reelection, and ed slogans against the and inflammatory and had ish Council of the Emirates, gratulating the United Arab reflected a changing Mid- United States and burned serious implications for se- told The Associated Press. Emirates on removing the dle East in which shared effigies of Trump. They also curity and stability in the Direct telephone calls have blocks." concerns about archen- set ablaze American and Gulf region." been blocked in the Emir- "Many economic oppor- emy Iran have largely over- Israeli flags. The UAE reminded Iran its ates, a U.S.-allied federa- tunities will open now, and taken traditional Arab sup- Those protests mirror others duty to protect its embassy tion of seven sheikhdoms these trust-building steps port for the Palestinians. by Palestinians that have in Tehran, where protesters on the Arabian Peninsula, are an important step to- Palestinians maintain it seen images of Abu Dhabi had gathered the day be- since its founding in 1971. ward advancing states' in- puts a just resolution of the Crown Prince Mohammed fore. Diplomatic posts have That backed the standing terests," Hendel said. Middle East conflict even bin Zayed Al Nahyan burnt, been overrun in the past in position of Arab nations at Also Sunday, Israeli news farther out of reach. Israeli torn and trampled upon. Iran, including in the 1979 the time, that Israel must websites that had previ- Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- That's enraged some in the U.S. Embassy hostage crisis. first grant concessions to ously been blocked by tanyahu contended Sun- UAE, a nation of autocratic For Dubai's small but grow- the Palestinians before be- UAE authorities, like the day that the deal with UAE rulers where speech is strict- ing Jewish expatriate pop- ing recognized — one of Times of Israel, the Jerusa- shows Israel doesn't need ly monitored. Emiratis online ulation, the UAE's move to- their few points of leverage. lem Post and YNet, could to retreat from occupied encouraged fellow citizens ward diplomatic ties repre- Since Thursday's an- be accessed without using land sought by the Palestin- to report comments critical sents a new achievement. nouncements, Associated means to bypass internet ians in order to have diplo- of the country to law en- Alex Peterfreund, a cantor Press journalists have tried filtering in the Emirates. matic ties with Arab states. forcement. for the community, read a to make calls between the In the UAE, a recorded Deals between Israel and The deal also has enraged passage of the Torah for nations without success. But message in Arabic and the UAE are expected in Iran and Turkey, regional ri- visiting AP journalists. around 1:15 p.m. Sunday, English would typically play the coming weeks in such vals to the UAE. "To start from scratch is AP journalists in Jerusalem prior to Sunday saying calls areas as tourism, direct On Sunday, the chief of quite exciting, to know and Dubai could call each to +972 numbers could not flights and embassies. Early staff of Iran's armed forces that you start a community other from both landline be connected. The advent Sunday, the Emirates' state- called the UAE's decision a where there was actually and cellular phones reg- of internet calling allowed run WAM news agency an- "disaster." almost no Jews in all those istered to Israel's country people to get around the nounced a UAE company Mohammad Hossein Bagh- centuries, it's motivating code +972. ban, although these too had signed an agreement eri urged Abu Dhabi to "re- you also," Peterfreund said. Over an hour later, Emi- were often interrupted. with an Israeli company for vise" its position or the Irani- "We feel (like) pioneers."q A28 Monday 17 August 2020 WORLD NEWS 75 years later, can Asia shake off shackles of the past?

