Black Owned Maine Podcast

Echoes of Old Systems featuring Ali Ali

Ali Ali came to the U.S. from Ethiopia as a child in 1999. As a teenager, Ali was incarcerated at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, first briefly and then, after a parole violation, for 18 months. While at Long Creek, he quickly got his GED, then started taking college classes and joined a theater program that focuses on the stories of incarcerated youth. He became artistic director of Maine Inside Out, which runs those programs, after his release.
Press, 10/15/2020

Downeast Magazine

Furloughed By COVID, She Became a Champion for Maine’s Black-Owned Businesses

Rose Barboza’s brainchild went live back in June. Furloughed from her tourism job due to the coronavirus pandemic and grieving the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, the Saco resident spent three days using her rudimentary coding skills to build a simple website called Black Owned Maine, a directory of bookstores, mechanics, food trucks, dentists’ offices, and other businesses owned by Black Mainers. “There are all these big directories that list Black-owned businesses, and Maine is never on them,” she says. “I was like, I wish Maine was on that list. And then I realized I can actually do that myself.”...

09/03/2020, Impact of BOM

BOM hits Fundraising Milestone

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Money will combat racism in Maine and strengthen the local Black community Portland, ME: Today, Black Owned Maine announced its fundraising milestone of $6,200 in one week, thanks to the partnership with Bowdoin College’s Track and Field and Cross Country Team…
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Press, 08/07/2020

Benny's Crib

Benny's Crib Podcast

Interview with Black Owned Maine

Press, 07/29/2020

Makers of Maine

Makers of Maine Podcast

Interview with Rose Barboza of Black Owned Maine

Black Owned Maine Podcast

Mosart Nuñez

Genius Black and Mosart talk about the fight for racial justice, youth leadership, and creativity.
Press, 07/08/2020

Z 107.3

WEBSITE STARTS DIRECTORY OF MAINE’S BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES

A Maine-based group has recently created a directory of black- and brown- owned businesses for our state to build support for Maine's Black community.

The website is called blackownedmaine.com and lists the State of Maine's Black- and Brown-owned businesses.  Business owners are able to fill out a form through the website to be included in the directory, using such information as business name, services, location, etc...

Press, 06/19/2020

Maine Public Radio

Maine Public Radio

Podcast interview with Rose Barboza and Genius Black

Press, 06/19/2020

WMTW News 8

New online directory highlights Maine black-owned businesses and services

PORTLAND, Maine — A new website and Instagram page is helping direct people to black-owned businesses and services in Maine.

The website, BlackOwnedMaine.com, offers a directory of shops, restaurants, artists, musicians, churches, fitness studios, catering services, and much more in Maine that are all at least 50% black-owned...

Press, 06/04/2020

Hot Radio Maine

Conversation with Rose and Genius Black from Black Owned Maine

Rose (owner and creator) and Genius Black from Black Owned Maine called in this AM to discuss the creation of their website, which is a directory of Black owned businesses in Maine...