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photo by Beverly Corbell/The Portland Observer Estefania Tapia (left), one of the music teachers helping keep alive an after-school band program at Jefferson High School, fills in on vocals during a dress rehearsal of the Pacific Northwest Show Band, held recently at the school, drawing students from all over the metro area. Tapia is also director of the Sounds of Jefferson band, created just for Jefferson High students. School Band on a Lifeline Sounds of Jefferson is back; but program needs funds by Beverly Corbell a huge success with hundreds of kids involved, from cluded and attracted African American students, who The Portland Observer elementary school on up. Now he’s trying to do it all comprise more than half the student body. In the 1970s, Jefferson High was a performing arts over again, but this time, as an after-school program. Luwam Solomon, who is black, rides a bus for an school with a thriving school band, the Sounds of “The reality is that it’s going to be a long time be- hour each day just to go to Jefferson, and now as a Jefferson. Today, the focus is on college prep aca- fore it’s an in-school program (at Jefferson), so the singer with the Sounds of Jefferson, she’s getting a demics and the school’s highly-rated dance program best shot we have is for an after-school program, and music education as well, Little said. is the only remnant of those days. I’m a believer in after-school programs,” he said. But the band is in danger of folding because of Back then, the school’s music program was creat- Serving inner north and northeast Portland, Jeffer- ed and run by Jim Little. He said the school band was son High has traditionally been a school that has in- Continued on Page 4 Page 2 March 7, 2018 The Week in Review

The Shape of Water Wins Big at the Academy Awards The love story fantasy ‘The Shape of Water’ snagged four Oscars at the 90th Academy Awards Sunday, including best picture and best director. Frances McDormand won best actress for her role in ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,’ Gary Oldman won best actor for ‘Darkest Hour,’ and Kobe Bryant won an Oscar for his short ani- mated film ‘Dear Basketball.’ Downtown O’Bryant Square Plaza Closed for Safety O’Bryant Square, a small downtown park, will be closed indefinitely Jordan Peele became the first African American to win an Oscar for best original screenplay for his due to safety concerns with the parking garage below the site, city film ‘Get Out,’ at Sunday’s 90th annual Academy Awards. (AP photo) officials announced Monday. The parking structure was temporary closed back in September, but engineers recently found additional problems. ‘Get Out’ Writer Wins Oscar Hundreds of Students Rally at Capital for Gun Control Writer and director Jordan the award. “I want to dedicate this “Get Out” previously brought Hundreds of high school students, carrying signs and clamoring for Peele, 39, made movie history to all the people who raised my Peele a Directors Guild award; gun control, traveled to Oregon’s state capital in Salem Monday as Sunday by becoming the first Af- voice and let me make this movie.” best feature and best writer awards they joined a welling tide of activism in the wake of the recent deadly rican American to win an Acade- The film, which satires racism, at the Independent Spirit Awards; Florida school shooting. my Award for best original screen- was a box office smash and criti- and for best original screenplay by play for the movie ‘Get Out.’ cal darling when it hit theaters one the Writers Guild of America. Gov. Brown Signs Law to End Gun Loophole “I stopped writing this movie year ago. It was also the first time The Academy also nominated On Monday, Gov. Kate Brown signed into law a bill banning posses- about 20 times…I thought it was a black writer-director hit $100 “Get Out” for best picture and sion of guns and ammunition be people convicted of domestic abuse impossible,” the former sketch million in revenues with their de- Peele for best director. and under restraining orders. The bill closed a loophole in a 2015 law comedy star said while accepting but film. that excluded some abusers from the ban, such as boyfriends who abuse partners they don’t live with. TriMet Begins Service for Three New Bus Lines TriMet launched three new bus lines on Monday, with services to Rebuke to Arming Teachers Beaverton, east Portland and Gresham. Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held to celebrate the largest expansion of bus service the public Union leaders transportation agency has had in years. Hardesty Steps Down from NAACP for Election Race speak out Activist Jo Ann Hardesty resigned as president of the Portland NAACP last week to avoid a conflict with the organization’s rules against the idea as she runs for election to the Portland City Council. The civil rights by Danny Peterson group has a policy requiring its officers to step aside if they run for The Portland Observer political office. The idea of arming some teach- es with guns as a response to the Net Neutrality in Oregon Passes Legislature rising number of school shootings A local version of net neutrality passed both houses in the Oregon across the country is drawing a Legislature last week and is headed for the governor’s desk. The bill rebuke from community leaders, would prevent public bodies such as state and local governments and including the union presidents of school districts, from contracting with broadband providers that en- gage in “paid prioritization.” Three students from Mt. Tabor Middle Continued on Page 7 School testified in support of the measure. Daryl Turner Suzanne Cohen

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photos by Mark Washington/The Portland Observer Pastor Rose Franks of Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church delivers a sack lunch to Paul Joseph as part of a feeding and clothing drive for the homeless. Feeding the Hungry Church helps by fixing hundreds of sandwiches Arts The Hughes Memorial United addition to occasional socks, hats, pastor assistant. “Our goal is end the ENTERTAINMENT pages 8-10 Methodist Church congregation in gloves, and coats. homelessness.” & northeast Portland is upping the ante Since December 2015, church In the future, the church wishes when it comes to their assistance members have been meeting every to increase its monthly outreach to feeding and clothing the homeless. fourth Saturday of the month to pre- once a week, also on Saturdays. Under the leadership of Pastor pare and deliver the meals to home- To inquire about the Hughes Me- Rose Franks, church volunteers less areas around town. morial homeless outreach program, have been able to increase the num- “After so many years of watch- visit the church at 111 N.E. Fail- ber of lunches they prepare each ing homeless and hungry people ing St. or get in touch with Pastor month to ease hunger from their outside in our community it was Franks at 503-200-0846, or visit shelter-less neighbors, from 50 time now to stop talking and watch- hughesmemorialumc.org for more lunch sacks, to up to 200 bags, in ing and act,” said Janette Rucker, information.

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Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church volunteers prepare sandwiches every fourth Saturday of the month for donations to the homeless. The northeast Portland church hopes to expand the effort to as much as weekly in the future. Portland Teams Play for State pages 12-13 Four Portland schools are com- ocrats will be without star player, Salem (18-7). On the girls’ side, Opinion peting for a state championship in junior guard Marcus Tsohonis, Benson (21-5) faces Tigard (23-3) basketball this week with the Ore- because of a broken finger he sus- on Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. gon 6A tournaments for boys and tained in a playoff win last Satur- Quarterfinal and final games girls being held at the University day against Grants Pass. will be played Friday and Satur- pages 14 Classifieds of Portland in north Portland. Lincoln (12-5) will face off day, March 9 and 10. All games On the boys’ side, defending against Southridge (23-3) at 6:30 will be carried live by the Oregon champion Jefferson (24-3) will p.m. Thursday; and Grant (22-4) School Activities Association. face off against Jesuit (21-5) on will follow the contest with an Visit osaa.org/media to view the Calendar page 15 Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The Dem- 8:15 p.m. matchup against West streams and broadcasts. Page 4 March 7, 2018 School Band on a Lifeline debt as a result even though re- he said. Continued from Front sources are shared, said Sounds Jefferson High junior Daria lack of funding. The Sounds of of Jefferson Director Estefania Stallions, who plays flute and Find Local and Jefferson had about 14 mem- Tapia. To raise funds to help saxophone, came out of a clas- bers last year, but this year the keep both programs alive, a sical music background at Hos- number has dropped to five. gofundme account has been ford Middle School in north National News at Little hopes that more funding set up at gofundme.com/heat- Portland and is a member of can get more kids to join up wavemusicproject. Sounds of Jefferson. Although and encourage more parental “We feel like if we get the she’s not planning a career in and staff support. funding it would get the Jeffer- music, she said the benefits are But there’s more to the sto- son band off the ground,” she far reaching for other fields. ry. After several years at Jef- said. “And