Every morning, we try to tell our readers everything you need to know to start your day. But we’ll admit there are some gaps in what we know. So we want to hear your voices.

Our goal is to create a more connected and engaged Greenville. We can only do that if we’re doing our part to represent all of Greenville’s communities, reflect our racial diversity + various cultures, and share the voices of people different from us.

In other words: We want to cover content that is interesting to everyone.

This month, we’re kicking off CurioCity + Coffee – an open conversation for anyone who wants to share their thoughts + ideas, where we want to be the ones listening. Basically an idea jam session: everyone brings something cool and we’re all able to learn.

This month we’re focusing on cultural diversity. Later this year, we’ll be leaning on other groups, like young parents + retirees, to tell us what’s going on in their worlds that we might be missing, and what they want to know from us.

So here’s our first step: we want to start February (and Black History Month) by asking a few questions:

What stories, organizations, people + issues should we pay closer attention to?

What do you think is going on in Greenville that we don’t know about?

We’re inviting anyone who wants to chat about cultural diversity in our area to meet us for coffee at Endeavor (📍Fourth Floor, 1 North Main Street) on Feb. 27 or 28. Just reply to this email to RSVP and we will tell you where to park + how to get there.

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Already read today's newsletter? Check out these events in February:

Books & Community: Dr. Bobby Donaldson, Director of the Civil Rights Center at USC and member of Columbia SC 63 | Feb. 1 | Anderson County Main Library | 6 p.m. | Dr. Donaldson will be highlighting the integral role that the state of South Carolina played in the overall national narrative of the Civil Rights Movement. From stories about Rosa Park’s training in Columbia to how court cases in SC laid the groundwork for the major supreme court cases.

Design Review Board - Urban Panel | City Hall Council Chambers | 206 S. Main Street | Feb. 2 | 4 – 5 p.m.

Black History: The American Experience | Feb. 4, 11 and 17 | Greenville Tech Student Center, Room 225 | 12 – 2 p.m. | 3 days of historic videos + discussions on economics, entertainment, human rights, leadership and more.

Jabali Afrika | Feb. 16 | Greenville Tech Student Center | 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Original compositions and traditional African rhythms come alive on a wide variety of instruments, accompanied by vocal harmonies that form the foundation of modern rock, jazz, blues and more.

LinkingGVL: Connecting Growth with Mobility : Beer and Napkins | The Community Tap | Feb. 13 | $15

Minority Business Expo | Greenville Tech Barton Campus | Feb. 14 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Caliente Cuba: A Night of Hot Art and Cool Culture | Guild Gallery of Greenville | 200 N. Main St. | March 1 | Caliente Cuba kicks off Upstate International Month 2018 | 35% of all the art sales will be donated to Upstate International by the Artists Guild Gallery.