Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?

A Hidden History with Walidah Imarisha

Tuesday, Feb 23 at 6:30pm

The event will be live-streamed to Forest Grove Library's Facebook page and YouTube channel starting at 6:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday, February 23.

To celebrate Black History month, the Wilsonville Alliance for Inclusive Community is happy to help raise awareness of this excellent opportunity to learn about our community's past, in an effort to inform our pursuit of an inclusive, equitable, and diverse Wilsonville! 

Oregon has a history of Black exclusion and discrimination, but it has also played host to a vibrant Black culture that helped sustain many communities throughout the state — a history that is not taught in schools.

Join the online presentation Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon? A Hidden History with educator, writer, public scholar, and poet Walidah Imarisha, who'll guide us through a timeline of Black history in Oregon that speaks to the history of race, identity, and power across the state and around the nation.