We, like many Americans have had to change course, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are now practicing social distancing, and no longer traveling the country in person. We have developed a series of special remote episodes focusing on how the pandemic is affecting small businesses and stores that were not initially on our radar. With this next series of episodes we'll be focusing on the recent impact of increased social injustice, and areas of conscious and implicit discrimination. We will gather different perspectives on these issues and what this new reality looks like. Many still don’t understand the meaning and implications of what is taking place with the social injustice movement and Black Lives Matter. We will be launching some deep dive questions about race, privilege and implicit bias. The conversation needs all of us.

We will focus on minority owned coffee shops/businesses and locations that are promoting social justice dialogue and discussion about prejudicial behavior. Along that vein we also discovered coffee businesses that feature a segment of the population often left out, and that is Americans with disabilities.

Our first interview in this series is with AOSA Coffee in Huntington Beach, CA. Keyana Hill owner of AOSA is black and her parents are from Belize, and her husband is white. They are the perfect couple to kick off this dialogue and exchange of viewpoints. Did being an interracial couple help or hinder their business? What were the community changes Key found, once she moved from her home in Riverside to Huntington Beach?

We took a deep dive into some of the courageous conversations they both have had with their customers. There is a particularly poignant discussion with the wife of a policeman. Mike gives a very personal and unique perspective of being a white man, married to a black woman. Does this give him a special insight? And what kind of conversations does he get, and how can they be helpful to all of us.

Check out this weeks Spotify Playlist for all the songs from our guests.

https://bit.ly/AOSACoffee

Stayed tuned for additional new episodes of Covid Coffee Chronicles later this month!Remember if you have a question,or topic you want us to follow up on from this week, or any other episode of the CCCRS,we are happy to try to get that done in the segment we call Free Refills. Just leave us a message at are web-pagehttps://crosscountrycoffeeroadshow.com/

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