if we had a general “Just the experience of per- ferson, Little went on to head startup to fund both bands, it forming and gigs and setting the music program at Portland would benefit everyone.” things up and taking them Community College’s Cas- Money raised would be used apart, you develop skills to cade Campus. He then moved for instruments and repairs, in- know how to do that, and it to California to work in the structor’s salaries, funding for helps you in life,” she said. music industry and started a Pacific Northwest Heatwave to Little said the experience performing band for young go on tour this spring, and to the kids get performing and people, the Heatwave Jazz and start funding for Sounds of Jef- practicing can have similar end Show Band, which toured reg- ferson to tour in 2019, she said. results to that all-time favor- ularly and in 2016, and even The program is also good for ite extracurricular activity — performed at the Newport Jazz students because they can learn sports. Festival. and perform music as an ex- “It’s like athletics. If you The Heatwave band per- tracurricular without affecting want to get any kind of base- formed at Jefferson about four their academic standards. ball scholarship, or basket- years ago at the invitation of Little said many who went ball, or girls’ volleyball ball Vice Principal Ricky Allen, through the earlier Jefferson or swimming, you have to be and about a year later Little music program went on to suc- on a traveling team,” he said. started a Portland chapter, the cessful careers in music, and “I’ve seen other (after school) Pacific Northwest Heatwave two members of last year’s music programs that are unbe- Show Band, based at Jefferson. Sounds of Jefferson band are lievable successful, throughout www.portlandobserver.com Then he re-started the Sounds now majoring in music at the the country.” of Jefferson at the school. University of Oregon. The gofundme campaign is The 15 members of Heat- Tyler Barcos, who graduated just part of fundraising, and wave come from all over the from the Vancouver School of Heatwave will present a show- Portland metro area, and al- Arts and Academics last year, case fundraiser at Jefferson on though the Heatwave organi- said being involved with both Saturday, March 10. zation is nonprofit, there is still Sounds of Jefferson and Heat- A dress rehearsal at the a $75 monthly charge for high wave is also helping him pur- school auditorium proved that school students. Graduates are sue his dreams. He has a little the band is performance ready. welcome for free. But Little studio in his room where he As an R&B cover band, the 3rd Annual Awards Luncheon wants to keep the Sounds of composes and records, he plays flawless performance rivaled & Jefferson free for all kids. trombone and trumpet, and he any Las Vegas show band, with The problem is lack of mon- like jazz and funk. Tapia belting it out as one of 2018 DATI E. J. Holifield Scholarship Award ey. Fundraisers and a gofund- “I’m one of the more senior the vocalists. Fundraiser Event to Support SW Washington and Portland High me campaign last year raised people, so I can help others,” There were only a dozen or Schools Black Student Unions Education and Career Goals only about half the $10,000 he said. “My ultimate goal is to so folks in the audience, but “Women Leading the Way to Success” needed annually, so Heatwave start working on the technical if the performance had been has been underwriting Sounds side of the music industry, pro- before a packed auditorium, Woman of Faith of Jefferson. 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Opinion articles do not necessarily represent the views of the Portland Observer. We welcome reader essays, photos and story ideas. Submit to [email protected]. Opinion Lasting Effects of Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy legacy with lasting effects to stock of black women’s current build upon. tackle barriers to black wom- Black women this day. political power. That’s why the Ten of the 12 black women en’s political progress. The 2018 elections will mark Center for American Wom- who have served in statewide But the work doesn’t stop taking aim at another stop on the Chisholm en and Politics and the High- elected executive office have with us. Recognizing the im- Trail, where black women are er Heights Leadership Fund held office in the past two de- perative of black women’s the status quo poised to build on Chisholm’s teamed up again to release cades. In 1990, just one Black political inclusion is a respon- legacy of leadership, determi- “The Chisholm Effect: Black woman served in Congress; 18 sibility we all share. When nation, and desire to disrupt the Women in American Politics years later, that number is up Chisholm was campaigning status quo. Amidst reports