Book Bar Named After Tupac Poem
In the late ’90s, after Tupac Shakur’s murder, his book of poetry was published. The titular poem, The Rose That Grew From Concrete, resonated and stayed with Evita Colon. Now her and her partner, still inspired by the poem, are opening A Concrete Rose Book Bar, in Lancaster, PA. “The business is envisioned as a combination of the duo’s passions, both old and new – bringing together literature by Black authors, a small performance space and wine, created by the duo themselves.” And they’re almost halfway to meeting their GoFundMe goal.
A Digital Green Book
Victor Hugo Green was a Black postal worker who in the 1930s published The Negro Motorist Green Book to help Black people find friendly places to stop at and travel to. While the guides stopped publishing in the late ’60s the need for Black people to find safe spaces never stopped. Now Crystal Egli and Parker McMullen Bushman are looking to create a digital version of the Green Book, highlighting businesses and places that are safe for Black people to visit and be in. And as of writing this they have a little over $5,000 to go to reach their GoFundMe goal: “It’s like Yelp, but for inclusivity.”
We Have An Official Trailer
The Baby-Sitters Club Netflix series, based on Ann M. Martin‘s series, will stream on July 3rd, and we now have an official trailer of Kristy, Mary-Anne, Claudia, Dawn, and Stacey starting their first business while in middle school. So much nostalgia.