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Rofhiwa Book Café
Rofhiwa Book Café Durham NC Rofhiwa is a Black-owned independent Bookcafé. Rofhiwa strives to reflect the expansiveness of the black imagination. We value books as repositories for collective knowle...
Présence Africaine
Présence Africaine Paris FR Founded in 1949 by Alioune Diop, Présence Africaine is the world’s oldest Black-owned independent publishing company. Présence Africaine is best ...
Onyx
Onyx Covington GA Onyx Bookstore is a Black-owned, woman-owned, unique and relaxing independent bookstore cafe, and supporter of local Black-owned businesses and artists. Serving the community with ex...
Socialight Society
Socialight Society Lansing MI Socialight Society is a local independent bookshop, celebrating Black women and Black literature. We curate classic, contemporary, and children’s titles predominate...
Protagonist Black
Protagonist Black Pomona CA “…an independent bookstore specializing in culturally diverse books and cocktail pairings.”
The Printed Word
The Printed Word Portsmouth VA Independent black owned bookstore specializing in new and pre-loved books. Promoting kids literary and helping kids build a personal library one book at a time.
Cups and Books
Cups and Books New York NY Cups and Books is a black family owned and operated, independent cafe bookstore located in the heart of Brooklyn, NY within (Prospect Lefferts-Gardens).
The Reading Shack
The Reading Shack Cedar Hill TX Independent black owned children’s bookstore for the culture specializing in African American Children Authors.
Shop at MATTER
Shop at MATTER Denver CO An independent, Black-and-woman-owned design consultancy, letterpress workshop, and bookstore serving designers and other thinking persons in community.
Bookophilia
Bookophilia Kingston JA Bookophilia, an Independent bookstore & cafe located in Kingston Jamaica, noted for book launches, signings, art exhibitions and a great selection of books. We love Books! Our...
Detroit Book City
Detroit Book City Lathrup Village MI Detroit Book City is a small independent brick-n-mortar bookstore. We sell new & used books including local Detroit and Afrocentric interests.Detroit Book City is ...
Harambee Books and Artworks
Harambee Books and Artworks Alexandria VA Harambee Books & Artworks, an independent bookstore based in Old Town of Alexandria VA, serves the Washington DC metropolitan area with a wide selection of be...
Azizi Books
Azizi Books Matteson IL Azizi Books is a community based, independent bookstore
Loyalty Books (Silver Spring)
Loyalty Books (Silver Spring) Silver Spring MD Silver Spring location in partnership with Bump & Grind Coffee and Records is under renovation for the foreseable future. Loyalty is an Independent Books...
Loyalty Bookstore
Loyalty Bookstore Washington DC Loyalty is an Independent Bookstore serving Petworth, DC (inside Willow Clothing Store) and Silver Spring, MD with diverse literature for adults and children as well as...
Enda’s Booktique
Enda’s Booktique Duncanville TX Enda’s Booktique is an independent bookstore founded by an African American educator. We have a collection of books written by women, written about women, writt...
Solid State Books
Solid State Books Washington DC An independent bookstore and cafe in Washington, DC’s H Street Corridor. Stop by and grab a book or a gift, enjoy coffee, beer, wine and snacks, or check out one ...
Baldwin & Co. Coffee & Bookstore
Baldwin & Co. Coffee & Bookstore New Orleans LA Baldwin & Co. is an independent bookstore located in New Orleans, LA. Inside, books on mystery, business, history, art, travel, children’s literat...
Brave + Kind Bookshop
Brave + Kind Bookshop Decatur GA Brave + Kind Bookshop is a neighborhood independent bookstore that specializes in a thoughtfully curated and inclusive collection of children’s books. We pride o...
Edokia Bookstore
Edokia Bookstore Bronx NY Edokia is a global publisher and bookseller. We operate an independent bookstore located in the Bronx, New York. It is our hope to bring to the Bronx and New York City, a va...
L’ouverture Books
L’ouverture Books Pleasantville NJ We are an independent neighborhood and online community bookstore.
