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“Even though our cultures are from opposite sides of the world, just sharing food—that’s when we knew we were best friends.” —Bella Can you feel the instant connection? ⚡ We sure can. Thank you to Jessie from #SephoraSquad (@jessiejoemonge) and her bestie Bella (@portlandpinay) for sharing the story of how their different cultures brought them closer together ❤️ We’ll be spotlighting beautiful and inspiring human connections like this all season long ❤️ Subscribe for more videos from Sephora: https://www.youtube.com/user/sephora

Join us as we go behind the scenes with Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer on the set of his Yamaha All Access photo shoot! Check out our full interview with Bryce in the new All Access Summer 2017 issue: http://bit.ly/2v3WziE

Donate Today: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/brown-hope/black-resilience-fund A group of prominent Portlanders including Esperanza Spalding, Carrie Brownstein, and Timber Joey is sharing their support for the Black Resilience Fund with a newly released video for their awareness campaign. The full list of local celebrities participating in the campaign video includes Timber Joey​, ​Poison Waters​, ​Patterson Hood​, ​​Zia McCabe​, ​Sam Adams​, ​Chelsea Cain​, ​Cool Nutz​, ​DJ Anjali​, ​Esperanza Spalding​, ​Colin Meloy​, ​Carson Ellis​, ​Mitchell Jackson​, ​JoAnn Hardesty​, ​Kelly Sue DeConnick​, ​Carrie Brownstein​, and ​China Forbes. “This year has fueled a painful but important conversation about the need for healing within our communities,” said BRF Co-Founder, Cameron Whitten. “We’re grateful to these prominent Portlanders who are calling on all of us to keep the focus on our Black neighbors.”

A short film on the Portland region’s COVID-19 response, produced by the Coalition of Community Health Clinics and Outside the Frame. The film features community leaders as well as frontline staff at health clinics who support the health and well-being of people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and other barriers to good health. The stories include a nurse who treats a single mom with COVID-19, the rapid opening of a child care center so health clinic staff could continue treating patients, and helping people experiencing homelessness with basic needs as services closed down. coalitionclinics.org outsidetheframe.org

In times of crisis, there is nothing more powerful than your community. In the past few weeks, we have witnessed just how impressive and resilient we are when we all work together.

Portland Meet Portland and Oregon Humanities present: STORIES FROM THE DIASPORA Centering and raising diaspora voices through inclusive and collaborative media. Through our ‘Stories from the Diaspora’ program, Portland Meet Portland uses multimedia and podcasting platforms to amplify the perspectives of immigrants and refugees and the complex realities they live. To explore more about Portland Meet Portland's work with immigrants and refugees, visit portlandmeetportland.org

This isn’t your grandma’s track meet. With more fun, more noise, more food, more music, more beer and more cowbell, the FloTrack Throwdown Aug. 8 in Portland is an experience unlike any in the sport. Watch Olympians race live! For more info, and to buy tickets, visit http://Throwdown.FloTrack.com