The Vision to Restoring Portland’s Black Sector

Azalea Renfield is the founder and former Executive Director of United Educators Association for Affordable Housing (UEAAH). She is now the new Executive Director of the Williams and Russell CDC, a vital organization spearheading a transformative project in Portland, Oregon. She continues to spend most of her professional career advocating for housing that is more accessible, affordable, scalable, and sustainable for low to moderate income communities. Azalea has served on many boards, commissions and committees all around the Bay Area, including the San Francisco Human Rights Commission as an Equity Advisory Committee member. Tune in to this episode of Black Beat Podcast with John Washington and Fawn Aberson who speak with Renfield and peers about the project's cultural importance for Portland's Black community, policies to address the housing crisis, and ensure that community engagement and participation remain authentic and inclusive throughout the development process. You can learn more about the Williams and Russell CDC here: Thank you for being a part of our show where we take pride in improving people's perceptions of capability, significance and influence in their lives and in their communities. We want to hear from you. For more unapologetically Black stories and inspirational media coverage of capable, significant and influential motivators in our community,

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The Vision to Restoring Portland’s Black Sector is an episode from Black Beat by Flossin Media.

This episode is 00:52:41 long.

This episode was published on Apr 19, 2024.

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