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In Remembrance Of Fitzgerald Redd Beaver , Gone But Never Forgotten.

January 1, 2020 by Admin NW FACTS 4 Comments

“I shall pass this way but once; therefore any good that I can do or any kindness that I may show let me do it now. For I shall not pass this way again.”
Fitzgerald Beaver – Founder THE FACTS NEWSPAPER
Photo History : Charlie James interviewing Fitzgerald Beaver at THE FACTS NEWSPAPER OFFICE on Empire Way (Martin Luther King Jr. Way) and Cherry

Forever In Our Hearts.

 

FITZGERALD REDD BEAVER (FITZ) (1922–1992)

Fitzgerald Beaver , Photo History: Friday, Aug3, 1962 News clipping photo of “From My Pen” Beavers Weekly Editorial

Fitzgerald Beaver was born January 18, 1922, in Martinsville, Virginia. He graduated from high school in Martinsville and then attended North Carolina A & T College in Greensboro, North Carolina in the late 1930s.  Beaver left college without graduating and worked as a railroad porteracross the United States. By the beginning of World War II he had arrived in the Pacific Northwest and was living in the city of Portland, Oregon.

During the war “Fitz” Beaver, as he was now known, worked briefly for the U.S. Army as a civilian employee and then was hired by the Kaiser Company in Portland as a shipyard worker. After the war he briefly resided in North Bend, Oregon where he worked at a local radio station.  Finding a career he liked, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue radio and public relations training.

“Eager Beaver” Fitzgerald Beaver Photo History : In 1955, Fitzgerald returned to Portland and at the age of 33 became a local radio personality known as “Eager Beaver.”

In 1955, he returned to Portland and at the age of 33 became a local radio personality known as “Eager Beaver.”  In 1961, Beaver moved to Seattle, Washington to manage radio station KZAM-FM, the first black-owned radio station in the Pacific Northwest. He stayed at the station only a few months before launching The FACTS newspaper on September 7, 1961.

The FACTS quickly became a major media presence in black Seattle. The paper’s mission stated:  “We try to pick up where the daily papers leave off” meaning the paper would focus on stories not covered by the major daily newspapers but which were of particular interest to black Seattleites.  He gave the paper a distinctive “pink” color to separate it from its competitors. By the late 1960s, Beaver authored a popular column called “Right On!” that discussed local and regional issues.

Beaver was an eclectic personality who often clashed with other black journalists over news related to African Americans such as coverage of the race riots in Seattle and across the nation in the late 1960s.  His FACTS newspaper also became a community icon.  Its office, on the corner of Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, was a familiar landmark in Seattle’s Central District with an old truck situated on top of the slanted roof and a large reader board.

Fitzgerald Beaver – Founder of THE FACTS NEWSPAPER Photo History: Mr Beaver built The FACTS to quickly became a major media presence in black Seattle. The paper’s mission stated: “We try to pick up where the daily papers leave off”

 

Despite his clashes with other black journalists Beaver also hired numerous young black journalists who went on to other newspapers.  Chris Bennett, owner and publisher of a competing African American weekly newspaper, The Medium, and Ernie Foster, publisher of The Skanner newspaper in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, were aided by Beaver when they established their respective new

Founding Member Fir-State Golf Club
Fitzgerald Beaver and daughter Marla Beaver
Fitgeald Beaver and granddaughter Brandy Alzene Allen

An ardent golfer, Beaver was a founding member of the predominantly African American Fir State Golf Club. He also served as president of the Boys and Girls Club in Seattle and worked with the Army, Navy and Coast Guard in minority recruiting programs in the 1970s and 1980s.

Fitzgerald “Fitz” Beaver died on
New Year’s Day, 1992 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 69. 

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, and their three children, Dennis, Marla, and LaVonne Beaver who are the current publishers of the newspaper.

 

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Emotions Run Raw During Visits to Cape Coast Slave Castle & Assign Manso Last Bath River

September 11, 2019 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

“This has been the most life-changing moment of my life,” whispered an elderly woman to her daughter as they exited the female dungeons and walked toward the Door of No Return – the last port of exit before slaves were taken away from their homeland forever. On the other side of the door stood a placard that read, ‘Door of Return.’
“They called this the ‘Door of No Return,’” said one of the tour guides. “They didn’t want you to come back but look at us now. You have returned. You have survived, and you have returned to us.”

Emotions Run Raw During Visits to Cape Coast Slave Castle & Assign Manso Last Bath River

African Americans reconnected with their African roots in the journey of a lifetime.

