Celebrate Black History Month in February!

Black history is American history. Visit the monthly cultural celebration page for event details.

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From: Hanson, Karyn
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 9:02 AM
To: Citywide All Employees Distribution List
Subject: Black History is American History!

Black History is America’s lightning rod for democracy. Democracy may have been in the minds of our founding fathers but the Black struggle held it to the fire.  We owe the success of this unique human experiment to those that took the founding father’s ideals to heart and struggled to make them a reality for all……

Please join us in celebrating our Black History.

The City of Portland Black History Month Committee invites you to attend

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