coffee
November 3, 2024
AffoGAYTO: Coffee, Queerness, Community
On October 19, Zoe Cameron set up her pop-up vegan ice cream business Scream Queens at Virgil’s plant shop in Kansas City, Missouri. With her, Zoe brought her friend Tarmine Guichette who doesn’t officially own a business but has done coffee pop-ups in the past. Together, the two slung affogatos for lines of eager customers.
November 8, 2023
DRIP Espresso Crafts the Perfect Blend of Community and Culture in Sacramento
DRIP Espresso is the vision of three sisters, Jasmine Bronson, Keiona Williamson, and Taylor White. They are co-owners of one of the few black-owned and woman-owned businesses in California’s Capital city.
February 6, 2023
Peet’s Coffee Workers Celebrate Historic Union Win at Rally in California
Peet’s United joins a recent movement of food and beverage workers voting to unionize over the past few years.
October 11, 2022
An Inclusive Coffee Industry: Five Questions with Michelle Johnson
Michelle Johnson worked as a coffee journalist, educator, and training manager before becoming the first Black woman to compete in the U.S. Barista Championship in 2020, nearly 20 years after the first barista champion was crowned.
May 4, 2022
Starbucks Workers Fight to Unionize in Pacific Northwest
“Starbucks has done an incredible job at using scare tactics and making people afraid of retaliation,” says one worker leading the effort at her store.