Jan 30, 2020 | Black or African American, Food and Bev, Mercatus Magazine, Mercatus Magazine Vol. 2, Story
“Sex workers are everywhere,” Newton says. “We all know someone who is a sex worker, [but we may not] know they’re a sex worker… This is bigger than Portland. It’s bigger than me [and] it’s bigger than sex work. It’s caring for sex workers. It’s caring for trans...
Nov 19, 2019 | Beauty, Black or African American, Mercatus Magazine Vol. 2, Professional Services, Story
“Barbers have always been leaders in their communities, barbershops have always been staples of their communities. So how can a barber take that to another level to preserve the craft and to create opportunities for those who desire to grow?”Christina Lane |...
Jul 9, 2019 | Black or African American, Fashion and Accessories, Story
“Many customers share their own connection to heritage textiles and speak of the power they feel in wearing such storied art, often bringing me to tears.”Tiffany Kirkpatrick | Founder Parker+Simonne Designs Share this Story Before Tiffany Kirkpatrick started her...
Mar 29, 2019 | Black or African American, Music and Art, Story
“We’re not shy about the fact that we’re reclaiming space and trying to re-indigenize space…” says Haile. “We’re redefining what an art gallery is and can be for a community.” Leila Haile | Co-Owner Share this Story Perched along either end of Portland’s historic...
Mar 29, 2019 | Beauty, Black or African American, Fashion and Accessories, Health and Wellness, Story
“When I saw that I was in Time Magazine, I thought, ‘This is where I need to be,” Abibat Durosimi | Creator Share this Story In 2011, Abibat Durosimi found herself backstage before a Prince concert doing makeup for the Purple Wonder himself.After a fateful Portland...
Mar 26, 2019 | Black or African American, Professional Services, Story
“The corporate environment is built to take everyone down so someone else can stand taller, and so we had to create an environment where everyone is VIP.” Cole Reed | Co-Owner Share this Story At the new coworking space OpenHAUS, women, people of color and...
