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Found 16 Black-Owned Bookstores in CA

#1 Ashay by the Bay

157 Albatrosse Way
Vallejo, CA 94589

Proprietor: Deborah Day

Opened in 2000

Phone: 844-543-7732 • Email: ashaybythebayceo@gmail.com

Last updated: 2026-08-13

#2 Lore Bookstore

4334 Degnan Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90008

Proprietor: Dário Solari and ____

Opened in 2025

Email: info@loreleimertpark.com

Last updated: 2025-06-03

#3 Malik Books (Crenshaw Mall)

3650 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Ste 245
Los Angeles, CA 90008

Proprietor: Malik and April

Opened in 1990

Phone: (323) 389-8040 • Email: malik@malikbooks.com

Last updated: 2020-07-01

#4 Malik Books (Culver City Mall)

6000 Sepulveda Blvd Ste 2470
Culver City, CA 90230

Proprietor: Malik and April

Opened in 1990

Phone: (323) 389-8040 • Email: malik@malikbooks.com

Last updated: 2025-07-01

#5 Marcus Books

3900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland, CA 94609

Proprietor: Richardson Family

Opened in 1960

Phone: (510) 652-2344 • Email: info@marcusbooksoakland.com

Last updated: 2025-09-14

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#6 Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts

260 Broadway
Richmond, CA 94804

Proprietor: Tamara Shiloh

Opened in 2019

Phone: (510) 422-5304 • Email: multiculturalbookstore@gmail.com

Last updated: 2022-04-25

#7 Octavia’s Bookshelf

1353 North Hill Ave
Pasadena, CA 91104

Proprietor: Nikki High

Opened in 2022

Phone: (626) 421-6222 • Email: info@octaviasbookshelf.com

Last updated: 2025-07-01

#8 Protagonist Black

406 W. 2nd Street,
Pomona, CA 91766

Proprietor: Aysia and Kevin Brown

Email: info@protagonistblack.com

Last updated: 2025-06-10

#9 Reparations Club

3054 S. Victoria Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90016

Proprietor: Jazzi McGilbert

Opened in 2019

Phone: 323-591-0012 • Email: info@reparations.club

Last updated: 2020-11-18

#10 RP Books

485 Railroad Ave
Pittsburg, CA 94565

Proprietor: Sharifa Akilah Trinay Parr

Opened in 2026

Last updated: 2026-08-13

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#11 Shades of Afrika Bookstore (Corona)

1390 W 6th Street
Corona, CA 92882

Proprietor: Sista Renee Quarles

Opened in 1994

Phone: (951) 284-7888 • Email: shadesofafrika@gmail.com

Last updated: 2025-07-01

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#12 Shades of Afrika Bookstore (Long Beach)

1001 E 4th St.
Long Beach , CA 90802

Proprietor: Sista Renee Quarles

Opened in 1994

Phone: (562) 436-2210 • Email: shadesofafrika@gmail.com

Last updated: 2014-04-06

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#13 Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine (Chapter 510)

546 9th Street
Oakland, CA 94607

Proprietor: Isis Asare

Opened in 2019

Email: info@sistahscifi.com

Last updated: 2025-07-01

#14 The Untitled Love

1505.5 Echo Park Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Proprietor: Dário Solari

Opened in 2025

Phone: 562-646-6009‬ •

Last updated: 2025-06-03

#15 Underground Books

2814 35th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817

Proprietor: Kevin Johnson

Opened in 2003

Phone: 916-737-3333 • Email: staff@underground-books.com

Last updated: 2017-02-02

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#16 Word of Life Christian Bookstores

6321 West Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90043

Proprietor: Jonathan Curtiss

Opened in 1961

Phone: 323-295-8223 • Email: jon@shopwordoflife.com

Last updated: 2022-10-10

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