A couple months ago one of 93boyz biggest supporters 7babyguava7 reached out to me to tell me about dabookjoint a mother & daughter owned bookstore on 51st at boxvillechi . She let me know that due to some issues with rent and otherwise they were considering closing their doors. Our mission has always been creative strategies to the things we face as a people & a city, knowledge/information/literacy being one of the most significant challenges. The first impact based initiative 93 ever did actually was called Books Before Bars where we sent books into the jails & prisons so this was right up our alley. After meeting Verlean and Courtney we really felt like our values and mission were so aligned that we wanted to do something to help them come into this year with more stability. Sooooo we decided to cut a check for a year of their rent! Not to mention buy a lot of books. Next gift you buy for a friend, graduation, or just personal, consider taking a break from online shopping and pullin...