PDX Black Rose Podcast

“if you don't know what to do with your money and your time in between getting your money, it's gonna leave” Developer of the Emerging Entrepreneurial Program, a dynamic business accelerator dedicated to supporting BIPOC entrepreneurs, Emmanuel Williams joins Alex Gebreab and Jurell Scott to discuss the equity and support for black owned businesses, programs to support small businesses, an...

With the mission to provide meaningful representation to Multnomah County, Jessie Burke joins Alex Gebreab and John Washington to talk their sports career, the development of North Portland and ChinaTown, and more on PDX Black Rose Podcast  Living in North Portland, Jessie has a long history of serving on neighborhood and business associations, and understands the valuable role they play in our co...

Andrea Bontemps has an inspiring story from childcare service to opening her own restaurant and catering business called LeBontemps in 2021. She has had many successes, some struggles, like all business owners, and job opportunities for chefs. The redevelopment of Portland has an impact on all small businesses and we can listen to the story of one of them.  Hear about her development as an entrepr...

Andrea Bontemps has an inspiring story from childcare service to opening her own restaurant and catering business called LeBontemps in 2021. She has had many successes, some struggles, like all business owners, and job opportunities for chefs. The redevelopment of Portland has an impact on all small businesses and we can listen to the story of one of them.  Hear about her development as an entrepr...

In this episode of the PDX Black Rose Podcast, Debbie Kitchin joins to discuss her intent to run for the City Council in District 2 NE Portland, Oregon.  PDX Black Rose Host, Alex Gebreab talk with Debbie Kitchin about: The new Portland City Council format  Her plan to engage and represent with diverse communities  Ensuring transparency and accountability in her Council role Addressing environment...

In this episode of the PDX Black Rose Podcast, Terrence Hayes joins Alex Gebreab and Fawn Aberson to announce his intent to run for the City Council in District 1 SE Portland, Oregon! Hayes, a Chicago native, chairs the Focused Intervention Team Community Oversight Group. The advisory group commenced in June 2021 in response to the gun violence crisis in Portland working to reduce gun violence thr...

John Washington, Executive Director of the Soul District Business Association interviews Scott Erickson & Trevaun Myrie of TriMet at the October 19th Soulful Thursday event. They come together to talk about job opportunities with TriMet on this episode of PDX Black Rose. This video is produced by Flossin Media Thank you for being a part of our show where we take pride in improving people's...

In this episode of PDX Black Rose Podcast, Edmund "Mundo" Holmes gives us the run down on: Growing up in Detroit Being a designer for Nike & Jordan The value creating art and it's impact on people The evolution of art with 3D Printing Designing the new Soul District Business Association Banners! The Soul District Business Association is here to help small businesses in N/NE Portl...

The first Black president of the Portland Rose Festival Leslie Goodlow talks with us about the history of the Rose Festival, Rose Festival Princesses, the annual Grand Floral Parade, City Fair, and more on PDX Black Rose Podcast. You can listen to PDX Black Rose Podcast on YouTube through Flossin Media TV. Check it out here.

Chief Lending Officer Aben Hill joins the conversation to teach us how banking has evolved and how your business can get a piece of the pie. The PDX Black Rose crew talk about: Small businesses in need of a loan Equal opportunity for Black owned businesses First time homebuyers Working towards financial literacy The program is made possible with the support from the Mt Hood Cable Regulatory Commis...

Learn about the Williams and Russell project managed by Bryson Davis and Anyeley Hallova, happening in North Portland on Black Beat Podcast

Dylan Muldrew (@nuafricacomix ) joins us on the Black Superheroes Matter Podcast. Dylan is a rapper turned underground comix connoisseur hailing from Portland, Oregon. His science fiction, horror drawings, and stories are meant to be your surreal escape from the pressures of being Black in America. Never too tired to create, Dylan’s traditional illustrations that are inspired by 70’s comic books,...

AJ McCreary (@equitablegivingcircle ) joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast. Aj is on the founding team as well as the executive director of the Equittable Giving Circle, an organization formed to address glaring inequities created by years of institutional bias, discriminatory policy and systematic divestment from BIPOC communities through authentic community engagement. AJ also has her hands in...

