THE GLOBAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY
R E F E R E N C E N O T E S
GLOBAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY REFERENCE NOTES:
AFRICAN BOOKSTORES IN NORTH AMERICACompiled by RUNOKO RASHIDI
updated 3/21/02
Alabama
Black Classics - Books and Gifts
2206-D Airport Blvd.
Westwood Square
Mobile, AL 36606
Phone: 334-476-1060
Fax: 334-476-4642
Contact: Adline Clarke
Mahogany Books
37 Western Hill Mall
Fairfield, AL 35064
205-923-1624
Contact: Vidal Adadevoh
Roots & Wings: A Cultural Bookplace
1345 Carter Hill Rd.
Montgomery, AL 36106-1421
334-262-1700
Fax 334-262-8498
Contact: Gwen Boyd
Arizona
Paradise Books
9008 N. 99th Street, suite 6
Peoria, AZ 85345-6948
623-974-1748
Arkansas
Africa Enterprises
707 E. Broadway
W. Memphis, AR 72301
501-735-1212
Contact: Shabaka or Carol
Pyramid Art Books
500 President Clinton Avenue, suite 110
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-372-5824
Contact: Garbo Hearne
California
African Heritage Books and Gifts
5191 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94124
Contact: Johnicon George
Bookpeople
7900 Edgewater Dr.
Oakland, CA 94621
510-632-4700
Contact: Eugene Taback
Black Spring Books
503 Georgia Street
Vallejo, CA 94589
707-556-9766
Contact: Jerry Thompson
Carol's Books
(new location in Del Paso Heights pending, possibly two)
June 2006
Eso Won Books
3655 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
213-294-0324
Contact: James Fugate
Ethnic Notions Bookstore
2070 Columbus Parkway
Benicia, CA 94510
Hanna's Ethnic Bookseller
240 Blue Mountain Way
Claremont, CA 91711-2825
Contact: Carter A. Hanna
IronWood Corner
462 Toolen Place
Pasadena, CA 91103
818-398-5539
818-797-1097 (fax)
Contact: Burma
It Is Written Bookstore
6934 Federal Blvd.
San Diego, CA 91945
619-697-4173
Contact: Martha Roberts
Kongo Square Gallery
4334 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
213-291-6878
Marcus Books
1712 Filmore Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94115
415-346-4222
Contact: Blanche Richardson
Phenix Information Center
381 N. E Street
San Bernardino, CA 92401
909-383-2329
909-383-2331
phenix@dreamsoft.com
Shades of Sienna
582 Grand Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610
510-893-2767
Zahra's Books and Things
900 North La Brea Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90302
310-330-1300
Canada
A Different Booklist
746 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S2R6
416-538-0889
Contact: Itah Sadu
Asiatic the Soul of Black Folks
544B St. Clair Ave. West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M6C 1A5
416-838-5621
Burke's Books & Picture Framing
873 St. Clair Ave.
West Toronto, Ontario
Canada M6C 1C4
(Toll Free) 877-276-3879
416-655-5366
416-656-9403 (fax)
Contact: Sam or Rita Burke
burkesbooks@sprint.ca
Knowledge Bookstore
18 Queen St. West
Brampton, Ontario
Canada L6X 1A1
905-459-9875
Colorado
Black and Read
7821 Wadsworth Blvd.
Arvada, CO 80003-2107
303-467-3236
Hue-Man Experience
911 Park Ave. W.
Denver, CO 80205
303-293-2665
303-293-0046 fax
Contact: Joi Afzal
Connecticut
Black Books Galore Inc.
65 High Ridge Road, #407
Samford, CT 06905-3806
203-359-6925
Contact: Toni Parker
Blackprint Heritage Gallery
162 Edgewood Ave.
New Haven, CT 06511-4522
203-782-2159
Dygnyti Books
828 Dixwell Avenue
Hamden, CT 06514
203-776-9061
EDEN Books
680 Blue Hills Avenue
Hartford, CT 06112
860-286-9990
Contact: Yolanda Allen
Delaware
Haneef's Bookstore and Mosi Art Gallery
911 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-656-4193
Florida
African-American Heritage Books
515 1/2 Northwood Rd. West
West Palm Beach, FL 33407-5817
561-835-3551
African Book Store
3600 W. Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-1014
Books For Thought, Inc.
