There are a lot of ways to fight racism, and it’s imperative that we’re all, at all times, doing whatever we can to dismantle the systems that have allowed it to fester for so long. You can donate, march, lift Black voices, and learn how to have difficult conversations with family, friends, or loose acquaintances on your Facebook feed. You can head here to quickly and easily register to vote. You can also support Black-owned businesses. And because we are who we are, we thought it would help to round up the Black-owned bookstores that need our support right now.
Our friends at BuzzFeed books rounded up this incredible collection, along with staff recommendations and facts about each shop, so we highly recommend going over there to learn more. If you want to find a store near you to support right now, take a look at our list below.
55 Black-Owned Bookstores
THAT NEED OUR SUPPORT
- Pyramid Art, Books, & Custom Framing, Little Rock, AR
- Smiley’s Bookstore, Carson, CA
- Eso Won Books, Los Angeles, CA
- Marcus Books, Oakland, CA
- The Multicultural Children’s Bookstore, Richmond, CA
- Carol’s Books, Sacramento, CA
- Underground Books, Sacramento, CA
- Ashay by the Bay, Vallejo, CA
- Loyalty Bookstore, Washington, DC
- MahoganyBooks, Washington, DC
- Sankofa Video Books & Cafe, Washington, DC
- Pyramid Books, Boynton Beach, FL
- MeJah Books, Inc., Claymont, DE
- DARE Books, Longwood, FL
- Cultured Books, St. Petersburg, FL
- For Keeps Books, Atlanta, GA
- Medu Bookstore, Atlanta, GA
- Book Boutique, Lithonia, GA
- Nubian Bookstore, Morrow, GA
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- Lushena Books, Bensenville, IL
- Da Book Joint, Chicago, IL
- Semicolon Bookstore, Chicago, IL
- Beyond Barcodes Bookstore, Kokomo, IN
- The Brain Lair Bookstore, South Bend, IN
- Wild Fig Books, Lexington, KY
- Between the Lines Bookstore, Baton Rouge, LA
- Frugal Bookstore, Roxbury, MA
- Olive Tree Books-n-Voices, Springfield, MA
- Loyalty Bookstore, Silver Spring, MD
- Source Booksellers, Detroit, MI
- Off the Beaten Path Books, Farmington, MI
- Detroit Book City, Southfield, MI
- Willa’s Books & Vinyl, Kansas City, MO
- Eye See Me, University City, MO
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- The Lit Bar, The Bronx, NY
- Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn, NY
- Yoruba Book Center, Brooklyn, NY
- Zawadi Books, Buffalo, NY
- Grandma’s Place Harlem, New York, NY
- Sisters Uptown Bookstore, New York, NY
- Smith & Hannon Bookstore, Cincinnati, OH
- Fulton Street Books, Tulsa, OK
- Mocha Books, Tulsa, OK
- The Black Reserve Bookstore, Lansdale, PA
- Uncle Bobbie’s, Philadelphia, PA
- Harriet’s Bookshop, Philadelphia, PA
- The Tiny Bookstore, Pittsburgh, PA
- Turning Page Bookshop, Goose Creek, SC
- Enda’s Booktique, Duncanville, TX
- The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth, TX
- Black World Books, Killeen, TX
- Black Pearl Books, Austin, TX
- Harambee Books & Artworks, Alexandria, VA
- Riches in Reading, Chesapeake, VA
- Books and Crannies, Martinsville, VA
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Want to support the #BlackLivesMatter movement but not sure where to start? Head here for a great list of resources, courtesy of @dehyedration on Twitter.
