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We proudly honor the rich history
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Black History Month
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The Portland Observer would like to thank Or. Carter G. Woodson for
taking the steps possible to lift the veil of ignorance from all people
and establishing National Negro History Week, which later evolved into
Black History Month.
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Th e County, City, Metro, and the Port of Portland are active ly w orking
w ith m in ority owned businesses to enhance participation on our
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M ultnom ah C ou nty and Metro call the H otline (503)797-1933.
T h e City of Portland Buyline at (503)823-6855.
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Metro (503) 797-1714
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celebration of
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schools, families and
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P a u l R obeson, H e re I S ta n d , 1958.
We salute the founder of Black History month, Carter G.
Woodson for opening our eyes and mind’s to the
contribution that African Americans have made to the
greatness of America.
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“T h e s e C to ild re n m u s t e v e r toe
ctoeristoed, f o r t h e y a r e n o t o n l y ttoe
H o p e a n d ttoe p r o m i s e o f m y p e o p l e :
w itto tto em s t a n d s ttoe d e s t i n y o f
d e m o c r a c y in A m e r ic a ”.
The Urban League of Portland state that “Our Children —
Our Destiny’’, that is why we emphasized the 3 “E ”s,
Education, Employment and Equality. These are the
foundation that African Americans like Paul Robeson,
Mary McCloud Bethune and Urban League of Portland
first Executive Director, Edwin C. “B ill” Berry, 1945-1955,
work so hard for.
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