Deena Barnwell is a DJ and stalwart purveyor of great music in the ever-changing Portland music scene. She worked at local community radio station KBOO 90.7 as the station’s Urban Music Director from 1998-2018. On the show, we talk about what brought her to hip hop, what's she's learned as a woman working in the music industry and the collective moments through music that have the power to transform. At the end of the show, we go through a playlist of top-shelf hip hop jams that inspired her.Find Deena's work at: https://soundcloud.com/thesoundboxhttps://www.mixcloud.com/deenab1/https://www.instagram.com/soundboxpdx/Playlist and more info at https://www.rhythmnation.us/podcast/25