While we are promoting books on antiracism, I think it is important to also promote BIPOC-owned independent bookstores who have been doing this good work all along. Please take a look at the list below of great bookstores you can follow on instagram and support with your purchases too.

The Lit Bar, Bronx, NY
@thelitbar

Word Up Community Bookshop, Washington Heights, NYC
@wordupbooks

Cafe con Libros, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY
@cafeconlibros_bk

Marcus Books, Oakland, CA -the oldest Black-owned bookstore in the country
@marcus.books

Fulton Street Books, Tulsa, OK
@fultonstreet918

Eye See Me, University City, Missouri
@eyeseeme_bookstore

Uncle Bobbies Coffee & Books, Philadelphia, PA
@unclebobbies

The Key Bookstore, Online
@keybookstore

Mahogany Books, Washington, DC
@mahoganybooks

Semicolon Bookstore, Chicago, IL
@semicolonchi

Harrietts Bookshop, Philadelphia, PA
@harrietts_bookshop

Ashay By The Bay, Vallejo, CA
@ashaybythebay

A more extensive list of black-owned bookstores can be found here but you need to verify individually that each one is still open.