Listen, The way that you described your first encounter with Deante Kyle And Big Katt and the G&E podcast was so accurate! I had the same experience it was exactly the way i discovered them as well. I watch it so much now that my 8 year old daughter begs me to watch it with me at night. Thank you for this read, and after purchasing my ticket to the Meet and Greet a few moments ago this confirmed that I made the right choice! I enjoyed this so much , you are an incredible writer. You inspired me just now as I too share a passion of books and writing that I have longed stepped away from but it has always been in my heart. I look forward to reading more from you! Oh, would you consider curating a reading list of black literature you’d recommend for the culture?
Great read! Wasn’t aware of Portlands past, so thank you for sharing that. The G&E podcast has enlightened me in so many ways too. I’m glad that others are recognizing them because they are the truth!
Listen, The way that you described your first encounter with Deante And Big Katt and the G&E podcast was so accurate because it was exactly the way i discovered them. I watch it so much now my 8 year old daughter begs me to watch it with me at night. Thank you for this read, and after purchasing my ticket to the Meet and Greet a few moments ago this confirmed that I made the right choice! I enjoyed this so much , you are an incredible writer and I look forward to reading more from you! Oh, would you consider curating a reading list of black literature you’d recommend for the culture?
Thank you for this. This was a great read in the times of short attention spans. I was able to lock in and really dive into this and not get bored. Great work & great job including not only your experience in Portland but also the historical aspects bc I’ve never knew this. I like the way you tied this all into you rekindling (I guess that’s the word?) your identity with your blackness plus adding G&E and how it inspired you even more. Thank you.
Oregon was constitutionally racist until 2002, until measure 14 which formally removed racial language such as "negroes", "mulattos," and "whites."
2002!
Hattie Redmond, a Black suffragist and the first black business owner in Portland, is buried in the Lone Fir cemetery. Originally, the owners of the graveyard prohibited her from purchasing a plot because they didn't want a Black body buried near any Whites.
Do you know what she did?
She bought six more plots, each one around hers, to solve that problem.
There's a lot of unmarked Chinese graves in Lone Fir as well, in block 14, but that may be besides the point.
Listen, The way that you described your first encounter with Deante Kyle And Big Katt and the G&E podcast was so accurate! I had the same experience it was exactly the way i discovered them as well. I watch it so much now that my 8 year old daughter begs me to watch it with me at night. Thank you for this read, and after purchasing my ticket to the Meet and Greet a few moments ago this confirmed that I made the right choice! I enjoyed this so much , you are an incredible writer. You inspired me just now as I too share a passion of books and writing that I have longed stepped away from but it has always been in my heart. I look forward to reading more from you! Oh, would you consider curating a reading list of black literature you’d recommend for the culture?
Great read! Wasn’t aware of Portlands past, so thank you for sharing that. The G&E podcast has enlightened me in so many ways too. I’m glad that others are recognizing them because they are the truth!
Great read, indeed. And your perspective on Grits & Eggs Podcast is spot on.
Much love for real! The Grits & Eggs Pod is so important for us!!
Listen, The way that you described your first encounter with Deante And Big Katt and the G&E podcast was so accurate because it was exactly the way i discovered them. I watch it so much now my 8 year old daughter begs me to watch it with me at night. Thank you for this read, and after purchasing my ticket to the Meet and Greet a few moments ago this confirmed that I made the right choice! I enjoyed this so much , you are an incredible writer and I look forward to reading more from you! Oh, would you consider curating a reading list of black literature you’d recommend for the culture?
I appreciate this so much! G&E moved me and i’m grateful they brought us all together!
Happy to share more works with you and that’s sounds like a plan!! I’ll cook up some of my favorite reads for us! ❤️🖤💚
Thank you for this. This was a great read in the times of short attention spans. I was able to lock in and really dive into this and not get bored. Great work & great job including not only your experience in Portland but also the historical aspects bc I’ve never knew this. I like the way you tied this all into you rekindling (I guess that’s the word?) your identity with your blackness plus adding G&E and how it inspired you even more. Thank you.
Yo I really appreciate the kind words here! I hope to keep sharing about us and seeing where we grow!
This was amazing to read. I felt inspired and the need to go deeper within myself, my writing, and my community. Thank you! ✨
That’s all I wanted! For you! 🙏🏾❤️🖤💚
A couple of other Portland history things:
Oregon was constitutionally racist until 2002, until measure 14 which formally removed racial language such as "negroes", "mulattos," and "whites."
2002!
Hattie Redmond, a Black suffragist and the first black business owner in Portland, is buried in the Lone Fir cemetery. Originally, the owners of the graveyard prohibited her from purchasing a plot because they didn't want a Black body buried near any Whites.
Do you know what she did?
She bought six more plots, each one around hers, to solve that problem.
There's a lot of unmarked Chinese graves in Lone Fir as well, in block 14, but that may be besides the point.