At first glance, The Black Portlanders might appear to be a style blog showcasing local urbanites traipsing around town, similar to sites like Portland’s Pretty and Urban Weeds. But the photographs featured on The Black Portlanders, created by recent transplant Intisar Abioto, also shine a light on the social, cultural and economic aspects of the African-American experience in Portland.

In December ‘13, our June ‘14 CreativeMornings/Portland speaker Intisar Abioto was featured by Portland’s NPR affiliate, Oregon Public Broadcasting.In working on an idea stemming from a long-term project since her undergraduate studies at Spelman College and Wesleyan University, Intisar explains, “I’d kind of constructed an exploratory project utilizing the Myth of the Flying African to document the stories of young people — the dreams of young people in the African diaspora.”