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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Derrick Young, co-owner of Mahogany Books in Washington, D.C., says his store has seen new customers in the last year who seem to be "willing to do the work" to educate themselves on issues of race in America.

A Moment Or A Movement? Black Bookstore Owners On Business One Year Later

May 26, 2021
After last summer's surge in anti-racist book sales, NPR spoke to three Black bookstore owners across the country to ask if customers are still engaged with their businesses and anti-racist reading.
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Kitchen Table Conversations
Keitra Bates stands outside of the original location of Marddy's in Atlanta. It's a shared kitchen where home cooks can prepare their goods, and collectively market them.

'We Don't Have The Luxury To Fall Apart': Black Businesses Get Creative To Survive

Mar 11, 2021
Black entrepreneurs have long faced challenges be it getting financial capital, or discrimination in contracting. Now, the pandemic has hit them the hardest and many are trying to find ways to thrive.
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Code Switch
Katie Mitchell, co-owner of Good Books in Atlanta, runs an online and pop-up bookshop with her mom, Katherine. "Things are trendy for a while ... and then they're not," she says.

A Bittersweet Moment For Black Bookstore Owners

Jun 27, 2020
As Black booksellers race to meet increased demand for books about race and justice, many are dealing with complicated, sometimes painful feelings about what the new business means.
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The Salt
This tempting row of black forest cupcakes was available at SweetArt, a combination bakery and gallery in St. Louis, that participated in Black Restaurant Week last year.

Black Restaurant Week: Across U.S., Events Remind Diners, 'We're Here. Support Us'

Feb 14, 2018
Blacks often struggle to raise capital to open and run restaurants, a legacy of discrimination. Over the past few years, promotions to help diners know which restaurants are black-owned have spread.
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