By FOSTER KLUG Society of Shanghai. Associated Press "To a large extent, Japan's TOKYO (AP) — Northeast foreign policies are fol- Asia doesn't so much re- lowing the United States," peat history as drag it along Wang said. "Japan should like an anchor. learn a lesson from World The bombs stopped falling War II to correctly deal with 75 years ago, but it is entire- the issue of history, which is ly possible — crucial even, good for the world and for some argue — to view Japan." The war debate the region's world-beating has also divided Japan. economies, its massive cul- Progressives acknowledge tural and political reach Japan's responsibility for and its bitter trade, terri- its crimes. Conservatives, tory and history disputes however, say Japan, as it through a single prism: struggled against Western World War II and Japan's imperialism, was boxed aggression in the Pacific. into war by resentful West- Even as Northeast Asia's ern powers and then pun- tangle of interlinking eco- ished by unfair postwar nomic and political webs trials. Those divisions have grows denser by the day, complicated efforts to ad- the potential for an unrav- dress the past and com- eling may loom as large pensate victims. Many now as at any time since are also exasperated over 1945. what's seen in Japan as an Japan in 2020 is unrecog- In this Feb. 23, 1945, file photo, U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise an American unwillingness of China and nizable to the fascist mili- flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. the Koreas to recognize the tary machine that once Associated Press. efforts Tokyo has made to rolled across Asia. Its military horrors in context when ex- the postwar U.S. occupa- ries of what happened are make amends. is now legally constrained amining why, 75 years later, tion of Japan, "swifter, more fading with each passing "The Chinese, Korean and as a "self-defense force." Japan and its neighbors still audacious, more success- year. But "the narratives of Southeast Asian tigers (and Its constitution demands can't come to terms with ful, and ultimately more oppression and victimiza- their) economic miracles peaceful cooperation with what's euphemistically re- crazed, murderous and tion are central to an iden- would not have happened the world. Postwar Japan ferred to as their "history self-destructive than any- tity and cemented through as quickly, and perhaps has pumped trillions of yen problems." one had imagined possible. education and popu- not even at all, if Japan (tens of billions of dollars) With its millions dead, in- In retrospect, it seemed al- lar culture," said Daniel had not led the way and into regional development. jured and displaced, with most an illusion — a 93-year Sneider, an expert on East provided generous assis- So how does this peaceful, its grand ideological nar- dream become nightmare Asia at Stanford University. tance," Cossa said. "History generous, stable nation still ratives belying some of the that began and ended "In that sense, the wartime did not end in 1945. There enrage so many? Why do worst brutality in the his- with American warships." historical memory also un- is a second half of the 20th the crimes of long-dead tory of warfare, with its cit- And now? dermines the stability and century where no nation Japanese politicians and ies pounded to rubble and Updated versions of those prosperity of the region." was as generous as Japan soldiers still loom so large in then, almost as shockingly, U.S. warships still patrol the In comparison to Asia, Eu- in helping others." its neighbors' eyes? rebuilt as glittering, high- same waters, dispatched rope has more successfully Conservative Japanese For many Koreans and Chi- tech showpieces, the war from permanent American moved past the trauma of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nese, there's a dogged per- in Asia has seared itself into bases in South Korea and World War II, with Germany often plays to Japanese ception, long encouraged the world's collective con- Japan. This infuriates North now working mostly in part- frustration with its neigh- by their national leaders, sciousness. Korea and China, who use nership with France and bors. that Japan has failed to Because Japan played it to justify their own fast-in- Britain, for instance. This And much of the anger fully address past atrocities, such a central role in those creasing arsenals. may be because the Soviet in South Korea and China including the sexual en- years it is jarring to remem- But the anger in North Asia threat during the Cold War centers on Japanese con- slavement of Asian women ber what a neglected af- can seem most incandes- forced the former Europe- servatives, including Abe, by Japanese troops, the terthought it was — isolat- cent when directed at Ja- an foes to cooperate. questioning past apologies forced labor of Asian men ed, feudal, deeply wary of pan. The postwar years in Asia, in- and crimes and pushing for in Japanese factories and the outside world — when The reason the war con- stead, saw a split that killed a stronger