Black History Month–Day 22

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In honor of Black History Month, here are few profiles of contributors to history of African descent:

Lemuel Haynes

First Black Minuteman

Lemuel Haynes: He served as a minuteman during the American Revolutionary War, fighting at the April 1775 Battle of Lexington. He was an indentured servant who enlisted in the war after earning his freedom. He later became an ordained Protestant minister.

Crispus Attucks

First Casualty of the American Revolution

Crispus Attucks: The former slave was the first casualty of the American Revolutionary War when he was killed during the Boston Massacre. In 1888 the Crispus Attucks monument was unveiled in the Boston Common.

Thanks to Tanisha and Bryan Jones and their daughter Sinai for compiling these profiles from the following sources:

1) The Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, by Susan Altman
2) The Roots website, theroots.com
3) Famous Black Inventors website, black-inventor.com

Sabin CDC Meet & Greet coming up!

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The Alberta Coöperative Grocery writes to tell us about the Sabin CDC Meet and Greet:
We at Alberta Cooperative Grocery have been working with the folks at Sabin CDC for quite some time now, most recently we partnered with them for our annual winter food drive.  Sabin is a community organization working towards supporting folks here in our community in Northeast Portland, and more specifically the Alberta area of Northeast Portland,with affordable housing, adult education, food and toy drives, and more.  They are hosting an event in March wherein everyone can come and talk with them about their upcoming events and plans.  From their
email, in their words:

Sabin CDC invites you to spend some time with us!

Please mark your calendars for March 8th from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm for
a meet and greet with Sabin’s board of Directors and Executive
Director.  Come find out about the two construction projects under way,
new partnerships that have been formed in 2012, exciting programming
coming to our renovated learning center, Alberta Street news, and fun
networking with community members.

Where: Helser’s on Alberta St., on the corner of 16th and Alberta
When: Thursday, March 8th, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Beer, wine, soft drinks, and appetizers will be provided.  We are
looking for an informal, great time with you and other community folks.
Remember to save this date and join us for a couple hours of fun!

Please feel free to contact Craig with any and all questions at (503)
287-3496.

Sabin CDC: Helping to Build Sustainable Neighborhoods

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Kitchen Commons Seeks Cooking Group Leader for King Neighborhood

The Collective Cooking Group Leader will help to coordinate Kitchen Common’s collective cooking group pilot program in the King Neighborhood. The Leader will be responsible for facilitating the cooking group sessions (anticipated to occur monthly from April through December) and will also participate in planning and evaluation for the program.

This leadership position will directly contribute to Kitchen Common’s collective cooking group model, an initiative funded by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods to support communities as they save money on food, share skills with neighbors, prepare favorite recipes, and share meals. Through these monthly gatherings, the cooking group participants will save time and grocery dollars by cooking a lot of food to share, gaining new cooking skills, nutrition awareness, and friends in the process. To learn more about this initiative, please visit www.kitchencommons.net or call us at 503-956-0672. For more details about this leadership role and to apply for the position of Cooking Group Leader, please visit http://kitchencommons.net/KingCookingLeader.

Black History Month–Day 21

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In honor of Black History Month, here are few profiles of contributors to history of African descent:

Eric Williams

Eric Williams didn’t invent the cardiac stent, but his design for it has helped change the lives of millions who suffer from heart disease. With the use of stent technology, patients can avoid the arduous process of open-heart surgery, which can be particularly detrimental to older patients. Stent surgery is less invasive, and patients can usually go home the next day.

 

 

 

Thomas Jennings

Thomas Jennings was the first African American to receive a patent, on March 3, 1821 (U.S. patent3306x). Thomas Jennings’ patent was for a dry-cleaning process called “dry scouring”. The first money Thomas Jennings earned from his patent was spent on the legal fees (my polite way of saying enough money to purchase) necessary to liberate his family out of slavery and support the abolitionist cause.

Thanks to Tanisha and Bryan Jones and their daughter Sinai for compiling these profiles from the following sources:

1) The Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, by Susan Altman
2) The Roots website, theroots.com
3) Famous Black Inventors website, black-inventor.com