Shop owner Darnesha Weary intentionally gave her daughter a title of power to make her a stakeholder and a voice for youth and diversity in the coffee industry.
From fine dining to a drive-thru bagel shop and even a community college, the landmark restaurant found that turning toward each other was most important.
In February 2013, Michelle Roberts, along with around 300 other Nooksack Indians, received a letter informing her that she was being ejected from her own tribe.