Terms of derision applied to the landscape multiplied. Chelsea Rose from SOULA takes up the topic with Kimberly Moreland of Oregon Black Pioneers, focused on recent moves to take those terms off the map.
Bernie Foster, Co-Founder and Publisher of The Skanner newspaper, requested that Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) add boulders that would recognize the contributions of local Black newspapers such as The Skanner and The Observer. Funding was approved by city council, and now work is underway to identify stories for the additional boulders. The original project team has been reunited for this effort, with the addition of local Black historian, Kimberly Moreland, for the historic research efforts. The goal is to complete the installation in either spring or fall 2023 to avoid the busy summer season in the park.
Bernie Foster, Co-Founder and Publisher of The Skanner newspaper, requested that Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) add boulders that would recognize the contributions of local Black newspapers such as The Skanner and The Observer. Funding was approved by city council, and now work is underway to identify stories for the additional boulders. The original project team has been reunited for this effort, with the addition of local Black historian, Kimberly Moreland, for the historic research efforts. The goal is to complete the installation in either spring or fall 2023 to avoid the busy summer season in the park.
As part of an effort to recognize and protect Black History, a Black-owned barbershop in Portland has made it on the National Register Of Historic Places
Congressman makes case for Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber Shop, and the Golden West Hotel’s importance to city history and heritage