About a decade or so ago, S. Renee Mitchell put the bug in my ear to record my content. She was working with students at Humboldt School, where my mom was principal at the time and offered me some free advice as an up and coming writer. Fast forward to 2021 and I can’t help …
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Bill Deiz has lived several lives. One of the first Black reporters to break through in major local news in Portland in the late 60s, he also found success as a musician (who was in a band discovered at Portland’s famed Cotton Club) and actor. As a journalist, he covered some of the biggest stories …
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The Blacktastic Adventure continues to evolve and I’m excited to announce the most recent episode featuring the Father’s Group of Bend, Oregon, is featured in Oregon Humanities’ “Beyond the Margins” series. The feature includes an original essay titled “‘We Know Who’s Got Our Six Now: How the Father’s Group is Elevating Black Life in Bend.’” …
On Feb. 3, Respond to Racism LO hosted a virtual visioning session as part of Black Lives Matter in School Week. The event posed the question, “What would it look like if Black lives mattered in LO schools” and featured responses from current and former Black Lake Oswego School District students. Check out the video …
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In case you missed it, The Mission Podcast is now The Bruce Poinsette Podcast. I’d explain the decision, but you can google “the mission podcast” for yourself. The name change also comes with a format tweak. Going forward, episodes will feature a new video essay and interviews based on the theme of each episode. The …
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Shoutout to the patrons! January was another fun month, capped off by our public Hayes-Tilden Compromise discussion on Jan. 31. Other Patreon highlights include extended versions of my Blacktastic Adventure interviews with Melissa Lowery and the Father’s Group, another patrons-only episode of Professional Advice Storytime and the first of hopefully many patrons-only Q&A sessions. Check …
The most recent episode of The Blacktastic Adventure features filmmaker and educator Melissa Lowery. We discuss her life growing up in West Linn, making the documentary film “Black Girl in Suburbia”, organizing last fall’s Black Existence March and more. Check it out below and make sure to subscribe to the YouTube channel to stay up …
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I’m hosting a discussion on Reconstruction politics, weaponized compromise and what we can do about it on Jan. 31 at 2pm PST on Zoom. You can register here (required). For more info, check out the flyers below.
For Kwanzaa this year, I recorded a storytelling series based on the 7 principles of the holiday: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity) and Imani (faith). Learn more about the holiday and check out the Oregon Kwanzaa Stories playlist below:
Back in July, I had an interview with Intisar Abioto that morphed into a larger, necessary arts conversation for this moment in time in Oregon. That discussion is now available on the latest episode of The Blacktastic Adventure. Check it out below and subscribe to my Patreon for early access and bonus footage.