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UNITED STATES
Arizona
Grassrootz Bookstore 1145 E Washington St #200, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Alabama
Homecoming Coffee – 3112 Ensley 5 Points West Ave. Birmingham 35208
Arkansas
Pyramid Art, Books, & Custom Framing 1001 Wright Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72206
California
Ashay by the Bay 157 Albatrosse Way, Vallejo, CA 94589
Carol’s Books 1913 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95815
Eso Won Books 4327 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Malik Books 3650 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Ste 245, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Marcus Books 3900 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609
Old Capitol Books 482 Alvarado St, Monterey, CA 93940
Reparations Club 3054 S Victoria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Salteaters 302 E Queen St, Inglewood, CA 90301
Shades of Afrika 1001 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90802
The Multicultural Children’s Bookstore 260 Broadway St. Richmond, CA 94801
Underground Books 2814 35th Street Sacramento, CA, 95817
Colorado
Matter 2134 Market Street, Denver, CO
Connecticut
Burgundy Books 1391 Boston Post Rd Pl, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
People Get Ready119 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
Key Bookstore 42 Warren St., Hartford, Connecticut
Delaware
Mejah Books 2083 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE 19703
Florida
AALBC (The African American Literature Book Club) –
African Bookstore -7027 W Broward Blvd #261 Plantation, FL 33317
Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum<- 30 A St. George St., St. Augustine, FL 32084, USA
Dare Books – 245 N 17-92 Hwy Longwood, FL 32750
Kizzy Books and More – 13750 West Colonial Drive, Suite 350 #247, Winter Garden, FL 34787
Pyramid Books – Boynton Beach, FL (Pop-Up)
Essence of Knowledge – 1229 W King St, Cocoa, FL 32922
The Gathering Awareness and Book Center – 314 N Devillers St Pensacola, FL 32501
Georgia
All Things Inspiration – 1400 Veterans Memorial Highway SE Suite 140 Mableton, GA 30126
44th and 3rd – 451 Lee St SW Unit B, Atlanta, GA 30310
Brave and Kind -722 W. College Ave. Decatur, GA 30030
Onyx Books – 3301 Salem Rd, Covington, GA 30016
For Keeps – 171 Auburn Ave. Atlanta, GA
Medu Bookstore – 2841 Greenbriar Pkwy. SW, Atlanta, GA, 30331
Nubian Bookstore – 1540 Southlake Pkwy Morrow, GA 30260
The Black Dot Cultural Center and Bookstore -6984 Main Street Lithonia, GA 30058
The Book Boutique -260 18th St NW , Suite 10110 Atlanta, GA 30363
The Listening Tree -2308 Candler Rd, Decatur, GA 30032
Illinois
Afriware Books, Co. – 1701 S. 1ST AVE., SUITE 400,
MAYWOOD, IL 60153
Da Book Joint – 430 E 162nd St, Ste 747 South Holland, IL 60473
Frontline Books -5206 S Harper Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Lushena Bookstore – 605 EAST 71ST Chicago, IL 60619
Semicolon – 1714 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
The Underground Bookstore – 1727 E 87th St, Chicago, IL 60617
Indiana
Akoma Books – Evansville, IN
Beyond Barcodes Bookstore – Kokomo, IN
The Brain Lair – Sound Bend, IN
Iowa
Soul Book Nook 110 E 4th St, Waterloo, IA 50703
Kansas
Willa’s Books and Vinyl 1734 E 63rd St, Kansas City, MO 64110
Kentucky
Wild Fig Coffee & Books -726 N Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508
Louisiana
Between the Lines Bookstore – Baton Rouge, LA
Community Book Center – New Orleans, LA
Baldwin & co
Massachusetts
Frugal Bookstore – Roxbury, MA
Olive Tree Books-n-Voices –
Maryland
Everyone’s Place – Baltimore, MD
Loyalty Bookstore – Silver Spring, MD
Vision Christian Store – Clinton, MD
Wisdom Book Center – Gwynn Oak,
Michigan
Blackstone Bookstore and Cultural Center – Ypsilanti, MI
Detroit Book City – Southfield, MI
Hood Book Headquarters – Detroit, MI
