PDX Black Rose Podcast

Amir Morgan from Aesthete Society joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast for great conversation about being creative in Portland. Amir Morgan has an inventive spirit. Growing up playing baseball and basketball, Morgan always knew he wanted to work with fashion. But going to school and studying bioengineering, his plans changed from fashion to practicing medicine. It wasn’t necessarily Morgan’s ide...

Lisa Alexander joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast for great conversation about traveling and branching out of your comfort zone. Lisa Alexander has an enthusiasm for people. There is an openness and an encouraging spirit that accompanies her tone. You could say this is a part of what led her to hospitality and Human Resources. The other part...she isn’t afraid of adventure and trying new thing...

Brandon Lawrence joins us on the PDX Black Rose Podcast for great conversation about what it is like to move to Portland from New York and navigate the tech space as a consultant for popular brands and rising companies. Learn more at our blog, podcast, and video playlist at https://pdxblackrose.com Learn more about our partners: Iltopia Studios ( https://iltopia.com ), Flossin Media ( https://flos...

Tia B. Coachman describes herself as “that cool Aunty mothers go to for guidance and help.” Coachman, a Strategic HR Partner for different companies (the mothers), helps these mothers get their house in order as it relates to the people that work for them. She makes sure the workplace is a safe space and there exists an even exchange for both employee and employer. That means working with companie...

Kaizen Creed is a self-defined internet explorer. No, not the browser but an “explorer of the internet industry” as he describes it. It’s path or future projection he can’t even quite pin down since the field is so new except to describe it as a field that encompasses media: gaming, music, video, illustration etc. Bored and wanting to create, Creed ( at this time in high school) went to his brothe...

At the age of 5 or 6, McCrary began taking apart vacuum cleaners because he figured out that anything with a phillips head screw could be taken apart with a phillips head screwdriver and put back together again. From grandmothers, parents and a community that supported his tinkering and originality at a young age, McCrary’s curiosity eventually led him to be recruited as an engineer for Intel afte...

Paula Hayes is a science geek, a fiddler, and a tinkerer. Hayes is also a product development chemist who knew that she had to be herself in whatever she did or it wouldn’t work out. So when it came time for Hayes to pursue a degree in science, she still knew being a doctor or a researcher didn’t fit her personality. Then what? Fast forward twenty plus years later, Hayes is now the CEO of a cosmet...

Jasmine Streeter has had a love for animals since she was 11 months old. That was the first time her parents put her on a horse. From then on, Streeter was hooked whether it was dogs, cats, you name it. Her parents nurtured that gift and encouraged Streeter to think not just about if she would become a veterinarian but what she would do once she became one. So Streeter did take it seriously and in...

Abriana McKinney has always loved providing resources and services to her community, especially kids. While studying to go into health as a nurse practitioner, McKinney began mentoring kids through dance at Matt Dishman, SEI and a number of other community centers around Portland. McKinney was soon offered a position as a youth services coordinator at SEI connecting youth with opportunities, resou...

Being a tall Black child, Nicole Robinson would always get asked if she was going to play basketball. In protest of the questions and assumptions, Robinson started drawing. In her words, all she wanted to do was draw and learn Japanese. As her skills developed so did another interest: comics. While working at a daycare, Robinson discovered that comics were a pretty big deal among 4 year olds who w...

Rosalie Lee knows how to hustle. As a behavioral interventionist serving kids with chronic illnesses and disease, Rosalie’s lived experience prepared her for the rewarding yet gut wrenching work that was to come. Working her way through school as a model, volunteer, and student researcher at OHSU all while starting her organization Spare Change primed her for a non stop 24/7 occupation of service....

Jeff Martin, a sports writer of two decades has had to stay the course to find his voice and his unique offering to the world. His love of sports began early on as a consummate consumer of sport’s pages. Even though his love of sports ran deep, Martin always knew his entry into sports would be different from the athlete’s course. Embracing his own path, Martin began his career as a sport’s journal...

Allan Njoroge and Andrew Olemgbe from Action Healthcare Staffing join us on the podcast. Follow Allan: LinkedIn | Facebook | Behance | Instagram Follow Andrew: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook Learn more at our blog , podcast , and video playlist . Learn more about our partners: Iltopia Studios , Flossin Media , and Soul District Business Association . Support us on Patreon . Follow us on...

