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1 | SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED BOOKSTORES | contact Chelsea Kravitz | ||||||
2 | These resources have been compiled into one list from so many who have shared them. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this list. | (@thebakerylady on IG // | ||||||
3 | additional lists of black-owned bookstores: | |||||||
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5 | https://aalbc.com/ | |||||||
6 | Bookstore | Where? | Service | Phone | IG | Website | ||
7 | ALABAMA | |||||||
8 | ALASKA | |||||||
9 | ARIZONA | |||||||
10 | Grassrootz Bookstore | Phoenix, AZ | Online only due to COVID-19 | 480-678-4560 | @grassrootzbookstore | |||
11 | ARKANSAS | |||||||
12 | Littlerock, AR | online (unclear about in-store at this time) | (501) 372-5824 | @pyramidbookslr | ||||
13 | CALIFORNIA | |||||||
14 | Malik Books | LA | online and local delivery due to covid-19 | 323 389 8040 | @malikbooks | malikbooks.com | ||
15 | Missread Books | LA | online only | @missreadbooks | ||||
16 | Underground Books | Sacramento, CA | online only due to Covid19 | (916) 737-3333 | @sthopeoakpark | |||
17 | Eso Won Books | LA | online (unclear about in-store at this time) | (323) 290-1048 | @esowonbooks | |||
18 | Ashay By The Bay | Vallejo, CA | *Children's Bookstore* Online only | (844)543-7732 | @ashaybythebay | https://ashaybythebay.com/ | ||
19 | Marcus Books | Oakland, CA | open to orders by phone for shipping and curbside | (510) 652-2344 | @marcus.books | |||
20 | As we work to establish our online presence, those who wish to purchase books from our store can call us at 510-652-2344 with your information and any titles you’re looking for. Marcus Books will ship direct or schedule curbside pick ups for our local community. | |||||||
21 | COLORADO | |||||||
22 | Matter Design | Denver, CO | online and curbside pickup | n/a | @shopatmatter | |||
23 | CONNECTICUT | |||||||
24 | Key Bookstore | CT | online only | 1 860 341 2865 | @keybookstore | keybookstore.com | ||
25 | DELAWARE | |||||||
26 | Mejah Books | Claymont, DE | temporarily closed due to Covid19 | (302) 793-3424 | @mejahbooks | https://mejahbooks.com/ | ||
27 | FLORIDA | |||||||
28 | Dare Books | Longwood, FL | online and instore | 407 673 3273 | @darebooks | Darebooks.com | ||
29 | Pyramid Books | Boynton Beach, FL | online and instore | 561 731 4422 | @pyramidbooks | pyramidbooks.indielite.org | ||
30 | Cultured Books | St Pete, FL | online Children's Book Pop Up | @culturedbooks | ||||
31 | GEORGIA | |||||||
32 | Brave and Kind Bookshop | Decatur, GA | *Children's Bookstore* online & in-store | (470)440-5714 | @braveandkindbooks | |||
33 | Shrine of the Black Madonna | Atlanta, GA | open for in-store purchases | (404) 549-8676 | @shrinesoftheblackmadonna | |||
34 | For Keeps | Atlanta, GA | online & in-store purchases | n/a | @forkeepsbooks | |||
35 | Medu Bookstore | Atlanta, GA | open for in-store purchases | (404) 346-3263 | @medubookstoreatl | |||
36 | Nubian Books | Morrow, GA | in-store | 678 422 6120 | @nubian_bookstore | |||
37 | Black Dot Cultural Center & Bookstore | Lithonia, GA | online & in-store purchases *has coffee bar as well* | (404) 519-8107 | @blackdotculturalcenter | |||
38 | HAWAII | |||||||
39 | IDAHO | |||||||
40 | ILLINOIS | |||||||
41 | Frontline Books | Chicago, IL | online (unclear about in-store at this time) | (773) 315-4515 | @frontlinebooks | |||
42 | Semicolon Bookstore | Chicago, IL | online & in-store | (312) 877-5170 | @semicolonchi | |||
43 | AfriWare Books | Maywood, IL | online, curbside & delivery | (708)943-7770 | @afriwarebooks | |||
44 | INDIANA | |||||||
45 | Beyond Barcodes Bookstore | Kokomo, IN | online only due to Covid19 **please consider supporting their go fund me https://www.gofundme.com/f/beyond-borders-cultivating-roots and help them buy the building theyre operating in. Nothing promotes sustainability in business more than ownership of property! ** | (765) 201-0383 | https://www.facebook.com/beyondbarcodesbookstore/ https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/business/bind-beyond-barcodes-enhance-beards-vision/article_6809565d-246a-5502-8330-76d628c9ed9e.html | |||