military. mines, and a host of other U.S. Commodore Matthew tinues to play such an out- collaboration and healing, So how will Northeast Asia unresolved insults lingering Perry's warships forced the sized role in regional ties is with Japan and South Ko- heal its ancient wounds? from Japan's brutal early ruling shoguns to open up because political leaders rea in the U.S. camp and Political leaders, for one, will 20th century push for re- to trade and commerce in Seoul and Beijing "see China and North Korea in have to "resist the tempta- gional dominance. with the West in 1854. the advantage in keep- the Soviet camp. The Ko- tion to use the past for their Many in Japan, meanwhile, A little less than a century ing these memories alive, rean Peninsula was literally own ends. It also requires a are frustrated that repeat- later, Japan's foreign min- not just to honor the dead, split into a Soviet-backed readiness by Japan, and ed and explicit high-level ister doffed his top hat to which everyone does, but north and U.S.-backed by others, to more fully apologies for wartime ac- sign surrender papers on for political advantage," south. confront that legacy and tions — not to mention the the deck of the USS Missouri Ralph Cossa, president Germany "solved" its war is- reassure Asians and oth- huge amounts of aid sent as it floated in Tokyo Bay. emeritus of the Pacific Fo- sues by squarely facing up ers that they have learned to former enemies over the Japan's breathtaking rise rum think tank in Hawaii, to is past, said Wang Sha- the lessons of the past," years — have seen so little and fall, in that compara- said in an email interview. opu, a Japanese studies said Sneider, author of "Di- goodwill in return. tively short period of time, Most Koreans and Chinese professor at Shanghai Jiao vided Memories: History It's useful to put the im- was, according to John alive today didn't experi- Tong University and honor- Textbooks and the Wars in mense scale of the war's Dower's masterful study of ence the war, and memo- ary president of the Japan Asia." q A29 BUSINESS Monday 17 August 2020 German food company to change racist name of popular sauce

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER small-chopped pieces of the year before. The Fed- BERLIN (AP) — One of Ger- bell pepper, onions, vine- eral Anti-Discrimination many's best-known food gar and spices like paprika. Agency said it received companies said it will re- It's mostly served with meat. 1,176 complaints about name a popular spicy A popular dish with the racism last year, an in- dressing because of the sauce that's often served crease of 10% compared racist connotations of its in traditional German res- to 2018. The number of name. taurants is called "Zigeun- complaints about racism Food company Knorr will erschnitzel," or "gypsy has more than doubled change the name of its schnitzel." That name is also since 2015, the agency "Zigeunersauce," or "gypsy still used on many menus said. There have also been sauce" to "Paprika Sauce across the country nowa- a rising number of racists Hungarian Style," the days — despite much criti- attacks in Germany re- German weekly Bild am cism. Roma and Sinti orga- cently, including the kill- Sonntag reported Sunday. nizations in Germany have ing of nine immigrants in "Since 'gypsy sauce' can long pointed out that the Hanau in February and the be interpreted in a nega- sauce is not even part of attack on a synagogue in tive way, we have decided their traditional cuisine and Halle last year by far-right to give our Knorr sauce a they have also demanded extremists.q new name," said Unilever, for years that the name be the international consum- abolished. The head of the er goods group that owns Central Council of German Knorr. Unilever could not Sinti and Roma welcomed independently be reached Knorr's decision to no lon- for comment on Sunday. ger use the term. The popular spicy sauce, "It is good that Knorr reacts a staple in many German to the complaints of ap- households, will within a parently a lot of people," few weeks show up with Romani Rose told Bild am the new name in supermar- Sonntag. However, he kets across the country, Bild added that more than the am Sonntag reported. discriminating nature of Civil rights groups have the sauce's name, he was for years called for the re- In this May 6, 2014 taken photo a man holds a bottle of "gypsy worried by the increasing sauce" from the manufacturer Knorr in his hand in Berlin, naming of the brand, but racism against minorities in Germany. in 2013, the company re- Associated Press Germany. jected the demand, the He noted how some soccer German news agency dpa racial stereotyping. line and on the margins of fans in Germany chant the reported. "Zigeuner" is a derogative society without equal ac- words "Zigeuner" or "Jude" The renaming of the brand German expression for the cess to education, jobs, — Jew — to insult players follows recent international Roma and Sinti minority or the opportunity for up- or fans of opposing teams debates over racism, espe- groups who have lived in