Vendor and rapper, Charles or ‘Phat Adrenaline,’ has hope for the future Charles Wickham, who you may know as rapper Phat Adrenaline, was born and raised in Portland. When he talks about his music, he smiles wistfully, recalling memories of rapping with h ...
26 Jul 2023 - Sasha Azizi Ros...
Regina dreams of being healthy and doing outreach work T he things in life that are most important to vendor Regina Blakeman are her children, God and Street Roots, in that order. She has six sons, living throughout the greater Portland area and Washingto ...
12 Apr 2023 - Sasha Azizi Ros...
Vendor DJ shares lessons learned during his time on the streets and as an activist DJ Husar is a writer and activist. But in the Street Roots offices, he’s best known as a comedian. He will never fail to put a smile on your face, whether it be with his jo ...
8 Mar 2023 - Sasha Azizi Ros...
Kae is building herself a place to call home with her chosen family Although she is only 21 years old, Kae Wren has lived a long life. She was born in Belarus and immigrated to the United States when she was eight years old. She was adopted by a Southern ...
3 Feb 2023 - Sasha Azizi Ros...
Randy didn’t give up when he lost his belongings, he took action, fighting the ‘bigwigs’ Living unhoused in pre-pandemic Portland, Randy Humphreys was a victim of a city sweep in which contractors discarded his personal belongings like trash. For unhoused ...
14 Dec 2022 - Sasha Azizi Ros...