Though students are familiar with fueling up on coffee at Starbucks and Java City on campus, many may not be aware of the coffee shop within walking distance of south campus classes: Kairos Koffeehouse, located at the Wesley Foundation.
Melissa Guerra, “pastorista” for the Wesley Foundation, explained how Kairos Koffee came to be, because of the organization’s love of coffee and community.
“In the summer of 2016, our Pastor Sam Hubbard was appointed to be the pastor of the Wesley Foundation, and renovations on the building started shortly after. We noticed there weren’t many coffee shops on or around campus. For someone to get coffee on the south side of campus, you’d have to walk half way across campus to get it. So we decided to give it a go,” she said.
Relatives and relative strangers. A vicious virus united us with a prevailing sense of loss. It got to the point when we cringed every time the phone rang or we turned on the television, fearing that there would be news of yet another person passing away. This year has seen the deaths of legends and loved ones alike. Many across the country, and close to home, were claimed by COVID-19, while others succumbed to the ravages of illness or time. Others were children who barely had time to make their marks in this world.
As a rough year ends, The Sacramento OBSERVER takes a minute to reflect and acknowledge some of the many Blacks who died in 2020. They are gone, but not forgotten.