Black Lives Matter: Portland Events, Resources, Markets, Lectures, & More
An updated calendar of events including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Movies, Concerts, Historical Presentations & Walks, Lectures, Festivals, & more!
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Portland Black Lives Matter Events:
- Through March 26: Oregon Historical Society Presents Motown: The Sound of Young America (more info)
- February 20: Def by Temptation @ Clinton Street Theater | 7PM (more info)
- February 21: Ganja & Hess @ Clinton Street Theater | 7PM (more info)
- February 23: African Film Festival Presents Music is My Life @ PCC Cascade | 7PM (more info)
- February 23: Urban League of Portland’s Legislative Day of Action! @ State Library Salem | 1-4PM (more info)
- February 23: Ma @ Clinton Street Theater | 7PM (more info)
- February 23: The Wiz Presented by RACE TALKS Movies + Conversation @ Kennedy School | 6:15PM (more info)
- February 24: African Film Festival Presents Feathers @ PCC Cascade | 7PM (more info)
- February 24: Candyman @ Clinton Street Theater | 7PM (more info)
- February 24: Portland Jazz Festival Presents Aretha Franklin: The Enduring Sound of Soul Jazz Lecture Series @ Lewis & Clark College’s Avans Auditorium | 9-11:30AM, Free (more info)
- Feb 24: Future Prairie Listening Lounge @ One Grand Gallery | 7PM, Immersive Multimedia Oral History Art Exhibit (more info)
- February 24-26: Get Out @ 5th Avenue Cinema | Presented by PSU’s Pan-African Commons (more info)
- February 25: African Film Festival Presents Moto Taxi / Bendskins @ PCC Cascade | 7PM (more info)
- February 25: Future Prairie Listening Lounge @ One Grand Gallery | 7-10PM, Immersive Multimedia Oral History Art Exhibit (more info)
- February 25: My Word is Bond Presents In My Shoes Walking Tour of Historic Albina | 1:30PM & 3:30PM (more info)
- February 25: Tales from the Hood @ Clinton Street Theater | 7PM (more info)
- February 25: My Word is Bond Presents In My Shoes Walking Tour of Parkrose | 10AM & 11:30AM (more info)
- February 27: Quilombo @ Clinton Street Theater | 7PM (more info)
- February 27: Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts @ Kennedy School | 7PM, History Pub Film Screening With the Director (more info)
- February 28: A Peculiar Paradise: A History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940 @ Edgefield | 7PM, History Pub (more info)
- March 2: African Film Festival Presents No Simple Way Home @ PCC Cascade | 7PM (more info)
- March 3: African Film Festival Presents Souad @ PCC Cascade | 7PM (more info)
- March 4: African Film Festival Presents Burkinabé @ PCC Cascade | 2PM (more info)
- March 4: African Film Festival Presents Queen of Glory @ PCC Cascade | 7PM (more info)
- June 17-18: Portland Juneteenth Celebration @ Lillis-Albina Park (more info)
- Juneteenth: Portland Juneteenth Celebrations: Freedom Day Marches, Speakers, Music, Rides & More!
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Related Events and Info:
- Black-owned Restaurants in Portland: iloveblackfood.com/pdx-directory
- Black, African American, or African Businesses in Portland: mercatuspdx.com
- Travel Oregon: 6 Must Visit Black-History Spots in Oregon
- Race Talks PDX: Relationship Gardening Offers Emotional Support via Video Chat w/ a Licensed Professional Counselor
- Facebook: /blacklivesmatterpdx
- Instagram: @pdx.blm.events
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