Black Coffee, the new event series from creative director Michelle Johnson (The Chocolate Barista)ย premiered last week at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by Michelle Johnson, Ian Williams (Deadstock Coffee), and Gio Fillari (Coffee Feed PDX), this event centered the voices and experiences of Black coffee professionals and enthusiasts alike, all with unique perspectives that spanned intersectional identities and roles on the retail end of the value chain.

The guests for the first podcast included Dโ€™Onna Stubblefield (Counter Culture Coffee), Ezra Baker (Share Coffee Roasters), Zael Ogwaro (Never Coffee), Adam JacksonBey (The Potterโ€™s House), and Cameron Heath (Revelator Coffee Company), with a live DJ performance by |Fritzwa|.

You can now listen to the podcast! Download it here and subscribe.

Black Coffee PDX was made possible by La Marzocco USA, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Oatly, NXT LVL, and The Ace Hotel Portland. Ticket proceeds are being donated to our charitable partnersย Sankofa Collective and Brown Girl Rise.

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Listen to the podcast now! Video of the event will premiere in the next week. More events are on the horizon in 2018โ€”stay tuned.

During Black Coffee PDX the @Sprudge Instagramย account was taken over by Shauntรฉ Gloverโ€”in addition to the images above, here’s a few key images live from the event evening.

Itโ€™s getting real Portland! Letโ€™s go! Takeover: @shaunte

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H I S T O R Y. #blackcoffeepdx Takeover: @shaunte

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All images by Shauntรฉ Glover.

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