Cxffeeblack Blog Posts
Cxffeeblack: From Memphis Rap to Specialty Coffee Innovator - The Story Behind This Tennessee Roasters Award-Winning Flair
Honor Your Root: a manifesto for sacred black sustainability
Everywhere there is coffee there must also be peace. May your house lack no Coffee, nor Peace.
- Pre Colonial Afaan Oromo Blessing
Though we never identified with the traditional consumer profile for “sustainable” brands, the journey to Honor Our Root in cxffee has led us to partner with the planets oldest coffee farming communities, practicing indigenous organic methods, and connect them through an...
Yes Loitering: on cafes, consumerism, and decolonizing back joy in white spaces.
Coffee Culture and Expectations
What are the presuppositions we bring into a coffee space? The expectation that we will talk to each other is not one that is present in the West. Honestly, the expectation is, give me my very large drink that I need for my day, and then no one talks to me again. To the point where it’s almost like I stand in a coffee space to be loud, right? We from Memphis, you know what I mean? So when we pull up to these screenings or experiences or coffee conferences or we’re...
Why We’re Hosting a Black Barista Exchange: an interview with CHAT GPT
Embracing Coffee's True Roots: My Journey with the Black Barista Exchange Program
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Ever wondered about the true origins of coffee? You might think of Italian cafes or Colombian plantations, but there's a hidden story that deserves to be shared. I had the privilege of diving deep into the Black Barista Exchange Program, a visionary initiative that's rewriting coffee's history, connecting African American and African continental baristas, and transforming the way we perceive this beloved beverage.
Chatting with the founder of the Anti Gentrification Cxffee Club...
What I wish I knew before I started a black coffee brand: on the emerging trend of black celebrities and african coffee.
When I started in Coffee, I knew that I wanted to create the world that the baby Black Coffee nerd in me always wanted. I knew I wanted to start a coffee shop in the hood to help address the way that coffee shops can create and perpetuate interpretation. I knew that I wanted to hire my students at the time I was an English teacher in America’s first black built neighborhood, Orange mound. I knew that I wanted to give folks who were formerly incarcerated an opportunity to engage in a legal drug trade. I knew that...