List of Black-Owned Bookstores to Shop at Instead of Amazon
2 min readJun 6, 2020
A list for bookworms who want to support the black community. If you know a bookstore a missed, let me know so I can add.
Arizona
California
- Reparations Club (Los Angeles,CA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Eso Won Books (Los Angeles, CA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Ashay by the Bay (Vallejo, CA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Marcus Books (Oakland, CA)|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Malik Books (Los Angeles, CA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Shades of Afrika (Long Beach, CA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
Colorado
D.C.
- Mahogany Books (Washington, DC)| Website| Facebook| Instagram| Twitter
- Loyalty Books (Washington, DC)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Sankofa Bookstore (Washington, DC)| Website| Facebook| Instagram| Twitter
Florida
- Pyramid Books(Boynton Beach,FL)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Kizzy’s Books & More (Orlando, FL)|Website|Facebook
Georgia
- Challenges Games and Comics, (Decatur, GA)| Website| Facebook| Instagram|Twitter
- For Keeps Books (Atlanta, GA)|Website|Instagram|Twitter
- Brave and Kind Book Shop (Decatur, GA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram
- Medu Bookstore (Atlanta, GA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- 44th & 3rd Bookseller (Atlanta, GA)| Website| Facebook| Instagram| Twitter
Indiana
Illinois
- Semicolon (Chicago, IL)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Afriware Books (Maywood, IL)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Maryland
Michigan
- We Are Lit (Grand Rapids, MI)|Website
- Source Booksellers (Detroit, MI)|Website|Facebook|Twitter|Instagram
- Detroit Book City (Detroit, MI)|Website|Facebook|Twitter|Instagram
- Black Stone Bookstore (Ypsilanti, MI)| Website| Facebook| Twitter| Instagram
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
- The Lit Bar (The Bronx, NY)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Sister’s Uptown (New York, NY)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Playground Annex (Brooklyn, NY)|Facebook|Instagram
- Cafe Con Libros (Brooklyn, NY)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- The Schomburg Shop (Harlem, NY)| Website| Facebook| Instagram| Twitter
- Megabrain Comics (Rhineback, NY)| Website| Facebook| Instagram| Twitter
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Uncle Bobbie’s (Philadelphia, PA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Harriett’s Bookshop (Philadelphia, PA)| Website| Facebook| Instagram| Twitter
- Hakim’s Bookstore (Philadelphia, PA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram
- Amalgam Comics (Philadelphia, PA)| Website| Facebook| Instagram| Twitter
- Black & Nobel (Philadelphia, PA)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
- The Dock Bookshop (Worth, TX)|Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter
- Black Pearl Books (Austin TX)|Website|Facebook|Instagram