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Sep 14, 202231:16

Keeping the Light on for You: Interview with Bob Gravely from Pacific Power

This is the second episode of Black Beat Podcast's special series on Environmental Justice #EarthNeedsAllies. A collaboration between Flossin Media and the Soul District Business Association to highlight the SDBA's annual fundraising event, the MLK Dream Run. This month long series highlights the people and organizations who are top notch Allies of the Earth through stewardship, education and service.

In this episode of the Black Beat Podcast, Pacific Power Regional Business Manager, Bob Gravely,

sits down with our host, John Washington, to discuss the company's efforts to provide sustainable,

renewable energy options for millions of area customers. Gravely also details the ways that the company

seeks to engage diverse community input into decisions that affect energy needs across the board

and shares how Pacific Power is joining forces with community organizations and concerned citizens to

broaden an equitable spectrum of engagement.

What Black Beat Host, John Washington and Bob Gravely talk about:

Mr. Gravely's history and experience working for Pacific Power
How Pacific Power is contributing to Environmental Justice
What makes Pacific Power good Earth Allies
How Pacific Power is leveraging the opportunity presented by the State's 100 million dollar investment into electric
vehicle (EV) charging stations
How Pacific Power is actively engaging Black communities in decision-making and its earth stewardship programs
Workforce development and environmental justice issues that PP is taking an active role in creating/maintaining
Benefits, drawbacks and overall viability of Wind, Solar, Nuclear, and Hydro-power options
Bob's thoughts on 2- 3 things everyone needs to focus on to improve environmental conditions over the next 3 years

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Sep 07, 202230:03

Earth Rising: Interview with Sam Baraso, Executive Director Portland Clean Energy Fund

This is the first episode of Black Beat Podcast's special series on Environmental Justice #EarthNeedsAllies. A collaboration between Flossin Media and the Soul District Business Association to highlight the SDBA's annual fundraising event, the MLK Dream Run. This month long series highlights the people and organizations who are top notch Allies of the Earth through stewardship, education and service.

With broad experience in environmental management, economics. In this episode of the Black Beat Podcast, environmental justice crusader and head of Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund, Sam Baraso, sits down with our host, John Washington, to discuss PCEF's role in a critical campaign we call #Earth NeedsAllies.

finance and social equity, coupled with a keen interest in opportunities revolving around ecosystem services, energy efficiency/renewable energy,

and low emissions development strategies, Mr. Baraso currently leads a team in charge of designing, developing and implementing Measure 26-20, a tax bill approved by 65% of Portland voters in 2018. The tax is connected to businesses in Portland that make more than a billion dollars in gross revenues nationally and $500,000 in Portland. Mr. Baraso's tireless efforts makes him a top notch Earth Ally, a valued member of our community and a highly esteemed guest on a not-to-be-missed episode of the Black Beat.

What Black Beat Host, John Washington and Sam Baraso talk about:

Mr. Baraso's background and journey to PCEF
PCEF's involvement and commitment to Black Communities
Response from the businesses being taxed with regards to the work being carried out
The hardest issues to tackle within the Environmental Justice movement
Who is doing the good work in the Black community
What are the consequences of not doing this work
How can the average citizen get involved

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Sep 07, 202230:26

The Black Cloud Over Tech Confidence interview with Kamau Rogers

This episode of Black Beat features a discussion on the inclusiveness of Blacks within the technology culture. Our featured guest is Kamau Rogers the Founder of MK-DATA, LLC which is a cybersecurity startup designed to help educate and protect small companies from cyber risks. Rogers’ core career background includes 4 decades within the Advance Systems engineering world working as a consultant for major companies in Silicon Valley and tech startup companies like PacTel Connections, Ungermann Bass and Tandem Computers. This work has taken him across the globe to France, England and Japan. In the last 12 years, he has focused on mentoring various technology start-up companies, working on all major processes of building and scaling these start-up businesses for success. What Black Beat Host, John Washington and Kamau Rogers talk about ● The culture of technology and who has been left behind ● No one at silicon valley is your friend ● Tech confidence within the Black community and knowing your worth ● Chrome Books weren’t made for home schooling ● The growing digital divide and fighting for the chance to compete Thank you for being a part of our show where we take pride in improving people's perceptions of capability, significance and influence in their lives and in their communities. We want to hear from you. For more unapologetically Black stories and inspirational media coverage of capable, significant and influential motivators in our community, follow us on social media and send us your thoughts:

