PHOTOS: Even more from the PitchBlack competition at the Reser
- Jaime Valdez
- Updated
The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts hosted the 13th iteration of the entrepreneurial competition PitchBlack on Tuesday, Feb. 7, designed for Black-led businesses to show off their new ideas and get a shot at tens of thousands of dollars in grants.
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Adewale Agboola (left) and Cyrus Coleman, owners of Horizon Enterprise Building BIPOC community arts space, give their presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Jocelyn Rice, owner of Black Earth United, answers questions from the crowd during PitchBlack pitch competition Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Jocelyn Rice, owner of Black Earth United, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Jocelyn Rice, owner of Black Earth United, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Adewale Agboola (left) and Cyrus Coleman, owners of Horizon Enterprise Building BIPOC community arts space, give their presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Adewale Agboola (left) and Cyrus Coleman, owners of Horizon Enterprise Building BIPOC community arts space, react after winning the PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Kaman Minor, owner of Black In Beaverton, delivers his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Kaman Minor, owner of Black In Beaverton, delivers his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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CardCraft owner Damola 'D' Omotosho shares his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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CardCraft owner Damola Omotosho shares his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Blair Hervey, owner of the Corporate Strategist, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Blaire Hervey, owner of the Corporate Strategist, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Crystal Chanel asks Blaire Hervey, owner of the Corporate Strategist, about her product This is For Her Period during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Desiree Williams-Rajee, owner of Beaverton Black Parent Union, givers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Desiree Williams-Rajee, owner of Beaverton Black Parent Union, givers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Desiree Williams-Rajee, owner of Beaverton Black Parent Union, gives her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
- PMG photo: Jaime Valdez
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Rashad Floyd, owner of Heart and Hustle Productions, gives his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Rashad Floyd, owner of Heart and Hustle Productions, gives his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Rashad Floyd, owner of Heart and Hustle Productions, gives his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Lestarya Tuadi Molloy, owner of Fridie Outdoors, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Lestarya Tuadi Molloy, owner of Fridie Outdoors, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Mac Smiff, owner of We Out Here Magazine, delivers his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Mac Smiff, owner of We Out Here Magazine, delivers his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Winta Yohannes, owner of Albina Vision Trust, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Winta Yohannes, owner of Albina Vision Trust, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Winta Yohannes, owner of Albina Vision Trust, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Winta Yohannes, owner of Albina Vision Trust, delivers her presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
- PMG photo: Jaime Valdez
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Attendees applaud during the PitchBlack pitch competition at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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Kaman Minor, owner of Black In Beaverton, delivers his presentation during PitchBlack pitch competition Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts was packed Tuesday night, Feb. 7, as 10 Black-led businesses pitched their products to an audience that would ultimately decide which businesses would take the top spots and walk away with tens of thousands of dollars in investments.