{"title":"barista exchange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethe black barista exchange program: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ean innovative program where the Cxffeeblack team \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis seeking to partner with four young baristas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003efrom across the African continent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand bring them to Anti Gentrification Cxffee Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: First, Cxffeeblack will bring four African-American \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003easpiring coffee nerds on an origin trip to Africa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003efor a chance to learn from baristas at origin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eabout the histories and traditions of pre-colonial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBlack Coffee culture in the motherland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: The second half of the exchange will see \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003efour African baristas being flown out to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMemphis to train at the Anti-Gentrification Cxffee Club, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eending in a trip to visit other melanated coffee shops \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003earound the country. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhase 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: The Cxffeeblack team will premier a short film follow up \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eto their award winning documentary “Cxffeeblack to Africa” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethe following  year to recap the experience and ideas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethat emerge from this experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Ways to support\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShare the Go Fund Me!☝🏿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/gofund.me\/40d897ac\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePurchase the limited miir camp cup or pre order the Cxffeeblack exchange runner!☝🏿☝🏿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSelect a product in your company and donate a portion of profit to the program ☝🏿☝🏿☝🏿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cxffeeblack-barista-exchange-at-program-drop-3-cxffea-stenophylla-issa-african-fruit-☕️🍒🌍-copy","title":"Cxffeeblack Barista Exchange at Program Drop [#3] ( cxffea stenophylla. 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Grown in the fertile hills of Rwanda at 1,650–1,850 MASL and naturally processed at the famed Kilimbi Station, this coffee is literally the fruit of Black farmers’ labor. It embodies the journey of Rwanda’s farming communities who have transformed perseverance into prosperity, one harvest at a time. In each cup, you taste the reward of their dedication and the promise of a brighter future cultivated from the soil up. And this coffee doesn’t just taste good — it does good. $1 from every bag goes back to the Elevate Through Coffee Initiative in Rwanda, sowing seeds of education and opportunity for the next generation. 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He later joined their coffee subscription has been a long term supporter ever since. Jones noted that the High on the Hog documentary was an inspiration for their own documentary Cxffee Black To Africa, which won Sprudges best film in Coffee in 2023. This is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003emore than ethically sourced merchandise—it’s a movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Through this partnership, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ecoffee and cotton, once tools of oppression, are transformed into symbols of resilience and creativity, owned and driven by Black hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eA Full-Circle Moment in Black Cultural Ownership\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003elimited-edition T-shirt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e is crafted from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eCOMOCO Cotton’s ethically sourced textiles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e and inspired by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eCxffeeblack’s Guji Mane coffee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, sourced directly from Ethiopian farms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe phrase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e“God Don’t Make No Junk”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e is boldly printed across the shirt—a message that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eCxffeeblack founder Bartholomew Jones first received as a child on a T-shirt from his grandmother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Now, it returns as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003edeclaration of self-worth and cultural pride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e“This collaboration is about more than a product. It’s about shifting the narrative—reclaiming what was once stolen and turning it into a tool for our collective liberation,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e said \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eBartholomew Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, hip-hop artist, educator, and founder of Cxffeeblack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eStephen Satterfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, founder of COMOCO Cotton and host of the Netflix series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eHigh on the Hog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, this project is part of a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003elarger mission to restore dignity and ownership to the cotton industry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e“Cotton and coffee built global economies on Black labor. It’s time for them to build Black futures,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSatterfield said. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e“Through this collaboration, we’re creating a blueprint for how Black creatives can reclaim supply chains and reshape entire industries.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eReconnecting to Roots Through Coffee and Cotton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe collaboration draws inspiration from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eEthiopia, the birthplace of coffee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, where the Ethiopian coffee ceremony remains a powerful tradition of unity and peace. 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