WE are COFFEE
OUR MISSION
We are a coalition of individuals committed to building a racially diverse and equitable industry, where everyone’s talents can be recognized, developed to their fullest potential and rewarded. We also believe it is important to understand the role that race has played in coffee’s history.
OUR STORY
JUNE 2020: an open letter
CCRE was organized in July 2020 against the backdrop of a global pandemic, racial tensions and social unrest in cities across the United States and the world. Phyllis Johnson’s Open Letter to US coffee professionals offered a call to action to industry leaders to engage in envisioning a more inclusive future. In October 2020 the organization was established as a 501(c)(3).
“We are the ones bearing witness to wrongful tragedies as we sit quietly calculating our own risk in speaking up.
We are the ones who can be a force against racism.”
Phyllis Johnson, BD Imports
