Black Bookstore List

Please find below a list of independently owned Black bookstores. This list was curated by Troy Johnson, owner of AALBC.com.

 

Bookstore Location Phone Website
44th & 3rd Booksellers 451 Lee Street, Unit B, SW Atlanta, GA 30310 678 692-6519
A Cultural Exchange 12624 Larchmere Blvd Cleveland, OH 44120 216 229-8300 https://www.aculturalexchange.org/
African Imports Houston 12300 North Fwy Suite 147 Houston, TX 77060 281 875-0056 Facebook
Afriware Books, Co 1701 S. 1st Ave Suite 503 Maywood, IL 60153 708 223-8081 https://www.afriwarebooks.com/
Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore 2721 Jefferson St Nashville, TN 37208 615 321-4111 https://www.alkebulanimages.com/
All Things Inspiration Giftique 1400 Veterans Memorial Highway SE Suite 140 Mableton, GA 30126 678 671-0270 allthingsinspirationgift.com
Ashay by the Bay 157 Albatrosse Way Vallejo, CA 94589 1-844-543-7732 https://ashaybythebay.com/
Atomic City Comics 638 South St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215 625-9613 atomiccitycomics.com
Babycakes Book Stack Book Mobile - Twin Cities, MN 651 321-3436
Baldwin & Co. Coffee & Bookstore 1030 Elysian Fields Ave New Orleans, LA 70117 504 354-1741 baldwinandcobooks.com
Becoming Gods Answer Bookstore 1832 Madison Ave New York, NY 10035 646 215-6119 becominggodsanswerbookstore.com/
Between the Lines Bookstore 4242 Government Street #113 Baton Rouge, LA 70791 (225) 681-3623 http://www.kimgotbooks.com/
Beyond Barcodes Bookstore 108 N. Main St Kokomo, IN 46901 765 201-0383
Black Art Plus 43 Parsons Ave Columbus, OH 43215 614 469-9980 http://blackartplus.com/
Black Dot Cultural Center 6984 Main St Lithonia, GA 30058 404 519-8107 blackdotcc.com
Black Garnet Books 2836 Lyndale Ave S, Suite 270 Minneapolis, MN 55408 none https://www.blackgarnetbooks.com/
Black Pearl Books 4803 Burnet Rd Austin, TX 78756 512 902-9717 blackpearlbookstore.com
Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center 214 W. Michigan Ave Ypsilanti, MI 48197 734 961-7376 blackstonebookstore.com
Black Wall Street Bookstore 101 N Greenwood Ave Tulsa OK 74120 347 692-2522 aalbc.com/blackwallstreetbookstore/
Blenheim Hill Books 698 Main Street, Suite A Hobart, NY 13788 607 538-9222 blenheimhillbooks.com
Book Boutique 260 18th Street Suite 101110 Atlanta GA 30363 404 249-9906 www.bookboutique.me
Books and Crannies 50 Church St Suite 4 Martinsville, VA 24112 276 403-4380 booksandcranniesva.com
Books by Saleem online bookstore 410-733-7097 booksbysaleem.info
Café con Libros 724 Prospect Place Brooklyn, NY 11216 347 460-2838 https://www.cafeconlibrosbk.com/
Carol's Books 1913 Del Paso Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 646-6525 carolsbookstore.com
Community Bookstore 2523 Bayou Road New Orleans, LA 70119 504 948-7323 readcbc.com
Cultured Books 833 22nd St. S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
727 328-4822 culturedbooks.org
Da Book Joint 2311 E. 71 St Chicago, IL 60649 773 655-3146 www.dabookjoint.com
Dare Books 245 N. U.S. Highway 17-92
Longwood, FL 32750
407-673-3273 darebooks.com
Detroit Book City 24361 Greenfield Road Suite 305 Southfield, MI 48075 248 993-3844 detroitbookcity.com
Enda's Booktique 428 N. Main Street Duncanville, TX 75116 972 460-6362 https://endasbooktique.com/
Eso Won Bookstore 4327 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 290-1048 esowonbookstore.com
Ethnic Notions Bookstore 433 Solano Dr Benicia, CA 707-334-3060 Facebook
