Celebrating Women's History Month
- XB LLC
- Mar 10
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 31
March is Women's History Month and so today we pause to reflect on and commend the bravery and contributions of the women who gave their lives to achieving gender equality in America. We also recognize Black women who courageously stood for racial equity, and justice, paving paths that we now walk in. From the likes of Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, Katherine Johnson, Shirley Chisholm and Fannie Lou Hamer, to modern day trailblazers like Tarana Burke, Serena Williams, Ketanji Brown Jackson and more. Those who through determination have shown us that we are capable of so much more and made the world a better place. We see you and we celebrate you.
Events Near You
This month, we're bringing you events from all over the city to help you wind down, get dancing and connect with your community. Click on each link to learn more.
Sojourner | Mar 5 - 22
Black Family Wellness Expo | Mar 14
Open Hours at the Black Cultural Library | Mar 14, 2nd and 4th Saturdays
Crack Baby by Glenn Alan | Mar 23
✨Business Spotlight✨
We are excited to spotlight a Black- and woman-owned business in our directory! Camille E. Trummer is the Founder and Principal Interplayer at Interplay Collective. She is an interdisciplinary social impact consultant, inclusive facilitator, and engagement strategist. She uses her expertise as a trained strategic communications practitioner to mobilize communities and mission-driven organizations from nonprofits to Fortune 500 companies to build trust and co-create sustainable, justice-driven change. She has partnered with organizations such as The Oregon Community Foundation, Metro, Prosper Portland, PCEF, CLEAResult, Energy Trust and more.
Black Women You Should Know
Letitia Carson was born in Kentucky circa 1814 and moved to Oregon in 1845 where she lived with David Carson and their two children. After David's death, their land and possessions were wrongly taken and sold, leading Letitia to pay to buy back a few of her possessions to sustain herself and children. Letitia, in a time where no one who would have thought possible, sued her white neighbor for taking her possessions and won damages and court fees, but never recovered the land. She went on to file a claim under the Homestead Act of 1862, allowing her to own her own 160 acres on which she built a house, barn and farm. Letitia's perseverance and courage led her to become the only Black woman in Oregon to successfully secure a claim. Today, The Letitia Carson Legacy Project at Oregon State University seeks to honor her legacy as one of the first Black women to settle in Oregon.
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