Rejoice Christian Books and Gift Shop
Rejoice Christian Books and Gift Shop Snellville GA Rejoice Christian Books and Gift Shop LLC is a small, independent Christian bookstore that provides a soul-nourishing experience for our customers. ...
Octavia’s Bookshelf
Octavia’s Bookshelf Pasadena CA Independent bookstore highlighting BIPOC authors.
DeMoir Books & Things
DeMoir Books & Things Memphis TN DeMoir Books & Things is a millennial-owned independent bookstore.
Village Books
Village Books Atlanta GA Village Books is a welcoming independent bookstore offering a thoughtfully curated selection of books and merchandise for book and culture lovers. From bestselling fiction, no...
The Dock Bookshop
The Dock Bookshop Fort Worth TX The Dock Bookshop is the largest independent, full service, African-American owned bookstore in Texas and the Southwest
Strive Bookstore
Strive Bookstore Minneapolis MN In the center of downtown Minneapolis with a thriving literary scene, the Strive Bookstore is a community-informed space that celebrates and supports local Black author...
Black Wall Street Bookstore
Black Wall Street Bookstore Tulsa OK Powered by AALBC.com, the Black Wall Street Bookstore will operate out of the Greenwood Welcome Center, in the heart of Black Wall Street (corner of Archer Ave.), ...
Shrine of the Black Madonna (Atlanta)
Shrine of the Black Madonna (Atlanta) Atlanta GA The Shrine Cultural Center & Bookstore is a separate component of the church located next door to our sanctuary building. The Shrine of the Black Madon...
AALBC.com’s Black Wall Street Bookstore
AALBC.com’s Black Wall Street Bookstore Tulsa OK Pop-up Bookstore Only Our mission is to share information and celebrate Black culture through books. We also run the Black Wall Street Bookstore.
Black Food and Culture Shop
Black Food and Culture Shop Nassau BAH ’Black Food Bookstore & Culture Shop fills a longstanding void in The Bahamas and the community in which we are located by retailing, mainly, books that fo...
Black Worldschoolers Mobile Bookstore
Black Worldschoolers Mobile Bookstore Indianapolis IN We exist to provide access and awareness to Black stories worldwide while creating excitement and engagement around reading. Our one-of-a-kind boo...
Black Garnet Books
Black Garnet Books Saint Paul MN A Black, woman-owned bookstore in Minnesota primarily stocking Adult and Young Adult contemporary literature by BIPOC.
Black Pearl Books
Black Pearl Books Austin TX Black Pearl Books is an Austin-based indie bookstore promoting--diversity, inclusion, equality, and community—through literature (located inside Ten Thousand Villages...
Black English Bookstore
Black English Bookstore Tampa FL Black English Bookstore is committed to a curated collection of books representing extraordinary voices while elevating a distinct culture and community.
Left on Read
Left on Read Wichita KS Left on Read is your destination for discovering books by Black authors in the United States. As a Black-owned bookstore located in Wichita, KS, we are dedicated to celebrating...
The Reader’s Choice
The Reader’s Choice Milwaukee WI Wisconsin's only black-owned bookstore closes, leaving memories — and a void http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2017/07/08/lone-black-owned-bookstore-closes-leavi...
RP Books
RP Books Pittsburg CA RP Books is more than a bookstore; we are a community-focused cultural hub operating under Revision Publishing LLC in Old Town Pittsburg, CA. We are proud to carry forward the ri...
The Underground Bookstore
The Underground Bookstore Chicago IL How one Black-owned bookstore has navigated business since 2020 (WBEZ, Feb 19, 2025)
Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center
Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center Ypsilanti MI CULTIVATE THE MIND REJUVENATE THE BODY
Black Books Galore, Inc.
Black Books Galore, Inc. Stamford CT Unable to determine if store is still operational as of March 21, 2014.
Black World Books
Black World Books Killeen TX “The Cultural Epicenter of Central Texas”
The Black Reserve Bookstore
The Black Reserve Bookstore Lansdale PA Our mission is to give significant access to culture and also history that goes way beyond what we’ve typically learned. With this point in mind, we treat...
