Dec 29, 2018 | Black or African American, Fashion and Accessories, Home goods, Story
“With Soapbox Theory, I wanted to make sure that all the way from super light to very dark skin tones were covered, especially because we’re not all one shade. There is no one way to be Black.” – Kayin Talton Davis “My...
Dec 19, 2018 | Black or African American, Professional Services, Story
“We are a design and manufacturing company for clean tech long flight endurance unmanned aerial vehicles. We design drones, essentially.” — Ben Berry Ben Berry is the CEO of...
Dec 19, 2018 | Asian, Food and Bev, Story
“I kept saying to myself, ‘I can be the one-woman Khao Man Gai!'” – Nong Poonsukwattana Author and Photos: Kim Nguyen Nong Poonsukwattana grew up watching her mother work long, grueling hours as a restaurant...
Dec 19, 2018 | Black or African American, Professional Services, Story
“The fantasy does pertain to us. We just have to create the support structures.” – Cole Reed Before relocating to Portland in 2015, Greenhaus Gallery was already a revered...
Dec 18, 2018 | Black or African American, Professional Services, Story
“It takes a long time to get a family approved for a place. So I created a system that would pull a renter’s background check and screen it against every vacancy in the city at the same time.” — Tyrone Poole...
Dec 18, 2018 | Hispanic, Latino/a/x, Music and Art, Professional Services, Story
“I’m trying to teach and also learn.” — Renée Lopez Renée Lopez is among Portland’s newest creative entrepreneurs. The 33-year-old Yakima, Washington, native is the founder of Miss Lopez Media, which...