of 2018.” to 19. In just the last 5 years, 8 amidst war, social unrest, and the “surge” of women running The report outlines the status black women have been elect- crises of leadership, she ar- in 2018 are lack women can- of black women in American ed mayor in the 100 most pop- gued, “At present, our country didates at every level, includ- politics today. Despite being ulous cities in the U.S. And just needs women’s idealism and ing some with the potential to 7.3 percent of the U.S. popu- this year, Sheila Oliver became determination, perhaps more by Kelly Dittmar and make history. Perhaps most no- lation, black women are less the first Democratic black in politics than anywhere Glynda Carr tably, 2018 could see the elec- than 5 percent of officeholders woman lieutenant governor na- else.” Fifty years ago, Shirley tion of the first black woman elected to statewide executive tionwide. Those words ring especial- Chisholm campaigned suc- governor in the United States. offices, Congress, and state This momentum will only ly true today, as our country cessfully to become the first The potential to harness and legislatures. Black women are continue - and increase - with confronts significant challeng- black woman in Congress. expand black women’s politi- 5 of the mayors in the nation’s work. Black women are doing es at home and abroad. In this Four years later, she became cal power is not limited to can- top 100 most populous cities. the work every day to engage moment, the opportunities for the first woman of color and didates this year. Black women Since Chisholm served as their communities in the po- meeting this demand while in- the first African American to voted at the highest rates of any the sole black woman in Con- litical process, to make their creasing black women’s politi- win delegate votes at a major race and gender group in both gress, 38 black women have own voices heard, and to take cal power, especially in elected party presidential convention. the 2008 and 2012 presiden- served in Congress from 16 their seats at the tables of gov- office are great. And we’ve got Throughout her presidential tial elections, and again in the states, including 2 black wom- ernance. Organizations like some guidance on how to do it campaign, she attracted voters 2017 special U.S. Senate elec- en senators. Over the same Higher Heights are working to in 2018: Follow the Chisholm to the “Chisholm Trail” with tion in Alabama. If that race is half-century, 12 black women amplify those voices and hold Trail. her motto and reputation of be- any guide, black women voters have been elected to statewide political leaders accountable Kelly Dittmar is an assistant ing “unbought and unbossed.” appear mobilized to turn out in executive office. These num- for inclusion. And, with Higher professor of political science But Chisholm’s trailblazing high numbers again in 2018. bers are small when considered Heights, the Center for Ameri- and a Center for American didn’t end with her presidential But before we can measure within the 50-year context, but can Women and Politics is con- Women and Politics scholar; defeat. She served in Congress progress for black women in the pace of advancement in re- tinuing to conduct research and and Glynda Carr is co-founder for another decade and left a election 2018, we need to take cent years marks momentum to programs that both identify and of Higher Heights for America. Workers See Minimal Impact in Take Home Pay utility bills. in Florida for sale. bit of cash. Many of those bonuses, it The tax scam Not everyone is so lucky. If The Koch Brothers alone Turns out, they’re not seeing turns out, are being doled out there’s one constant of scams, will spend $20 million on ads that money. But the PR push is to garner political support for starts to sink in it’s that given enough opportu- selling the tax bill. This is a having an impact. the tax bill, not for the benefit by Josh Hoxie nities, they’ll get somebody drop in the bucket compared While majority of the Amer- of the business or as a thank It’s no fun be- to give up the goods. to the $1.4 billion they stand to ican people never supported you to workers. They’re also ing scammed. Today, that somebody is gain every year in tax breaks. the bill, most polls have shown supposed to distract the public I distinctly re- the United States. It’s also a tiny fraction of their an uptick in support since De- from the massive onslaught of member looking As their W-2s arrive in overall campaign spending on cember. The most recent poll layoffs that came in the wake for my first big the mail, U.S. workers are the 2018 midterms elections, — from GBA Strategies — of the tax cuts — from Walmart city apartment starting to see the mini- which is projected to reach found that 44 percent of voters to Coca-Cola