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This episode of Black Beat features a discussion on equal education access and the recent changes of higher education. Our featured guest is Dr. Roger Thompson, the Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management at the University of Oregon.   

Dr. Thompson's career background includes work towards equal educational access for the University of Indiana and University of Alabama. He's also earned the Robert Vance award, named in recognition of the leadership provided by federal judge Vance who was instrumental in enforcing desegregation in the South in the 1960s.    

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This episode of Black Beat features a discussion on the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project. Our featured guests are Dr. Steven Holt and DeAngelo Moaning. Dr. Holt is the principal of Try Excellence, LLC, providing equitable solutions to challenges in current policies and systems. DeAngelo Moaning is the Chief of Staff at Raimore Construction and the Community involvement Coordinator for Public Engagement efforts.

Dr. Steven Holt and DeAngelo Moaning are long-time influencers for Portland's equity beat, both come with perspectives that are a breath of fresh air for a City striving to learn and grow from a past rife with racial inequity. Both now perform critical roles for the I5 RQ project as an advisor and partner for the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project. 

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In this episode of the Black Beat Podcast, Portland Community College's first permanent female President, Dr. Adrien Bennings, joins our host, John Washington, to discuss PCC's role in the community as part of the environmental justice and climate change awareness campaign, #EarthNeedsAllies.

Dr. Adrien Bennings joined Portland Community College in the summer of 2022 as the college’s eighth president, making her PCC’s first permanent female president in its history. Before coming to Portland, she served as the president of Kellogg Community College and was also the president of the Kellogg Community College Foundation, helping to lead the foundation’s strategic planning and fundraising activities, and advocating for equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Locally, she is coming out the gate strong by collaborating with Flossin Media and the Soul District Business Association for the Soul District’s 11th annual fundraising event, the MLK Dream Run. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Bennings, this year’s Run takes place on Saturday and Sunday September 17th and 18th on the beautiful PCC Cascade Campus in Portland. Join us in welcoming Earth Ally, Adrien Bennings to the Black Beat!

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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:

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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:

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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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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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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.

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.”