The 2026 Legislative session has officially wrapped. Despite it being a short session with only 35 legislative days to pass policies, CCC members were hard at work and successful in passing meaningful policies to protect immigrants and refugees, improve tenant rights and access to housing, expand access to childcare for working families and more! Read our full recap.

This Black History Month, we honor a founder who has made a lasting impact in Portland—through the organization he started for Black youth and families and as a driving force behind establishing the Coalition of Communities of Color 25 years ago.

Tony Hopson Sr. sat down with us to reflect on his upbringing, the shifts that transformed culturally specific services, and why working across racial lines matters more than ever.

Read our first newsletter of the year! From action opportunities to protect climate justice investments in Portland to advocating for legislative policies in Salem to protect our communities, we hear many opportunities to continue legacies of freedom and change built by Black Americans this Black History Month. Plus we share the latest findings from our Nonprofit Study in partnership with the Nonprofit Association of Oregon.

From community gatherings to growing our coalition and impact, our days at the Coalition of Communities of Color have been full of momentum. Read more in our newsletter.

What is Research Justice? In this edition of our Community Reports, our summer intern at CCC’s Research Justice Institute , Meilin Beloney, unpacks the meaning behind “Research Justice” and why it’s critical for creating more equitable, community-led knowledge. We break down key terms and highlight foundational readings to help you understand how research can serve communities.