EP: 35: Panel: “Portland’s Black Community is Actually Growing”

May 9, 2019

37 mins

Episode Description

This episode is a panel discussion for the Society of Applied Anthropology with podcast co-host Cornelius Swart and activist, and entrepreneur Stephen Green. Stephen was featured in Priced Out, the documentary, and was the interviewed on a previous podcast [EP: 32] about black business and the black middle class’s role in gentrification. At the panel, he talked about reframing the discussion on gentrification in Portland. Stephen stated that the black community is growing in metro Portland, just not in the old black neighborhood. With that growth comes challenges but also opportunities.