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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

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

Burgundy Books - Saybrook, CT

People Get Ready - New Haven, CT

*Key Bookstore - Hartford, CT

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

Akoma Books - Evansville, IN

Beyond Barcodes Bookstore - Kokomo, IN

The Brain Lair - Sound Bend, IN

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

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

Oregon

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

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

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