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This Kent coffee shop is brewing a culture for women, sports and inclusivity

This Kent coffee shop is brewing a culture for women, sports and inclusivity

As featured in Ideastream.

Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its medals in the recent Paris Olympics. The U.S. won 126 total medals and women were responsible for 67 of them, including gold medal wins by the women's soccer and basketball teams.

In Downtown Kent, State Champs, a new coffee shop, aims to keep the conversation going when it comes to women's sports.

Pennants, posters and framed photos line the shop's walls — all conversation starters for avid sports fans — but there are also LGBTQ+ pride flags and stickers, a symbol of the shop's commitment to inclusivity.

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