This document provides a list of over 100 African American bookstores located across the United States and Canada. The bookstores are organized by state or province and include the store name, address, phone number and website if available. Many stores specialize in books, art, gifts and other products focused on African American history and culture.
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African-American Bookstores Mailing List
1. African American Bookstores Ethnic Notions Bookstore (Art gallery)
739 First Street
Updated May 6, 2007
Benicia, California 94510-3213
Bookstores currently in Switchboard.com
707-747-0755
Heritage Bookstore and More
Alabama
1430 West 7th Street
Black Classics - Books & Gifts
Upland, CA 91786
2206-D Airport Blvd.
(909) 484.8411
Westwood Square
www.heritagebookstoreandmore.com
Mobile, AL 36606-1740
Phone: 334-476-1060
It Is Written Bookstore
6934 Federal Blvd.
Arkansas
San Diego, CA 91945
Pyramid Art & Custom Framing
619-697-4173
500 President Clinton Ave. #110
Little Rock, AR 72201-1756
Kongo Square Gallery
Phone: 501-372-5824
4334 Degnan Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90008
California
323-291-6878
African Market Place Inc
3650 W Martin Luther King Jr.
Marcus Books
Los Angeles, CA 90008-1700
Blanche Richardson
Phone: (323) 293-3277
3900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland, CA 94609-2316
The Book House Cafe
(510) 652-2344
Black Gay, Lesbian Transgender Books
484 Lakepark Ave #1
Marcus Books
Oakland, CA 94610
1712 Fillmore Street
(510) 268-0646
San Francisco, CA 94115-5230
www.bookhousecafe.com
415-346-4222
Bright Lights Children’s Bookstore
Matais Books Cards & Art
8461 S. Van Ness Ave.
3202 E. Broadway
Inglewood, CA 90305-1584
Long Beach, Ca 90803
(323) 971-1296
562-434-1180
Carol's Books & Things
Smiley's
6880 Wavecrest Way
The Mecca of Information
Sacramento, CA 95831
20220 S. Avalon Blvd. Suite D
(916) 428-5611
Carson, CA 90746-3829
(310) 324-8444 or (800) 493-0544
Education 2000+ Bookstore (online)
309 Pine Avenue
Zahra's Books and Things
Long Beach, CA 90802
900 North La Brea
(562) 435-1199
Inglewood, Ca 90302-2208
www.edunow.com/
(310) 330-1300
Eso Won Books
Canada
4331 Degnan Ave.
A Different Booklist
Los Angeles, CA 90008-4908
746 Bathurst St.
http://esowon.booksense.com
Toronto, Canada M5S 2R6
(323) 290-1048
(416) 538-0889
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2. Burke's Books & Picture Framing Nefertiti's Books and Gifts
873 St. Clair Ave West 7640 Lem Turner Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario, M6C 1C4 Canada Jacksonville, FL 32208-3253
Toll Free: (877) 276-3879 (904) 766-3830
Knowledge Bookstore Pyramid Books
18 Queen Street West 544-2 Gateway Blvd.
Brampton, Ontario Boynton Beach, FL. 33535-1743
L6X 1A1 Canada (561) 731-4422
Tel 905-459-9875
Georgia
Colorado Afro Books
Black And Read 871 Abernathy Blvd.
7821 Wadsworth Blvd Atlanta, GA 30310
Arvada, CO 80003-2107 404-755-0095
303-467-3236
B’s Books & More
Connecticut 2826-A Evans Mill Road
(none) Lithonia, GA 30038
(770) 484-6222
Delaware http://www.bsbooksandmore.com
MeJah Books & Crafts
Tri-State Mall Iona’s Gallery & Great Friends
333 Naaman's Road 31 Abercon Street
Claymont, Delaware 19703 Savannah, GA 31401-3414
(302) 793-3424 912-236-1576
Ninth Street Book Shop Medu Bookstore
104 W 9th Street 2841 Greenbriar Parkway, SW
Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Atlanta, GA 30331-2620
(302) 652-3315 (404) 346-3263
Florida Nubian Bookstore
African American Heritage Book 2449 Southlake Mall
506 Northwood Rd Morrow, GA 30260-2334
West Palm Beach, FL 33407-5817 (678) 422-6120
561-835-3551
Shrine of the Black Madonna Bookstore
African Book Store 946 Ralph David Abernathy SW
3600 W Broward Blvd Atlanta, GA 30310-1876
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-1014 404-752-6125
954-584-0460
Illinois
Amen-Ra’s Bookstore and Gallery Afri-Ware Inc.
812 South Macomb Street 948 Lake Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301 Oak Park, IL 60301-1204
(850) 681-2023 (708) 524-8398
Books For Thought, Inc. Afrocentric Book Store
10910 N. 56th Street 4655 S King Dr
Terrace Village Plaza Chicago, IL 60653-4138
Tampa, FL 33617-3007 (773) 924-3966
(813) 988-6363
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3. Indiana Karibu Books - Bowie Town Center
