Equal Minded Cafe

12/23/2024

We will be CLOSED on THESE dates during the holidays:

December 24th
December 25th
December 26th
December 31st
January 3rd

Have a great winter break, everyone!

12/21/2024

Looking for a new favorite lunch spot in Kansas City? Come see us this weekend! We've got a full menu of Delicious Baked Goods, Breakfast Sandwiches, Quesadillas, & Original Recipe 'Grilled Panini Melts' waiting for you to try.

We've also got a Full Coffee & Espresso Bar, Tea Lattes, & some smoothie options too of course!

12/20/2024

Reminder: Chai Friday & Free Black Drip Coffee w/ Any Purchase!

PS - College Students always get 20% off when they show their School ID.

We hope to see you soon!

12/20/2024

- A New Winter Drink Menu!
- Saying Goodbye to the Pink Building
- Business Booming = New Staff!
- The Neighborhood is Cheerful!
- It's getting cold, SOUPS are back!

So many updates here at Equal Minded, We can't wait for you to come in and see the change for yourself!

Here's a Gift for you, so that you'll come sooner rather than later!

We are excited to show you these new products. Come on in to check them out, we think you’ll love them as much as we do.

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Click here for a free 40% coupon at New Hours, New Baristas, New Menu, New Drink Specials!

12/18/2024

Is it ever "too cold" for an Iced Latte?

12/18/2024

12/17/2024

Updated Current Cafe Hours (2024 - 2025)

12/14/2024

I am not perfect, and most of the time I post these quotes because I need the reminders to myself.

I hope you all can find the time to be honest and seek the guidance and help you need to become your best self!

Love, peace, panini grease!

12/12/2024

So many memories made in our space during events like these!

- Friday, September 13th, 2024 -

12/12/2024

Update: The City has accepted a Bid for Demolition of the Building. Please read the photo in the post for more details! Finally, after a decade of facing these problems, our prayers are answered.

Clean up is not needed any longer at this time, the City & the Demolition Company should be taking care of all clean up during the tear down process. Thank you to all who volunteered to help.

Thank you again to the community for helping to make our voices heard 🙏🏾 Praise God

Someone tell Quinton Lucas we can be friends now.

12/11/2024

Haters: *Worrying about me*

Me: "I love you too!!!"

12/08/2024

Get up and do some S #^! Today, thanks! :)

12/07/2024

To the Jerry Supporters:Your comments defending Jerry and the “Splash of Life” building are incredibly misinformed and dismissive of the real harm it has caused to this community—and to me personally. Let’s break this down:You claim this building is vital to the community, but that’s simply not true. The outside has occasionally been used for food and clothing distribution, but the inside? It’s been condemned for over 20 years. It’s filled with hoarded junk, not resources. No one lived there, and no one relied on it. Meanwhile, this “community resource” has been set on fire at least four times, putting lives and nearby properties—including my business—at risk. It’s a consistent hub for crime, including needles, trash, break-ins, and worse. Jerry lives miles away in the Westside, safe from the destruction his negligence causes here in this Black community. The burden of cleaning up, rebuilding, and living with these consequences falls on those of us who actually live here—people like me.Let me ask you: Why do you support Jerry for his “efforts” while dismissing the pain and suffering he’s caused? Why is it acceptable for someone who doesn’t even live here to exploit this community while those of us working to build it up are labeled “self-serving” for wanting accountability?You accuse me of acting out of “privilege” and “convenience,” but let me tell you about my so-called privilege. I grew up here, in this neighborhood, facing systemic racism, homelessness, violence, and poverty. My family has battled addiction, and I’ve lost friends to gun violence. Despite it all, I stayed, invested in this community, and built a business—not for personal profit, but to create a space for change.I founded the Big Ideas Foundation to empower underserved youth and bring real solutions to systemic issues. I’ve helped dozens of homeless individuals directly—knowing their names, hearing their stories, and providing real support. Jerry, on the other hand, hoards junk in a condemned building, curses at people who ask him for help, and has turned this property into a hazard for everyone around it. Does that sound like someone doing “real work” to you?You argue that this is a systemic issue, and I agree. But let’s not pretend Jerry is part of the solution. He’s part of the problem. Defending a condemned building filled with junk is not addressing systemic issues—it’s enabling them.You suggest that wanting the building gone is about “convenience” or “self-interest,” but I ask you this: Is it self-serving to want my community to be safe? To want the crime, needles, and fires to stop? To want to protect my home, my business, and my neighbors?I’m here every day, cleaning up the mess, dealing with the consequences, and trying to create something better. Jerry is not. And yet, you have the audacity to accuse me of being “tone-deaf” or “self-serving”? Please. Your privilege and ignorance are showing.If you’re genuinely interested in supporting this community, let’s talk about real solutions. But defending a building that creates harm isn’t one of them. Instead of attacking me for wanting accountability, why not ask yourself why you’re so comfortable excusing Jerry’s negligence while dismissing the struggles of someone like me—a young Black business owner who’s actively working to make this community better?Until you’ve lived in this community, experienced the crime, cleaned up the needles, or faced the fires and break-ins firsthand, you don’t get to tell me how to feel or what to prioritize. I’ve earned the right to speak on this. I live here. I work here. I’ve fought for this neighborhood every single day.You want to help the community? Great. Join me. But stop defending something that’s done more harm than good just because it’s easier for you to romanticize Jerry’s efforts than to actually research what’s going on here.

12/06/2024

Not So Happy Red Friday? 🔥 😢

*peep the rainbow at the end though 🌈 *

We’re heartbroken to share that the café will be closed today due to a fire in the Pink Building next door. If you’re familiar with this place, you know the damage it has caused our community for years. Now, we urgently need your help.

If you care about the overall Kansas City Community, the Manheim and Hyde Park neighborhoods, or our business, this is the time to step up. If you’ve ever walked by this building, donated some old clothes or food to this building, lived nearby, been one of our regulars, worked with us, or just care about this community, we need you.

The damage is massive, and this clean-up effort is going to take all of us. Here’s how you can help:
• Clean-Up: Over 50% of the Pink Building has collapsed into our parking lot. We’re either responsible for removing it ourselves or forcing the owner to handle it. This will take dumpsters, manpower, and resources.
• Legal Action: This building has been on and off KCMO’s dangerous buildings list for 20 years. Yet somehow, it’s avoided any accountability—no code enforcement, no permits for illegal construction, and no regulation of the food being sold from there. We need the city to expedite demolition before this turns into an even bigger tragedy. We’ve taken the necessary steps in the past to report things yet he is given passes due to his mental illnesses. We also were denied a sunshine report by the city when we requested it. If this means taking legal action, we will need support.

Thankfully, no one was hurt this time. By the grace of God, the building hasn’t collapsed onto anyone—or our café. But how long are we going to wait, Kansas City? Until it kills someone? Until it ruins our property? The CITY already forced our black owned daycare to close its doors. Are you going to let this building fall over and ruin our other businesses that are living there now?

Our whole block, including my home, has been without power since 6 a.m. This is our moment to demand action. This isn’t okay. The building needs torn down TODAY.

12/05/2024

A letter to all my haters and under-appreciators from 2024.

You know who you are!