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Willie Richardson (Photo by by Erich McVey)
Oregon Voice for
Racial Equality, Willie
Richardson, Passes
(AP) — Willie Richardson, a
longtime champion for minority
education and respected voice
for racial equality in Oregon, has
died. She was 74.
Family members told the
Statesman Journal that Rich-
ardson, of Salem, died Wednes-
day. Close friends and family
members said Richardson had
been dealing with ongoing
health issues.
“Willie was a very private
person,” said Gwen Carr, who
worked with Richardson at the
Oregon Black Pioneers, the
state’s only historical society
dedicated to preserving and pre-
senting the experiences of Afri-
can Americans. “She swore sev-
eral of us to secrecy months ago.”
Richardson was a past presi-
dent of the organization. A post
on Facebook said that her “im-
measurable impact on the orga-
nization, the city of Salem, and
the state of Oregon will be felt
for many generations.”
Richardson was also the first
Black person elected to the Sa-
lem-Keizer school board and
served from 1987 to 1991, ac-
cording to a biography posted by
the Salem Art Association.
The Salem Art Association
also posted condolences on Face-
book and celebrated Richardson’s
impact on its organization.
“At SAA, we got to know her
both as an anti-racist advocate
who pushed us to be more open
and more inclusive in our shows
and storytelling, as well as the
proud owner and curator of hun-
dreds of hats,” the post said.
Richardson also was an in-
dependent business owner from
1993 until 2010, when she chose
to focus on the historical society
and organizing work, according
to the Salem Art Association.
Richardson moved from South
Carolina to Oregon in 1978, the
art association said.
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