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Black Classics (Books & Gifts)
2206 Airport Blvd., Suite D
Mobile, AL 36606
(334) 476-1060
(334) 476-4642 FAX
Contact: Adline Clarke
Roots &Wings, A Cultural Bookplace
1345 Carter Hill Rd.
Montgomery, AL 36106-1421
(334) 262-1700
(334) 262-8498 (fax)
Contact: Gwen Boyd
The African Book Mart
2440 Durant Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704-1611
510-843-3088
Aswad's Bookstore
http://www.bookmasters.com/aswad
mraswad@aol.com
212-256-6000 ext 12360573
Books In Color
5444 Watt Avenue
North Highlands, CA
(916) 334-2026
Contact: Sherri
Bright Lights Bookstore
8461 S. Van Ness Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90305
(213) 971-1296
(805) 583-0207 (fax)
Contact: Michael McAllen
Carol's Books &Things
5964 S. Land Park Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95822
(916) 428-5611
Contact: Melba McNeal-Whitaker
Eso Won Books
3655 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
(213) 294-0324
Hanna's Ethnic Bookseller
240 Blue Mountain Way
Claremont, CA 91711-2825
(909) 626-5051
Contact: Carter A. Hanna
IronWood Corner
462 Toolen Place
Pasadena, CA. 91103
(818)398-5539
(818) 797-1097 (fax)
contact: Burma
Johari Books
2140 E. Palmdale Blvd. Unit N"
Town Square Shopping Center
Palmadale, CA 93550
(805) 538-1001
(805) 538-1919 (fax)
Phenix Information Center
381 N "E" Street
San Bernardino Ca. 92401
909.383.2329 fax 909.383.2331
email: phenix@dreamsoft.com
Faron and Joann Roberts, co-owners
Specialize in African american Literature and Entertainment
Zahra's
Books~N~Things
900 N. La Brea Ave.
Ingelwood, CA 90302
310-330-1300
Mon - Sat 10am to 7pm
Sunday 12noon - 5pm
A Different Booklist
746 Bathurst St.
Toronto, Canada
(416) 538-0889
Contact: Wesley Crichlow
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: Clara Villarosa
Black Books Galore, Inc.
65 High Ridge Rd., #407
Stamford, 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
Haneef's Bookstore
911 N. Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 656-4193
African American Heritage Book
515 Northwood Rd; West
Palm Beach, FL 33407-5817
561-835-3551
African Book Store
3600 W Broward Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-1014
954-584-0460
Nefertiti's Books and Gifts
7640 Lem Turner Boulevard,
Jacksonville, FL 32208
904-766-3630
Contact: Cathy and Naseem Maat
Pyramid Books
544-2 Gateway Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL. 33535
(561)731-4422 (fax)
(561)731-0202
Tenaj Books &Gift Gallery
608 5. US 1
Fort Pierce, FL 34954
(407) 468-0520
(407) 468-0560 (fax)
Contact: Janet Mosley
Celebrate
1015 Patina Pt.
Peachtree City, GA 30269-4013
(404) 486-1338
Contact: Sandra Napper
Heritage Bookstore
2389 Wesley Chapel Rd., Ste. 201
Decatur, GA 30035-2819
(770) 322-7347
Contact: Michele Fenn
Kalors Bookstore
1166 Franklin Road
Suite #6
Marietta, GA 30067
The Shrines of the Black Madonna Bookstore
Atlanta, Ga. 30310
Phone # 404-752-6125
Contact-Ewa or Maia
The Tree of
Life Bookstore of Harlem
1701 M.L. King Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30314-2227
(404) 753-5700 (also fax#)
DrKanya@webtv.net
Two Friends Bookstore
598 Cascade Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 758-7711
(404) 753-0102 (fax)
Contact: Renecia Glass
Afri-Ware Inc.
948 Lake Str.
Oak Park, IL 60301
(708) 524-8398
(708) 524-8397(fax)
Contact: Jill Bunton
Afriware@aol.com
African American Images Inc
1909 W 95th St
Chicago, IL 60643-1105
312-445-0322
Afrocentric Book Store
234 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604-2304
(312) 939-1956
Contact: Desiree Sanders
Black Expression Book Source
9500 5 Western Ave
Evergreen Park, IL 60805-2800
708-424-4338
Black Expressions Book Source
17735 Halsted St
Homewood, IL 60430-2095
708-922-1223
Black Titles
35 5 La Salle St
Aurora, IL 60505-3309
630-892-4759
Black Underground Bookstore &Culture Institute
1904 10th St
Waukegan, IL 60085-7161
847-662-6432
The Epicenter Bookshop-UIC
750 S. Halsted St., #M-C048
Chicago, IL 60607-7008
(312) 413-5540
(312) 413-5526 (fax)
Contact Viktor Gliozeris
C&C Family Bookstore (Mail sent to Address shown was returned)
6120 Chatham Dr.
Fort Wayne, IN 46816-1121
(219) 456-7897
Contact: Curtis Thompson
X-Pression
5912 N. College Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46220-2554
(317) 257-5448
Contact: Donna Stokes-Lucas
African American Gifts &Books
2219 E 13th St N
Wichita, KS 67214-1929
316-263-4742
Black Swan Books
505 E Maxwell St
Lexington, KY 40502
606-252-7255
Nimde Books
2200 W. Chestnut Street
Louisville, KY 40211
Black to The Basics Book Store & Gift Shop (Mail sent to Address shown was returned)
311 Main St
Grambling, LA 71245-2724
318-247-8424
Community Book Center
African American Book Club, Inc.
