Black History Month | Educate, Elevate and Engage around Portland

In honor of Black History Month, below is a list of resources and activities happening in Portland and online to Educate, Elevate and Engage.

Educate 

Smithsonian National Museum of American History | Separate is Not Equal virtual exhibit 

National Park Service | Racing to Change: Oregon’s Civil Rights Years

Elevate 

Portland Jazz Festival
- February 17-26 
- Paid and Free events  

Cascade Festival of African Films 
- February 4-March 5 
- Select in person screenings 
- Most films can be streamed online.  

Northwest Black Comedy Festival 
- February 17-20 

Black Love Day Comedy Show 
- February 13 

Portland Art Museum | Teaching Portland’s Black History through Primary Sources and Art Workshop 
- February 8 
- Free 
- Also check out their fourth floor exhibit.  

Engage 

NPOs 

• Black United Fund of Oregon 
• Elevate Oregon 
• Maurice Lucas Foundation 
• Brown Girls Rise 
• Word is Bond 

Black Owned Businesses to Support   

• Additional resources: Mercatus PDX 
• Third Eye Books Accessories and Gifts  
• Mimi’s Fresh Tees  
• Nacheaux  
• Deadstock Coffee & Gallery  
• Bole Ethiopian  
• Olive or Twist  
• Jamaican Homestyle Cuisine  
• Po’Shines Café De la Soul  
• Drink Mamey  
• Produce PDX  
• My People’s Market  
• Everybody Eats  
• Plant-based Papi  
• Mumbo Gumbo PDX  
• Trap Kitchen PDX  
• Hayat  
• POBOYZ