Black Beat Podcast

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 entrepreneur, how the Nike store closing impacted her business, and the life of being a small business owner in Northeast Portland. She is joined by John Washington and our Host Alex Gebreab. Head to Le Bontemps for some Cajun Creole food or order catering Website: https://www.lebontempspdx.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeBontempsCafeandCatering Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LeBontempsCafeandCatering Thank you for tuning in to our show where we strive to build up our community with education, resources, and investing in the Soul of Portland . We want to hear from you. For more Portland stories and inspirational media coverage of capable, significant and influential motivators in our community, follow us on social media and send us your thoughts:

Author of the book, The Flourishing Community, Brad Ketch has had a successful 25-year career in the technology industry, including serving as CEO of a publicly traded semiconductor company. From facing troubles during the 2008 financial crisis, Brad made a career shift into poverty and justice work to address the challenges in his community. Tune in to this episode of Black Beat Podcast with John Washington and Fawn Aberson to learn about Ketch’s career development, and building hope and resilience in the face of adversity. Here’s a link to his book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Flourishing-Community/Brad-Ketch/9781637631607#:~:text=Brad%20Ketch's%20The%20Flourishing%20Community,in%20the%20state%20of%20Oregon. 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: Phone: (503)-841-5032 Email: info@flossinmedia.com Website: https://www.flossinmedia.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/flossinmedia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flossinmedia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flossinmedia YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/flossinmediatv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flossin-media/

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On this episode of the Black Beat Podcast, John Washington and Fawn Aberson speak with Fidel Ferrer, the founder and CEO of Project LEDO and the facilitator of the panel for the first-ever Silicon Forest Tech Summit with the focus on Diversity in the technology sector. This episode is a part of Flossin Magazine’s issue “TechWOWlogy”. 

The Black Beat crew talk about:

Growing up in Cuba and how that shaped Ferrer’s path

How moving to a new country inspired the founding of Project LEDO

The influence of working for companies like Apple and OHSU

Creating a path of the BIPOC community to STEM

Check out Project LEDO to learn more and donate here: ⁠https://www.projectledo.org/⁠

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Black Beat host J In this episode of the Black Beat Podcast, Karanja Crews, founder of Teaching with Purpose, steps into the studio to talk about the future of education and its significance on our youth with our host, John Washington. Black Beat Host, John Washington and Karanja Crews talk about: Recap from the Teaching with Purpose Conference Debrief the conversation between John and Dr. Angela Davis Why the teachers are striking in Portland Public Schools (PPS) Portland’s economy and the cost of living How students are suffering from the teachers strike 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 unapologetica In this episode of the Black Beat Podcast, Karanja Crews, founder of Teaching with Purpose, steps into the studio to talk about the future of education and its significance on our youth with our host, John Washington. Black Beat Host, John Washington and Karanja Crews talk about: Recap from the Teaching with Purpose Conference Debrief the conversation between John and Dr. Angela Davis Why the teachers are striking in Portland Public Schools (PPS) Portland’s economy and the cost of living How students are suffering from the teachers strike 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: 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:

Next on the list for Flossin Magazine's 5 organizations who are building the Black community back and better than ever is PCRI led by Executive Director Kymberly Horner Kymberly speaks to us about her leadership, philanthropy, managing Black people in the workforce, and her journey to success.

One of Flossin Magazine's 5 organizations who are Building the Black community back and better than ever, is the World Stage Theatre led by Director, Shalanda Sims. Shalanda joins Black Beat to talk about leadership, philanthropy, managing Black people in the workforce, and her journey to success.

On this episode of Black Beat podcast, founding member of The Miracles Club in Portland, Oregon, Harrison Danley, joins John Washington for a compelling discussion around the multifaceted nature of drug culture in America.

Kiyo Kubo, CEO and founder of the Kuto payment app,  joins Black Beat hosts for an insightful and engaging conversation on how the innovative app saves businesses and customers money as well as giving back to the community.

In this episode of Black Beat, Mims Rouse takes the mic to discuss our education system and how it is affecting young Black men.

Topping the list for Flossin Magazine's 5 organizations who are building the Black community back and better than ever is Raimore Construction led by President Jeff Moreland Sr.

Jeff comes in to talk about his leadership, philanthropy, managing Black people in the workforce, and his journey to success.

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David Lucas, philanthropist and founder of the Maurice Lucas Foundation, joins John Washington and the Black Beat crew to talk about:  

• The importance of Fatherly engagement and affection  
• Journey from the hood to the suburbs   
• I am my brothers keeper: Lessons learned through decades of challenges and triumphs 
• Strong upbringing leading to formation of Maurice Lucas Foundation and Academy  
• The apple doesn't fall far from the tree: Teaching LIfe Lessons through Education and Sport 
• The importance of giving back and leaving things better than the way you found it

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Nutritional Health Coach Karen Nickerson joins John Washington, and the Black Beat crew to talk about:     

• What’s the most nutritional part of an animal?  
• What’s really in processed & packaged foods   
• Low income = poor nutrition 
• Can I change my poor eating habits? 
• Whole vs blended, what’s the difference?  
• Free nutrition coaching at Natural Grocers!  

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Time Stamps: History of Nutrition: (0:00) Nutritionist Coach: (26:17)  

Each episode of Black Beat, we take pride in improving people's perceptions of capability, significance and influence in their lives and in their communities.

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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.    

What Black Beat Host, John Washington, Fawn Aberson, and Dr. Robert Thompson talk about:  

• How he learn the power of influence through next level communication      
• Higher education crisis: states divesting & burden shifting to students & families   
• The Return on Investment of higher education 
• Fighting for education access and quality for low-income & people of color 
• Collaborating with change agents and Jet Magazine 
• White robe phobia & tackling the mental health crisis 
• U of O moves their footprint in Portland to NE with establishment of  The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health & how it will benefit the Black community 
• The challenges of being a young, collage age, person today   

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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. 

What Black Beat Host, John Washington, Dr. Steven Holt, and DeAngelo Moaning talk about:

• Changing the "Whitest City in America" 
• Inside truth of growing up Black in Portland 
• Roll up your sleeves! Be prepared for opportunity
• What's special about I-5 in Portland

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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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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.”

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

J Spa Joins the Black Beat Podcast. Behind every business that has managed to keep its doors open through the pandemic, there is a story of resilience, fortitude and often purpose-driven commitment. J Spa in Eugene, Oregon is an exceptional example of a business which has managed to not just survive but find opportunities to thrive despite the hurdles and challenges inherent in operating a hands-on practice in the shadow of COVID-19.    To learn more about Jaqueline Johnson and The J Spa business services visit https://thejspa.com/ 485 Alexander Loop #110, Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 423-7009

For Nate Moreland, sports is more than something you do, it’s a way of life. A P.I.L.(Portland Interscholastic League) Hall of Famer, and former Olympic qualifier, Moreland finds the principles of training, “discipline, determination and dedication” to be guiding lights for the values he seeks to pass on to his clients. He’s the owner of Life Improving Fitness Training and Speed (LIFTS), a gym he uses to get people, of all backgrounds, from the "no’s to pro's" to help them realize their fitness goals in life.   

To connect with Nate Moreland check out https://www.liftsfitnesstraining.com