September is the 46th Annual Observance of “September is Black Reading Month.”  This observance was founded by Brother Malik Yakini and...

“Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart, no matter where we live on the face of...

“It is only when Africans stand up against insults to their integrity and cultural heritage as men and women, will they eventually...

“Lincoln said that if he could save the Union without freeing the slave, he would…As for the Emancipation Proclamation, sir, it was an...

"Never lend anybody the book that you want. You will never get it back." Marcus Mosiah Garvey Black Joy Project: A Literary and Visual...

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge...

“Feminism, at root and in its most positive sense, is simply political and economic power for women. Feminism is an integral part of our...

As we embark on the second month of Black History Celebrations, we acknowledge the Father of Black History - Dr. Carter G. Woodson....

“We must come to see that the roots of racism are very deep in our country, and there must be something positive and massive in order to...

Hip Hop is History by Questlove I Did A New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free by Tabitha Brown Letters From Prison by Martin Sostre Love and...

“ The value of knowledge is to use it. It is not humanly possible that a person can retain all knowledge of the world, but if a person...

"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them." -Ray Bradbury Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Toni...

"Do not be arrogant with your knowledge.  Consult and converse with the ignorant and the wise, for the limits of art are not reached.  No...

April is National Poetry Month. Treat yourself to listening to or reading aloud a poem from a plethora of African American poets-...

In honor of Women's History Month, we are reminded of a section of a poem by Haki D. Madhubuti titled "Black Women Have Been Our Answers,...

In February we honor Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History, It was Dr. Woodson who started the celebration of Negro History...

As 2023 comes to a close, we pause a moment to reflect on 40+ years of Black Bookselling in Buffalo, New York. Our start in the 1970's...

Author,Toni Morrison said, " If you find a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." And so,...

In remembrance of Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) who was born on May 19, 1925 and was assassinated on February 21, 1965. Ossie...

"In order to avoid lack or poverty of purpose in our gift-giving, we agreed that Kwanzaa gifts must always include two items a) a book...