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How Kente Cones blends African ingredients and ancestral stories in East New York

Summary by Brooklyn Paper
When Ashley Marrero, founder and owner of Kente Cones, opened her first brick-and-mortar location in East New York on Juneteenth, she never imagined the shop would so quickly become what she now calls “a safe space for the community.” But the path to that moment began years before the storefront opened its doors. Kente Cones is an Afro-American–inspired ice cream shop that offers what Marrero describes as educational food experiences. “Kente” — …
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Brooklyn Paper broke the news in on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
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