Fourth ray aha moment mask7/30/2023 ![]() ![]() My mentor, Mel, who I met this year also inspires me. Even from her clothing choices, she buys things and promotes things that a lot of regular people or people without money can afford. Michelle Obama is a picture of grace in my eyes. But, Black History Month is a time for reflection for things that have happened in the past, looking back at our history, and taking some of that historical data and information into something new. We’re now getting into a space where we’re celebrating ourselves all the time because it’s okay to do that. What’s the significance of Black History Month to you, and which black leader inspires you most? Be truly who are you and embrace that person. If you could tell your teen self on thing, what would you say?ĭon’t try to be who everybody else wants you to be. I’ve put a lot of different pain into Black By embracing that, you can turn your pain into something amazing. If you don’t allow yourself to process and feel those emotions in that moment, that hurts you later on down the road. If you were talking to a CORRAL girl, what would you share with them? The wright village woman staff in a counter wearing face maskĪs far as emotions, don’t suppress your emotions. We are overcomers of things that happened to us in the past. Who cares what other people think? We have to get to a point within ourselves where we embrace ourselves. Being able to speak up and stand up for yourself and say exactly what’s on your mind and how you feel without the judgment of anyone else is what amplifying your voice means. I share some of the same pain in different aspects with these girls. What does Amplify Their Voices mean to you? I heard they’ve been doing really well in school and this will be a nice celebration for them. So, on February 4th, I’ll be coming to set up a taco bar with customized cupcakes. To be able to do something for these girls touches my heart. I read through all the submissions, and I was like this is what’s really talking to me. I feel like they’re an extension of my family. ![]() She and her family have been incredibly supportive. For me, I realized, that it’s not something that’s happening to you, it’s something happening for you.Īmy Crouch, one of my most loyal coffee customers, actually nominated CORRAL for a holiday dinner that I wanted to do to give back. And honestly, every challenge or obstacle that’s come across has something to do with mindset and how you perceive things. To work on my mindset and how I perceive things. They all get me to think outside of the box. How have you overcome any challenges launching a business in a pandemic? Equipment donated, meeting the roaster in Durham through church. Everything that I could possibly, things I don’t know I needed were right there at my finger tips. He was like “now, go and do it.” A week later, Black I knew it was the time, even though I didn’t have a job nor steady income. It wasn’t the timing for it, but it gave me time to think about what I want to do. I do all pour over coffee at home, so I can extract the natural flavors of the coffee.ĭo you remember that ‘aha’ moment when you decided you wanted to launch this business? At home, I don’t have a household coffee maker anymore. The dark roast Sumatra is my favorite one to drink black. If you had one last cup of coffee, how would you take it? ology means something different to everyone.People ask me who my target audience is, but I don’t have one. It’s really what it’s meant to be for whoever it’s meant to be. It is primarily the study of black coffee, but it’s also about black culture and building networks with black businesses. I picked the name knowing it would mean different things to different people. ology?įiguratively speaking, it’s the study of black coffee.A photo of coffee on a wooden table and a coffee machine ology, called Jonesies LLC., which helped fund the business.I actually launched a skincare company before Black Unfortunately, that position was cut short at UNC, so I was laid off in late march and honestly sitting around, trying to figure life out. ology, I was a chef at Tri-Delta sorority at Chapel Hill they are a wonderful group of ladies.On February 4th, she will be setting up a taco and cupcake bar to congratulate the Neuse River Campus girls for all of their hard work this past semester! Let’s dive into her story…īefore starting Black ology Coffee Company and resourceful mother of two boys.This month, we want to highlight local Lori Jones, Owner and CEO of both Jonesies LLC and Black Black History Month is a great time to reflect on black leaders from the past who inspire us today or in this case, a great time to feature living black figures who are creating waves of positive change in the community, state or nation. ![]()
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