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Jun 06, 202232:19

James Taylor Dreams A Little Dream with Vanport On His Mind

A conversation with James Taylor the Founder of the Vanport Jazz Festival in Portland, Oregon

Former banker and current civil servant and community organizer, James Taylor, brings a long and illustrious history and exciting plans for the Vanport Jazz Festival to this episode of Black Beat. After growing up in Mississippi and relocating to Portland, Mr. Taylor served on the Oregon State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, The Oregon Youth Authority and has worked for over 30 years as a banker in the Soul District, where he was instrumental in the foundation of Albina Bank. His latest crowning achievement is the upcoming Vanport Music Festival, a tribute to the history of the lost city of Vanport, Oregon. International jazz industry all-stars include Festival headliner and Queen of Percussion, Sheila E. who performed with the legendary Prince.

What Black Beat Host, John Washington and James Taylor talk about:

· Mr. Taylor's history growing up in Mississippi

· His family background leading up to his involvement in criminal justice and the Oregon Youth Authority

· His musical backgroung and how he became inspired to initiate the Vanport Jazz festival

· Trials and tribulations he experienced along the way

· Meaning and significance behind the Festival slogan: "Discover the Legacy Experience the Revival"

· How the pandemic has affected festival operations

· Lineup of artists that will be performing this year

· Sponsors and vendors who will be present at the festival

· Where and when it will be held and contact information for listeners to procure Festival tickets

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Aug 07, 202134:31

Tony Devine | Aruba Juice

When it comes to living examples of what is possible when one tunes into the power of the Spirit, Mind and Body, Tony Devine stands head and shoulders above the crowd. As the creator of the revolutionary wellness drink, Arubah Juice, Mr. Devine has devoted his life to helping people realize their potential to heal themselves.

Jul 30, 202123:52

Norman Sylvester - Boogie Cat

Growing up in the segregated south, Sylvester enjoyed a childhood filled with beauty and natural wonders that often seemed worlds apart from the gruesome reality on the other side of the property line. “I always tell my kids I was born in paradise because we would take off our shoes and run over that dirt with butterflies and hummingbirds and fruit,” he said with a smile. “Anything that you could've wanted is on that land. She farmed cotton and sugarcane and went to church every Sunday. My Mom and Dad met on that farm. He was a quartet singer and during that time was in an acapella group so I got to hear that gospel voice and the blending of the harmonies. When they added the guitar, that was my first introduction to what guitar sounded like with harmonizing voices. I was hooked on music then, just knowing it and feeling the emotion created by African-Americans when they put Blues and Gospel together during slavery. The whole thing was a survival communication thing.”

Jul 30, 202153:23

Mimi Abdulai - Out of Africa: Angolans In Oregon

On this episode of Black Beat Podcast, Mimi Abdulai, President of the Angolan Community Organization of Oregon(ACOO) illuminates the work of the nonprofit organization, whose main focus is to build solidarity and friendship between Angolan immigrants and the diverse Portland communities where they reside. The organization's work centers around raising awareness and preserving the cultural and humanitarian purposes of Angola through education and outreach geared towards understanding and uniting with the Black community as a whole.

Jul 30, 202135:24

Ekua Hackman - Common Law - Black Beat Podcast

This episode of Black Beat welcomes Ekua Hackman, an attorney with a passion for serving as an advocate for an ever growing elderly population in America. She currently works providing unbundled and full service estate planning and probate services to residents of historic N/NE Portland in order to help them retain assets and property via the Homeownership Asset Preservation Program ("HAPP"), the African American Alliance for Homeownership ("AAAH") and the City of Portland Housing Bureau.

