Welcome to The Afro Cafe. An African-pop graphic mini world that in addition to catering to (our) genetic dispositions for bold color and pattern -serves a wicked cappuccino.
But truth be told, we are not sure what to make of this place. While we freely admit to “freaking loving” the décor, we aren’t certain it’s not a racist -think new school Aunt Jemima & Uncle Tom- characterture themed coffee shop franchise. The website boasts the fact that food is ‘All served by our funky Afro staff’ and that one can come in and “find yourself a cocoa-skinned lady.”
An appreciation of black female beauty, black people working, African inspired décor, what’s so wrong with that aye? Well, it would be completely harmless and maybe even pretty darn swell if say…Samuel Jackson or ANY other BROWN person thought this could be-master marketing piece up. But because this project was created by Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, were not so sure.
Dialectics matter don’t you think? So while the jury is out, we are staying clear. It’s too damn bad. We’ve got the perfect place for those tea cups.
