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CLIENT: Urban League of Portland
Urban League of Portland Jamii Program presentation and three-fold brochure.
Jamii means society in Swahili.
In a first for Portland and Multnomah County, the Urban League of Portland has opened a motel-based shelter specifically designed for Black adults who are experiencing homelessness and facing increased risks from COVID-19.
The Urban League of Portland is seeking to speak with Black Oregonians across the state about their individual experiences with racial profiling. Some experiences will be published in the upcoming 2015 State of Black Oregon publication. Responses are confidential and only those who consent will have their stories published in the report. Find our confidential form here. To find out more information about the State of Black Oregon, please visit our website at StateofBlackOregon.org.
Kemboi Chesimet Astoria, OR From Kenya I ran into Kemboi on the Astoria Riverwalk during my first trip down to Astoria. We were later able to interview him for the State of Black Oregon on a second trip to the coast. A runner, Kemboi came to the US in 1991 through an athletic scholarship with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He currently teaches at Tongue Point Job Corps in Astoria, OR. Intisar Abioto, Photographer with the State of Black Oregon
Do you know anyone of African descent in Klamath Falls, OR? This Friday we are driving down to Klamath County ... Klamath Falls area .. and are still seeking people of African descent to connect with, talk with, photograph, and/or interview. We will be there Friday to Saturday. Do you know anyone there? Do you know anyone who might know anyone? Really, ANY leads are so appreciated! Please message me here or write me at [email protected] #stateofblackoregon #ulpdx #theblackoregonians
Leon Ransom Native Pendletonian
"I like doing what I do... horses, cows, wheat, barley."
We met Leon early Friday morning. I heard about him through his sister Fran. We knew nothing about him beforehand and ended up spending about three hours with him. He invited us to his family home, fed us breakfast, took us around town, and told us more than what I can relate here. His family came to Pendleton in 1952 from Inverness, Mississippi. His father worked for the railroads. He grew up knowing George Fletcher. Don't know who George Fletcher is? I didn't either!
There's so much to tell. There's so much to tell. It's coming... Temporarily, it will suffice to say the trip out to Eastern Oregon was more than successful.. So many things fell into place.. It's all coming.
© Intisar Abioto
Today Bruce Poinsette, Hanifah Abioto, and I are heading out to Eastern Oregon to document for Urban League of Portland's State of Black Oregon. We'll be in Pendleton today meeting with a few Black elders. Tomorrow we are heading out to La Grande and perhaps Baker City. I'm still excited to be doing this, excited to get out another region of Oregon, excited to hear more experiences and perspectives. Excited to make some important connections through the journey. I hope to have some time today - or at least by end of day - to share some images, revelations, thoughts. Intisar Abioto of .. The Black Oregonians
Oregon! Two things! ... I'll be traveling to Astoria on Wednesday and to Bend on Thursday to photograph for the Urban League of Portland's State of Black Oregon. Are you there? Do you know anyone there? Do you know any people of African descent there we should meet? If enough people are interested I might do a tea or dinner meetup in both places. Let me know! If you know someone I should meet, who might be interested in being photographed, or might just like to have tea or something .. write me at [email protected].
Dates: 9/17 - Astoria OR 9/18 - 9/19 - Bend OR Also, have you checked out the just launched State of Black Oregon tumblr site at stateofblackoregon.org? You can follow the travels and images from The State of Black Oregon there as well. Photographs are now up from last month's trip to Astoria. Get busy! - Intisar Abioto
Dr. Denise Reed Astorian for 3 years Oregonian for 10 years From Chicago, IL I love it here because I like living next to the water. And I love what I do. I had the opportunity to talk with Dr. Denise Reed during last month's trip to Astoria, OR. Dr. Reed is the musical director of the North Coast Chorale. She also hosts Classical Jewels and Choral Gems on Astoria's KMUN Astoria 91.9 FM. Originally from Chicago, Dr. Reed moved to Oceanside, OR in 2004 and later to Astoria.
© Intisar Abioto