Jul 30, 202128:16

Johnny Huff⎜Room For Everyone At the Table

Join community luminaries, Johnny Huff and John Washington for an energizing episode of Black Beat. Founded in 2017, Everybody Eats PDX is a labor of love produced by Chef Johnny and his business partner, Chef Marcell Goss. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, both graduated culinary school locally and have built an eatery that has garnered a reputation for giving back to the community in ways big and small. From food locally sourced using the finest Oregon/Washington ingredients, to Huff and Goss' commitment to feeding activists and community members turning out in the streets for Black Lives, Everybody Eats PDX is a business worthy of support and a model worth replicating.

What Black Beat Host, John Washington and Johnny Huff talk about:

1. The inspiration for Everybody Eats PDX

2. Huff's non-profit, Black and Blue PDX a novel approach to addressing the tension that often exists between Black youth and police officers

3. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic upon the business

4.Challenges and successes of being a Black Business and Non-Profit owner

5.Advice for other aspiring restauranteurs seeking to get into the industry

6.Links to support Everybody Eats PDX and the work of Black and Blue

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Apr 15, 202130:46

Renee Mitchell ⎜Spreading the Black Joy Virus

Today’s Black Beat is honored to introduce local celebrity and Pulitzer Prize nominated Writer and Speaker, Educator, Performer, and ”Creative Revolutionist”, Renee Mitchell. As an expert trainer in Youth Empowerment, Trauma-Informed Practices and Social Emotional Learning from a heART-centered, culturally relevant framework, Ms. Mitchell is also the visionary behind Spreading the Black Joy Virus and the I Am M.O.R.E. youth development program. According to her website profile at https://www.reneemitchellspeaks.com/aboutrenee, she is currently developing I Am M.O.R.E.'s theory of change, called Empowered Resilience™ , as a doctoral candidate at the University of Oregon (2021). Her work intends to create a national example of how to empower and build hope and resiliency in youth of color with profound love, culturally relevant social-emotional skill building, and youth voice-centered programming.

Apr 03, 202135:38

Marquise Johnson-Bey⎜Abstract Visionz

This episode of Black Beat features local artist, entrepreneur and Deputy Sheik of the Moorish Science Temple, Marquise Johnson-Bey. Born and raised in Portland, he got his start capturing basketball games with legendary Harlem Globetrotters, Les “Pee Wee” Harrison and Meadow “Meadowlark” Lemon. After years building a reputation as an unforgettable artist, photographer, videographer, textile designer and all around creative, Johnson-Bey started an online website platform for artists under his company’s name, Abstract Visionz. As a deeply spiritual devotee of the Moorish Science path, Marquise serves in a position of leadership at the Moorish Science Temple.

Apr 03, 202146:10

Jeanette Ward-Horton⎜Turning Over A New Leaf

Want to get current on the state of Cannabis Equity in Oregon? Don't miss this episode of Black Beat where we welcome Executive director for the NuLeaf Project, Jeanette Ward-Horton to the show. Under Horton's leadership, NuLeaf Project’s work is specifically designed to address the three most common equity hurdles for all marginalized groups when starting a business or a professional career: capital, education/exposure, and connection. Horton describes the organization's work and funding sources for cannabis businesses in addition to skill-building and mentoring for entrepreneurs and professionals, and national and state equity policy development and advocacy.

Apr 03, 202123:32

Easy McCoy⎜Entity in the House

Musical legend Michael Greene, aka Easy McCoy, joins Black Beat host, John Washington for an unforgettable glimpse into the 20+ year career of one of Portland’s premier hip-hop artists. Raised on the mean streets of Seattle's Yesler Terrace neighborhood, Easy McCoy has spent over 2 decades writing, publishing, performing and producing his music. His new endeavor, Entity music group, is focused on helping young artists seeking to forge pathways in the music industry and gives them opportunities to sign with the label. He is also a fitness aficionado and a dedicated believer in the power of faith, consistency, and having an indomitable spirit that never gives up.

