Please find below a list of independently owned Black bookstores. This list was curated by Troy Johnson, owner of AALBC.com.
| Bookstore | Location | Phone | Website |
| 44th & 3rd Booksellers | 451 Lee Street, Unit B, SW Atlanta, GA 30310 | 678 692-6519 | |
| A Cultural Exchange | 12624 Larchmere Blvd Cleveland, OH 44120 | 216 229-8300 | https://www.aculturalexchange.org/ |
| African Imports Houston | 12300 North Fwy Suite 147 Houston, TX 77060 | 281 875-0056 | |
| Afriware Books, Co | 1701 S. 1st Ave Suite 503 Maywood, IL 60153 | 708 223-8081 | https://www.afriwarebooks.com/ |
| Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore | 2721 Jefferson St Nashville, TN 37208 | 615 321-4111 | https://www.alkebulanimages.com/ |
| All Things Inspiration Giftique | 1400 Veterans Memorial Highway SE Suite 140 Mableton, GA 30126 | 678 671-0270 | allthingsinspirationgift.com |
| Ashay by the Bay | 157 Albatrosse Way Vallejo, CA 94589 | 1-844-543-7732 | https://ashaybythebay.com/ |
| Atomic City Comics | 638 South St Philadelphia, PA 19147 | 215 625-9613 | atomiccitycomics.com |
| Babycakes Book Stack | Book Mobile - Twin Cities, MN | 651 321-3436 | |
| Baldwin & Co. Coffee & Bookstore | 1030 Elysian Fields Ave New Orleans, LA 70117 | 504 354-1741 | baldwinandcobooks.com |
| Becoming Gods Answer Bookstore | 1832 Madison Ave New York, NY 10035 | 646 215-6119 | becominggodsanswerbookstore.com/ |
| Between the Lines Bookstore | 4242 Government Street #113 Baton Rouge, LA 70791 | (225) 681-3623 | http://www.kimgotbooks.com/ |
| Beyond Barcodes Bookstore | 108 N. Main St Kokomo, IN 46901 | 765 201-0383 | |
| Black Art Plus | 43 Parsons Ave Columbus, OH 43215 | 614 469-9980 | http://blackartplus.com/ |
| Black Dot Cultural Center | 6984 Main St Lithonia, GA 30058 | 404 519-8107 | blackdotcc.com |
| Black Garnet Books | 2836 Lyndale Ave S, Suite 270 Minneapolis, MN 55408 | none | https://www.blackgarnetbooks.com/ |
| Black Pearl Books | 4803 Burnet Rd Austin, TX 78756 | 512 902-9717 | blackpearlbookstore.com |
| Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center | 214 W. Michigan Ave Ypsilanti, MI 48197 | 734 961-7376 | blackstonebookstore.com |
| Black Wall Street Bookstore | 101 N Greenwood Ave Tulsa OK 74120 | 347 692-2522 | aalbc.com/blackwallstreetbookstore/ |
| Blenheim Hill Books | 698 Main Street, Suite A Hobart, NY 13788 | 607 538-9222 | blenheimhillbooks.com |
| Book Boutique | 260 18th Street Suite 101110 Atlanta GA 30363 | 404 249-9906 | www.bookboutique.me |
| Books and Crannies | 50 Church St Suite 4 Martinsville, VA 24112 | 276 403-4380 | booksandcranniesva.com |
| Books by Saleem | online bookstore | 410-733-7097 | booksbysaleem.info |
| Café con Libros | 724 Prospect Place Brooklyn, NY 11216 | 347 460-2838 | https://www.cafeconlibrosbk.com/ |
| Carol's Books | 1913 Del Paso Blvd Sacramento, CA 95815 |
(916) 646-6525 | carolsbookstore.com |
| Community Bookstore | 2523 Bayou Road New Orleans, LA 70119 | 504 948-7323 | readcbc.com |
| Cultured Books | 833 22nd St. S. St. Petersburg, FL 33712 |
727 328-4822 | culturedbooks.org |
| Da Book Joint | 2311 E. 71 St Chicago, IL 60649 | 773 655-3146 | www.dabookjoint.com |
| Dare Books | 245 N. U.S. Highway 17-92 Longwood, FL 32750 |
407-673-3273 | darebooks.com |
| Detroit Book City | 24361 Greenfield Road Suite 305 Southfield, MI 48075 | 248 993-3844 | detroitbookcity.com |
| Enda's Booktique | 428 N. Main Street Duncanville, TX 75116 | 972 460-6362 | https://endasbooktique.com/ |
| Eso Won Bookstore | 4327 Degnan Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008 |
(323) 290-1048 | esowonbookstore.com |
| Ethnic Notions Bookstore | 433 Solano Dr Benicia, CA | 707-334-3060 | |