Lametrius Davis joins us on the podcast. He is a former football player at the University of Hawaii that is now in the education sector in Portland. He is also a new father navigating the world of COVD-19 with a toddler. He is a Portland native who graduated from Roosevelt Highschool. After graduating college, he came back to Portland to work in his community. He coached football, mentored student...

David Walker joins us on the podcast. David is a big player in the comic book industry with his runs on Bitter Root at Image Comics , Young Justice with Brian Michael Bendis at DC, Luke Cage at Marvel , and many more. He has been in the game for 25 years. He is also a professor at Portland State University teaching a comic book writing course. Learn more at our blog , podcast , and video playlist...

Justice Rajee joins us on the podcasts for a conversation about his own podcast, Ask Your Old Head Podcast , and how he is dealing with the COVID-19 lockdown. He started podcasting in 2015. He was a fan of podcasts prior and loved listening to sports and tech shows. He jokes about being a retired rapper. So he is familiar with audio production. He focused on having conversations surrounding about...

Andre Middleton joins us on the podcast. He is another Black Portlander doing big things in the city. He is the Executive Director of Friends of Noise . It is a non-profit whose mission is teach kids the technical skills to produce and put on events. They not only give them the tools to succeed, but they also build the events with them. When students show promise, they will help be in the pipeline...

Donovan Smith is a native Portlander doing big things in the area. You may know him from his clothing line Ignorant Reflection or the slogan " gentrification is weird ". The idea started from a college project that he made with his friends that stemmed into him finding his own creative voice. He is a product of OpenSignal and other resources that have provided tools and experiences to young Black...

Donell Morgan joins us on the podcast to talk about the wonderful work he does with Elevate Oregon . Through the nonprofit, Donell works with 6th-12th grade kids in the Park Rose School District to mentor and inspire change. Donell is a former basketball phenom turned community leader that lets his actions speak for him. Through the conversation, we get to learn not only about what drives him, but...

We have made some tweaks for season 2 because of COVID-19. PDX Black Rose (@pdxblackrose) is a grassroots media platform formed by ​Steven Christian to share information and promote movers and shakers in Black Portland. By movers and shakers, I mean entrepreneurs, community leaders, and other Black people in Portland doing interesting things. All the content is produced in collaboration with ​Ilto...

Singer Andy Stokes joins us for a conversation about finding his purpose with his talents, and how Portland was influential in his career. Learn more at our blog , podcast , and video playlist . Follow us on Social Media @PDXBlackRose Twitter – https://twitter.com/pdxblackrose Instagram – https://instagram.com/pdxblackrose Medium – https://medium.com/pdxblackrose Online Store – https://gumroad.com...

Maurice Rahming, Owner of O'Neill Construction Group , joins us for a chat about developments, the black experience, and equity in Portland. Learn more at our blog , podcast , and video playlist . Follow us on Social Media @PDXBlackRose Twitter – https://twitter.com/pdxblackrose Instagram – https://instagram.com/pdxblackrose Medium – https://medium.com/pdxblackrose Online Store – https://gumroad.c...

Dr. Steven Holt joins us for a chat about what it was like to grow up as a black Portlander post segregation. We talk about why it was so important to have a seat at the table. Learn more at our blog , podcast , and video playlist . Follow us on Social Media @PDXBlackRose Twitter – https://twitter.com/pdxblackrose Instagram – https://instagram.com/pdxblackrose Medium – https://medium.com/pdxblackr...

Hailei Aberson, a native of Northeast Portland, Oregon, joins us on the podcast this episode. Being of mixed race, she talks about her identity as a biracial kid growing up in one of the whitest urban areas in the nation. Learn more at our blog , podcast , and video playlist . Follow us on Social Media @PDXBlackRose Twitter – https://twitter.com/pdxblackrose Instagram – https://instagram.com/pdxbl...

For the first episode of the Black Rose PDX Podcast, we honored with the presence of John Washington. John is the CEO and Editor-in-chief of Flossin Media, and the Chair of the Soul District Business Association. On top of that, John also spearheads many initiatives in North/Northeast Portland that directly impact and empower the community. During the podcast, we dive deep into how John came to be...