46 | Brain Lair Books | South Bend, IN | curbside online via: https://bookshop.org/lists/this-list-is-anti-racist | (574) 400-5572 | @brainlairbooks | |||
47 | IOWA | |||||||
48 | KANSAS | |||||||
49 | KENTUCKY | |||||||
50 | Wild Fig Books & Coffee | Lexington, KY | unclear at this time | (859) 381-8802 | @wildfigbooksandcoffee | |||
51 | LOUISIANA | |||||||
52 | Community Book Center | New Orleans, LA | open for in-store purchases | (504) 948-7323 | @cbc.nola | |||
53 | MAINE | |||||||
54 | MARYLAND | |||||||
55 | Everyone’s Place | Baltimore | in-store only | 410 728 0877 | n/a | |||
56 | MASSACHUSETTS | |||||||
57 | Million Year Picnic | Cambridge, MA | mail order, delivery and curbside pick up | (617) 492-6763 | @myp_comics | |||
58 | Frugal Bookstore | Boston, MA | online only due to Covid19 | (617) 541-1722 | @frugalbooks | https://frugalbookstore.net/ | ||
59 | MICHIGAN | |||||||
60 | Source Booksellers | Detroit, MI | online and varying instore hours due to Covid19 | (313) 832-1155 | @sourcebooksellers | |||
61 | Detroit Book City | Detroit, MI | online only due to Covid19 | (248) 993-3844 | @detroit_book_city | |||
62 | Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center | Ypsilanti, MI | online only due to Covid19 | (734) 961-7376 | @blackstonebookstore | |||
63 | MINNESOTA | |||||||
64 | MISSISSIPPI | |||||||
65 | MISSOURI | |||||||
66 | Eye See Me Bookstore | St. Louis, MO | online only due to Covid19 | (314) 349-1122 | @eyeseeme_bookstore | https://www.eyeseeme.com/ | ||
67 | MONTANA | |||||||
68 | NEBRASKA | |||||||
69 | NEVADA | |||||||
70 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | |||||||
71 | NEW JERSEY | |||||||
72 | DTR 360 Books | Newark NJ | online only | n/a | @dtr360books_ | dtr360books.com | ||
73 | La Unique African American Books and Cultural Center | Camden, NJ | online only due to covid19 | (856) 338-1958 | n/a | launiquebooks.net | ||
74 | NEW MEXICO | |||||||
75 | NEW YORK | |||||||
76 | Cafe Con Libros | Brooklyn, NY | online only due to Covid19 | (347) 460-2838 | @cafeconlibros_bk | *also have a podcast:Black Feminist & Bookish By Cafe Con Libros, Bk. listen and subscribe https://anchor.fm/cafe | ||
77 | The Sister's Uptown Bookstore | NYC | online via https://experienceonekin.co/collections/the-sisters-uptown-bookstore | (212) 862-3680 | @sistersuptown | |||
78 | Revolution Books | Harlem, NYC | online only due to Covid19 | (212)691-3345 | @revbooksnyc | |||
79 | Grandma’s Place | Harlem, NYC | in-store only *also childrens books and toys | 212 360 6776 | ||||
80 | The Lit Bar | Bronx, NYC | online only due to Covid19 | (347) 955-3610 | @thelitbar | |||
81 | NORTH CAROLINA | |||||||
82 | NORTH DAKOTA | |||||||
83 | OHIO | |||||||
84 | OKLAHOMA | |||||||
85 | Fulton Street Books & Coffee | Tulsa, OK | online only until July 3, 2020 | n/a | @fultonstreet918 | |||
86 | OREGON | |||||||
87 | PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||
88 | Uncle Bobbies | Philly, PA | online only due to Covid19 | (215) 403-7058 | @unclebobbies | |||
89 | Harriet's Bookshop | Philly, PA | online & in-store | (267) 241-2617 | @harrietts_bookshop | |||
90 | Amalgam Comics & Coffee | Philly, PA | online only due to Covid19 | (215) 427-3300 | @amalgamphilly | https://amalgamphilly.com/ | ||
91 | Hakim's Bookstore | Philly, PA | online only due to Covid19 | (215) 474-9495 | @hakimsbookstore | |||
92 | RHODE ISLAND | |||||||
93 | SOUTH CAROLINA | |||||||
94 | SOUTH DAKOTA | |||||||
95 | TENNESEE | |||||||
96 | TEXAS | |||||||
97 | Black Pearl Books | Austin, TX | online ordering availble | n/a | @blackpearlbooks | |||
98 | Enda's Booktique | Duncanville, TX | online and curbside pickup | (972)460-6362 | @endasbooktique | https://endasbooktique.com/ | ||