wards mobility. during matches. cially in the United States, many European countries The terms "Zigeunersauce" In June, Germany's official where big national com- for centuries. Roma and has been used in Germany anti-discrimination watch- panies have also renamed Sinti are still discriminated for more than 100 years dog said it received sig- traditional brands in re- against in Europe. They of- to describe a hot sauce nificantly more complaints sponse to concerns about ten live below the poverty based on tomatoes with about racism in 2019 than 1st Mediterranean cruise sets sail after virus tests By FRANCES D’EMILIO un- for a seven-night cruise defined in the western Mediter- ROME (AP) — Cruise ship ranean. Any one testing passengers had their tem- positive, or with a fever, peratures checked and or having other COVID-19 took COVID-19 tests Sun- symptoms was denied day so they could set sail boarding, the company on what is being billed as said. Guest must wear the first Mediterranean face masks in elevators cruise after Italy’s pan- and other areas where so- demic lockdown. cial distancing is not pos- The cruise ship company sible. The crew spent time MSC has made the proce- in quarantine before the Passengers arriving in Rome from four Mediterranean dures, for crew as well as start of the cruise. countries receive instructions by airport staff, right, as they line passengers, part of its new Earlier this month, the Ital- up with their suitcases at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport to health and safety proto- ian government gave its be immediately tested for COVID-19, Sunday, Aug.16, 2020. cols. The MSC Grandiosa, approval for cruise ships to Associated Press. which was christened once again depart from MSC declined to say the Grandiosa, MSC’s last year, set sail from the Italy’s ports but limited how many passengers flagship, are Naples, Pal- northern Italian port of Ge- cruise ships to sailing with were sailing on this cruise. ermo, Sicily and Valletta, noa on Sunday evening 70% capacity. Among the port calls for Malta.q A30 Monday 17 August 2020 PEOPLE & ARTS/feature Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana on ‘The Crown’

NEW YORK (AP) — "The to be the show's final sea- Crown" has found its Prin- sons. No premiere date of cess Diana. season four has yet been Elizabeth Debicki will play announced. the Princess of Wales in "Princess Diana's spirit, her seasons five and six of "The words and her actions live Crown," the Netflix series in the hearts of so many," announced Sunday. Debicki said on Twitter. "It Debicki will join a new cast is my true privilege and for the series that includes honor to be joining this Imelda Staunton as Queen masterful series, which has Elizabeth, Lesley Manville had me absolutely hooked as Princess Margaret and from episode one." Jonathan Pryce as Prince Debicki, a 29-year-old Aus- Philip. Staunton succeeds tralian actress, is seen as Olivia Colman and Claire a rising star after a break- Foy in the role. out performance in Steve Emma Corrin is playing Di- McQueen's "Widows." She ana on the drama's up- also stars in Christopher No- coming fourth season, but lan's upcoming thriller "Te- Debicki will take on the net." Other credits include part for what's sure to be "The Great Gatsby," "The Actress Elizabeth Debicki poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The the character's most dra- Burnt Orange Heresy" and Burnt Orange Heresy' at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, in a Saturday, matic chapters. Seasons "Guardians of the Galaxy Sept. 7, 2019 file photo. five and six are expected Vol. 2."q Associated Press. Another quarantine must have? Houseplants, says The Sill CEO

By JOSEPH PISANI Q: Why? need to know exactly what AP Retail Writer A: There are certain plants you're buying in order to NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn't that aren't available cur- search and find it. just toilet paper that peo- rently because we're just Q: Who is The Sill's typical ple stocked up on during waiting for the next crop. shopper? the pandemic. There was a We've just sold through A: I would say 25- to run on houseplants, too. them much faster than 35-year-olds, both men Demand for greenery was even the growers could and women, but skews a lit- so high at The Sill, an online keep up with. tle bit more heavily towards plant store, that some va- Q: What plants are popu- women. But we've actually rieties were sold out. And lar? been seeing more men en- the rush of orders took the A: Some of the most pop- gage with the brand and company by surprise, lead- ular plants, especially for buy plants over time, so ing to shipping delays, a people living in cities, are we're excited to see that problem even online shop- plants that do better in low trend. ping giant Amazon had as This May 30, 2019 photo provided by The Sill shows Eliza Blank light environments or apart- Q: Why is that? more people stayed home outside The Sill’s San Francisco shop. ments. The ZZ plant has sold A: I think there's just more and shopped online. Associated