Everyone’s Place 1356 W. North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
410 728-0877 Facebook
EyeSeeMe 7827 Olive Blvd University City, MO 63130 314 349-1122 eyeseeme.com
Frontline Books & Kultural Emporium 5206 S Harper Ave Chicago, IL 60615 773 288-7718 Facebook
Frugal Bookstore 57 Warren Street Roxbury, MA 02119 617 541-1722 https://frugalbookstore.net/
Fulton Street Books & Coffee 210 W Latimer St Tulsa, OK 74106 918 932-8646 fultonstreet918.com
Grandma's Place 84 West 120th St Harlem, NY 10027 212 360-6776 grandmasplaceinharlem,com
Grassrootz Bookstore 1145 E Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 480 442-0293 grassrootzbookstore.com
Hakim's Bookstore and Gift Shop 210 S 52nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19139 215 474-9495 hakimsbookstore.com
Harambee Books 1132 Prince St Alexandria, VA 22314 703 299-2591 www.harambeebooks.com
Harriet's Bookshop 258 E. Girard Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125  
House of Consciousness 633 West 35th Street Norfolk VA 23508 757 314-1943 hocbookstore.com
Jay's Books 2101 E. Monument Street Baltimore 21205 443 297-9791 https://www.jays-books.com/
La Unique African American Books 111 N 6th St Camden, NJ 08102 856 338-1958 https://www.launiquebookstore.com/
Loyalty Bookstore 823 Ellsworth Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910 443 466-6773 loyaltybookstores.com
Loyalty Bookstore (Petworth) 843 Upshur St NW Washington DC 20011 240 863-2087 loyaltybookstores.com
Lushena Bookstore 8455 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60619 773 783-8320 lushenabooksinc.com
Mahogany Books 1231 Good Hope Rd SE
Washington, DC 20020
703-730-3873 maghoganybooks.com
Mahogany Gallery & Cultural Center 1422 Washington Ave Racine, WI 53403 262 865-7971 mahoganygallery.com
Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination 321 W. Antrim Drive Greenville, SC 29606 864 239-0470 Facebook
Malik Books 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 245 Los Angeles, CA 90008 323 389-8040 malikbooks.com
Marcus Books (Oakland) 3900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 652-2344 marcusbooks.com
Medu Bookstore, Greenbriar Mall 2841 Greenbriar Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30331
404 346-3263 medubookstore.com
MeJah Books & Crafts Holly Oak Plaza, 2099A Philadelphia Pike
Claymont, DE 19703
302-793-3424  
Nappy Roots Books 3705 Springlake Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73111 405 896-0203 nappyrootsbooks.com
NuBian Books 1540 Southlake Pkwy, Suite 7A Morrow, GA 30260 678 422-6120  
Olive Tree Books-n-Voices 97 Hancock Street Springfield MA 01109 413 737-6400 olivetreebooksonline.com
Pan-African Connection 4466 S. Marsalis Ave Dallas, TX 75216 214 943-8262 www.panafricanconnection.com
Paradox Bookstore 2228 Market Street Wheeling, WV 26003 none paradoxbookstore.com
People Get Ready 119 Whalley Ave New Haven, CT 06511 203 446-2070 peoplegetreadybooks.com
Postive Vibes 6220 B Indian River Rd Virginia Beach, VA 23464 757 523-1399 https://www.positivevibesva.com/
Progressive Emporium & Education Center 1108 North Sarah Ave St. Louis, MO 63113 314 875-9277 progressiveemporiumstl.com
Pyramic Art Books & Custom Framing 1001 Wright Avenue, Suite C Little Rock, AR 72206 501-372-5824 https://www.pyramid1988.com/
Pyramid Books 544-2 Gateway Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
561-731-4422 pyramidbooks.indielite.org
Reparations Club 3054 S. Victoria Avenue Los Angeles CA 90016 323 591-0012 https://rep.club/