99 | Pan African Connection | Dallas, TX | online & in-store purchases | (214)943-8262 | @pac_dallas | |||
100 | The Dock Bookshop | Ft Worth, TX | online & in-store purchases | (817) 457-5700 | @the_dock_bookshop | |||
101 | Black World Books | Killeen TX | online & in-store purchases | n/a | @blackworldbooks | https://blackworldbooks.org/ | ||
102 | UTAH | |||||||
103 | VERMONT | |||||||
104 | VIRGINIA | |||||||
105 | Books and Crannies | Martinville, VA | online and curbside pickup | (276) 403-4380 | @booksandcrannies_ | |||
106 | Harambee Books & Artworks | Alexandria, VA | online (unclear about in-store at this time) | (703) 299-2591 | @harambeebooks_artworks | |||
107 | WASHINGTON | |||||||
108 | Estelita's Library | Seattle | online & in-store purchases | @estelitaslib | ||||
109 | Sistah SciFi | Seattle | online only | n/a | @sistahscifi | sistahscifi.com | ||
110 | WASHINGTON DC | |||||||
111 | Solid State Bookstore | Washington DC | online and curbside pickup | (202) 897-4201 | @solidstatedc | |||
112 | Sankofa Video Books & Café | Washington DC | online & cafe takeout available | (202) 234-4755 | @sankofadc | |||
113 | Loyalty Bookstore | Washington DC | online only due to Covid19 | (215)427-3300 | @loyaltybooks | |||
114 | Mahogany Books | Washington DC | online orders & curbside pickup tues-fri 2-5pm | (202) 844-2062 | @mahoganybooks | |||
115 | WEST VIRGINIA | |||||||
116 | WISCONSIN | |||||||
117 | WYOMING | |||||||
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119 | CANADA | |||||||
120 | A Different Booklist | Toronto, Canada | online and curbside pickup | n/a | @ADFRNTBooklist | |||
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122 | www.missreadbooks.org | |||||||
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1 | ANTI-RACIST RECOMMENDED READING | contact Chelsea Kravitz | ||
2 | These resources have been compiled into one list from so many who have shared them. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this list. | (@thebakerylady on IG // | ||
3 | *SO MANY OF THE SHOPS LISTED ON THE OTHER PAGE HAVE ANTI-RACISM LISTS OF THEIR OWN AS WELL. PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT. | chelseamkravitz@gmail.com) | ||
4 | for additions of edits | |||
5 | Title | Author | ||
6 | The End of Policing | Alex S Vitale | ||
7 | We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For | Alice Walker | ||
8 | Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment | Angela J. Davis | ||
9 | Arbitrary Justice | Angela J. Davis | ||
10 | Freedom Is A Constant Struggle | Angela Y. Davis | ||
11 | Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture | Angela Y. Davis | ||
12 | If They Come in the Morning | Angela Y. Davis | ||
13 | Assata: An Autobiography | Assata Shakur | ||
14 | Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism | Bell Hooks | ||
15 | Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria | Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD | ||
16 | Freedom Summer: The Savage Season of 1964 That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy | Bruce Watson | ||
17 | Just Mercy | Bryan Stevenson | ||
18 | White Rage | Carol Anderson, PhD | ||
19 | Minor Feelings | Cathy Park Hong | ||
20 | Antagonist, Advocates and Allies: The Wake Up Call Guide for White Women Who Want to Become Allies with Black Women | Catrice M. Jackson | ||
21 | Farming While Black | Chelsea Green | ||
22 | A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland | Damaris Hill | ||
23 | How Race Survived US History | David R. Roediger | ||
24 | Waking Up White | Debby Irving | ||
25 | Why Are So Many Black Men in Prison? | Demico Boothe | ||
26 | Fatal Invention How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century | Dorothy Roberts | ||
27 | American Slavery, American Freedom | Edmund S. Morgan | ||
28 | Rising Out of Hatred | Eli Saslow | ||
