Unpacking the Bookstore

Past: People and Place

Café con Libros: A Light in the History of Riots and Gentrification Cafe con Libros's new storefront as of February 16, 2021. Found on the Cafe con Libros Twitter page. Having grown up in the Crown Heights area, the owner of Café con Libros, Kalima DeSuze is...

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| Oct 8, 2023

Cafe con Libros Brews Change for Crown Heights

Cafe con Libros Brews Change for Crown Heights Hundreds of protesters, escorted by police, march towards Lubovitcher Synagogue in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, Aug. 24, 1991. Photo courtesy of Joe Major. On August 19th, 1991, Rabbi Menachem...

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| Sep 19, 2023