Black Owned Bookstores
By State
If you know of any black-owned bookstores that did not make our list, feel free to send an email to blackromanceorg@gmail.com and we will update the list.
Arizona
Grassrootz Bookstore - Phoenix, AZ
Arkansas
Pyramid Art Books & Custom Framing - Little Rock, AR
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
Colorado
Shop at Matter - Denver, CO
Connecticut
Delaware
MeJah Books, Inc.. - Claymont, DE
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
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 Book Boutique - Lithonia, GA
The Listening Tree - Decatur, GA
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
Indiana
Kentucky
Wild Fig Coffee & Books - Lexington, KY
Louisiana
Between the Lines Bookstore - Baton Rouge, LA
Community Book Center - New Orleans, LA
Massachusetts
Frugal Bookstore - Roxbury, MA
Olive Tree Books-n-Voices - Springfield, MA
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
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
Source Booksellers - Detroit, MI
Truth Bookstore - Southfield, MI
Minnesota
Black Garnet Books - Minneapolis, MN
Mississippi
Marshall’s Music and Book Store - Jackson, MS
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, NC
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, NJ
New York
Blenheim Hill Books - Hobart, NY
Cafe con Libros - Brooklyn, NY
Grandma's Place - New York, NY
Official Connections Books - Brooklyn, NY
Revolution Books - New York, NY
The Schomburg Shop - New York, NY
Sister's Uptown - New York, NY
The Lit. Bar - Bronx, NY
Zawadi Books - Buffalo, NY
Ohio
A Cultural Exchange - Cleveland, OH
Black Art Plus - Columbus, OH
Elizabeth's Bookshop & Writing Center - Akron, OK
Smith & Hannon Book Store - Cincinnati, OH
Oklahoma
Fulton Street Books and Coffee - Tulsa, OK
Mocha Books Bookstore - Tulsa, OK
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 - Philadelphia, PA
South Carolina
Turning Page Bookshop - Goose Creek, SC
Tennessee
Alkebu-Lan Images Book Store - Nashville, TN
The African Place - Memphis, TN
Texas
Black Pearl Books - Austin, TX
Black World Books - Austin, TX
Enda's Booktique - Duncanville, TX
Pan-African Connection Bookstore Art Gallery and Resource Center - Dallas, TX
The Dock Bookshop - Fort Worth, TX
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 - Chesapeake, VA
Washington
Estelita's Library - Seattle, WA
L.E.M.S Bookstore - Seattle, WA
Washington D.C.
Wisconsin
Niche Book Bar - Milwaukee, WI
"*"Denotes online bookseller only