Lakayana Yotoma Drury
Educator, social entrepreneur, community advocate, writer, and founder of Word is Bond; editor-in-chief of the magazine-style collection 503 focused on Black Portland stories, youth, and community.
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Mar 4, 2026 • 21min
Lakayana Yotoma Drury’s ‘503’ collection of essays, photos, poems is a kind of ‘love letter’ to Portland
Lakayana Yotoma Drury, educator and founder of Word is Bond, edits 503—a magazine-style love letter to Black Portland youth. He reads poems, recounts teaching at an alternative school, explores Black Portland transplant identity, and describes community healing, mentorship, and cultural unity. The conversation spotlights stories of resilience amid gentrification and miseducation.