to Comcast and and finding an ad mal impact of the new tax $400 million. oppose the law, compared to many more. that looked perfect. Beautiful changes passed by Congress The Kochs have their work just 40 percent who support it. The Trump tax cuts are a picture, cheap rent, great loca- late last year. While the bud- cut out for them. A new poll The GBA study had anoth- scam, benefiting the wealthy tion. It sounded too good to be get-busting package was a from Politico shows most work- er interesting finding: Voters at the expense of everyone true and, sadly, it was. boon for millionaires, it means ers report seeing no increase in are incredibly susceptible to else. If you happened to find Just send a check in the mail, next to nothing for ordinary their take home pay after the messaging on this issue. That’s yourself caught up in the scam, and don’t forget to send over people. new tax laws took effect. why the GOP donor class is don’t blame yourself. The sales your Social Security number, Still, there’s a massive pub- This is important. spending unprecedented sums pitch was mighty impressive. they said. We’ll mail you a key. lic relations campaign being The whole premise behind on ads. But also, don’t get scammed Fortunately, I didn’t take waged right now by Republi- adding $1.5 trillion to the debt, The tax law is also getting a twice. the bait. I’ve also managed to can donors backing the Trump giving massive handouts to the boost from corporations’ pub- Josh Hoxie directs the Proj- dodge the countless “Nigerian tax cuts. Make the rich richer, ultra-wealthy, and giving a tax lic relations departments, who ect on Taxation and Opportu- royalty” looking to make me they say, and we’ll all benefit. break to the nation’s most prof- are making splashy announce- nity at the Institute for Policy rich via e-mail, and the endless And while you’re at it, itable corporations was that ments about bonuses for their Studies. Distributed by Other- robo-calls about lowering my they’ve got some swampland working folks would also get a workers. Words.org. 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cally in tears. nership with locally owned Al- “In case there is anyone out bina Construction, Brett Schultz there that is struggling on this Architect, and lender Beneficial A Pathway to Return home-ownership journey, I want State Bank, with grants from berta Street four years ago, which service.” you to know that it is possible,” Wells Fargo Housing Founda- Continued from Page 5 sparked community outcry of fur- A home-owner who was placed Bridgeman-Bunyoli said. “There tion and the Meyer Trust helping will be working with the Portland ther displacement, and prompted into housing through PCRI shared are going to be challenges, there’s to ensure the homes are afford- Housing Bureau to revise the pol- City Commissioner Dan Saltzman her journey at the ceremony of going to be set-backs, it’s hard. able to low-and-medium-income icy to be more effective and hopes and then-Mayor Charlie Hales to buying her first home, a three bed- But this is a phenomenal team buyers. Pathway 1000 will also attract pledge $20 million for housing room condominium in northeast that’s really committed to the Fitzpatrick thanked the Port- more buyers. initiatives. Portland in July. community and that will get you land Housing Bureau, Mayor Ted A meeting between Mayor “We can make amends for Arika Bridgeman-Bunyoli, a through to the other side.” Wheeler, and Commissioner Dan Wheeler and the committee over- some of the thing we’ve done in health educator for Multnomah The building site on Williams Saltzman, and the PCRI team for seeing the strategy is scheduled the past, as a community,” Fitz- County, said she was paying about will accommodate four townho- their support. for later this month to discuss im- patrick told the Portland Observer, 45 percent of her income to rent mes with two and three bedrooms, More groundbreaking for Path- provements that could be made. as to her aspirations for Pathway each month and was barely able two and three stories each, respec- way 1,000 homes are slated to oc- The policy came in the wake 1000. “If we can do this and do it to keep herself and her two young tively, and comply with Earth Ad- cur in the coming months, one on of a city-proposed Trader Joe’s right and give them an opportunity children afloat financially. In vantage green building standards. Balendena Avenue and one on the at the corner of Northeast Martin to return to their roots that would 2012, when she went to the offices The homes are scheduled to corner of Martin Luther King and Luther King Boulevard and Al- be doing the community a good of PCRI for help, she was practi- be completed late 2018 in part- Rosa Parks Way, Fitzpatrick said.

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