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Y.O.U.TH SUMMIT

  • The Center Powered By Y.O.U.TH 16126 Southeast Stark Street Portland, OR, 97233 United States (map)

The return of the Portland Y.O.U.TH Summit is coming up!

Co-host: Blacque Butterfly & Ya Sin Muhammad

What does it take to get to the next level?

Led by Portland resident Alex Green, former Running Back for the Green Bay Packers, and Holla Mentors Executive Director and Former Oregon State university basketball player, Eric J. Knox.

One choice can drastically impact your life

With Panelist Ethan Thrower, author of “A Kid’s Book About Incarceration,” (2022 A Kids Co). Thrower is an alternative school social worker committed to social justice and restorative practices. He uses his story of incarceration as a tool to discuss decision-making, resilience, and change with youth in his community. He lives in Portland, OR with his wife and two kids, who are the light of his life.

Keynote speaker: Nola Rapper Dee-1, the 2022-2023 Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellow at Harvard’s Hiphop Archive & Research Institute housed within the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research in Cambridge, MA.

GRAND PRIZE: 45-min photoshoot at desired location, interview on cross the street YouTube Chanel, a 30-min meeting with Dee-1, and a $200 giftcard.

Address: The Center Powered By Y.O.U.TH - 16126 SE Stark ST, Portland, OR 97233

Time: 

  • Listen to panelists Ethan Thrower, Dee-1, Rasheed Jamal, and Jasey Cordet A from 12pm-4pm + 6-8:30pm

  • Get your hair done with the best of all barbers from 4-6pm

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