The group visited Cape Coast Slave Castle – one of several castles along the coast of West Africa –  where millions of Africans suffered in dungeons at the hands of European slave traders. As the group wandered from chamber to chamber, hanging on to every word as the guide narrated the painful history of the ground they walked on, the agony in the air was almost tangible.

The journey began August 19th with a ceremony at the Jamestown Historic Center to honor the first enslaved Africans to arrive at Point Comfort and Fort Monroe near Hampton, VA.  The reflective, yet uplifting event included a processional, remarks from local and national NAACP leaders and an opportunity for participants to write messages to their ancestors.

The following day, the group visited the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, DC before traveling from Dulles International Airport to Accra, Ghana.

 

Following the tour, nearly 80 participants received the results of their African ancestry, through AfricanAncestry.com. People traced their roots to Cameroun, Togo, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal and more. The Haynes family, a multigenerational family of women traveling from Howard County, MD, were the last participants to be called. The crowd erupted in cheer and tears of joy when it was announced they were matrilineal descendants of the Akan people of Ghana.

Filed Under: African American, Events, Faith, Featured Stories, Front Page Slider, History, LifeStyle, News, Northwest, Politics

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Seattle 18th Pastoral Anniversary

September 11, 2019 by Admin NW FACTS 2 Comments

Dr. Walter Earl White, D. Min & Evang. Dr. Linda Kay White, D. Min.

Dr. Walter Earl White, D. Min & Evang. Dr. Linda Kay White, D. Min.

OCCASION: 18th Pastoral Anniversary of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Seattle, WA 98144.
715 – 23rd Ave S., Seattle, WA 98144

WHEN: September 8th, 15th and ends on 22nd at 3: PM

 

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Seattle, WA (715 – 23rd Ave S., Seattle, WA 98144) invites you to come participate in our Pastors’ and Wife 18th years of service, starting September 8th, 15th and ending the 22nd. Each service will start at 3: PM and you can expect great praising, singing and of course a great diversion of preaching from many of the area pastor. For more information please contact our program chairwoman, Sis. Marjorie Gasper-Fitzgerald at 206-637-1873

 

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The SHIFT Conference welcomes Jonathan McReynolds, and special guest Ralph Porter for the SHIFT Concert! ​ The SHIFT Concert welcomes all ages! Conference registration includes a ticket to the concert!

July 7, 2019 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

Friday, July 26, 2019, 6:00 PM – Sunday, July 28, 2019, 12:45 PM

Location: New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, 19300 108th Ave SE, Kent, WA US 98031

About SHIFT

SHIFT is a 3-day city-wide conference for and by young adults (18-39 years old).  Our mission is to challenge, motivate and equip a new generation of effective leaders.

The Conference

SHIFT will provide the motivation and practical tools necessary for the holistic development of the “total person”–Mind. Body. Spirit.

SHIFT is Coming.

The SHIFT Conference 2019 –  July 26 – 28, 2018.
THIS CONFERENCE IS L I T

For more information https://www.theshiftconference.org/

SHIFT – A young adult conference unlike any other in the Pacific Northwest! SHIFT has one main goal: to EMPOWER young adults to become high impact leaders in the church, workplace, community, & family life. Our workshops and activities address the needs of the TOTAL person. Mind, body and spirit

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WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HER FATHER,

June 28, 2019 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

CORA JAKES COLEMAN RELEASES HER SECOND BOOK URGING READERS TO STEP OUT IN FEROCIOUS FAITH

The Well-Known Preacher, Celebrity Advisor, and Prayer Warrior Details Her Battles with Depression, Infertility, Insecurity, and Loss in Upcoming Book, Ferocious Warrior: Dismantle Your Enemy and Rise

 

Following in the footsteps of her father, New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes, Cora Jakes Coleman has once again added author to her list of accomplished professional titles. Already a preacher, spiritual advisor to numerous celebrities, and director of the Children’s Ministry at The Potter’s House Church of Dallas, Cora Jakes Coleman is shares her personal journey with infertility, loss, depression, and insecurity in her upcoming book, Ferocious Warrior: Dismantle Your Enemy and Rise (Charisma House, July 16, 2019).

 

In “Ferocious Warrior,” Cora details how she faced and overcame difficult obstacles common to women, including infertility. Leading with faith after two failed in vitro fertilization attempts, Cora realized her lifelong dream of becoming a mother through adoption. Now the mother of two beautiful children, a girl and a boy, Cora shares how ferocious faith wouldn’t allow her to give up on her dreams. “I have fought, and am still fighting, hard against infertility, but I have learned that infertility goes beyond the physical,” said Jakes Coleman.