10606 Cedarwood Ln.
Fort Washington, MD 20744-3948
(912) 328-0682
Contact: Timothy Williams
African American Books And Publishing
2313 W Lafayette Ave
Baltimore, MD 21216-4817
410-945-8429
African-American Books Plus
9485 Timesweep Ln
Columbia, MD 21045-3519
410-730-0779
Ascension Books
5490 Cedar Lane
Ste. B3
Columbia, MD 21044
(301) 596-1669
Contact: Ken Williams
ascension-books@usa.net
Black By Popular Demand
5711 Ager Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20782-2602
301-559-8795
HueManity Books
9350 Snowden River Pkwy.,
Ste. 206
Columbia, MD 21045-5275
(410) 596-6556
Contact: Ellicia Gamblin
Karibu Books
3500 E. West Hwy.
Hyattsville, MD 20782-1916
(301) 559-1140
Contact: Brother Simba
MasterWorks Books
2703 Curry Drive
Adelphi, MD 20783
(301) 422-2168
(301) 422-1289 (fax)
http://www.mastw.com/books
Contact: William Coleman
National Archives
NECA, Library Rm. 2380
8601 Adelphi Rd.
College Park, MD 20740
(202) 208-7345
Contact: Judy Edeihoff
Sepia, Sand, & Sable
6796 Reistersttown Rd
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 318-8698
Sibayne
4031 Rogers Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 542-0193
Massachusetts (Back to the top)
Afrobooks
927 Main St., #A
Worcester, MA 01610-1429
(508) 799-9799
Contact: Pius Eze
Black Orchid Books
105 Columbia St
Maiden, MA 02148-3017
617-324-0404
Cultural Collections
754 Crescent St.
Brockton, MA 02402-3343
(508) 580-1055
(508) 580-5197 (fax)
Contact: Juliet Armstrong
Sistahs'
62 Warren St.
Roxbury, MA 02119-3207
(617) 445-9446
Contact: Genita Johnson
Apple Book Center
7900 W. Outer Drive
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 255-5221
(313) 255-5230 (fax)
Apple001@aol.com
LaCeter's Book Service
16345 Melrose St.
Southfield, MI 48075
(810) 569-5613
Contact: Sheila Gaddie
Mahogany Books
15768 Biltmore
Detroit, Ml 48227-1558
(313) 273-4479
Contact Teresa Colquitt
The Heritage Center
1103 Martin Luther King Dr.
Vicksburg, MS 39180
(601) 638-8271
Contact: Ezell McDonald
Afrocentric Books &Cafe
8081 Olive St
St. Louis, MO 63130
(314) 991-0097
Aframerican Book Store
3226 Lake St
Omaha, NE 68111
(402) 455-9200
African American Book Store
216 1st St
Hackensack, NJ 07601-2400
201-343-0277
African American Boutique
216 1st St
Hackensack, NJ 07601-2400
201-343-0277
African House Institute Of Learning
505 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
Jersey City, NJ 07304-2307
201-433-0191
BCA Books
P.O. Box 422
Cranbury, NJ
(609) 275-1078
(609) 936-1299 (fax)
Catalogue sales
(800) 995-0064
Contact: Monique or Martin
bcabooks@home.com
Black Pearl Books Plus
P.O. Box 5688
Englewood, NJ 07631-5688
(201) 568-0919
(201) 568-0919 (fax)
Contact: Arlena Ryland
A & B Distributors
149 Lawrence St.
Brooklyn NY 11217
(718) 596-3389
African Artisans
1211 Grand Ave
Baldwin, NY 11510-1115
516-481-5642
Black Books Plus, Inc.
Author Signings Only
(212) 749-9632
Contact: Glenderlyn Johnson
Black Mind Book Boutique
610 New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203-1509
718-774-5800
D &J Book Distributors
229-21B Merrick Blvd.
