Posted in Diaspora News Be Down: Portland's newest Black-owned music-centered bar aims to foster community, creativity afrakan April 27, 2026 Leave a comment The Downbeat is a new Black-owned music-centered bar that merges art, dancing and food, while fostering community for BIPOC musicians and creatives. Source link Related Articles Remembering Moorehead: The story of Lakeland’s erased Black community Thomasville breaks ground on new affordable housing at former Douglass High School A groundswell of activism takes hold in the US: ‘We are a bridge to the future’ | Activism Trump Redirects Millions to Historically Black Colleges, Charter Schools