African-American
Eugene/Springfield | Oregon | Regional | Newspapers | National
Eugene/Springfield :
Lane Community College Black Student Union
University Of Oregon Black Student Union
NAACP Eugene-Springfield Branch
Includes events, ACT-SO and Back to School/Success in School info, jobs, scholarships.
Oregon :
Oregon Assembly for Black Affairs
Working to improve the political, educational, social, legal, and economic status of Blacks in Oregon. Includes info on legislative issues, blog, political links and programs such as Leadership Conference, Recognition Dinner, and Black Political Convention.
Oregon Commission on Black Affairs
Government agency that works for the implementation and establishment of economic, social, legal and political equality for Oregon's African American and Black populations. Includes reports and info on resources and programs.
Black United Fund of Oregon
Mission: To assist in the social and economic development of Oregon's low-income communities and to contribute to a broader understanding of ethnic and culturally diverse groups. Have grants and scholarship programs.
Oregon NW Black Pioneers
Researches, compiles historical information, and presents its findings through oral presentations and exhibits and in written form about history of African-Americans in Oregon. Annual fundraising events highlighting black history and culture.
Oregon African-American Museum (OAAM)
Mission: educate the public about African American history in Oregon by collecting, preserving, interpreting and exhibiting material evidence of the African American experience.
African American Health Coalition (Portland)
Promotes wellness for African-Americans who live in Portland. Ongoing programs, events and job listings.
Urban League of Portland
Affiliated with the National Urban League. Advocating, serving and empowering African Americans and other Oregonians to create an equitable place to work and live. Includes Workforce program, services for seniors, advocacy program, and info on events and news.
Regional:
Northwest African American Museum
Documents and exhibits the unique historical and cultural experiences of African Americans in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The Museum is a generative institution capturing history and culture as it occurs, synthesizing what it means for today and tomorrow.
Pacific Northwest African American Quilters Association
Dedicated to the preservation and sharing of the evolution of African American quilting. Includes exhibitions, events and book sales.
African Americans -- History -- Pacific Northwest
List of sources.
The National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Seattle-Portland Chapter
Includes calendar.
Newspapers:
Portland Observer
Weekly paper. Includes events listings.
The Skanner
Weekly newspaper published in Portland and Seattle. Includes events, business directory, and foundation info.
Seattle Medium Newspaper Group
Includes the Seattle Medium, Metro Homemaker, Tacoma True Citizen & Portland Medium newspapers and four radio stations -- 1420 AM KRIZ, 1560 AM KZIZ, 1620 AM KYIZ, & 1480 KBMS -- serving Seattle, Tacoma, & Portland. Includes news, as well as links and resource guide.
National:
Black Excel: The College Help Network
Helps young people and their parents across the country navigate college admission process. Includes college guide, scholarship info, resources.
Office of the National Black Student Union
Unites Black Student Unions across the U.S. and hosts an annual conference. Includes research center.
National Council for Black Studies
Promotes scholarly African-centered research. Includes conferences and events, member boards, student corner with scholarship info, publications, links.
United Negro College Fund
"...minority higher education assistance." Includes scholarship, internship, fellowship, and event information; info for students, colleges and churches.
National Alliance of Black School Educators
"...Furthering the academic success for the nation's children - particularly children of African descent." Includes scholarship, job information, conferences and events, legislative info, professional development, employment and publications.
NAACP
"The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination." Includes info on advocacy, resources, events, blog, action items, history.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice; also defends the gains and protections won over the past 70 years of civil rights struggle and works to improve the quality and diversity of judicial and executive appointments. Includes news, scholarships, publications.
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc
Research and educational institute aiming to help improve the socio-economic circumstances of African-Americans and other underserved communities. Includes scholarship, legislative, conference info, publications, events. Annual legislative conference. Internships and fellowships available.
African American Web Connection
"A doorway to Afrocentric web resources for the African American web community and others seeking the total Black web experience." Includes literature, churches, history, arts and entertainment, kids, organizations, and publications.
Little Africa
Extensive listings of black organizations (colleges, banks, insurance companies, etc.), "village marketplace," scholarships and more.
Association for the Study of African-American Life and History
Founders of Black History Month. "... promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community." Includes info on annual convention, awards, speaker's bureau, essay contest, educational kits, publications.
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.
Strives to preserve African-ancestored family history, genealogy, and cultural diversity by teaching research techniques and disseminating information throughout the community. Promotes scholarly research, provides resources for historical and genealogical studies, create sa network of persons with similar interests, and assists members in documenting their histories. Includes news, awards, events, publications, links.
Association of Black Women in Higher Education
Advocate for and celebrant of the accomplishments of Black women in higher education for more than two decades. Includes programs, newsletter.
National Black United Fund
Raises money to support Black American organizations engaged in opportunity, growth and change. Includes events and the "state of Black America."