Laurelton, NY
(718) 949-5400
(718) 949-6161 (fax)
DARE Books & Educational Supplies
33 Lafayette Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 625-4651
Contact: Desmond A. Reid
Liberation Bookstore
421 Malcolm X Blvd.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 281-4615
Mood
Makers Books &Art Gallery
Village Gate Square
274 N. Goodman St.
Rochester, NY 14807
(716) 271-7010
(716) 271-2313 (fax)
Contact: Curtis Rivers
Nkiru Books
76 St. Marks Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11217
(718) 783-6306
Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center
102-09 Northern Boulevard
Corona, NY 11368
718 651-1100 and 718 651-7116
Queens Borough Public Library
89-11 Merrick Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11432-5248
(718) 990-0721
Contact: John Oldick
The Schomburg
Center for Research into Black Culture
(Gift Shop)
515 Malcolm X Blvd.
New York, NY 10037-1801
(212) 491-2200
The Studio Museum of Harlem
(Gift Shop)
144 West 125th St.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 864-4500
Phenomenal Sistah Bookstore
1019 East 212 Street
Suite 100
Bronx, New York 10469
(718) 881 2552
Owner/Contact: Mamu
URL: www.psistah.com (site under construction)
North Carolina (Back to the top)
Blacknificent Books &More
2011 Poole Rd
Raleigh, NC 27610
919-250-9110
King Solomon's Children's Enterprise
1308 Thurmond St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27105-5731
(910) 723-7706
Contact: Albert Thombs
Special Occasions
112 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4407
(919) 724-0334
Contact: E.L. McCarter
African-American Cultural Exchange
3640 Mayfield Rd
Cleveland, OH 44118-1403
216-691-3502
The African Book Shelf
1324Q Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44112-4524
216-681-6511
African &Islamic Books Plus
3752 Lee Rd
Cleveland, OH 44128-1410
216-561-5000
Baruti-Ba
Books
PO Box 1684
Dayton OH 45401
Contact: Kevin Tucker
Brighter Day Books &Gifts
5941 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45224-3045
(513) 542-6764
Contact: Dolores Rolland
A Cultural Exchange
12621 Larchmere Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44120-1109
(216) 229-8300
(216) 795-5302 (fax)
Contact: Lloyd McHamm
Lady Grace Bookshop
214 E. Perkins Ave.
Sandusky, OH 448704376
(419) 621-1991
Contact Grayce Harmon
Pennsylvania (Back to the top)
Basic Black Books
9th and Market Streets, Mall level
Philadelphia, PA 19107
tel:215/992-4417 Contact: Licia Bickerstaff
Gene's Books
King of Prussia Plaza
King of Prussia, PA 19406-3149
610) 265-6210
610) 265-6260 (fax)
Contact Rashena Wilson
Rhode Island (Back to the top)
South Carolina (Back to the top)
Books in the Black
7317C Parklane Rd.
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 699-9252
Contact: Barbara Preston
PowerHouse Books
1424 Horreil Hill Rd.
Hopkins, SC 29061
(803) 785-3032
(803) 785-3065 (fax)
Contact Lovera W. Robertson
TDIR Books
6920 North Main Street
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 754-5911
Toll Free: (888) 246-8211
(803) 754-4922 (fax)
South Dakota (Back to the top)
African American Gift Gallery
114 Carr St.
Knoxville,TN 37919
(423 ) 584-1320
Contact: Leslie Valentine
Alkebu-lan Images
2721 Jefferson Street
Nashville, TN 37208
(615) 321-4111
Sidewalk University International Booksellers
2287 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 34104
(901) 722-2110
Fax (901) 722-2112
Afro Awakenings
2111 Corinth Street #161
Dallas, TX 75215-1318
Babatunde & Yetunde
1102 W. Jaspter Rd.
Killeen, TX 76541
1.877.556-2816
www.uor@killeen.com
The 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 Images Book Bazaar
230 Wynnewood Village
RO. Box 41059
Dallas, TX 75224
(214) 943-0142
(214) 941-3932 (fax)
Contact: Derrick Rodgers
Black Book
Discounters
4720 La Branch
Houston, Texas 77004
713 520-5188
Nu World of Books
3250 Washington Blvd.
Beaumont, TX 77705
(409) 842-1412
Cultural Expression
P.O. Box 8464
Newport News, VA 23606-0464
(757) 826-0733
(757) 826-3512 (fax)
Contact: Charlotte Marie Callins
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
JUST FROM US
African American Books
1851 230TH AVE NE
Redmond, WA 98053
(425) 836-8297
(425) 836-0781 (fax)
Contact: Marilyn
Washington, D.C. (Back to the top)
Drum and Spear Books
556 Varnum Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
202-722-4758
http://www.drumandspear.com
Contact: Gigi Roane, President Drumandspear.com
Library of Congress, Library
1291 Taylor St. NW
Washington, DC 20542~001
(202) 707-9234
Contact Caroline Longmoor
Martin Luther King Library
901 G St NW
Washington, DC 200014599
(202) 727-1117
(202) 727-1129 (fax)
Contact: Coordinator of Adult Services
Virtigo Books
1337 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 429-9272
(202) 429-9505 Fax
Sisterspace and Books
1354 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
West Virginia (Back to the top)
Black Swan Books &Coffee
765-G Woodlake Rd
Kohler, WI 53044-1321
414-458-4757
The Cultural Connection Bookstore
3424 W. Villard Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 532094710
(414)461-6160
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
