We are a warm space engaging in community activism, cultural awareness, relational business practices, a vehicle for advocacy, and most importantly, a place of rest.
We are an intentional place to encourage those who want to be simple, healthy, and aware.
We are a window and catalyst for the black community, as well as other marginalized peoples. Our hope is to continue be a space where people can connect, rest, and mobilize.
Franny Lou’s Porch a café that offers food and beverages amongst other services like catering, wholesale, artist retail, and venue rentals. Our mission is to provide a warm space to engage in community activism, cultural awareness, relational business practices, be a vehicle for advocacy, and most importantly, to be a place of rest. Our desire is to be a place that is intentional in connecting to our neighbors and our products.
We are a window and catalyst for the black community, as well as other marginalized peoples. We build rich community members by educating and voicing our human experience, as well as how we are designed to grow & support one another. Our hope is to continue be a space where people can connect, rest, and mobilize. We are a place to encourage those who want to be simple, healthy, and aware.
Frances E.W. Harper
was born in Maryland and the only child of freed slaves. After her parents died respectively, she was raised by her aunt and uncle. Her uncle, Rev. William Watkins was a major influence as a civil rights leader and led her into the work we value today. Harper was known to help slaves escape though the the Underground Railroad and wrote abundantly for abolitionist newspapers. She earned a reputation as the founder of African American journalism.Her known work: Autumn Leaves (1845), Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects (1854), Sketches of Southern Life (1872)
Fannie Lou Hamer
was born on October 6th 1917 in Mississippi. She adopted two daughters due to her inability to have children after a hysterectomy surgery done on her without her knowledge or consent. This moment in her life led her to become a motivator and activist for the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi. Soon after the surgery, she worked to end segregation laws and voter discrimination. She is known for her deeply religious lifestyle and ingrains it into her activism.
