Nakuba ngokuvamile ekhohliwe ezincwadini zomlando, abantu base-Afrika baseMelika baye bama ihlombe nehlombe nabahloli bamazwe bokuqala base-Oregon - kusukela ngo-1788, "izinceku" zikaNkk. Washington uMarkus Lopius noRobert Gray (Robert Gray) Uhambo lwesigqila uLewis noClark oluya e-Oregon lwaya kuMose. U-Harris (Moses Harris), indoda yamahhala yaseNtabeni Emnyama, eyinganekwane embonini yoboya, futhi kamuva yaba umhlahlandlela wamaloli nesitimela owafunwa kakhulu.Kukhona noJames Douglas (James Douglas), wayeyisikhulu esiphezulu seFort Vancouver ngeminyaka yawo-1840s futhi wasebenza njengombusi weVancouver Island kanye neBritish Columbia.

Ngaso leso sikhathi lapho uDouglas eqala ukubusa, i-Oregon ilandelela abokufika baphinde bamisa imingcele yobuhlanga ebekwe umthetho, "umthetho wokungabandakanyi."Imikhawulo yomjaho iphinde isebenze ku-Oregon Donated Land Act of 1850. Le mikhawulo eyisibopho yenhlangano eyayikhona ekuqaleni kwesifunda sase-Oregon idale izithiyo ezinkulu ezingenakuphikwa.Uma sicabangela lokhu kungalingani, siye sagodla amapeni noyinki kuleli sonto ukuze sihlole amavulandlela athile anamuhla kanye nasekuqaleni kwabantu abamnyama e-Oregon-singahlanganisi ukuhlanganisa ukuqonda kwabaholi abamnyama banamuhla emasikweni adumile, ezemidlalo, izinguquko zomphakathi, njll. Uhlu.

Umculo walo mdabu wasePortland uthathwa njengomculo ongashi, ongashi futhi odakisa ngempela.I-albhamu yakhe ethi “12 Little Spells” ikleliswe endaweni yesine eshadini le-albhamu elihamba phambili le-2018 “New York Times”.Ngo-2011, wahlabana ngendondo ye-Grammy Award for Best Newcomer, engakaze ibonwe kumculi we-jazz, ikakhulukazi uma uyiqhathanisa nabaculi abaziwayo be-hip-hop, pop kanye ne-rock.Encazelweni yakhe ye-avant-garde, ukhiqiza i-bass nemisindo ehambisanayo ukuze axhumanise ukwazi ubumbano okungenzeka kube nezingosi ezinempilo.Ngaphezu kwalokho, okwamanje uhlola umculo njengendlela yokuvuselela.

Sithembela ekwesekeni kwenu ukuxhasa umkhakha wethu.Sekela abezindaba abazimele basendaweni ngeminikelo emincane noma yanyanga zonke.Ngiyabonga!

UBeatrice Morrow Cannady, umhleli, ummeli, isishoshovu, umsunguli kanye nephini likamongameli we-Oregon Chapter yeNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People ngo-1913.

UWilliam Badger-umnikazi wezindawo zokudlela kanye namabhizinisi ezokuvakasha kanye nesikhulu sokuqala esimnyama esikhethiwe sase-Oregon, iGilhart City Council, 1934