Tag Archives: African Americans

“A Community on the Move” OHS Exhibit

Posted on January 31, 2015 by fernandn

“A Community on the Move” Exhibit Information The Oregon Black Pioneers new exhibit “A Community on the Move” hosted by the Oregon Historical Society is now open to the public! This exhibit highlights the lives of Portland’s African Americans during … Continue reading →

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OSU’s Black Cultural Center, Historical Records: 1974-1984

Posted on January 24, 2015 by fernandn

BCC Binder (the original is on the left and the display copy is on the right)   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When new material comes to the OMA, it is always an interesting experience to assess the contents, organize it, and make it accessible. … Continue reading →

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The Urban League of Portland’s 2014 Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner

Posted on October 11, 2014 by fernandn

ULPDX EOD Dinner 2014 Program It’s that time of year again – the Urban League of Portland (ULPDX) Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner! As we have done for the past several years, the OMA brought a display of ULPDX archival materials to … Continue reading →

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Multicultural Portland Tour

Posted on July 26, 2014 by fernandn

This past week the OMA participated in another tour regarding Portland’s multicultural history and took lots of pictures to share with you! This tour was hosted by the organization Know Your City which has various forms of programming including tours, … Continue reading →

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HST 399 and the Urban League of Portland Collection

Posted on July 19, 2014 by fernandn

This past Spring term, the students of the history course HST 399: The Civil Rights Movement in Modern America, taught by Professor Marisa Chappell, were tasked with a research assignment to use the Urban League of Portland archival collection to … Continue reading →

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Portland Housing History Tour

Posted on July 12, 2014 by fernandn

“Housing is about access to opportunity” — opportunities such as healthy living, high level schools, parks, etc. This weekend the OMA participated in a tour of Portland pertaining to the city’s history of housing displacement, segregation, and discrimination. The 3 hour … Continue reading →

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Social Justice Tour of Corvallis

Posted on June 14, 2014 by fernandn

This Spring Term the OMA was incredibly excited to work with the class Ethnic Studies 553: Ethnohistory Methodology taught by Professor Natchee Barnd. The students used archival resources both in the OMA and the Benton County Historical Society to showcase the histories … Continue reading →

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The Obo Addy Legacy Project collection is now available for research!

Posted on May 11, 2014 by fernandn

The OMA is very excited to share that the finding aid to the Obo Addy Legacy Project collection is now complete! The OALP collection consists of 20 boxes of materials divided into three main subgroups:  Obo Addy Materials, 1971-2013; Homowo African … Continue reading →

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Applause! An Exhibit Featuring Two Performing Arts Groups

Posted on April 19, 2014 by fernandn

Applause! Exhibit It has been almost a year and a half since the OMA began its relationship with Milagro and about a year since it first met with the Obo Addy Legacy Project. From the very beginning, the OMA had … Continue reading →

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Dr. Booker T Washington Lecture at OAC, March 19, 1913

Posted on March 19, 2014 by fernandn

One hundred and one years ago, Dr. Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), an African-American educator, author, and activist, came to speak at Oregon Agricultural College (O.A.C.) on March 19, 1913. The appearance of Dr. Washington at O.A.C. was the last of a series by … Continue reading →

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