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Uncle Skip’s Books and Beignets raising funds to open in Atlanta | What Now Atlanta
A brand new bookstore and cafe is making an attempt to boost funds to open in Atlanta.
Uncle Skip’s Books and Beignets has arrange a GoFundMe to assist increase cash for the start-up prices.
“Uncle Skip’s Books and Beignets is an rising impartial, Black woman-owned bookstore café within the Atlanta, Georgia space highlighting books written by Black and brown authors,” says the GoFundMe.
“Earlier than his transition in 2011, our beloved Uncle Skip existed on earth as a robust Black scholar, with the timeless perception that the written work of Black and brown folks was important to our collective pleasure, understanding of our id, and liberation … We’re right here to create a curated house of books, drinks, and beignets that may permit you to take pleasure in literature whereas feeding your soul.”
Jasmyne King is behind the idea, which is a tribute to her father who was often known as Uncle Skip.
King wasn’t instantly out there to touch upon her plans to maneuver ahead.