Wild Fig Books and Coffee

Wild Fig Books and Coffee Kentucky's only Black-owned bookstore is re-opening as a worker cooperative. Join us for a new book, "the purple house"...

regular hours to begin Sept. 21 2015.
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a brand new Fig, with our focus on cafe and boutique retail items and new books. stay tuned or call for updates.

06/17/2026

The American Dream on Trial: The Baldwin–Buckley Debate, 1965
James Baldwin turned a student debate into moral testimony. William F. Buckley Jr. tried to turn moral testimony into a question of procedure—and lost the room.

On the evening of February 18, 1965, inside the Cambridge Union—a chamber designed to flatter British parliamentary tradition—America’s most enduring argument about itself was staged as a polite proposition. The motion was blunt: “The American dream is at the expense of the American Negro.” James Baldwin, already among the most piercing moral writers of his century, spoke in favor. William F. Buckley Jr., the patrician impresario of postwar conservatism, spoke against. It was broadcast by the BBC and recorded for rebroadcast; it has since become one of the most watched, cited, reenacted, and re-litigated public debates on race and American identity.

Read the full story at https://www.kolumnmagazine.com/2026/01/17/the-american-dream-on-trial-the-baldwin-buckley-debate-1965/

06/17/2026

Eviction support program that began during pandemic gets more funding in Lexington

06/11/2026

Death of Black voting rights activist will finally be memorialized in Lexington | Opinion

06/10/2026

The Cemetery Was Never Empty

Over the last two decades, across cul-de-sacs and college campuses, under high schools and parking lots, the bones of African Americans have resurfaced, forcing cities and institutions to confront how thoroughly Black death — like Black life — was pushed to the margins.

These rediscoveries have a familiar rhythm. A construction project pauses when a backhoe lifts a skull from the clay. An archivist or curious reporter compares old plat maps with modern parcels, realizing an all-Black cemetery lies beneath a warehouse or football field. Descendants, often women, show up at planning meetings with armfuls of death certificates and family Bibles.

Read the full story at https://www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/06/the-cemetery-was-never-empty/

06/02/2026

Medicine Making and Mutual Aid Virtual 3D
Tuesday, July 7 3 PM - 5 PM EDT

Interested in making and sharing herbal medicine?

Join and Ayo .herbalist as we root ourselves in community care and cultural connection in our Medicine Making and Mutual Aid 3D, a virtual offering hosted by Soul Fire Farm.

In honoring our ancestral healing legacies and their connection to liberation, we’ll explore creative ways to make and share accessibly-sourced herbal medicines within our communities.

The 3D series is a multidimensional workshop series designed for B.I.P.O.C. (Black, Indigenous, &/or People of Color) to deepen skills in specific farming and land stewardship practices in a culturally relevant, supportive, and joyful environment.

In this 2-hour workshop, you can expect to:

* explore practical and creative ways to show up for your community and comrades with herbal remedies and information
*learn more about the embodiment of mutualism through an exploration of current and historical models of mutual aid
* collectively brainstorm ideas for herbal distribution and skill-sharing
* strategize around accessibility and sourcing herbal material in a sustainable way
* provide tools and recipes that can support you in practicing hands-on medicine-making skills

More details and registration can be found on our program calendar on our website SoulFireFarm.org (linked in bio)

06/01/2026

ON THIS DAY // JUNE 1, 1968

The Revolution Had a Reading List
How Drum and Spear Bookstore transformed a Washington storefront into one of the most influential intellectual centers of the Black Power era.

On June 1, 1968, at 14th and Fairmont Streets NW, a group of veterans of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee opened Drum and Spear Bookstore. Its founders included Charlie Cobb, Judy Richardson, Courtland Cox and Curtis Hayes, later known as Curtis Muhammed, according to the SNCC Digital Gateway. Tony Gittens, Daphne Muse, Jennifer Lawson, Marvin Holloway and others would help build the enterprise into something far larger than a retail shop. It became a political instrument, a distribution network, a press, a meeting ground, a children’s education project and a living archive of Black internationalism.

Read the full story at https://www.kolumnmagazine.com/2026/06/01/the-revolution-had-a-reading-list/

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Thursday 4pm - 8pm
Saturday 4pm - 8pm
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