Presentation
"Portland's History and the Black Experience"
The Black Bag Speakers Series
Description
In this presentation in the Black Bag Speakers Series, Dr. Darrell Millner gives a Black Portland history lesson; Dr. Karen Gibson and Mr. Ed Washington discuss gentrification, housing, displacement, and Vanport. Presented during Black History Month 2021 and sponsored by the Black Studies Department and Pan African Commons.
Dr. Darrell Millner is Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Professor, PSU Department of Black Studies; Dr. Karen Gibson is Associate Professor Emeritus, PSU Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning; Mr. Ed Washington is Community Liaison for Diversity Initiatives, PSU Office of Global Diversity and Inclusion. Recorded on February 11, 2021.
Date
2-11-2021
Subjects
- Black Studies,
- Portland History,
- Gentrification,
- Housing,
- Panel Discussion
Disciplines
Rights
This video is made available for educational and non-commercial use only. It may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Portland State University. For more information, please contact Portland State University Library Special Collections at: specialcollections@pdx.edu or (503) 725-9883.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34929
Citation Information
Karen Gibson, Darrell Millner and Ed Washington. ""Portland's History and the Black Experience"" (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/darrell-millner/25/
Program begins with introductory info slides.
Session begins at approximately 00:01:40
Introductions by: Courtney Taylor (Coordinator, Pan African Commons); Walidah Imarisha (Assistant Professor, Black Studies, and Director of the Center for Black Studies); Charles Graham (PSU Student, Pan African Commons)
Dr. Millner: 00:07:56
Dr. Gibson: "Disinvestment: The Ancestor of Gentrification" 00:27:44
Mr. Washington: 00:56:50
Q & A period: 01:18:50
Total running time: 01:56:52