Shant’e Hayes (@Shop972Eleven) joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast. Shant’e is a mother, an entrepreneur, and works with the Portland School District from 9-5. We got the chance to sit down and talk about owning a business in Portland during a pandemic and finding a good balance to help juggle it all. In the summer of 2018, Shant’e started an online clothing boutique called 972Eleven with the i...

John Washington (@flossinmedia) joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast for the second time. We had a powerful conversation while sharing some of the similarities and differences between systemic racism back in the day, and how it looks now, especially in the middle of a pandemic. John is the editor and chief of Flossin Media, the host of the Black Beat Podcast that takes an unapologetically Black...

Kenyatta Trice joins us on the podcast to talk about TRICE Occupational Consulting Solutions, LLC. , designed to assist clients with career goals and opportunities in Employment and Business Development. With first hand experience dealing with the struggle of finding employment, Kenyatta set out to help people with barriers find career stability. Taking a genuine approach with her clients com...

So This Summer has been a very interesting one indeed. During the hiatus, I started an activism project with emerging technology. To make a long story short, I Made an Augmented Reality App that Triggered Racists. With all this stuff going on in the world: COVID, Social Unrest, Police Brutality, I decided to make a statement with my work. I had to make an Augmented Reality app for the movement. &n...

Does America really need college football right now? With everything going on with COVID-19, the last thing I though I would be spending my time weighing in on whether we should have College Football this season. For those that are unaware, I played college football for 6 years. 4 years at Hawaii, and 2 years at Oregon State. I had two season ending injuries that granted me extra eligibility. Than...

Dr. Ayeesha Hankins is originally from Anchorage, AK. She and her husband have been living in Portland, OR since 2018. Her family has roots in both cities, but Anchorage is the place she calls home. Dr. Hankins runs an online business that provides research-based individual and group coaching services to help driven and growth-minded Black women 10x their confidence and believe in their capabiliti...

Esperanza Tervalon-Garrett from Dancing Hearts Consulting (@Dancingheartsconsulting) joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast for great conversation about the Census, Blackness in Oregon, and adapting Juneteenth to a livestream during COVID-19.  She is a queer, Afro-Puerto Rican woman, and a native daughter of Oakland, California. She is the founder and CEO of Dancing Hearts Consulting, LLC, a...

Torrey Dooley aka the Hood Nurse (@Thehoodnurse) joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast. As a father, nurse, and entrepreneur, Torrey Dooley has been keeping pretty busy since the Coronavirus hit. Now working towards his masters as a nurse practitioner, Dooley finds himself back and forth from the hospital and home. A self-described hood doctor, Dooley sends messages of health using hip hop and ra...

Lillian M. Green is CEO and founder of North Star Forward Consulting LLC. She has worked as a teacher, school district leader, professor, and state agency director. Most recently, she led the integration of equity and inclusion into the early learning system for the state of Oregon as the Equity Director of the Early Learning Division. She has 10+ years of experience in the field of education and...

Vincent MaGee (@vnprt) joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast. If you’re familiar with the local music scene in Portland you’ve probably seen Vincent around. Whether he’s djing, building relationships with artists and business owners, or coordinating events for DUG,he’s steadily on the move. Even during times such as these where work seems to have dwindled, as he puts it: “ we been bartering and w...

Tavares Hubbard joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast for great conversation about what it is like navigating the educational space of Portland during the Corona virus. Tavares Hubbard is originally from Pennsylvania and have been living in Portland for the past 3 years. He is currently working at a PPS elementary school in NE Portland, is involved in a music duo A.L.F. (Alternate Life Force), an...

Deena Pierott from iUrban Teen joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast for great conversation about Promoting science and technology in the Black Community. Deena Pierott is committed to her family and her community. In her own words, it’s “ family and community over everything.” But you don’t have to take her word for it, you just have to look at her track record. The founder of International Blac...