10910 N. 56th Street
Terrace Village Plaza
Tampa, FL 33617
813-988-6363
813-988-6866 fax
Contact: Felecia A. Wintons
Ethnic Elegance
9501 Arlington Expwy
Jacksonville, FL 32225
904-725-0595
Contact: Reba Johnson
Heritage Bookstore and More
2219 Fowler Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33901
941-337-1558
941-337-7398 (fax)
Contact: Maleta
Irmine's Books
PO Box 245342
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
books@irmines.com
Montsho BookFairs, Etc., Inc.
2009 W. Central Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32805
407-648-8881
407-293-9408 (fax)
Contact: Jackie Perkins, CEO
montshobks@aol.com
Nefertiti Books
7640 Lemturner Road
Jacksonville, FL 32208
904-766-3830
contact: Naseema
Pyramid Books
544-2 Gateway Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
561-731-4422
contact: Akbar
Tenaj Books and Gift Gallery
608 5. US 1
Fort Pierce, FL 34954
407-468-0520
Georgia
African Spectrum Books
1295 Brockett Rd.
Clarkston, GA 30021
404-496-1140
Contact: N.A.K. Mutota
Celebrate
1015 Patina Pt.
Peachtree City, GA 30269-4013
404-486-1338
contact: Sandra Napper
The Crowning Seat of Wisdom, Inc.
1130 Jackson St.
Madison, GA 30650
706-342-8662 (fax)
Contact: Jeryl Muhammad
email: broblack@msn.com
Medu Bookstore
2841 Greenbriar Parkway SW
Atlanta, GA 30331
404-346-3263
Nubian Bookstore
2449 Southlake Mall
Morrow, GA 30260
678-422-6120
Contact: Marcus Williams
The Reading Room Bookstore
56 Marietta St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-523-3241
404-523-3405 (fax)
email: bookvibes@aol.com
Shrine of the Black Madonna Bookstore
946 R.D. Abernathy Blvd. SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
404-752-6125
The Tree of Life Bookstore of Harlem
1701 M.L. King Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30314-2227
404-753-5700
Two Friends Bookstore
598 Cascade Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30310
404-758-7711
404-753-0102 fax
Contact: Renecia Glass
Illinois
African-American Images Inc.
1909 W. 95th Street
Chicago, IL 60643-1105
312-445-0322
Afri-Ware
948 Lake St.
Oak Park, IL 60301
708-524-8398
Contact: Jill Bunton
Afrocentric Book Store
234 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604-2304
312-939-1956
Contact: Desiree Sanders
Indiana
X-Pression
5912 N. College Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46220-2554
317-257-5448
Contact: Donna Stokes-Lucas
Kentucky
Nimde Books
2200 W. Chestnut St.
Louisville, KY 40211
Louisiana
Afro-American Book Shop
7166 Crowder Blvd., Suite 103
New Orleans, LA 70127
504-246-6288
Contact: Michele Lewis
Community Book Center
217 N. Broad St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-822-BOOK(2665)
504-822-3947 (fax)
Contact: Vera Warren-Williams
Maryland
African American Books and Publishing
2313 W. Lafayette Ave
Baltimore, MD 21216-4817
410-945-8429
Arawak Books
3414 Hamilton St.
Hyattsville, MD 20783
301-277-9200
Ascension Books
5490 Cedar Lane
suite B3
Columbia, MD 21044
301-596-1669
Contact: Ken Williams
ascension-books@usa.net
Black By Popular Deman
5711 Ager Rd.
Hyattsville, MD 20782-2602
301-559-8795
Everyone's Place
African Cultural Center
1380 W. North Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-728-0877
Karibu Bookstore
2103 Brightseat Rd.
Landover, MD 20784
MasterWorks Books
2703 Curry Drive
Adelphi, MD 20783
301-422-2168
301-422-1289 (fax)
