10 Black-Owned Bookstores in Philly
These booksellers often do more than pedal page-turners, they are often meeting places, study spaces, and community activation and engagement agents.
Philly is blessed to be home to some incredible Black-owned bookstores and shops. While only about 6% of bookshops nationwide are Black-owned, Philadelphia, an estimated 25% of indie owned bookstores in the City of Brotherly Love are Black-owned.
These booksellers often do more than pedal page-turners, they are often meeting places, study spaces, and community activation and engagement agents. Here are just a few we love.
Bookshops to visit:
Harriett's Bookshop
258 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
267-2412617
info@harriettsbookshop.com
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Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books
5445 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA
19144215-403-7058
info@unclebobbies.com
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Hakim's Bookstore & Gift Shop
210 S 52nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19139
215-474-9495
info@HakimsBookstore.com
Kareemah's Urban Books
2200 S 22nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145
267-242-0740
mathis.kareemah@yahoo.com
Multiverse
8026 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118
215-896-1073
hello@multiversephilly.com
Bailey Street Books
517 N. Bailey St. Philadelphia, PA 19121
Black and Nobel
411 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-965-1559
blackandnobelevents@gmail.com
Bookshops to shop online:
Atomic Comics
215-625-9613
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Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse
215-427-3300
info.amalgamphilly@gmail.com
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Books & Stuff
215- 844-0844
lynn@booksandstuff.info
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