Photo by Tabius H. McCoy/The Atlanta VoiceWithin minutes of your feet clashing along the pavements of Auburn Avenue, the resonance of melanated excellence engulfs you. Photo by Tabius H. McCoy/The Atlanta VoiceToday, Voltaire operates in that same place, pioneering in his own way. Oh, coffee.” The concept of Coffee Was Black became another chapter of his fashion roots rather than the end of them. Photo by Tabius H. McCoy/The Atlanta VoiceBuilding something like Coffee Was Black comes with quiet resistance. Its presence on Auburn Avenue resists displacement narratives that suggest Black history should be commemorated but not continued.