Things are difficult for people everywhere, and the last thing you need right now is to worry about whether or not our organization is going to survive.

I have good news for you: Oregon Black Pioneers is gonna be alright.

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Welcome to the former Henry H. Hawkins homestead. The house was built over a century ago and still stands today, a rare structure connected to the legacy of a Black Oregon homesteader. Let Mariah tell you more in this Oregon Black History Snap Shot!

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Have you ever driven through this beautiful canyon, traveling between Mount Hood and Central Oregon? Then you’ve seen the location of Central Oregon’s first Black homestead, which is now known as John Brown Canyon. Mariah has more in this Oregon Black History Snap Shot!

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This October, Oregon Black Pioneers will bring together York scholars, thought-leaders, artists, and community visionaries to finally give Portland's first Black ancestor his due. Find details at yorkfest.com

Wherever you find Black history in Oregon, you'll find Oregon Black Pioneers.

DYK there's an Oregon town named by a Black man? Welcome to Eagle Point! This small community was named by John Dudley Mathews, a formerly enslaved man who successfully led a small wagon train of Black and White families to Oregon. Mariah Rocker has more in this Oregon Black History Snap Shot!