The Bottom
The Bottom Knoxville TN The Bottom stands as a multi-use place to foster change and togetherness. As a nonprofit community center and Black-affirming bookshop, The Bottom is building community, celebr...
The Analog Dope Store
The Analog Dope Store Las Vegas NV The Analog Dope Store is a Black woman-owned and operated business. We offer a lovingly curated selection of books and vinyl records centered in Black culture. Our b...
Black Expression Book Source
Black Expression Book Source Evergreen Park IL Unable to confirm store is open 2020-11-18
Footprints Cafe
Footprints Cafe New Bedford MA “Footprints Cafe is a black, woman-owned, bookstore (coffee shop coming soon). Our bookstore is a space dedicated to diversity and inclusivity, where Black author...
Schomburg Center for Research Into Black Culture
Schomburg Center for Research Into Black Culture New York NY Books Located in the Library's Gift Shop
Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine (NAAM)
Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine (NAAM) Seattle WA Find Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machines (Seattle WA, Oakland, CA) Sistah Scifi is a cauldron of all things afrofuturism; Black mysticism, science fi...
Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine (Distant Worlds Coffee)
Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine (Distant Worlds Coffee) Seattle WA Find Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machines (Seattle WA, Oakland, CA) Sistah Scifi is a cauldron of all things afrofuturism; Black myst...
Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine (Chapter 510)
Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine (Chapter 510) Oakland CA Find Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machines (Seattle WA, Oakland, CA) Sistah Scifi is a cauldron of all things afrofuturism; Black mysticism, sci...
Ersula’s History Shop
Ersula’s History Shop Tampa FL Black owned, woman owned collection of books by and/or about black people.
The North Star Books + Bar
The North Star Books + Bar Brooklyn NY At a time when Black stories and histories are under attack, The North Star recalls the elegance and striving of the Harlem Renaissance literary salons, providi...
Roots Bookstore & Market
Roots Bookstore & Market Miami FL A Black-owned community bookstore in Miami’s Liberty City. They offer new and used books with a focus on banned, Black, and local authors. More than a bookstore, th...
Progressive Emporium and Education Center
Progressive Emporium and Education Center St. Louis MO Existing in various iterations since 1978, Progressive is the oldest continuously operated Black owned bookstore in the metro St. Louis region. S...
Shrine of the Black Madonna (Detroit)
Shrine of the Black Madonna (Detroit) Detroit MI As of September 2021, the Bookstore is temporarily closed, but will reopen.
Black Mind Book Boutique
Black Mind Book Boutique Brooklyn NY Unable to determine if store is still operational as of March 21, 2014.
Underground Books
Underground Books Sacramento CA Underground Books, founded in summer 2003 by St. HOPE (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit), anchors the 40 Acres Cultural Center in Oak Park. After the community lost its only libra...
Da Book Joint
Da Book Joint Chicago IL Da Book Joint is a Black woman-owned business born on the Southside of Chicago committed to literary growth and positive engagement of the youth.
Progressive Emporium & Education Center
Progressive Emporium & Education Center St. Louis MO Features hundreds of books on black/Afrikan culture, life, education, art and has many out of print books.
Ancestry Books
Ancestry Books Minneapolis MN As of February 2016, operating as a reoccurring Pop-Up Shop at Juxtaposition Arts Textile Lab on the weekends. Co-founders Chaun Webster and Verna Wong have both had a l...
Akoma Books
Akoma Books Evansville IN We have been educating, empowering, and promoting cultural awareness through our unique selection of books, everyday products, programs, and services. Black literature with...
Smith & Hannon Book Store
Smith & Hannon Book Store Cincinnati OH Since 2003, Smith & Hannon currently stands as the ONLY black-owned bookstore in the Cincinnati area. Located in downtown Cincinnati on Vine Street, the store i...
Mocha Books
Mocha Books Tulsa OK Online and local Indie Bookstore highlighting Black and brown voices, characters and stories through literature and community events.
The Jazzhole
The Jazzhole Ikoyi LOS The Jazzhole is a record store, bookstore, and Cafe. It was founded as an offshoot of the Glendora bookstore franchise founded by Tejuoso’s mother. Photo Source: Black Fab...