| Everyone’s Place | 1356 W. North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21217 |
410 728-0877 | |
| EyeSeeMe | 7827 Olive Blvd University City, MO 63130 | 314 349-1122 | eyeseeme.com |
| Frontline Books & Kultural Emporium | 5206 S Harper Ave Chicago, IL 60615 | 773 288-7718 | |
| Frugal Bookstore | 57 Warren Street Roxbury, MA 02119 | 617 541-1722 | https://frugalbookstore.net/ |
| Fulton Street Books & Coffee | 210 W Latimer St Tulsa, OK 74106 | 918 932-8646 | fultonstreet918.com |
| Grandma's Place | 84 West 120th St Harlem, NY 10027 | 212 360-6776 | grandmasplaceinharlem,com |
| Grassrootz Bookstore | 1145 E Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 | 480 442-0293 | grassrootzbookstore.com |
| Hakim's Bookstore and Gift Shop | 210 S 52nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19139 | 215 474-9495 | hakimsbookstore.com |
| Harambee Books | 1132 Prince St Alexandria, VA 22314 | 703 299-2591 | www.harambeebooks.com |
| Harriet's Bookshop | 258 E. Girard Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125 | ||
| House of Consciousness | 633 West 35th Street Norfolk VA 23508 | 757 314-1943 | hocbookstore.com |
| Jay's Books | 2101 E. Monument Street Baltimore 21205 | 443 297-9791 | https://www.jays-books.com/ |
| La Unique African American Books | 111 N 6th St Camden, NJ 08102 | 856 338-1958 | https://www.launiquebookstore.com/ |
| Loyalty Bookstore | 823 Ellsworth Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910 | 443 466-6773 | loyaltybookstores.com |
| Loyalty Bookstore (Petworth) | 843 Upshur St NW Washington DC 20011 | 240 863-2087 | loyaltybookstores.com |
| Lushena Bookstore | 8455 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60619 | 773 783-8320 | lushenabooksinc.com |
| Mahogany Books | 1231 Good Hope Rd SE Washington, DC 20020 |
703-730-3873 | maghoganybooks.com |
| Mahogany Gallery & Cultural Center | 1422 Washington Ave Racine, WI 53403 | 262 865-7971 | mahoganygallery.com |
| Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination | 321 W. Antrim Drive Greenville, SC 29606 | 864 239-0470 | |
| Malik Books | 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 245 Los Angeles, CA 90008 | 323 389-8040 | malikbooks.com |
| Marcus Books (Oakland) | 3900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Oakland, CA 94609 |
(510) 652-2344 | marcusbooks.com |
| Medu Bookstore, Greenbriar Mall | 2841 Greenbriar Parkway Atlanta, GA 30331 |
404 346-3263 | medubookstore.com |
| MeJah Books & Crafts | Holly Oak Plaza, 2099A Philadelphia Pike Claymont, DE 19703 |
302-793-3424 | |
| Nappy Roots Books | 3705 Springlake Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73111 | 405 896-0203 | nappyrootsbooks.com |
| NuBian Books | 1540 Southlake Pkwy, Suite 7A Morrow, GA 30260 | 678 422-6120 | |
| Olive Tree Books-n-Voices | 97 Hancock Street Springfield MA 01109 | 413 737-6400 | olivetreebooksonline.com |
| Pan-African Connection | 4466 S. Marsalis Ave Dallas, TX 75216 | 214 943-8262 | www.panafricanconnection.com |
| Paradox Bookstore | 2228 Market Street Wheeling, WV 26003 | none | paradoxbookstore.com |
| People Get Ready | 119 Whalley Ave New Haven, CT 06511 | 203 446-2070 | peoplegetreadybooks.com |
| Postive Vibes | 6220 B Indian River Rd Virginia Beach, VA 23464 | 757 523-1399 | https://www.positivevibesva.com/ |
| Progressive Emporium & Education Center | 1108 North Sarah Ave St. Louis, MO 63113 | 314 875-9277 | progressiveemporiumstl.com |
| Pyramic Art Books & Custom Framing | 1001 Wright Avenue, Suite C Little Rock, AR 72206 | 501-372-5824 | https://www.pyramid1988.com/ |
| Pyramid Books | 544-2 Gateway Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33435 |
561-731-4422 | pyramidbooks.indielite.org |