29 | My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race, and Defiance | Harry Belafonte & Michael Shnayerson | ||
30 | How to Be an Antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi | ||
31 | Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America | Ibram X. Kendi | ||
32 | So You Want to Talk About Race | Ijeoma Oluo | ||
33 | Warmth of Other Suns | Isabel Wilkerson | ||
34 | Notes of a Native Son | James Baldwin | ||
35 | I Am Not Your Negro | James Baldwin | ||
36 | The Fire Next Time | James Baldwin | ||
37 | The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America | James T. Patterson | ||
38 | Black Appetite White Food | Jamila Lyiscott | ||
39 | We Gon Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation | Jeff Chang | ||
40 | Men We Reaped | Jesmyn Ward | ||
41 | High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America | Jessica B. Harris | ||
42 | America's Original Sin | Jim Wallis | ||
43 | Black Like Me | John Howard Griffin | ||
44 | Welfar is a Women's Issue | Johnnie Tillmon | ||
45 | Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland | Jonathan M. Metzl | ||
46 | The Common Wind | Julius S Scott | ||
47 | Globalization and Race: Transformations in the Cultural Production of Blackness | Kamari Maxine Clarke & Debrah A. Thomas | ||
48 | Racecraft | Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields | ||
49 | How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor | ||
50 | The Condemnation of Blackness Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America | Khalil Gibran Muhammad | ||
51 | This Is My America | Kim Johnson | ||
52 | White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue ... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation | Lauren Michele Jackson | ||
53 | TRACE: MEMORY, HISTORY, RACE, AND THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE | Lauret Savoy | ||
54 | Me & White Supremacy | Layla F Saad | ||
55 | Evicted | Matthew Desmond | ||
56 | The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap | Mehrsa Baradaran | ||
57 | Things that Make White People Uncomfortable | Michael Bennett | ||
58 | Tears We Cannot Stop | Michael Eric Dyson | ||
59 | The New Jim Crow | Michelle Alexander | ||
60 | Good Talk | Mira Jacob | ||
61 | Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools | Monique Morris | ||
62 | An African American and Latinx History of the United States | Paul Ortiz | ||
63 | Reclaiming the Black Past | Pero G. Dagbovie | ||
64 | You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have To Explain | Phoebe Robinson | ||
65 | Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race | Reni Eddo-Lodge | ||
66 | The Color of Law | Richard Rothstein | ||
67 | Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect | Robert J. Sampson | ||
68 | Sweet Water: Black Women and Narratives of Resilience | Robin Boylorn | ||
69 | White Fragility | Robin DiAngelo | ||
70 | What Does It Mean to Be White? | Robin DiAngelo | ||
71 | White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color | Ruby Hamad | ||
72 | The Central Park Five | Sarah Burns | ||
73 | Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk about Race and How to Do It | Shelly Tochluk | ||
74 | Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance, and Democracy ****Includes a very powerful essay by Lauret Savoy. | Simmons Buntin edited by Elizabeth Dodd edited by Derek Sheffield | ||
75 | Life in Prison | Stanley “Tookie” Williams | ||
76 | Between the World and Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates | ||
77 | White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son | Tim Wise | ||
78 | Beloved | Toni Morrison | ||
79 | Recitatif | Toni Morrison | ||
80 | Toward Freedom | Touré F. Reed | ||
81 | Born a Crime | Trecor Noah | ||
82 | They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, And A New Era In America’s Racial Justice Movement | Wesley Lowery | ||
83 | Homegoing | Yaa Gyasi |