Nonprofit G.I.F.T. supports Black-owned businesses through community empowerment
Community-funded nonprofit supports Black-owned businesses
and last updated 2020-12-30 23:46:55-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Nika Cotton pours comforting creations at her tea room, Soulcentricitea, seven days a week.
She helps her customers decide on a concoction that suits their mood for the day.
"I have lemon balm, which is really calming," Cotton said to her guests.
She envisions her space at East 30th Street and Troost Avenue will serve many functions in the community.
"A space of comfort, also empowerment," Cotton said. "I'm a community organizer at heart and so it's really my passion to create a space that can be a space that brings people together to organize to do the things we want to see in our community."