Oregon Advance Times_1968-04-11

Page 4 Oregon Advance/TIMES April 11, 1968 . Does It Make A Difference '------------by DIANNIA M. MONROE-------------A of segregation in ' American. In recent articles in var- get away from the name ious Negro Magazines there . "Negro" we must take a have been controversial is- step at a time. "Black" sues on the name that we, is believed, by many, to be "Negro," "black," and the first step towards a more "Afro-American," wish to be dignified name designating called. our color, and directly op- There is the word "Negro" posing the name of "white." which is considered by many Many of our present day as an inaccurate slave- militant nationalist leaders oriented appellation related encourage the use of "black" to the master-slave mentality as the acceptable name. of both black and white men. "Black" is a loose color This name was placed upon us designation which is not con– by the white man during the nected with land, history, or days of slavery. The word culture. Therefore, we have "Negro" has been added to the group that prefer to be the list of words to be called "Afro-American." capitalized and is acquiring The use of this name many more dignity in our stand as feel is geographically and Americans. There are those culturally correct. It desig– that say "Negro" is as ac- nates the land from which we curate and euphonious as the originated just as the names words "black" and "Afro- of Italian-American, Polish– American" and that we American, and Spanish– should be proud to use the American designate their name. origin. There seems to be much The "Negro," "black," or objection, though, among "Afro-American," are too young people who link the often portrayed as a stereo– word "Negro" to Uncle Tom, type race. Changing the and prefer to use the word name will not change things. "black." This is not going to make With the emergence of the the white man accept us any– Black Power movement the more than he has. It is use of the word "black" has not going to suddenly and rapidly spread. In order to eternally solve the problem They're Bigger and Better at the Bun-'n-Burger Names mean different things to different people de– pending upon their back– ground. Whichever name, "Negro," "black," or "Afro– American," gives you a sense of identity and dignity, then this is the name you should use. But remember, this alone will not open the doors to opportunity. The feeling of inferiority is in the man, not in the name. Therefore, we must move towards self– improvement for the future of our place in society. The core of the problem lies in the belief that all men are created equal. It is up to each individual to decide for himself what name he will use. Regard– less of the name chosen, he must remember that it is not the name that makes the man, but the man behind the name. Jefferson PTA To Honor Aides Past presidents of the Jef– ferson High School Parent Teacher Association will be honored Thursday, April 18, in a meeting scheduled for the school cafeteria. Theme of the meeting will be the May primary elec– tion. A member of the Lea– gue of Women Voters and Albert Bade of the Portland School District financial of- DeliciOU S Hamburgers 25' fice will speak. Sizzling Fries - Cool Malts 230 North Killingsworth Ron Seidel, student body president, will outline plans of the student body to inform the community of the impor– tance of passing the new tax base measure. r----------------------------..,., i <: GLEN & KERNS i DollarsFor Docks ! _ ~ ~- AUTOMOTIVE I The Dock Commission will l ~:j.°': ....__ SERVICE CENTER I seek approval of Portland's ~ ~ 0 \I voters in the primary elec- ~ Author ized Agent \ Dyna Vision \ tion of May 28 of a I I $12,500,000 general <.1bliga- \ • Latest Auto Test Equipment I tion bond issue to complete I * Parts Distribution • Home Calls I two multiple purpose cargo 1 1 2 8 7 _ 3 5 0 3 ~ berths now under construe- ~ tion at Terminal No. 2, to I 3956 N. Vancouver I provide additional cargo 1-----------------------,----~ handling facilities, and to ac- SUGAR GLAZED RIBS in a basket with • FRENCH FRIES • COLE SLAW • GARLIC TOAST ---------------~or---------------------- Have a RIB-IN at home Basket to Go ONE TWO THREE spo s2ss SJ95 ADDIT 10 NAL BASKETS s1oo ea. Shangri La Restaurant 6820 N. ~ UNION AVENUE PORTLAND, OREGON 289- 9184 AA Small Eggs U.S. No. 1 \. 4 Doz. 99~ complish water pollution abatement, among other needs. It is intended that Docks Development Bonds be spread over six years, and retired over 20 years. The average annual levy to retire the bonds is estimated at 21.7 cents per year per $1000 true cash value. For a home of $10,000 true cash value, this amounts to a 20- year total of only $43.42, an average of $2.17 a year. Spring cleaning is coming up! Full Goodwill bags may be taken to collection boxes at many shopping centers. Happiness is - giving to Goodwill! Corno & Son Fruit 711 S.E. Union 232-3157 Russet Potatoes\.________ 50 lb. bag :$1 29 Golden Ripe Bananas lb. 12~ More Letters- 'the People Spealc' ~~~:ti;td from Nixon won't even write the poor. The poor whites and poor Negroes will suffer under Nix– on and Hatfield. They are working only for these college students, not the poor Negroes. Edna Prince Box 219 LEROI WAS WRONG To the Editor: As a regular reader of your newspaper, I feel obliged to comment on your March 28 issue. In this issue two con– flicting attitudes toward Black Power are suggested: one by your editorial and another by Edna Tidwell' s review of Le– roi Jones' book, "Horne." Your editorial I would agree with. Black power, in its most humanistic expression, is the assertion of selfhood by those whose society denies them as much. The term is both practical and unfortunate. Practical, because it is based on a statistical truism (the prejudice against black peo– ple), but unfortunate because it implies the power of "black" is to be emphasized instead of the power of'' self.'' Leroi Jones uses the term as a racist and, unfortunately, Miss Tidwell fails to say as much in her review. Miss Tidwell praises Jones because his point of view is never in doubt, because he is "forthright and seems to be honest." No doubt about it. But even in a society based on hypocrisy, as I believe American society is, one must look for values in addition to honesty. Who doubts the sincerity of Stalin or Hitler? Jones writes in his book, '' Anybody can print moneyI But not everybody can live in the world with the peaceful strength of the truly virtuous man. (White Americans can– not. )" Take out "White Amer – icans" and put in "Negro" or "Jew" and the blatant racism in this statement is obvious. It must be recognized once and for all that persons, as well as societies, are either racist or they are not, either human existence is the prime value or it is not. Leroi Jones prefers black existence to human existence. Though one may understand the psychological roots of the preference, the understanding does not condone it. More humanistic is the attitude of Frantz Fanon {"TheWretched of the Earth" and "Black Skin, White Masks"), who writes, "The Negro is not. Any more than the white man.'' Unless the Black Power movement turns on the ''self'' and turns off the "black" it is going to deteriorate into the hypocrisy we have seen before. Racists, even when they are distinguished poets, must not be excused because they hate "honestly." Charles Deemer 4065 N. Mississippi MEMORIAL SERVICE To the Editor: I was one of nearly 2,000 Portlanders who attended last Sunday's magnificent me– morial service for Dr. Mar– tin Luther King at Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church. It was a real privilege. 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