Contact: William Coleman
Sepia, Sand & Sable
6796 Reistersttown Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-318-8698
Sibanye
4031 W. Rogers Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-542-0193
410-466-8924 fax
Contact: Robin Green
Vertigo Books
7346 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740-3206
contact: Bridget Warren
Massachusetts
The Black Library
325 Huntington Ave., suite 83
Boston, MA 02115
617-442-2400
617-445-7514
Black Orchid Books
105 Columbia St.
Maiden, MA 02148-3017
617-324-0404
Michigan
Apple Book Center
7900 W. Outer Drive
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 255-5221
(313) 255-5230 (fax)
Apple001@aol.com
Forewords Books & Gifts
Located in Originations Gallery
1671 Plymouth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-662-9197
Contact: Faye Lumpkin or Carol or Floyd Jackson
Mahogany Books
15768 Biltmore
Detroit, MI 48227-1558
313-273-4479
Contact: Teresa Colquitt
Shrine of the Black Madonna
Book Store and Cultural Center
13535 Livernois Ave.
Detroit, MI 48238
313-491-0777
Contact: Ayele
The Truth Bookstore
Northland Mall #476
21500 Northwestern Highway
Southfield, MI 48075
248-557-4824
Contact: Jelani
Minnesota
Uhuru Books
2917 Lyndale Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-721-7113
612-721-3128 (fax)
Mississippi
Too-No Books Etc.
PO Box 8203
Moss Point, MS 39562
228-474-7248
Contact: Deborah Washington
Nebraska
Aframerica Book Store
3226 Lake Street
Omaha, NE 68111
402-455-9200
Contact: Annette Taylor
New Jersey
African American Book Store
216 1st St.
Hackensack, NJ 07601-2400
201-343-0277
Contact: Tom Manning
Kujichagulia Book Store
150-154 Ellison Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
973-278-0919
Contact: Darlene Morris or Jacqueline Smith
Mind & Soul Bookstore, Inc.
449 S. Broad St.
Trenton, NJ 08611
609-695-6606
609-695-2225
Email: mindandsoul@email.msn.com
Netu Khisa Books and Gifts
131-133 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
973-761-5669
Contact: Joshua and Tawana
Our Story Bookstore
1318 South Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07062
908-755-8800
Contact: Andre Kelton
Serengeti Plains
615 Bloomfield Ave.
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-783-2828
973-783-2886 fax
Contact: Charles Thompson or Phyllicia Smith
Tunde Dada House of Africa
356 Main Street
Orange, NJ 07050
973-673-4446
New York
Aframerica Book Store
163 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10601
914-328-7212
Contact: Donna Chambers
Indigo Cafe and Bookstore
672 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-488-5934
Brownstone Books
409 Lewis Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11233
718-953-7328
Contact: Crystal Bobb-Semple
A&B Books
1000 Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11238
718-783-7751
Contact: Sherry Ann Baker
North Carolina
Blacknificent Books & More
2011 Poole Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27610
919-250-9110
Special Occasions Bookstore
112 North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-724-0334
Contact: Ed McCarter
The Know Bookstore
2520 Fayetteville St.
Durham, NC 27707
Ohio
A Cultural Exchange
12621 Larchmere Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44120-1109
216-229-8300
216-795-5302 fax
Contact: Lloyd McHamm
Brighter Day Books & Gifts
5941 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45224-3045
513-542-6764
Contact: Dolores Rolland
Timbuktu
5508 Superior Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44103
216-391-4740
Contact: Debra Upton
Oklahoma
Paperback Connection
5120 N. Classen Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK
405-789-2494
Contact: Vanessa
Oregon
Reflections Coffee and Bookstore
Walnut Park Retail Center
446 NE Killingsworth St.
Portland, OR 97211
503-288-6942
Pennsylvania
Afro-American Museum Bookstore
Seventh and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-574-0380
Contact: Debra Johnson
Basic Black Books
Gallery One-Mall Level
9th & Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-922-4417
215-922-7784
Contact: Lecia Warner
Gene's Books
PO Box 2517
Southeastern, PA 19399-2517
Contact: Rashena Wilson; Neal
Know Thyself Bookstore and Cultural Development Center
528 S. 52nd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19143
215-748-2278
Contact: Brother Deke
Ligorius Bookstore Inc.
