Donovan Scribes (fka Donovan M. Smith)

Decided to join the 21st century and make myself a website one time. Check me out. Book me for thangs. Let’s do something dope together. DonovanScribes.wordpress.com

@TheRealCoryElia Oh dope!

@donovanscribes There's also a documentary about the elk statue premiering at Kennedy School on April 18th

So the elk statue is coming back… what’s it mean for Portland today? I tackle it in my latest essay — Read now: portlandmercury.com/opinion/2026/0…

My latest column explores the notorious “Portland Nice”…take a read #PortlandNice #BlackByline portlandmercury.com/opinion/2026/0…

Lesson in early AI: people will repost something that’s obviously AI quickly as long as it aligns to their worldview

Here’s my Top 10 Moments from 2025 in Portland — a wild ass year in the city — Read that ⬇️ portlandmercury.com/the-black-byli…

Legislators decided to recriminalize addiction, despite the fact Measure 110 $ was building more recovery centers, detox, etc than ever. Then put millions of that $ and into forced treatment i.e. “deflection” A year later - water is still wet. wweek.com/news/2025/11/1…

Oregon has the highest eviction rates in history. 🚨READ: portlandmercury.com/opinion/2025/1…

My newest latest —-> portlandmercury.com/opinion/2025/1…

What does 2pac’s hologram got to say about the Drake lawsuit verdict? I answer in The Black Byline: portlandmercury.com/the-black-byli…

On this day: ✅ Govt shutdown ✅ Public radio defunded ✅ Nat’l guard being deployed to patrol how much rain falls in Portland I guess?

There’s about to be a huge uptick of right wing propaganda clips popping up in your algorithm in the coming months…

These AI pics and videos are really getting yall 😅

We need your thoughts on what to do with this $4 million real quick….

Oregon decided to recriminalize addiction and force treatment because people were sick of ppl using drugs in public. Even tho Meassure 110 was getting more detox centers, treatment houses and services stood up than ever. And it’s costing us millions. oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…

Sinners is an excellent movie. Now we need one that stretches past the Klan and talks about these liberals…. And not just the “past” but the “now”.

There have never been more people talking into a camera in human history 😂

Next Fri. Aug 15th -- we're at Portland Playhouse! Screening our films "Dear Young Black Portland" & "Where We Goin - Power of Place" and monologue's from @WordisBondPDX youth fresh from Ghana + a panel discussion I'll be moderating. Get your tix now: …landplayhouse.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/event…

TOMORROW: You’re invited to the cookout. Kitchen Killa is giving out hundreds of free meals with clothes and haircuts and @djogone spinning music! Come thru 11:30-1:30pm

“The grass is greener on each side/ I done been both Mason Bethas” is my favorite rap line of 2025.. sheesh 🔥

Psss... TKO Fest 4 is back this summer -- where else but George Park. Come thru! cc @PDXParksandRec @PDXParksFound