CULTURETECHLENSAfro Joes Coffee & Tea
VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-03487 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0207. Master record source: User-supplied article 2026-10-16 (UrbanGeekz) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Neighborhood living room in Auburn Gresham; opened during the pandemic; husband-and-wife owned
Answer summary · this record in brief, from its own record text
Neighborhood living room in Auburn Gresham; opened during the pandemic; husband-and-wife owned
The record
- City: Chicago (Beverly/Morgan Park) — founded in Auburn Gresham in 2020; relocated to 1818 W. 99th St in 2022 after the Auburn Gresham lease was not renewed
Relationships
- Auburn Gresham — located in
STRONG EVIDENCE - Black-Owned Coffee Shops — appears on
STRONG EVIDENCE - Chicago — located in
STRONG EVIDENCE
Referenced by
- Aisha Griffin — founded → this record
- Kendall Griffin — founded → this record
Sources
- https://bapa.org/business-spotlight-on-afro-joes/ (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
Beverly Area Planning Association spotlight (local civic source, owners interviewed): Kendall and Aisha Griffin started the shop in Auburn Gresham in 2020 (pandemic-era opening, as stored), as a community-gathering cafe hosting events under four charters (Maternal Health, Children's Literacy, Supporting Living Artists, Building Community) — the stored 'neighborhood living room' characterization matches. NOTE: the shop has since relocated within Chicago (see corrections)
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