A Shade of Gray Bookstore 15624 Emerald Way
1402 N. Pennsylvania Street Bowie, MD 20716
Indianapolis, IN 46202 Tel: 301-352-4110
(317) 423-3316
www.AshadeofGrayBookstore.com Karibu Books
Pentagon City Mall
Lousiana Arlington, VA 22202
Afro-American Book Stop 703 415-1118
5700 Read Blvd., #275
New Orleans, LA 70127 Sepia, Sand, & Sable
(504) 896-9190 6796 Reisterstown Road
www.theafroamericanbookstop.com/ Baltimore, MD 21215-2306
(410) 318-8698
Maryland
African American Books Massachusetts
5116 Liberty Heights Ave. The Black Library Booksellers
Baltimore, MD 21207-7055 325 Huntington Avenue
(410) 664-1946 Boston, MA 02115
(617) 442-2400
Arawak Books & Music www.TheBlackLibrary.com
3414 Hamilton St.
Hyattsville, MD 20782-3951 Jamaicaway Books & Gifts
301-277-9200 676 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Everyone's Place (617) 983-3204
African Cultural Center www.jamaicawaybooks.com
1356 W. North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217-3536 Olive Tree Books-n-Voices
410-728-0877 97 Hancock Street
Springfield, MA 01109
Karibu Books (413) 737-6400
The Mall at Prince George's
3500 East-West Highway Michigan
Hyattsville, MD 20782-1916 Shrine of the Black Madonna
301 559-1140 Book Store and Cutural Center
13535 Livernois Ave
Karibu Books Detroit, MI 48238-2584
Centre' at Forestville 313-491-0777
3283 Donell Dr.
Forestville, MD 20747 The Truth Bookstore
301 736-8853 Northland Mall #476
21500 Northwestern Highway
Karibu Books Southfield, MI 48075-5018
Iverson Mall 248-557-4824
3817 Branch Ave.
Hillcrest Heights, MD 20748 Minnesota
301 899-3730 none
Karibu Books Mississippi
2259 Brightseat Rd Fl 1 none
Landover, MD 20785-3605
(301)386-0778
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4. Missouri
none Sister’s Uptown Bookstore
1942 Amsterdam Ave
Nebraska New York, NY 10032-5059
Aframerican Book Store (212) 862-3680
3226 Lake Street www.sistersculturalstop.com
Omaha, NE 68111-3735
402-455-9200 Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey The Studio Museum of Harlem
144 West 125th St.
New Jersey New York, NY 10027
none (212) 864-4500
Mexico
New York Zawadi Gift Shop
Black Mind Book Boutique 519 Atlantic Ave.
610 New York Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217
Brooklyn, NY 11203-1509 (718) 624-7822
718-774-5800 North Carolina
North Carolina
Brownstone Books Blacknificent Books & More
Crystal Bobb-Semple, owner 2011 Poole Road
409 Lewis Avenue Raleigh, NC 27610-2725
Brooklyn, NY 11233-1719 919-250-9110
718-953-7328
www.BrownStoneBooks.com Dynasty Bookstore
Eastland Mall
DARE Books & Educational Supplies 5471 Central Ave.
Desmond A. Reid Charlotte, NC 28212
33 Lafayette Ave. (704) 563-4520
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 625-4651 Ohio
The African Book Shelf
Hue-Man Bookstore 13240 Euclid Ave
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44112-4524
NY, NY 10027 216-681-6511
212-665-7400
African & Islamic Books Plus
Langston Hughes Community Library 3752 Lee Road
and Cultural Center Cleveland, OH 44128-1410
102-09 Northern Boulevard 216-561-5000
Corona, NY 11368
718 651-1100 Black Art Plus
2824 Philadelphia Drive
Mood Makers Books & Art Gallery Dayton, OH 45405
Curtis and Marie Rivers 937-277-8842
Village Gate Square
274 N. Goodman St. A Cultural Exchange
Rochester, NY 14807-1154 12621 Larchmere Blvd.
(585) 271-7010 Cleveland, OH 44120-1109
(216) 229-8300
The Schomburg Center for Research Into Black
Culture - (Gift Shop) Timbuktu Multicultural Books
515 Malcolm X Blvd. 5508 Superior Avenue
New York, NY 10037-1801 Cleveland, OH 44103-1438
(212) 491-2200 (216) 391-4740
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5. Oklahoma
None My World of Books
3250 Washington Blvd.
Oregon Beaumont, TX 77705-1324
None (409) 842-1412
Pennsylvania Shrine of the Black Madonna
Basic Black Books 5309 M.L.K. King Blvd.
Gallery One - Mall Level Houston, TX 77021-3007
901 Market Street (713) 645-1071
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3111
(215) 922-4417 Under One Roof Afrikan American Bookstore
1102 West Jasper Drive
Hakim’s Bookstore and Gift Shop Killeen, Texas 76542-1308
210 S 52nd St 254-554-6553
Philadelphia, PA 19139
215-474-9495 Utah
www.hakimsbookstore.com None
Know Thyself Bookstore Virginia
528 S. 52nd St. None
Philadelphia, PA 19143-1530
(215) 748-2278 Washington
Carol's Essentials Ethnic Gifts and Books
Ligorius Bookstore Inc 1106 23rd Avenue
Cheltenham Square Mall Shopping Ctr Seattle, Washington 98122
Philadelphia, PA 19150 (206) 322-9390
(215) 549-0995
Washington DC
South Carolina Howard University Bookstore
Dorethea's African-American Books and Gifts 2225 Georgia Avenue, NW
5410-D Two Notch Road Washington, DC 20059
Columbia, SC 39204-3000 (202) 238-2640
803-782-9833
Sankofa Video and Bookstore
Tennessee 2714 Georgia Ave.,NW
Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore & Gift Shop Washington,DC 20001-3817
2721 Jefferson Street (800) 524-3895, (202)-234-4755
Nashville, Tennessee 37208-2828
(615) 321-4111 Wisconsin
www.alkebu-lanimagesbooks.com The Cultural Connection Bookstore
3424 W. Villard Ave.
Texas Milwaukee, WI 53209-4710
Black Images Book Bazaar (414) 461-6160
230 Wynnewood Village
PO Box 41059 The Reader's Choice
Dallas, TX 75224-1826 1950 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
(214) 943-0142 Milwaukee, WI 53212-3642
(414) 265-2003
Jokae’s African American Books
3223 W. Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas, TX 75237
(972) 283-0558
www.jokaes.com
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