Black Owned Bookstores in the U.S
Updated: Nov 30, 2022
It’s no secret that often times local businesses are overlooked by consumers. We not only believe in shopping local, but also practicing group economics, buying from people within our community to ensure our dollars stay in our communities so our people and neighborhoods thrive.
This blog is to spotlight the Black-Owned bookstores around the United States.
If you visit them, please tell them Publack Library Publishing sent you!
*Click each bookstore name for website.
Arizona:
Grassrootz Bookstore- Phoenix, Arizona
Ali Nervis, owner of Grassrootz Bookstore: Image by azcentral.
Arkansas:
Pyramid Art Books & Custom Framing - Little Rock, AR
Pyramid Art Books & Custom Framing: Image by Pyramid Art Books
California:
Ashay by the Bay - Vallejo, CA
Carol's Books - Sacramento, CA
D3 Comic Book Spot - Richmond, CA
Eso Won Books - Los Angeles, CA
Malik Books - Los Angeles California
Marcus Books - Oakland, CA
Old Capitol Books - Monterey, CA
Reparations Club- Los Angeles, CA
Shades of Africa - Long Beach, CA
*Sistah Scifi - Oakland, CA
Smileys Books - Carson, CA
The Collective Oakland - Oakland, CA
The Multicultural Children's Bookstore - Richmond, CA
Underground Books - Sacramento, CA
Word of Life Christian Bookstores - Los Angeles, CA
*Strictly online bookstore
Underground Books: Image by KCRA
Colorado:
Shop at Matter - Denver, CO
Shop At Matter Bookstore: Image by Karma Compass
Delaware:
MeJah Books, Inc. - Claymont, DE
Emlyn De Gannes, owner of MeJah Books: Image by Ron Dubick
Florida:
*AALBC (The African American Literature Book Club) - Tampa, FL
*African Bookstore - Plantation, FL
Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum - Tampa, FL
Cultured Books - St. Petersburg, FL
Dare Books - Longwood, FL
*Kizzy Books and More - Winter Garden, FL
Pyramid Books - Boynton Beach, FL
The Gathering Awareness and Book Center - Pensacola, FL
*Strictly online bookstore
Lorielle Holloway, owner of Cultured Books: Image by The Weekend Challenger
Georgia:
All Things Inspiration - Mableton, GA
Brave and Kind - Decatur, GA
For Keeps - Atlanta, GA
*Good Books - Atlanta, GA
Medu Bookstore - Atlanta, GA
Nubian Bookstore - Morrow, GA
The Black Dot Cultural Center and Bookstore - Lithonia, GA
The Listening Tree - Decatur, GA
*Strictly online bookstore
Omar & Kimberly Finley, owners of The Listening Tree: Image by The Listening Tree
Illinois:
Afriware Books, Co. - Maywood, IL
Da Book Joint - Chicago, IL
Frontline Books - Chicago, IL
Lushena Bookstore - Bensenville, IL
Semicolon - Chicago, IL
The Underground Bookstore - Chicago, IL
Semicolon bookstore: Image by Danielle Mullen
Indiana:
Akoma Books - Evansville, IN
Beyond Barcodes Bookstore - Kokomo, IN
The Brain Lair - Sound Bend, IN
Beyond Barcodes Bookstore: Image by WRTV
Louisianna:
Between the Lynes Bookstore - Baton Rouge, LA
Community Book Center - New Orleans, LA
Read Between The Lynes bookstore: Images by Read Between The Lynes
Massachusetts:
Frugal Bookstore - Roxbury, MA
Olive Tree Books-n-Voices - Springfield, MA
Frugal Bookstore: Image by Boston.com
Maryland:
Everyone's Place - Baltimore, MD
Jay's Books - Baltimore, MD
Loyalty Bookstore - Silver Spring, MD
Vision Christian Store - Clinton, MD
Wisdom Book Center - Gwynn Oak, MD
Everyone's Place: Image by Everyone's Place
Michigan:
Black Stone Bookstore and Cultural Center - Ypsilanti, MI
Detroit Book City - Southfield, MI
Hood Book Headquarters - Detroit, MI
Nandi's Knowledge Cafe - Highland Park, MI
Source Booksellers - Detroit, MI