The Importance of Independent Black Owned Bookstores

Authors and industry professionals talk about the importance of Black owned, independent, book stores. These clips were recorded by AALBC.com during the 2012 Bayou Soul Writers and Reader's Conference, held annually in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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In order of appearance in this video:
ReShonda Tate Billingsley 00:04
*Pyramid Art Books 00:57
Renee Daniel Flagler 02:05
Victor McGlothin 04:36
Yvette Hayward 06:26
**Hue-Man Bookstore.06:34
TaNisha Webb 07:26
Oswald J. Scott 09:39
Olivia J. 11:11
*NuBian Books 11:19
Pamela P. Reed 11:48
*Community Book Center 12:03
Mary Monroe, 12:55
Clarence Nero 13:08
Troy Johnson (Founder AALBC.com) 13:18

*Bookstores referenced specifically, which are still open. Please visit them.
**Hueman close their brick and mortar store but relaunched on the web: they are tracked here along with 40 other independent websites that focus on Books of interest to Black people: http://bit.ly/bestbooksites