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April 7, 2021
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Youth from Self Enhancement, Inc. celebrate unity in the community in this Portland
Observer photo from the 2018 Good in the Hood parade.
Good in the Hood Scholarships Offered
Community youth
encouraged to apply
Applications are now available to apply for
scholarships to be awarded during the annual
Good in the Hood Musical and Food Festival,
a multicultural celebration held each June and
in connection with the Portland Rose Festival.
Graduating high school and current col-
lege students are eligible to apply, festival co-
chair Simone Carter announced Monday. Nine
$2,000 grant awards are available. Visit goodn-
thehood.org for details.
Because of the social distancing that’s rec-
ommended during the coronavirus pandemic, a
virtual celebration with online events will again
mark this year’s Good in the Hood celebration,
which will take place June 26-27.
A non-profit organization, Good in the Hood
was founded in 1990 by the parents and staff
of Holy Redeemer Catholic School in northeast
Portland with a vision to raise funding for the
school and to celebrate diversity. Today, Good
in the Hood volunteers rooted in the Black com-
munity have continued the tradition of celebrat-
ing the diversity of Portland neighborhoods,
maintaining the festival’s motto of ‘Unity in the
Community’ and most importantly, the ability
to provide scholarships to college students.
Journeys to Justice
C ontinued from f ront
also in celebration of the cul-
ture and rich contributions to
our society,” Geter said.
The production also comes
as Portland Opera embarks
on a new mission and a set of
values promoting diversity and
inclusion for the organization.
“We’ve spent the past year
digging deep into our identi-
ty, and listening to community
members,” says Sue Dixon,
Portland Opera general direc-
tor. “The core of our work is
to share stories through song.
Some may be through rose
tinted lenses, and others based
on truths that give us an honest
portrayal of our current strug-
gles as a society.”
Journeys to Justice will be
presented a virtual production
because of the coronavirus
pandemic and will premiere on
Friday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.,
accessible via Portland Opera’s
website,
portlandopera.org.,
and then be available online for
45 days.
The multicultural cast in-
cludes, Portland Opera’s resi-
dent artists Lynnesha Crump,
Jasmine Johnson, David
Morgans Sanchez, Michael
Parham, and Edwin Jhamal
Davis, as well as soprano so-
loist Leah Hawkins, with Ith-
ica Tell as the narrator. Lance
Inouye conducts, and Nicho-
las Fox, Portland Opera cho-
rus master and assistant con-
ductor, is the collaborative
pianist.
Digital passes to view the
show has a suggested purchase
price of $50 but is also avail-
able with a Pay What You Will
option—with a minimum of
$5. A pre-show lecture with
Geter will be available start-
ing April 10 on Portland Opera
Onscreen.
As part of the commitment
to the health and well-being
of the staff, artists, ensemble,
and audience members, Port-
land Opera have engaged a
team of medical advisors to
review all safety procedures
and protocols for this produc-
tion, ensuring the company is
in line with the best and cur-
rent medical advice on an on-
going basis.
Good in the Hood Multicultural Music
& Food Festival 2021 Scholarship
Applications Are Now Available!
Graduating High School &
Current College Students are eligible to apply.
Nine (9) $2,000 Awards are available.
Visit www.goodnthehood.org for details.
Apply today!
Application deadline May 15, 2021.
Styled by Her Mobile Beautique
HER’STORY
Portland Oregon native Rita Calloway is the
lead cosmetologist and sole owner of the
Styled By Her Beautique Brand.
Rita’s full-service salon and boutique was originally
founded and established as a brick-and-mortar location
in 2013 until 2019. Operating and maintaining a brick-
and-mortar salon was an everyday lifestyle for the
dedicated entrepreneur who took on the responsibility at
ripe age of 22 years old.
mobile salon and retail boutique on wheels in the entire
state. She also released her first book entailing her journey
with the mobile transition titled “Do it Herself” which
is an entrepreneurial self-development and resource
guide that provides insights and resources to others with
aspirations of building their own mobile business.
In 2019, Styled By Her Mobile Beautique was featured
in The Portland Observer’s 50th Special Edition Issue
honoring small minority businesses! Since then, Rita has
found a stationary commercial lot placement to host her
mobile Beautique and she has also expanded her brand
with a second mobile salon that she drives daily around
the city. Dually licensed as a cosmetology educator, Rita
is currently training upcoming stylists in the community
to use her first mobile salon as a shared platform to grow
their skillset and clientele.
Rita Calloway is an original trailblazer that continues to
make her’story in the Portland, Oregon community.
Keep up with Rita’s brand and journey on her Instagram
account @styldbyher
Entering her sixth consecutive year serving her Portland
community as a professionally licensed stylist, Rita has
been known as a trendsetter for her creative and forward
thinking. She made the decision to take a new approach
at an old dream and began the process of converting her
brick and mortar into a mobile salon.
Her work began immediately as she envisioned and
placed into perspective the steps that were needed to
transition her salon into a fully operable mobile structure
which was crucial during the manifestation process
simply because it had never been done before.
In just six short months, Rita introduced the new
innovative spin to the Pacific Northwest. Styled By Her
Mobile Beautique is the first black-owned full-service
To book services with the salon, visit the new stationary
commercial lot location at 55 SE 11th AVE Portland,
OR 97214 or to have the mobile beautique come right
to your door, visit the Styled By Her Website www.
styledbyherbeautique.com and click on the BookHer tab.