Books and Crannies
Books and Crannies Martinsville VA Black woman owned bookstore with a wide array of genres and authors.
The Key Bookstore
The Key Bookstore Hartford CT The Key Bookstore is a fully interactive bookstore experience. The Key engages readers through curation, activities, subscriptions, events, events, and community engageme...
Reparations Club
Reparations Club Los Angeles CA Rep Club is a concept (book)shop & creative space curated by Blackness in Los Angeles, CA. Black-owned. Woman-owned.
Umoja Books and Products
Umoja Books and Products Lafayette LA The inspiration of Umoja Books resulted from the need of having an African American owned bookstore in Lafayette, LA. It started with offering books written by Af...
Mahogany Gallery & Cultural Center
Mahogany Gallery & Cultural Center Rancine WI A premier art gallery, event space, bookstore featuring works by black American artists, and other artists of African descent.
Kindred Stories
Kindred Stories Houston TX Kindred Stories is in a culturally thriving historic African American neighborhood in Houston, TX. Their mission is to create a community-centered space committed to celebra...
44th & 3rd Bookseller
44th & 3rd Bookseller Atlanta GA 44th & 3rd Bookseller is a family-owned, multi-cultural book and culture brand headquartered in the heart of Atlanta, GA. Founders, Warren, Cheryl, and Allyce Lee, est...
Reader’s Block
Reader’s Block Stratford CT Black Woman owned indie bookshop bringing culture to the community through books. Where people come for a cure.
Urban Reads Bookstore
Urban Reads Bookstore Baltimore MD We are a Black-owned and woman-led business. We sell books, Sea Moss, CBD, and have a cafe. Other services we provide are Notary, faxing, copies and internet cafe.
Kindred Thoughts Book Store
Kindred Thoughts Book Store Bridgeport CT Kindred Thoughts Book Store curates a cultural community connection focused on the Black experience
Marshall’s Bookstore
Marshall’s Bookstore Jackson MS Nation’s Oldest Operating Black-Owned Bookstore
CLASS Bookstore
CLASS Bookstore Houston TX David & Dara Landry, who both sought to bring together their love for reading and fashion, while filling a void in their community of a Black-owned bookstore.
African American Literature Book Club
African American Literature Book Club Tampa FL Our mission is to share information and celebrate Black culture through books.We do events and operate pop-up storesIn our Tampa office we meet with clie...
Taylor & Co. Books
Taylor & Co. Books Brooklyn NY Taylor & Co. Books is a black-owned, family-run shop for new and used books, comics, and gifts. Not since the venerable Mostly Books closed in the late 90s has Brooklyn'...
Afrori Books
Afrori Books Brighton BR British bookseller of the year 2023 & 2025. A haven for books by Black authors. Afrori Books, also cohosts the Brighton Book Festival
Resist Booksellers
Resist Booksellers Petersburg VA Resist Booksellers is a black-owned bookstore based in historic Petersburg, VA. We work hard to support readers, dreamers, activists, and book clubs. We inspire thinke...
Liz’s Book Bar
Liz’s Book Bar Brooklyn NY Liz’s Book Bar carries 4,000 titles of literary fiction, romance, philosophy, biography, children’s books and more. We serve coffee from Black Acres Roastery, ...
Round Table Books
Round Table Books Brixton, London LN “Round Table Books is your source for books featuring stories about Black folks and other people of color.”
Umoja House Books & Coffee
Umoja House Books & Coffee Philadelphia PA A bookstore that features books and art created by POC with the goal of providing the local community with the opportunity to learn about different cultures....
Adanne Bookshop
Adanne Bookshop Brooklyn NY Adanne Bookshop is a Brooklyn-based bookstore celebrating Black and African diaspora literature, art, and culture. We offer a curated selection of books, workshops, and eve...
Grand Gesture Books
Grand Gesture Books Portland OR A queer Black woman-owned romance bookstore (store photo by @fourfotophotography).
Call & Response Books
Call & Response Books Chicago IL Call & Response is a Black woman-owned bookstore focused on fostering a love of reading, community, human connections, and the sharing of ideas across cultures and bac...