Recognizing and Celebrating Black History Month 2022

February is Black History Month — the annual recognition and celebration of the contributions of Black Americans. What started as weeklong event coinciding with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass expanded to a full month back in 1970.

We hope you’ll join us in recognizing Black History Month! Below are some links to resources, events and other information to get you started:

• “Black Art Ecology” exhibition at Portland Art Museum

• Black Love Day celebration

• Black-history book bundles at the Lake Oswego Children’s Library

• Rip City Black-history celebration with the Blazers

• Black History Month message from AFSCME president Lee Saunders

• Cascade Festival of African Films

• OHSU guest speaker Harriet A. Washington

• Presentation on health equity for Black women

• AFL-CIO Black History Month website

• PDX Jazz Festival

• Recognizing Black frontline workers at OHSU

• Oregon Remembrance Project

• Library of Congress Black History Month website

• “In My Shoes” Portland walking tours

• NW Black Comedy Festival

• Our latest article on BERG’s 14 Points of Action

• “Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?”

• Oregon AFSCME Black Caucus

• Black Hockey History Night with the Portland Winterhawks

If you’d like to share other Black History Month events and resources, please let us know in the comments.