Portland's Black History and the Bible (Part 1)

<p>Portland has some rich Black history, but also some terrible examples of the injustice and trauma that race in America can mean. Join us as we tell some of the story in Portland, and allow the Bible to provoke us to think afresh about what to learn from this history and what it means for us now. (This is part one, catch us next week for part two of what turned out to be a long discussion!)</p> <p>We referred to an excellent article you might want to check out at </p> <p><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/racist-history-portland/492035/'>https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/racist-history-portland/492035/</a></p> <p>We also recommended checking out the Racial Justice Community’s resources at:</p> <p><a href='https://racialjusticecommunity.com'>https://racialjusticecommunity.com</a> </p> <p>Check out the marriage course at:</p> <p><a href='https://westsideajc.org/events/2021/03marriage-momentum-online'>https://westsideajc.org/events/2021/03marriage-momentum-online</a></p> <p>Thanks for listening to this episode of the House of Learning podcast.</p> <p>This podcast is produced by <a href='https://ajccollege.org/'>A Jesus Church College</a>, based at <a href='https://westsideajc.org/'>Westside: A Jesus Church</a> in Portland Oregon.</p> <p>AJC College train and mobilize the next generation of Kingdom leaders through an accredited four-year degree in Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Leadership and Formation, combining classroom learning with mentoring and ministry apprenticeship, for a third of the cost of traditional college.</p> <p>To find out more, go to ajccollege.org, or follow us on <a href='http://instagram.com/ajccollege'>Instagram</a> or <a href='https://www.facebook.com/ajccollege'>Facebook</a>, to find out if this is where God could be calling you to explore your calling.</p> <p>If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review, subscribe, and share with someone.</p> <p>And if you have a question you’d like us to chat about, pl