Black Bookseller Step Closer to Having Mobile Bookstore Drive Change In RochesterLauren NutallJuly 28, 2023July 28, 2023 by Lauren NutallJuly 28, 2023July 28, 2023548 With the purchase of a 1968 Globestar trailer, Thomas plans to transform it into a cozy, on-the-go bookstore to bring the novels to the people.... Read more
Arts and Culture Business Black Woman Opens Pasadena Bookstore Inspired by Octavia ButlerStacy JacksonFebruary 15, 2023February 15, 2023 by Stacy JacksonFebruary 15, 2023February 15, 2023703 Books, on books, on books! Octavia Butler inspired!... Read more
Arts and Culture Entrepreneurship Sisters Inc Women Meet the Black Woman Bringing Black History to St. Louis With Noir BookshopStacy JacksonDecember 21, 2022December 21, 2022 by Stacy JacksonDecember 21, 2022December 21, 20221297 This bookshop owner imagines her store as a hangout spot for the Black Panthers.... Read more
Business Entrepreneurship Lifestyle News One of the Nation’s Oldest Black-Owned Bookstores is Closing After 40 YearsBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 23, 2022June 23, 20226369 Online orders only — Eso Won Books is closing its physical location this year after 40 years.... Read more
Entrepreneurship This Colorado Shop Is Now The Largest Black Owned Bookstore In The CountryDana GivensDecember 13, 2020December 14, 2020 by Dana GivensDecember 13, 2020December 14, 20203598 The Tatter Covered based in Denver, Colorado recently was sold to local investors making it the largest Black-owned bookstore in the United States.... Read more
Entrepreneurship Black Bookstore Owner Selling Out of Books For First Time In 30 YearsDana GivensJune 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by Dana GivensJune 11, 2020June 11, 202013926 This local Florida black-owned bookstore is selling out on books on race for the first time in 30 years since the start of the protests... Read more
Entrepreneurship Sisters Inc Cozy Up To A Book At This Bronx-Based Black-Owned BookstoreDana GivensFebruary 26, 2020March 25, 2020 by Dana GivensFebruary 26, 2020March 25, 20202685 Bronx native Noelle Santos opened the borough's first bookstore, Lit. Bar in Mott Haven.... Read more
Entrepreneurship Marc Lamont Hill Just Opened the 55th Black-Owned Bookstore in the CountrySelena HillDecember 6, 2017 by Selena HillDecember 6, 20172565 Recognizing the need for African American-owned bookstores, Marc Lamont Hill opened a bookshop in a predominately African-American community in Philadelphia... Read more