Press. out on multiple occasions men out there who are tak- CEO Eliza Blank, who found- physical stores this year, fo- cent interview with The As- because it's very tolerant ing home decor, health ed The Sill in 2012, says peo- cusing instead on the five it sociated Press, Blank talks of low light. It's just really and wellness and self-care ple turned to plants when currently has. But it's been about the company's best- adaptable to a lot of dif- more seriously than ever. they realized they would expanding in other ways. sellers and why more men ferent environments, which It's no longer a cliché that be stuck at home and iso- It's offering more $10 on- are getting into plants. The makes it a really good be- young professional men lated from others for much line classes where people questions and answers be- ginner plant. don't decorate their homes longer than expected. can learn how to care for low have been edited for Q: Amazon started selling or don't invest in real dish- "It's something to nurture succulents or ask a plant clarity and length. live plants a couple of years es. I think they're starting to and have a relationship expert a question. And it Q: Plants take time to grow. ago. How do you compete mature and be on par with with," says Blank, who is 35. has added flowering plants How did you keep up with with them? women of their age in how The pandemic has caused to the mix, such as orchids, a rush in orders? A: Our customers are new they create a home space the company to postpone which cost $75 for one A: In the beginning, it was to plants. They've never for themselves. plans to open two more that's 14-inches tall. In a re- just a matter of our custom- taken care of plants be- Q: The Sill focuses on house- ers having to wait longer fore. So they're really look- plants. Have you thought for the product. Now we've ing for a better discovery about selling more plants done things like add addi- portal and some guidance for outdoor gardeners? tional shifts and engaged as to which plants they A: We're definitely open to with some of our growers should start with, whether it. Right now, I think indoor to do some of the shipping they want plants for begin- plants are having a really on our behalf. We've got- ners or plants that are pet- big moment. ten a better handle on it. friendly and nontoxic. We I think it's a great place But I would say we still go take a lot of the guesswork to start because I think it's through periods where it's out. the space that we are so more challenging than pre- I think the problem with desperate to bring nature COVID. Amazon is you generally into.q A31 local Monday 17 August 2020

Elements restaurant reveals dining renovations New offerings for thriving vegan scene

EAGLE BEACH — The rare pastel skies transitioning to restaurant for its innovation downtime this spring al- bright moonlit stars. and equal consideration lowed Bucuti & Tara Beach The most notable invest- for those seeking a fulfill- Resort to invest in renova- ment is the all-new dining ing plant-based nourish- tions and refresh its ac- deck along Eagle Beach, ment. While Chef Marc’s claimed Elements res- aptly named one of the high-end steak and sea- taurant and to create “Dream Beaches of the food dishes continuously innovative new items on its World.” The Caribbean’s earn high praise, admira- popular vegan menu. The most eco-certified resort tion along with increased Caribbean’s healthiest and to include being its only requests for his innovative safest vacation can be en- carbon-neutral hotel, care- and satiating healthy se- vorites and Far East staples, panied with roasted red joyed with a View to Dine fully selected an innovative lections prompted the ex- the team relishes relation- pepper pulp. For at the award-winning blend of 95% recycled ma- pansion the restaurant’s ships with local farmers and • Gado-Gado Entreé Sal- dining destination. terials. The earth-friendly existing standalone vegan procures as much on island ad: Elements adaptation manufacturing process re- menu. such as its microgreens. A of this classic Indonesian Michelin-trained Chef coups factory waste and From dedicated vegans sampling of the full menu dish composed of Tem- Marc Giesbergs, director of eliminates the use of harm- to guests who occasion- includes: peh, beansprouts, green food & beverage at Bucuti ful chemicals. ally seek a healthy, flavorful • Layered Roots of the An- beans, carrot, bell pepper, & Tara, and his team quick- Luxury resort designer alternative, the extensive des: Towering layers of truf- cilantro, pickled cabbage, ly seized the unexpected Dada Designs of Miami led vegan menu weaves in fle potato, sweet potato complemented with a di- quiet time to reimagining the aesthetic component flavors of the world. From mash, basil-marinated red vine peanut sauce atop a the Eagle Beach dining ex- of the renovations. The the likes of classic comfort beets along with chunky bed of rice noodles. perience. They put on their same team masterminded foods given a modern twist seasoned avocado served design hats in the front-of- the