HISTORY OF OBPC
OREGON BLACK POLITICAL CONVENTION (OBPC) HISTORY
April 13-15, 2012 Crowne Plaza Portland Convention Center, Portland, OR 97232 “2012 Election Politics-OBPC: Citizens Engaged and Making a Difference for All Oregonians!”
April 16-18, 2010 Crowne Plaza Portland Convention Center, Portland, OR 97232 “During The Administration Of President Obama: Black Political Action For Institutional Transformations And For Removing Barriers, Bias, Discrimination And Ineffective Legal Representation”
April 18-20, 2008 Embassy Suites Hotel-Portland Washington Square, Tigard, OR “Recognizing and Using Black Political Action To Make Political Change"
April 28-30, 2006 Holiday Inn-Portland Downtown, Portland, OR Black Oregonians Exercising Their Power for Political and Economic Outcomes
April 16-18, 2004 Holiday Inn-Portland Downtown, Portland, OR // “Moving the Agenda: Exercising Black Political Power”
April 6-7, 2002 Radisson Hotel Portland, Portland, OR // "OBPC Developing Political Strengths: Black Oregonians Working For The Long Run"
April 7-9, 2000 Radisson Hotel Portland, Portland, OR // "Challenge of the Century: Growth and Expansion of Black Political Power in Oregon"
March 21-22, 1998 Quality Inn, Salem, OR // “Building The Future By Acknowledging And Using Past Successes"
April 27-28, 1996 Quality Inn, Salem, OR // "Liberal? Conservative? Independent?: The Black Vote Is Not Monolithic!"
April 9-10, 1994 Quality Inn, Salem, OR // "Now is the time: Black Political Action"
April 10-12, 1992 Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel Lake Oswego, OR // "Today's Leaders Preparing Leaders For Tomorrow"
April 11, 1990 CHUMAREE Hotel & Comfortel Convention Center, Salem, OR // "A Decade For Political Risk Taking"
April 8-10, 1988 Viscount Hotel, Portland, OR // "Voting '88: Exercising Black Political Power"
April 12-13, 1986 CHUMAREE Comfortel Salem,OR // "Crisis: Time for Black Perspective, Persuasion, and Productivity"
April 7-8, 1984 Holiday Inn at the Coliseum, Portland, OR // "In Politics, Blacks Can Make A Difference"
April 17-18, 1982 Willamette Center Portland, OR // “For the Black Community--Politics Is The Answer"
April 11-13, 1980 Holiday Inn At Airport Portland, OR
April 7-9, 1978 Benson Hotel, Portland, OR