Feb 28, 2019 | Black or African American, Music and Art, Professional Services, Story
“I’m very staunch about figuring out how to treat people, not well, but at the height of care.” Intisar Abioto | Artist Share this Story In her 8 years living in Portland, Intisar Abioto has profoundly influenced how the city and the state tell culturally...
Feb 27, 2019 | Black or African American, Health and Wellness, Professional Services, Story
“When you endure for so long and you’re always enduring and fighting, that becomes your normal state. So you need more than ever that refuge of the outdoors and that space to be away from it all and be with people who are like you.”Mercy Shammah | Founder and...
Feb 1, 2019 | Black or African American, Food and Bev, Story
“I’ve slowly…become a very firm believer that there’s never a right time. There’s always going to be something prohibiting you, stopping you, and doubts and everything, so you have to just grab it by the horns and go for it.”Damala Badon | Founder DB Dessert...
Dec 30, 2018 | Black or African American, Food and Bev, Health and Wellness, Story
“When it comes to cannabis…people go through a lot of trial and error just to feel good, so if I can help you…let’s do it!” — Adrian Wayman Share this Story ‘These days young folks aren’t...
Dec 30, 2018 | Black or African American, Professional Services, Story
In the process of starting their company, the Somali-born owners of PDX Yellow Cab found themselves widening the entrepreneurial landscape of their field. The driver-owned cooperative launched in 2016, but its existence is the culmination of a four-year journey on the...
Dec 29, 2018 | Black or African American, Fashion and Accessories, Story
“There’s a lot of antiques here along the Willamette Valley and we just continued that love of finding treasures, looking at old photographs and old books, reading about old history. ”— Thea Villasenor Thea Villasenor is the owner of Thea’s Vintage Living in the Pearl...
