Travel writer Mitti Hicks went looking for Wichita’s Black-owned businesses and found much more than places to eat, drink and shop. In this Travel Noire feature, Hicks introduces readers to the entrepreneurs behind some of the city’s restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques and creative spaces — and the ways they’re investing back into the Wichita community.

From a downtown coffee shop with a story of new beginnings to a bookstore dedicated entirely to Black authors and creators, see Wichita through Hicks’ experience and meet some of the people and places that stood out along the way.