Cheltenham Square Mall Shopping Center
Philadelphia, PA 19150
215-549-0995
Contact: Betty Jean
Robbin's Bookstore
108 S. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-735-9600
215-735-2670 fax
Contact: Larry Robbin
South Carolina
Dorothea's African-American Books and Gifts
5410-D Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29204
803-782-9833
Contact: Dorothea
Cokesbury Bookstore
2730 Broad River Rd.
Columbia, SC 29210
803-798-3220
Contact: Laila Carter
Tennessee
Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore & Gift Shop
2721 Jefferson Street
Nashville, TN 37208
615-321-4111
615-321-4110 fax
Contact: Sha Green
Book World
499 Merrit Ave.
Nashville, TN 37203
206-759-4680
Contact: Suzanne Shaw
Texas
Black Images Book Bazaar
230 Wynnewood Village
Dallas, TX 75224
214-943-0142
214-941-3932 fax
Contact: Derrick and Emma Rogers
CushCity
13559 Bammel N. Houston Rd.
Houston, TX 77066
281- 444-4265
281-583-9534 (fax)
Contact: Gwen Richardson
http://www.cushcity.com
Under One Roof African American Bookstore
1102 W. Jaspter Rd.
Killeen, TX 76541
Local: (254) 554-6553
Toll free: (877) 556-2816
www.underoneroofbookstore.comThe Black Bookworm
605 E Berry St
Fort Worth, TX 76110-4300
817-923-9661
The Black Bookworm
2300 Ridgeview St.
Fort Worth, TX 76119-3125
817-535-0366
Black Book Discounters
4720 La Branch
Houston, Texas 77004
713-520-5188
Exhale African American Books & Gifts
5555 New Territory Blvd # 9102
Sugar Land, Texas77478
281-240-2962
Twoxhale@aol.com
Jokae's African-American Books+
3917 W. Camp Wisdom
Suite #107
Dallas, TX 75237
972-283-0558
800-749-7225
972-283-0559(fax)
MainStreet Books
4201 Main St
Houston, TX 77002
713-527-2289
Nu World of Books
3250 Washington Blvd.
Beaumont, TX 77705
409-842-1412
Out of Africa
Windsor Park Mall
7900 IH 35 N.
San Antonio, TX 78218
210-599-7830
Contact: Eromosele Alegbe
Shrine of the Black Madonna
5309 M.L.K. King
Houston, TX 77021
713-645-1071
713-645-2469 (fax)
Tricia's Books N' Things
11975 Swords Creek
Houston, Texas 77067
U.S. Virgin Islands
Education Central
Sunny Isle Shopping Plaza
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Utah
Sam Weller Books
254 S Main
Salt Lake City UT 84101
801-328-2586
Virginia
Atlantic Bookpost
PO Box 30552
Alexandria, VA 22310
703-313-7886
atlanticbk@aol.com
One Force Books
217 E. Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Positive Vibes
6220 B Indian River Rd.
Virginia Beach, Va. 23464
757-523-1399
Words of Wisdom Books and Gifts
P.O. Box 4777
Norfolk, VA 23523
757-543-3362
Washington
Brother's Books
11443 Rainier Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98178-3954
206-772-0330
206-772-7811 (fax)
Contact: Mary Lou
Carol's Essentials Ethnic Gifts and Books
1106 23rd Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98122
206-322-9390
206-322-6351 (fax)
carolsessentials@email.msn.com
Washington, D.C.
Howard University Bookstore
2225 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20059
202-238-2640 phone
202-986-1981 fax
Contact: Adrienne Mallard
Martin Luther King Library
901 G St NW
Washington, DC 200014599
202-727-1117
202-727-1129 (fax)
Contact: Coordinator of Adult Services
Sankofa Video and Bookstore
2714 Georgia Ave.,NW
Washington,DC 20001
800-524-3895
202-234-4755
202-234-5735 (fax)
Email: sankofa@cais.com
Sisterspace and Books
1515 U Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
202-332-3433
202-986-7092 (fax)
sistersp@erols.com
Yawa Books
2206 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009-1813
202-483-6805
Contact: Magaji Bukar
Wisconsin
The Cultural Connection Bookstore
3424 W. Villard Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53209-4710
414-461-6160
800-462-6160
(414) 461-1788 (fax)
Contact: Frances Utsey
The Reader's Choice
1950 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414-265-2003
414-449-9476 (fax)
Contact: Carla Allison
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