50 Black-Owned Independent Bookstores You Can Support Today

Independent bookstores are critical parts of any community. They serve as a community hub, a means of support for emerging authors, and a local source for education. As the Black Lives Matter protests in response to the murder of George Floyd march on, activists and allies alike are looking for ways to support Black businesses during these trying times. For book lovers, one such way is buying books from Black-owned bookstores. Here are 50 Black-owned independent bookstores you can donate, order, and shop at today. 

Ashay By the Bay (Vallejo, CA) 

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Display at AirBnB in San Francisco for Black History Month 2020. Great event and entertainment.

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Between the Lines Bookstore (Baton Rogue, LA) Facebook

Beyond Barcodes Bookstore  (Kokomo, IN) 

Black Stone Bookstore (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6 #proverbs22_6 #thesoulsofblackfolk #malcolmx #araisininthesun #allaboutlove #nikkigiovanni #andstillirise #assatashakur

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Black World Books (email at info@blackworldbooks.org) 

Book Boutique (Lithonia, GA) Facebook 

Cafe Con Libros (Brooklyn, NY) 

Carol’s Books (Sacramento, CA) Facebook 

Cultured Books (St. Petersburg, FL) 

Da Book Joint (Chicago, IL) Twitter

Dare Books (Longwood, FL)

Detroit Book City (Southfield, MI)

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⚘🎉♨️New arrivals available at Detroit Book City's March Book MADNESS Sale for upper elementary kids…this weekend! Fantasy books to stretch the imagination. #detroitbookcity #raisingreaders

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Enda’s Booktique (Duncanville, TX) 

Eso Won Books (Los Angeles, CA) 

EyeSeeMe (University City, MO)

For Keeps (Atlanta, GA) 

Frugal Bookstore (Roxbury, MA) 

Harambee Books & Artworks (Alexandria, VA)

Harriet’s Bookstore (Philadelphia, PA)

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Today is the last day of the 25% off Such A Fun Sale. Use product code: SUCHAFUNAGE at checkout for your discount on ANY products until midnight.

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Lit.Bar (Bronx, NY) 

Loyalty Bookstore (Washington, D.C.)

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Ah! Legit favorite comedian and author @nicolebyer shouted out Black owned bookstores to buy her new book from last night on @teamcocoz #WhatATreat! Pick up #VeryFatVeryBrave from Black owned bookstores now. This rambling video message brought to you by my intense joy. 💕

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Lushena Bookstore (Chicago, IL)

Mahogany Books (Washington, D.C)

Marcus Books (Oakland, CA) Facebook 

Medu Bookstore (Atlanta, GA)

MeJah Books & Crafts (Claymont, DE) 

Mocha Books (Tulsa, OK)

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I was set to log off for the day and this came across the timeline. Keep in mind that everyone grieves, processes and fights differently. Be gentle with one another. Check out resources from @rachel.cargle @bexlife @theconsciouskid …to name a few • • • • • • If you need reading recs check out this list (and repost) from @blackgirlthatreads “To be a Negro [Black] in this country, and to be relatively conscious is to be in rage almost all of the time.” -James Baldwin, 1962

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NuBian Books (Morrow, GA) Facebook

Olive Tree Books-n-Voices (Springfield, MA) Facebook 

Pyramid Art Books & Custom Framing (Little Rock, AR) 

Revolution Books (New York, NY)

Riches in Reading (Chesapeake, VA) Facebook

Sankofa Video Books & Cafe (Washington, D.C.) Facebook 

Semicolon Bookstore (Chicago, IL) 

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Happy Saturday, bookworms!⁣ ⁣ The team has been in the store all day adding allll kinds of shelves and alllll kinds of books! ⁣ ⁣ Don’t y’all just love how beautifully the covers blend in with the art? 😍⁣ ⁣ Stay safe out there! We’re looking forward to seeing y’all soon!⁣ #SemicolonChi #ChicagoBookstores #shelfiesaturday📚

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Smiley’s Bookstore (Carson, CA) Facebook 

Smith & Hannon Bookstore (Cincinnati, OH) 

Source Booksellers (Detroit, MI)

The African Bookshelf (Cleveland, OH) 

The Black Reserve Bookstore (Lansdale, PA)

The Brain Lair Bookstore (South Bend, IN) 

The Dock Bookshop (Forth Worth, TX) 

The Listening Tree (Decatur, GA) 

The Multicultural Children’s Bookstore (Richmond, CA)

The Sisters Uptown Bookstore (New York, NY)

Turning Page Bookshop (Goose Creek, SC)

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Bit by bit our back-orders are arriving. Ok, Ingram and publishers, get moving, I’m in need to mail. @ingram.publisher.services #bookstores #smallbusinessowner

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Uncle Bobbie’s Books & Cafe (Philadelphia, PA)

Underground Books (Sacramento, CA) Facebook 

Wild Fig Books and Coffee (Lexington, KY)

Willa’s Books (Kansas City, MO)

Zawadi Books (Buffalo, NY) Facebook