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A Story of Moses Green and an Interview with Jordene and TJ Trueh.
The Maine’s Black Future podcast boldly visits stories of historic Black Mainers and the legacies they carved into the state. Then we connect this longstanding history to Black changemakers weaving Maine’s Black future today!
We define terminology, keep it real, and invite you to connect deeply with Black Mainers creating the future that we want to live in. We showcase Black excellence occurring all over Maine and feature original music production from the GEM CITY collective, throughout.
Episode 8 opens with the story of Moses Samuel Green who was born in 1852, and arrived in Portland, Maine in 1888. Moses was a longtime bootblack in Portland’s Union Station, as well as a wealthy real estate leader and supporter of Portland’s early African Methodist Episcopal churches. Green Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church is named after him, and stands today as the state’s oldest historically Black congregation.
The conversation of this episode includes Genius sitting with Jordene and TJ Trueh, a focused and creative couple with an inspiring story. They discuss Tj and Jordene’s journey to the state of Maine, and all the signs pointing them here. We learn about TJ’s enchantment with splitting firewood, as well as Jordene’s life-long travel bug! Then we are introduced to “The Voice of Trueh” and “Back River Blends”, the entrepreneurial embodiments of TJ and Jordene’s passions, respectively. Genius and the Trueh’s end up reflecting on what it means to be Black in Maine, and their individual visions for Maine’s Black Future.