Rofhiwa Book Café 406 S Drive St Durham, NC 27703 919 391-8945 https://rofhiwabooks.com/
Sankofa Video Books & Café 2714 Georgia Ave.,NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-234-4755 www.events.sankofa.com
Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery 515 N. Halsted St Chicago, IL 312 877-5170 https://www.semicolonchi.com/
Shades of Afrika Bookstore 1001 E 4th St.
Long Beach , CA 90802
(562) 436-2210 shadesofafrika.com
Sister's Uptown Bookstore 1942 Amsterdam Ave New York, NY 10032 212 862-3680 sistersuptownbookstore.com
Smith & Hannon Book Store 50 E Freedom Way Cincinnati, OH 45202 513 641-2700 smithandhannonbookstore.org
Solid State Books 600 H St, NE Washington DC 20002 202 897-4201 solidstatebooksdc.com
Soul Book Nook Bookstore 110 East 4th Street Waterloo, IA 50703 319 232-2188 soulbooknook.com
Source of Knowledge 867 Broad St Newark, NJ 07102 973 824-2556 sourceofknowledgebookstore.com
Sugar Plum & Grumbling Growler Bookshop 709 Lucerne Ave Lake Worth FL 33460 305 796-6684 https://www.spandgg.com/
The African Place 581 N 3rd St Memphis, TN 38105 901 524-0800 theafricanplace.com
The Black Reserve Bookstore 317 W. Main St Suite 3 Lansdale, PA 19446 267 221-3090 blackreservebookstore.com
The Brain Lair Bookstore 714 E. Jefferson Blvd South Bend, IN 46617 574 400-5572 brainlairbooks.com
The Dock Bookshop 6637 Meadowbrook Dr Fort Worth, TX 76112 817 457-5700 www.thedockbookshop.com
The Key Bookstore 1429 Park Street Suite 214 Hartford, CT 06106 860 341-2865 thekeybookstore.com
The Listening Tree 2308 Candler Road Decatur, GA 30032 443 297-9791 listeningtreebooks.com
The Little Boho Bookstore 164a Broadway Bayonne NJ 07002 201 258-4499 thelittlebohobookshop.com
The Multicultural Children's Book Store 1116 Hilltop Mall Drive Richmond CA 94806 510 422-5304
The Shrine of the Black Madonna (Atlanta) 946 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd SW Atlanta GA 30310 404-549-8676 shrineoftheblackmadonna9.org
The Tiny Bookstore 1130 Perry Highway Suite 106 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412 585-2651 tinybooksspgh.com
The Underground Bookstore 1727 E. 87th Street Chicago, IL 60617 773 768-8869 Facebook
Third Eye Books 3439 SE Hawthorne Blvd #324 Portland, OR 97214 503 688-7008 thirdeyebag.com
Turning Page Bookshop 216 Saint James Ave Suite F Goose Creek, SC 29445 843 501-7223 turningpagebookshop.com
Umoja Books and Products 1006 Surrey Street Lafayette, LA 70501 337 781-5758 umojabookstore.net
Uncle Bobbie's Coffe & Books 5445 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 19144 215 403-7058 www.unclebobbies.com
Underground Books 2814 35th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
916-737-3333
Urban Moon Books 4200 Portsmouth Blvd Chesapeake, VA 23321 757 465-3858
Vision Christian Bookstore 10398 Piscataway Road Clinton, MD 20735 301 234-0035 visionchristianstore.net
West County READS Multicultural Children's Book Store 2325 Hilltop Mall Drive
Richmond, CA 94806
(510) 422-5304 asahybythebay.com
Willa's Books & Vinyl 1734 E 63rd Street Kansas City, MO 64110 816 419-1051 willasbookskc.com
Wisdom Book Center 5116 Liberty Heights Ave Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 410 664-1946 Facebook
Word of Life Christian Bookstores 6321 West Blvd Los Angeles CA 90043 323 295-8223 shopwordoflife.com
Zawadi Books 1382 Jefferson Ave Buffalo, NY 14208 716 903-6740 Facebook

 

There are no products listed under this category.