Articles RHR

Our Coffee Purchasing Ethos

We take our success and privilege quite seriously. While we are not of a exploitative colonial system, we do certainly benefit from it. It is our responsibility to use our success and privilege to ...

PART ONE - The Cost of Liberation

The independence debt discouraged other colonies from attempting to revolt by enforcing an excessive punishment for Haiti’s liberation.

Haiti & Coffee: A Tale of Colonialism, Liberation and U.S. Interventions

Haiti had to use revenues generated by coffee exports to finance its Independence debt which unwillingly tied the nation’s freedom to its coffee.

Palestine, Black Liberation, and the Indivisibility of Justice

Again, and I won’t shut up about it, solidarity is the answer. Unity of purpose and an intersectional worldview will set us free. Why is a coffee company giving space to a Black man to write about ...

Return to Origin: An Experiment in Mutual Aid in the Coffee Industry

When we began the Return to Origin article series, we envisioned a space of dialogue. One that would inform, listen, and discuss ways to decolonize our coffee mentalities. The logical progression w...