Podcast by Our Fires
Our Fires
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July 28, 2021
Part Three: Cleo
In this, the third and final episode of our audio documentary series about displacement in Portland's Black Community, we meet the Davis family. A family whose home is at the center of a conflict with the city that started in the 1980s and is still present today. Series Credits: Host: James Dixon Producer/Host: Noah Dunham Consulting Producers: James Dixon, Jahmal Landers, Cleo Davis, Donna Maxey and OB Hill. Music Composed by: Ryan Sollee and It’s Future Time Music Performed by: Sarah Clarke, Ryan Sollee and It’s Future Time Sound Editing: Matt Harmon and Noah Dunham Graphic Design: Brian John Park Recording partners: Xray.fm and Open Signal PDX Much has come to light in the last decade regarding Portland's treatment of the Black community when it comes to displacement and planned gentrification in the city's Black neighborhoods. In this documentary series, the team behind the podcast "Our Fires" aims to humanize the struggles of Portland's Black citizens through the telling of personal histories. Three Portlanders; OB Hill, Donna Maxey and Cleo Davis, from three generations, recall their families' stories that journey through nearly a century of discriminatory city planning that has uprooted entire neighborhoods.
July 28, 2021
Part Two: Donna
In our second chapter in our three part series focusing on displacement in Portland Oregon's Black neighborhoods, we hear the story of Donna Maxey. Donna is a retired teacher and activist who recounts for us the harrowing tale of her childhood home and her family's struggle with the city's "Urban Renewal" policies. Series Credits: Host: James Dixon Producer/Host: Noah Dunham Consulting Producers: James Dixon, Jahmal Landers, Cleo Davis, Donna Maxey and OB Hill. Music Composed by: Ryan Sollee and It’s Future Time Music Performed by: Sarah Clarke, Ryan Sollee and It’s Future Time Sound Editing: Matt Harmon and Noah Dunham Graphic Design: Brian John Park Recording partners: Xray.fm and Open Signal PDX Much has come to light in the last decade regarding Portland's treatment of the Black community when it comes to displacement and planned gentrification in the city's Black neighborhoods. In this documentary series, the team behind the podcast "Our Fires" aims to humanize the struggles of Portland's Black citizens through the telling of personal histories. Three Portlanders; OB Hill, Donna Maxey and Cleo Davis, from three generations, recall their families' stories that journey through nearly a century of discriminatory city planning that has uprooted entire neighborhoods.
July 28, 2021
Part One: OB
In our first chapter of our three part audio documentary series focusing on displacement in Portland Oregon we meet OB Hill. OB is a historian and a storyteller who survived the Vanport flood. Series Credits: Host: James Dixon Producer/Host: Noah Dunham Consulting Producers: James Dixon, Jahmal Landers, Cleo Davis, Donna Maxey and OB Hill. Music Composed by: Ryan Sollee and It’s Future Time Music Performed by: Sarah Clarke, Ryan Sollee and It’s Future Time Sound Editing: Matt Harmon and Noah Dunham Graphic Design: Brian John Park Recording partners: Xray.fm and Open Signal PDX Much has come to light in the last decade regarding Portland's treatment of the Black community when it comes to displacement and planned gentrification in the city's Black neighborhoods. In this documentary series, the team behind the podcast "Our Fires" aims to humanize the struggles of Portland's Black citizens through the telling of personal histories. Three Portlanders; OB Hill, Donna Maxey and Cleo Davis, from three generations, recall their families' stories that journey through nearly a century of discriminatory city planning that has uprooted entire neighborhoods.
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