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150+ Black-Owned Bookstores From Around The World

by Black Wallet September 28, 2021
written by Black Wallet September 28, 2021

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Every time you support a small Black business, you directly support the community. Support the Black community, on a global scale by visiting any of these Black bookstores. And for those of you that don’t live near any of the bookstores mentioned, we have a list of online Black bookstores too. 

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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

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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

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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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ONLINE

USA

  • D3 Comic Book Spot
  • Multiculturalism rocks
  • Socialight Society
  • World of Life Christian Bookstore
  • Jay’s Books 
  • The Collective Oakland
  • Pyramid Books
  • *Good Books 
  • Yaya 

Canada

  • Notability

United Kingdom

  • Tusome Books
  • Afrori Books
  • Imagine Me Stories
  • African Books Collective
 
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