concepts resulting in to a zesty nod to Latin fa- with carrot chips accom- Continued on Page 32 the-house and turned the laidback luxury of the Tara back-of the-house into a Wing revisions in 2017 and test kitchen. the Bucuti Wing refresh in 2020. Refreshed and stylishly so- cial distanced Vegan menu expands by Elements restaurant has demand long featured mostly seat- Elements restaurant goes ing for two, so safe, physi- beyond one full menu and cal distancing was already offers complete menus the norm at the romantic, for vegan/vegetarian, adults-only enclave. Cou- gluten-free and world cui- ples can also enjoy a spe- sine offering prized steaks cial 6-course meal for 2 with and sustainable seafood. a bottle of Champagne or Aruba’s blossoming veg- wine included, in a private an and vegetarian scene beach palapa where they has become a Caribbean will experience an array of food destination anchored flavors accompanied by in large part to Elements A32 Monday 17 August 2020 local

Elements restaurant reveals dining renovations New offerings for thriving vegan scene eran, Chef Marc recently Elements restaurant is within Center for Disease received on Elements’ adults-only and available Control guidelines, World behalf the coveted Wine to both resort guests and Health Organization rec- Spectator 2020 Award of offsite guests, alike. Reser- ommendations and in-per- Excellence for his diverse, vations are highly recom- son evaluations by prac- sustainable wine list that ex- mended. The SandBar is re- ticing ICU (intensive care ceeds the expectations of served exclusively for resort unit) doctors and nurses the resort’s global clientele. guests. who were hosted onsite this “After months of research spring at Bucuti & Tara. and testing, my talented Bucuti & Tara: The Caribbe- With its new touch-free ex- Continued from Page 31 infused Pineapple Quinoa culinary team and I im- an’s Healthiest and Safest perience combined with Margarita: Latin America proved the flavor and Vacation Experience the new hospital-grade, • Range-free Steak: A nod inspired, this agave nectar- healthfulness of both tra- As the region’s most-eco high-tech health safety to the West, this ground len- infused quinoa is crowned ditional and modern fare, certified hotel, Bucuti has protocols and Aruba’s til patty is served with roast- with a slow simmered lime and are very proud of our long had a heightened Health & Happiness Code ed vegetable gravy and and pineapple chutney new vegan menu at Ele- awareness for the health seal, guests can confi- partnered with a mosaic of laced with cardamom and ments restaurant,” shares and safety of both guests dently relax into vacation squash, glazed carrots and clove, finished with a touch Chef Marc Giesbers, direc- and the planet. mode. To learn more, visit classic fondant potatoes. of strawberry sauce. tor of food & beverage at Its new COVID-19 safety Bucuti.com.q • Agave and Cardamom- A fine dining restaurant vet- Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort. protocols were developed Conservation of Aruba’s protected areas continues

and biodiversity. This policy docu- archaeological, and geological ment is the first step of a larger features of the park. The tireless management plan which will ul- work of conservation will continue timately stimulate low impact, in full force with the new protect- sustainable recreation in favor of ed areas that have recently been conservation and protection of placed under the management Aruba’s nature. of FPNA. For these additional pro- As stipulated in the agreement tected areas, FPNA will now start with the Government of Aruba with the lengthy dialogue with dif- “landsbesluit Parke Nacional ferent stakeholders which will re- Arikok (AB 2000 no. 59) FPNA is sult in a long term management responsible for the preservation plan for these protected areas. of the biodiversity, the natural FPNA would like to extend its environment, and the natural gratitude to the entire commu- ORANJESTAD — On Friday morn- today the judge ruled in favor of beauty within the national park. nity and visitors for all the support ing, August 14, 2020, Foundation nature conservation. The scope of preservation is by received for its conservation ef- Park National Aruba (FPNA) re- means of protection, manage- forts. FPNA will maintain a strong ceived the verdict on a pending In the month of May, FPNA intro- ment, and possible development communication with all partners court case of the Aruba Off-Road duced the policy document to or enrichment of the native flora and stakeholders as it relates to Foundation against the Govern- gradually regulate the motorized and fauna and the mutual eco- high impact motorized traffic and ment of Aruba, Aruba Birdlife vehicles in the protected area of logical connections. Furthermore, work together to reach our goal Conservation and FPNA. After a Arikok National Park, due to the FPNA is responsible for the preser- of sustainable recreation favoring two week prolonged decision, high impact to our flora, fauna, vation of the cultural, historical, nature conservation.q