"February is Black History Month, and lots of things are happening in Oregon to celebrate it. Celebrations of Black life, history, and culture are happening in Oregon and across the nation in spite of the federal administration's attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and its pressure on museums, arts centers, colleges and universities, state and local governments, and private businesses to eliminate programs on and even mention of the nation's complex racial history."
"At Alberta Abbey in Northeast Portland at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, The Weary Blues, an evening of live poetry and jazz "in the style of Ellington, Armstrong, Eubie Blake and Fats Waller" commemorating the great poet Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance will feature luminaries including Oregon poet Emmett Wheatfall and the Chris Brown Quartet, with pianist Darrell Grant, bassis Garrett Baxter, trumpeter Noah Simpson, and Brown on drums."
February events across Oregon celebrate Black life, history, and culture through music, poetry, dance, theater, food initiatives, and library programs. Federal administration pressure targets diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and urges institutions to eliminate or avoid mention of the nation's racial history. In Portland, The Weary Blues at Alberta Abbey pairs live poetry and jazz commemorating Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance. Multnomah County Library branches offer events including an African song and dance workshop led by Ghanaian storyteller Habiba Addo. Feed'em Freedom Foundation runs a Black-led food hub and a Black Community Food Center/Food Pantry in northeast Portland.
Read at Oregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
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