--- title: 'Black History Month 2026: A recap of Pitch Black participants' date: '2026-03-02T14:21:10-08:00' type: post word_count: 751 char_count: 5652 tokens: 977 categories: - Portland --- # Black History Month 2026: A recap of Pitch Black participants Every February, [Stephen Green](https://instagram.com/pdxstepheng) celebrates a series of amazing folks for Black History Month by posting one post a day for the entire month. This year, he focused his efforts on folks who participated in [Pitch Black](https://pitchblack.org) — the Portland-born movement that celebrates Black founders across the country. Then, it’s my turn to grab every single daily post and throw together a recap so that you can find them all in one place. [It’s tradition](https://siliconflorist.com/?s=black+history+month). Here’s every day of the series, so you can meet each of these incredible people. ### Ben Berry, Airship Technologies Group > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUOhB_fEomg/) ### Grace Ewuraesi, A Sprinkle Of Grace > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUQ9tTQgY9I/) ### Herbert Beauclere, Sneaker Week PDX > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUT_iM7EjHq/) ### Paige Hendrix Buckner, Tique Box / All Raise > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUW6AndiRxg/) ### Chris Dixon, CNSTNT DVLPMNT > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYmA6ICX-y/) ### Jada Commodore > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUbIVEIiR6_/) ### Kronda Adair > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUeDhVtEmgr/) ### Blaire Hervey > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUgyaU_EtV1/) ### James Pritchett, MoreBots > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUi2VgtCfu3/) ### James Norman, Pilotly / Black Operator Ventures > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUlhLVHAefN/) ### Ian Williams, Deadstock Coffee > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUoEScsiVi8/) ### Kayin Talton-Davis, Soapbox Theory / Albina Vision Trust > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUqh40YifuQ/) ### Damola Omotosho, Swyft Studios / CardCraft > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUtp14VkuuU/) ### Desiree Williams-Rajee, Beaverton Black People’s Union > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUwHTOKkplN/) ### Joy Alise Davis, Design Culture Lab / Imagine Black > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUyzn08EvyY/) ### Ime Etuk, Speak Lion / Outdoor School Movie > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DU1L8eqEkno/) ### Winta Yohannes, Albina Vision Trust > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DU4KW2JkhzN/) ### Rashad Frazier, Camp Yoshi > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6oYx2knDX/) ### Cyrus Coleman & Adewale Agboola, Creative Homies > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DU8n-8RifHn/) ### Lindsey Murphy, The Fab Lab > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DU_qgtHklD6/) ### Lori Caldwell, Minnie & George > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVCCj_xEmdf/) ### Devin Boss, Where We Going Film > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVE5-yfktxp/) ### Jelani Memory, A Kids Co. / Pitch Black > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVG_dqqgT3k/) ### Paula Hayes, Hue Noir > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVKAjTVElNQ/) ### Anyeley Hallova, ADRE > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVMPF0ZgWdj/) ### Jordan Hayles > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVPNJ69EsYc/) ### Cole Blackbird, Open Haus PDX > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVULG-DEuXg/) ### Tyrone Poole, OneApp > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVUMv-9EoNm/) - - - - - - Thank you to Stephen Green for putting this incredible series together. Since 2015, Pitch Black has been a home for Black ideas — and this Black History Month recap is a beautiful testament to the founders, creators, and builders who have shared their stories on that stage. To learn more about Pitch Black, follow [@pitchblackorg on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/pitchblackorg/) and visit [linkin.bio/pitchblack](https://linkin.bio/pitchblack). Previous Black History Month recaps ----------------------------------- For previous years’ recaps, please see: - [Black History Month 2025](https://siliconflorist.com/2025/02/28/black-history-month-2025-recap-28-amazing-black-led-consumer-product-companies/#more-45366) - [Black History Month 2024](https://siliconflorist.com/2024/03/05/black-history-month-2024-recap-an-extra-day-of-awesome-black-businesses/) - [Black History Month 2023](https://siliconflorist.com/2023/03/01/black-history-month-2023-recap-a-month-of-incredible-black-businesses/) - [Black History Month 2022](https://siliconflorist.com/2022/03/01/black-history-month-2022-recap-celebrating-amazing-black-oregon-businesses) - [Black History Month 2021](https://siliconflorist.com/2021/03/01/revisiting-black-history-month-2021/) - [Black History Month 2020](https://siliconflorist.com/2020/03/03/missing-the-daily-black-history-month-tweets-about-portland-founders-me-too-relive-them/) - [Black History Month 2019](https://siliconflorist.com/2019/02/28/black-history-month-recap-a-celebration-of-awesome-black-businesses-in-portland/) - [Black History Month 2017](https://siliconflorist.com/2017/02/28/celebrating-black-history-month-28-black-portland-entrepreneurs-in-28-days/) More Oregon startup news ------------------------