Black Kahawa Coffee
Contributed by Jesse Ewing
on Mar 17th, 2026. Artwork published in
circa 2019
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Black Kahawa Coffee was founded by Ohio native Douglas Buckley, in Columbus, Ohio, a coffee roaster for more than fifteen years, including eleven years in the East African country of Tanzania.
According to the website:
While living in Tanzania, he co-founded a small coffee roasting company focused on teaching women the craft of hand roasting coffee. Without the aid of motors, site windows, timers or computer monitored temperature controls, women are trained to use their five senses to hone their craft. The women of Wamama Kahawa continue to produce delicious coffee that people love in the beautiful coastal city of Dar es Salaam.
