Searching For A Kiki: The Next Generation of Black and Queer Bars

Published: June 24, 2022, 10 a.m.

b"Nenna Joiner owns Feelmore, a queer-friendly sex toy shop with locations in Berkeley and Oakland. Noticing the lack of Black queer spaces beyond the monthly \\u201cRnB nights\\u201d at many local clubs, they decided to open the Feelmore Social Club in Downtown Oakland, a bar slated to open in 2022. \\u201cThis energy that they feel in Feelmore is akin to the energy that they're going to feel here,\\u201d Joiner assures, \\u201cWe want to be open a long time.\\u201d Joiner speaks about re-imagining the Black queer space, and the role of the Black queer dollar in the community.\\nThis series was produced and reported by Corey Antonio Rose.\\nFor more information, visit Rightnowish."