| Reparations Club | 3054 S. Victoria Avenue Los Angeles CA 90016 | 323 591-0012 | https://rep.club/ |
| Rofhiwa Book Café | 406 S Drive St Durham, NC 27703 | 919 391-8945 | https://rofhiwabooks.com/ |
| Sankofa Video Books & Café | 2714 Georgia Ave.,NW Washington, DC 20001 |
202-234-4755 | www.events.sankofa.com |
| Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery | 515 N. Halsted St Chicago, IL | 312 877-5170 | https://www.semicolonchi.com/ |
| Shades of Afrika Bookstore | 1001 E 4th St. Long Beach , CA 90802 |
(562) 436-2210 | shadesofafrika.com |
| Sister's Uptown Bookstore | 1942 Amsterdam Ave New York, NY 10032 | 212 862-3680 | sistersuptownbookstore.com |
| Smith & Hannon Book Store | 50 E Freedom Way Cincinnati, OH 45202 | 513 641-2700 | smithandhannonbookstore.org |
| Solid State Books | 600 H St, NE Washington DC 20002 | 202 897-4201 | solidstatebooksdc.com |
| Soul Book Nook Bookstore | 110 East 4th Street Waterloo, IA 50703 | 319 232-2188 | soulbooknook.com |
| Source of Knowledge | 867 Broad St Newark, NJ 07102 | 973 824-2556 | sourceofknowledgebookstore.com |
| Sugar Plum & Grumbling Growler Bookshop | 709 Lucerne Ave Lake Worth FL 33460 | 305 796-6684 | https://www.spandgg.com/ |
| The African Place | 581 N 3rd St Memphis, TN 38105 | 901 524-0800 | theafricanplace.com |
| The Black Reserve Bookstore | 317 W. Main St Suite 3 Lansdale, PA 19446 | 267 221-3090 | blackreservebookstore.com |
| The Brain Lair Bookstore | 714 E. Jefferson Blvd South Bend, IN 46617 | 574 400-5572 | brainlairbooks.com |
| The Dock Bookshop | 6637 Meadowbrook Dr Fort Worth, TX 76112 | 817 457-5700 | www.thedockbookshop.com |
| The Key Bookstore | 1429 Park Street Suite 214 Hartford, CT 06106 | 860 341-2865 | thekeybookstore.com |
| The Listening Tree | 2308 Candler Road Decatur, GA 30032 | 443 297-9791 | listeningtreebooks.com |
| The Little Boho Bookstore | 164a Broadway Bayonne NJ 07002 | 201 258-4499 | thelittlebohobookshop.com |
| The Multicultural Children's Book Store | 1116 Hilltop Mall Drive Richmond CA 94806 | 510 422-5304 | |
| The Shrine of the Black Madonna (Atlanta) | 946 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd SW Atlanta GA 30310 | 404-549-8676 | shrineoftheblackmadonna9.org |
| The Tiny Bookstore | 1130 Perry Highway Suite 106 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 | 412 585-2651 | tinybooksspgh.com |
| The Underground Bookstore | 1727 E. 87th Street Chicago, IL 60617 | 773 768-8869 | |
| Third Eye Books | 3439 SE Hawthorne Blvd #324 Portland, OR 97214 | 503 688-7008 | thirdeyebag.com |
| Turning Page Bookshop | 216 Saint James Ave Suite F Goose Creek, SC 29445 | 843 501-7223 | turningpagebookshop.com |
| Umoja Books and Products | 1006 Surrey Street Lafayette, LA 70501 | 337 781-5758 | umojabookstore.net |
| Uncle Bobbie's Coffe & Books | 5445 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 19144 | 215 403-7058 | www.unclebobbies.com |
| Underground Books | 2814 35th Street Sacramento, CA 95817 |
916-737-3333 | |
| Urban Moon Books | 4200 Portsmouth Blvd Chesapeake, VA 23321 | 757 465-3858 | |
| Vision Christian Bookstore | 10398 Piscataway Road Clinton, MD 20735 | 301 234-0035 | visionchristianstore.net |
| West County READS Multicultural Children's Book Store | 2325 Hilltop Mall Drive Richmond, CA 94806 |
(510) 422-5304 | asahybythebay.com |
| Willa's Books & Vinyl | 1734 E 63rd Street Kansas City, MO 64110 | 816 419-1051 | willasbookskc.com |
| Wisdom Book Center | 5116 Liberty Heights Ave Gwynn Oak, MD 21207 | 410 664-1946 | |
| Word of Life Christian Bookstores | 6321 West Blvd Los Angeles CA 90043 | 323 295-8223 | shopwordoflife.com |
| Zawadi Books | 1382 Jefferson Ave Buffalo, NY 14208 | 716 903-6740 |