Apr 03, 202132:31

De'shawn Hardy | BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS

In this moving episode, De’Shawn Hardy, CEO of De’Shawn Hardy Ministries, shares wise counsel, words of comfort and what he is doing to help people navigate through these dark and troubling times. A dynamic speaker and spiritual leader in the community, Minister Hardy is known as one blessed with an innate ability to meet and connect with people on their own levels.

Some of the topics he covers with our show’s host, John Washington, include:

● His background

● Inspiration for choosing a vocation as Minister, Non-profit organizer and public speaker

● His insight into the greatest spiritual challenges facing America today and perspective on how the change in oval office leadership will affect the nation as a whole

● How socio/political issues and racism affect and inform his spiritual approach and leadership?

● How COVID -19 has affected his ministry

● What assistance he has received to offset the financial blow of the pandemic

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Feb 27, 202144:12

Towanda Perry | NWAA: Straight Outta Used Car Sales

For a truly inspirational, motivational experience, don’t miss this episode of Black Beat Podcast, where Towanda Perry, owner and founder of NW Affordable Autos (NWAA), shares an unforgettable glimpse into her journey from tragedy to triumph and invaluable insights into how she has endured to become a capable, significant and influential force in the community.

Sitting down with our host, Flossin CEO and Editor-in-Chief, John Washington, Ms. Perry reveals:

● Love, incarceration and the ultimate loss, how her resilience, determination and ultimately faith help to get through it all.

● Her inspiration to enter the realm of used car sales

● Experiences as a Black female business owner in a traditionally male dominated industry

● Personal and professional challenges and successes in the current socio-political climate

● Ways the pandemic has affected her business and client interaction

● Strategies employed to mitigate the financial blow of COVID -19

● Advice she has for other aspiring business owners, especially females, seeking to carve out a niche in the used auto industry

● How to connect with NWAA and get on the road to buying/financing a quality used automobile at an affordable price

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Feb 27, 202147:29

Eric Ward | Not My Mama’s Civil Rights Movement

On this episode of Black Beat, our host, John Washington leads a spirited interview with our guest, Eric K. Ward. Mr. Ward is the current Executive Director of Western States Center, an organization known as a national hub for innovative responses to white nationalism, antisemitism, and structural inequality. Working nationwide to strengthen inclusive democracy so all people can live, love, worship and work free from fear, he also brings a uniquely innovative musical approach to fighting the good fight through punk-rock activism. Taking the stage as “Bulldog Shadow”, he describes his genre as one that “bends folk into a new punk framework and spits out a series of stories we wish we were the ones telling.”

What Black Beat Host, John Washington and Mr. Ward talk about:

● His path to becoming a leader in the civil rights movement

● Some of the greatest threats posed by white supremacy

● His work in personally addressing violent neo-Nazis and convincing some to renounce racism and violence

● What makes the Pacific Northwest such a hotbed for white supremacy

● His punk-rock activism as Bulldog Shadow

● The focus and direction Western States intends to pursue moving forward

● How COVID -19 has affected him, his organization and work

● How can you get involved

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Feb 27, 202144:02

Senator Lew Frederick | WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

On this episode of Black Beat get your fill of some truly good news coming out of the Capitol. Representing District 22 in Portland, Oregon, Senator Lew Frederick discusses two bills he has recently introduced, SB 618 and SB 619, which propose a redress of one of histories most gruesome grievances: Slavery. "(Senate Bill) 618 really says there is a case to be made for reparations -- that's what 618 does," he said. "(Senate Bill) 619 says if there is a case to make, how that will be done."

What Black Beat Host, John Washington and Senator Frederick Talk About

● The Senator’s inspiration for choosing the role of public official

● The Senator’s efforts to address police reform

● Successes and challenges he experienced in creating the Oregon CARES fund which provided financial relief to Black Oregonians and businesses suffering disproportionately not just from the pandemic but systemic racism and roadblocks to prosperity.

● What led to lawsuits lodged against the fund and current status of the case

● The historic reparations legislation that he introduced in the form of Senate bills 618 and 619

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