The story
The refined tea room inside a Black hair-care empress's college, where Bronzeville's elite took afternoon tea.
Everything that was here
- 1930–present
Poro Tea RoomSoul Food
The refined tea room inside a Black hair-care empress's college, where Bronzeville's elite took afternoon tea.
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