"I've never really looked at cafés as anything other than the signal that, okay, you are being priced out. But as I became more visible there, I watched the clientele change. Conversations would start about, oh, I didn't know this was here. Or, I knew this was here, but I didn't feel like I was welcomed. And that made me go, okay, I can work on building community and creating spaces for people to feel comfortable and be themselves.”
ANTHONY RAGLER of Black and White Coffee talks to HYLAN JOSEPH about current barista culture, gentrification, and inclusivity in the coffee industry.