 

She also discusses how she battled and won over depression and insecurity.  In her latest book, Cora encourages readers, especially women, to learn how to pray by faith. She details the hurt and disappointment she felt after losing the foster son she had loved since his birth. “God used the hurt in my heart to heal me,” she said. “God always has a plan. I couldn’t see what God would bring after heartbreak. I just believed He would bring something good.”

 

In Ferocious Warrior, Cora offers strategies to help identify the tactics and agenda of the enemy, and the obstacles to your breakthrough.  Known around the world as a ferocious prayer warrior who often moves audiences to tears, Cora also gives step-by-step instructions on how to implement the five principles of prayer. Each chapter ends with prayers that teaches the reader the secret of how to pray and ask God for exactly what you want. These powerful prayers encourage readers to use pain as a catalyst to catapult them to the next level.

 

In spite facing many difficult challenges in life, Cora Jakes Coleman shows how to think like a warrior and win even the toughest fights in life, career, relationships, and love.

 

Ferocious Warrior: Dismantle Your Enemy and Rise will be released on July 16, 2019, and can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.

 

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UP BEAT on Jackson – Kenisha Blackman & Lady Jay

April 13, 2019 by Admin NW FACTS Leave a Comment

Upbeat on Jackson Concerts are free, including refreshments! Friends, neighbors, music lovers of all ages are invited to attend!  The series honors the legacy of Ernestine Anderson and the rich diversity and musical history of the Central Area, welcoming friends and neighbors to connect, celebrate community and enjoy music.  We thank the Seattle Department of Neighborhood for a Neighborhood Matching Grant for this concert series.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Events, Events, Faith, Front Page Slider, People

Rainier Beach Job & Resource Fair

March 13, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

We are pleased to inform you of Rainier Beach Job & Resource Fair, Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, 12 PM – 2:00 PM, at the Rainier Beach Community Center, 8825 Rainier Avenue S., Seattle, WA., 98118. Interviews will be available on-site, so come prepared and dress appropriately. Over 800 jobs available. Volunteers needed, sign up HERE.
Help us spread the word by sharing with your students, clients, customers, members, circle of friends, family and neighbors. Fliers can be posted on community boards, near your mailboxes, laundry room, elevator, announcement and at the office.
To volunteer sign up HERE
For job seekers sign up HERE
In Service for You,
Danielle Jackson, CHAMPS President/Founder

Filed Under: Business, Events, Faith, Featured Stories, Front Page Slider, News, Northwest

Come Celebrate Walker Chapel A.M.E Church New Location

February 4, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Rev. Dr. Anna L. Clark-Jones

Walker Chapel A.M.E Church, Pastor, Officers and Members are devoted to spreading Jesus Christ’s liberating gospel, advancing social justice, and following the leadership of the Holy Spirit. We are a loving and welcoming church. Our Pastor, The Rev. Dr. Anna L. Clark-Jones is a visionary, innovator and a powerful woman of God.

 Come join us as we advance the Kingdom of God here on earth.

Church Office is open Tuesday-Friday 10am-3pm
Sunday: 9-10:15am Church School 10:30am Worship Service
Wednesday: 11am-1pm Prayer Meeting and Bible Study Thursday: 6pm Bible Study Conference Call. We utilize Zoom Video Conferencing for our Thursday evening sessions. To access it please go to: https://zoom.us/j/629286776 Meeting ID: 629 286 776

2400 East Valley Road Renton, WA 98057
(425)226-2014 

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Faith, Featured Stories

Make your creative project happen

January 26, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

4Culture, King County’s cultural funding agency, is excited to announce their annual
grant program that supports projects for individuals and groups working in the arts,
heritage and preservation.
Here are some examples, saxophonist Gary Hammon explored the Central District’s music
history through storytelling and filmmaker Patricia Boiko recorded the stories of Women of
Color associated with the Seattle Black Panther movement.

Last year, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation hired a consultant to document Latino heritage sites for the website Revisiting Washington.
There will be workshops in January and February to ensure there is support every step
of the way. 4Culture is very interested in encouraging new applicants and working with as many
people as possible producing arts and culture in King County.

The deadline to apply is March 6 th . More information at 4Culture.org.

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Arts, Business, Community, Community News, Featured Stories, Front Page Slider, History, LifeStyle, News, Northwest, People

Martin Luther King’s GREAT Last Speech, just a Day Before Assassination

January 21, 2019 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Martin Luther King Jr., an American clergyman and civil rights leader, was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. King was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital, and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. CST. He was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and disobedience.

Filed Under: African American, Community, Entertainment, Faith, Featured Stories, History, LifeStyle, News, People, Politics, Prayer Request

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