Charles Jordan Community Center In 2012, the center was renamed in honor of Charles Jordan, Portland’s first African-American City Commissioner and Portland Parks & Recreation Director. He was the force behind Portland landmarks such as Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, Delta Park, and Southwest Community Center. On the national stage, Charles Jordan broadened the agenda of the environmental movement and land conservation to make it more inclusive. He is known for his groundbreaking approach to putting people - particularly people of color - at the heart of the American Conservation Movement.

Location: 9009 N Foss Avenue, Portland, OR 97217.

Dawson Park’s Historical Story Boulders In 2014, Dawson Park received improvements that included a new playground, picnic tables, pathways, lighting, plantings, and a splash pad with 12 historical story boulders. The existing boulders cover the following historic themes: the Hill Block, 1963 Medgar Evers Memorial Freedom March, civil rights, local music, local involvement in the 1963 Washington Jobs and Freedom March, protest marches and rallies, park development, local commerce and markets, Robert Kennedy's visit, summer concerts and events, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1961 visit to Portland, and the local playground. 

More recently, Bernie Foster, Co-founder and Publisher of The Skanner newspaper, requested adding a boulder to recognize the contributions of local Black newspapers such as The Skanner, The Observer, and dozens of other newspapers over Portland's history.

Location: N Stanton Street and Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97227

Martin Luther King Jr. Park Eugene, OR Interpretive elements celebrate and honor diversity and Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy. 

Location: 10th Ave. and Grant St., Eugene, OR 97402

Mattie Reynolds Park Eugene, OR Named after a matriarch of Eugene’s early Black community, Mattie Reynolds park is located in SW Eugene near where members of this community were displaced to in 1949.

Location: Dani St, Eugene, OR 97402

Multnomah County Libraries’ Black Resources Collection Multnomah County Library’s Black Resource Collection offers a variety of materials that are primarily written by African Diasporic authors. Ranging from the latest fiction title to out-of-print newspapers, this collection also has materials for all ages that focus on the experience of the African Diaspora

Multnomah County Libraries’ Black Pacific NW Collection Multnomah County Library’s Black Pacific Northwest Collection was created in 2018 and features the literature, music, film and other creative expressions of the Black experience in the Pacific Northwest. It encompasses work created by and about Black people in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and northern California. It is a living, growing collection available for use by everyone in our community.

Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R): Project Connect Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) believes recreation is for everyone. Project Connect offers different ways to bring the community and services together.

Project Connect is supported by the 2020 Parks Local Option Levy (Parks Levy) and helps PP&R fulfill the Parks Levy commitments to center equity in engagement and outreach and to improve access to parks and recreation activities, especially for Black people, Indigenous people, people of color, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2SIA+ people, youth, older adults, and people earning low incomes.

PP&R provides different ways to bring the community and services together. 

Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park First Portland park named after a Black person. In 1936, Verdell settled in Portland with her husband, Otto Rutherford . Together, they were leaders of the Oregon chapter of the NAACP, a national civil rights organization, and oversaw one of the NAACP’s biggest victories – the passage of the Public Accommodations Act of 1953 which outlawed discrimination in public places on the basis of race, religion, or national origin. 

Location: SE 165th Avenue and Market Street, Portland, OR 97233

Washington County Libraries: Black Picture Books Matter Picture books by Black authors that affirm the lives and experiences of Black children available in e-book and e-audiobook.

Washington County Libraries: Black Voices (YA Titles) Being Black in America comes with a unique set of challenges and triumphs. These fiction and nonfiction YA books explore the multifaceted experiences of Black teens.

Washington County Libraries: Celebrating Black Picture Book Authors and Illustrators Celebrate Black History Month with books written and illustrated by Black children's authors.

Washington County Libraries: Juvenile Fiction Featuring Black Authors and Characters A list of juvenile fiction featuring Black authors writing about the lives and adventures of Black characters.