MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The creator of a new coffee club in the Heights neighborhood seeks to create conversations about the historical intersection between Black people and one of the world’s most popular drinks.
Three days a week, those driving or walking on National Street will see a sign “We Got Black Coffee, Mane!” next to a circular table with a coffee thermos and two chairs. The coffee is prepared inside the space named “Not a Coffee Shop.”
Bartholomew Jones opened “Not a Coffee Shop” at 761 National St. two weeks ago. Jones, whose given name is Maurice Henderson, is a rapper and coffee entrepreneur who lives in the Heights — a neighborhood around Summer Avenue and National Street encompassing Brinkley Heights, Mitchell Heights, Highland Heights…
