PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — During Black History Month, the future of Portland’s oldest civil rights organization is hanging in the balance.
The Urban League of Portland says it has been served with an eviction notice just one week after inviting KOIN 6 News and elected leaders inside its deteriorating North Portland headquarters — a move the organization calls retaliation for going public about unsafe conditions inside the building.
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Urban League Plaza, at North Russell and Williams, was once a hub for education, housing and senior services — and a stop for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On this day, it sits largely empty, marked by flooding, pest infestations and failing systems.
“Just seeing the history and everything that’s happened in this building, all just done,” said Charles Fitz, director of human resources for the Urban League, told KOIN 6 during a tour of the facility on Feb. 12…