Nandi’s Knowledge Cafe – Highland Park, MI
We Are LIT – 87 Monroe Center St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Source Booksellers – Detroit, MI
Truth Bookstore – Southfield, MI
Minnesota
Black Garnet Books – Minneapolis, MN
Mississippi
Marshall’s Music and Book Store – 618 N Farish St, Jackson, MS 39202
Missouri
Aya Coffee and Books – Kansas City, MO
Bliss Books and Wine – Kansas City, MO
EyeSeeMe – University City, MO
Progressive Emporium and Business Center – St. Louis, MO
Willa’s Bookstore – Kansas City, MO
North Carolina
Liberation Station Bookstore – Raleigh-Durham, NC
Shelves Bookstore – Charlotte,
Urban Reader Bookstore – Charlotte
Rowhifa – Durham
Nebraska
Aframerican Bookstore – Omaha, NE
New Jersey
La Unique African American Books & Cultural Center – Camden, NJ
Source of Knowledge Bookstore – Newark, NJ
The Little BOHO Bookshop – Bayonne,
New York
Blenheim Hill Books – Hobart, NY
Cafe con Libros – Brooklyn, NY
Grandma’s Place – New York, NY
Adanna – Dumbo
Official Connections Books – Brooklyn, NY
Revolution Books – New York, NY
Hue Man bookstore
The Schomburg Shop – New York, NY
Sister’s Uptown – New York, NY
The Lit. Bar – Bronx, NY
Zawadi Books – Buff
Ohio
A Cultural Exchange – Cleveland, OH
Black Art Plus – Columbus, OH
Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Center – Akron, OK
Smith & Hannon Book Store – Ci
Oklahoma
Fulton Street Books and Coffee – Tulsa, OK
Mocha Books Bookstore – Tulsa
Oregon
Third Eye Books Accessories & Gifts – Portland, OR
Pennsylvania
Al-Furquan Bookstore – Philadelphia, PA
Amalgam Comics – Philadelphia, PA
Atomic City Comics – Philadelphia, PA
Black and Nobel – Philadelphia, PA
Books & Stuff – Philadelphia, PA
Hakim’s Bookstore – Philadelphia, PA
Harriet’s Bookshop – Philadelphia, PA
The Black Reserve – Lansdale, PA
The Tiny Bookstore – Pittsburgh, PA
Uncle Bobbies Cafe and Books – Philadelphi
South Carolina
Turning Page Bookshop – Goose Creek, SC
Tennessee
Alkebu-Lan Images Book Store – Nashville, TN
The African Place – Memphis,
Texas
Black Pearl Books – Austin, TX
Black World Books – Austin, TX
Kindred Bookstore – Houston
Enda’s Booktique – Duncanville, TX
Pan-African Connection Bookstore Art Gallery and Resource Center – Dallas, TX
The Dock Bookshop
Virginia
Books and Crannies – Martinsville, VA
Harambe Books and Artworks – Alexandria, VA
House of Consciousness Bookstore – Norfolk, VA
Positive Vibes Bookstore – Virginia Beach, VA
Riches in Reading – Virginia Beach, VA
Urban Moon Books – Ches
Washington State
Estelita’s Library – Seattle, WA
L.E.M.S Bookstore – Seattle, WA
Washington D.C.
Loyalty Bookstore
Mahogany Books
Sankofa Video Books & Cafe
Solid State Books
The Charnice Milton Community Bookstore
The Children of the Sun
Wisconsin
Niche Book Bar
Itty Bitty Bookstore
CANADA
A Different Booklist 779 Bathurst St., Toronto ON
Nile Valley Books 1921 Gerrard St E, Toronto ON
Old’s Cool General Store 250 Westlake Ave., Toronto ON
Knowledge Bookstore 177 Queen St W, Brampton ON
Sankofa Bookstore 430 Rideau St., Ottawa ON
Cover to Cover Bookshelf 3737-B Portage Ave, Winnipeg MB
Librairie Rancines 5118 Charleroi, Montréal-Nord QC
UNITED KINGDOM
Book Love (Pop-Up Bookshop)
Serendipity 84 Brougham Rd, London E8 4PB
Black Cultural Archives 1 Windrush Square, Brixton SW2 1EF, United Kingdom
Seven Oaks Bookshop 147 High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XJ
Round Table Books 97 Granville Arcade, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London, SW9 8PS
New Beacon 76 Stroud Green Road, London, N4 3EN
Pepukayis The Maa Maat Cultural Centre, 366a High Road, Tottenham, N17 9HT
Books of Africa 16 Overhill Road, East Dulwich, London SE22 0PH
Jacaranda Books 27 Old Gloucester Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 3AX
No Ordinary Bookshop Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
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