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‘Still We Rise’ mural is history and art

Editor’s note: Karen Wells researched thoroughly her Concordia Murals story about “Still We Rise” at Alberta Commons Natural Grocers. If you’d like to know more about artist Arvie Smith, his life and his art, Karen shares these resources:

“New murals celebrate Portland’s African American history and future”

RACC.org/2018/04/02/new-murals-celebrate-portlands-african-american-history-and-future/

Arvie Smith

  • ArvieSmith.com
  • OPB.org/radio/programs/state-of-wonder/article/painter-arvie-smith-portland-art-museum-show/
  • PDXMonthly.com/articles/2017/8/14/portland-artist-arvie-smith-paints-the-black-experience-in-blazing-color

“Still I Rise,” Maya Angelou © 1978

  • Poets.org/poetsorg/poem/still-i-rise
  • PBS.org/wnet/americanmasters/maya-angelou-film/7533/
  • MayaAngelou.com
  • Wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Still_I_Rise
  • Vimeo.com/182582378

Porcelain enamel panel

  • en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_porcelain_enamel

African-American displacements

  • OregonHistoryProject.org/articles/historical-records/albina-residents-picket-emanuel-hospital/
  • EliotNeighborhood.org/2017/09/06/emanuel-apologizes/
  • CityObservatory.org/housing-reparations-for-northeast-portland/
  • OpenHousing.net/displacement-of-black-portlanders-began-long-ago-f19e1d89b96
  • FastCompany.com/40556164/a-new-kind-of-city-tour-shows-the-history-of-racist-housing-policy
  • Slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2016/10/21/a_new_project_shows_how_redlining_emerged_from_firsthand_reports_of_the.html
  • OregonHousing.blogspot.com/2017/08/all-portland-red-lined-neighborhood.html

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Concordia Neighborhood Association will abstain from publishing anything that could be construed as libel.

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