#duendedistrict

[spinesvines]

I’m literally still speechless by what I witnessed tonight. WOW! @acevedowrites is beyond phenomenal! Her words said it all!! I can not wait to dive into THE POET X. Angela (@duendedistrict), you ROCK! Thank you for this inspiring event! 💖📚🍷 . . . #spinesvines #books #wine #diversespines #thepoetx #fridayreads #fridayfeeling #duendedistrict #bloombars (at Bloombars)

[justmeomaya]

So, if you happened to check out my @instagram stories yesterday, you may remember me mentioning a book signing that I really wanted to go to BUT we attended a birthday party instead! . . . Even though I knew we would not make it, I encouraged everyone to go and support the amazing author/illustrator @vashtiharrison and her awesome book “Little Leaders, Bold Women I Black History” !! As for me, I just prayed she would come back to DC and we would catch her another time!!! . . . Well, that “another time” was TODAY!!! This morning at 10:15, I checked her InstaStory and she said she would be signing books at @duendedistrict pop up shop until 11:30. . . . My daughter and I got ready super quick and raced over there. And let me tell you it was soooo oooo amazing! . . . Confession: I was star struck 🙈🤩 and so awkwardly nervous (Classic Maya 🤣����) but my lil firecracker is super outgoing so this was a breeze for her! . . . She walked up to #vashtiharrison and said “We have this book” and she replied “I wrote this book” and my daughter started to giggle! . . . At that moment, I had to fight back tears because I understood the enormity of this moment. . . . The moment where my daughter meets a #childrensbook author that is a women and a womanofcolor nonetheless that shares the stories of other groundbreaking women of color! This moment is an exemplary example of why #representationmatters . . . My daughter has been saying all afternoon that she is an author and a Little Leaders! It’s so dope. . . . . Check out my #instastory to see more and be #inspired like I am by the grace and humility of Ms. Vashti Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . #kidslit #diversity #weneeddiversebooks #littleleaders #blackhistory #womenshistory #blackgirlmagic #duendedistrict #littlebrowngirls #booksinging #blackgirlsdo #eachoneteachone #justmeomaya (at Washington, District of Columbia)

[joesmovement]

📚 #Repost @hvillelife ・・・ Mobile bookstore @duendedistrict is popping up in West Hyattsville! The shop offers works by and for people of color -- including books in Spanish -- but welcomes all. Check out details about the pop-up and events on our website. 📷 by Sloane Dakota Tucker #popup #bookstore #mobilebookstore #peopleofcolor #inclusive #diverse #books #booksinspanish #westhyattsville #checkitout #hvillelife #hyattsville #artsdistricthyattsville #sohydistrict #duendedistrict (at Joe's Movement Emporium)

[thebookdragon217]

Happy Sunday! I wanted to share a list of Puerto Rican small businesses that I compiled and some recommendations I got from some of the amazing boricua creators on the #PRHeritageMonthTour QOTD: What's your favorite Puerto Rican small business? Here is a list of today's featured small businesses: @kiss_naturals @duendedistrict @thelitbar @yavetequila @tropicaldepression @andapalpr @cocoandbreezy @candid.society @eg_atelier @papelpurpura @lujobar @moncho_panaderia @libreria_magica @polaparami @borikikistore @borifrases store. Thank you @bookish.unicornio, @andreabeatrizarango @colorfullybookish @missfloresreadsya @ivanainthecity @boribookshelf for sharing your personal favorites. Stay tuned as I will be sharing more lists and guides all month long. #PRHeritageMonthTour #indies #smallbusiness #PuertoRico #supportsmallbusiness #PR #PRInstagram #boricuas (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV_piobr72x/?utm_medium=tumblr

[artbookdap]

#Repost @subwaybookreview ・・・ Support Black-owned bookstores in the US with your book purchases, follows, shares, and your donation (many have a gofundme on their page, help them keep going)! Swipe through to see our crowdsourced list. We also made a map because it’s good to see the gaps we have to fill and you can add more Black-owned bookstores around the world on our list, too. This is a global movement ✊💖 Big thanks to @anneholiday for getting the map started and to @ella.ci for the graphic design. Get your books for #blackoutbestsellerlist and support #blackownedbookstores ⁣ ✨ link to full list & map in bio ✨⁣ @africanbookstore @afriwarebooks @amalgamphilly @ashaybythebay @btlbookstore1 @blackandnobel @blackclassicpressinc @blackpearlbooks @blackstonebookstore @blackworldbooks @bliss_books_wine_kc @booksncrannies_ @booksandstuff.philly @brainlairbooks @braveandkindbooks @cafeconlibros_bk @carolsbooksstore @cbc.nola @culturedbooks @dabookjoint @detroit_book_city @dtr360books_ @duendedistrict @elizabethsofakron @endasbooktique @esowonbooks @eyeseeme_bookstore @forkeepsbooks @fultonstreet918 @goodbooksatl @grassrootzbookstore @hakimsbookstore @harambeebooks_artworks @harrietts_bookshop @hocbookstoreva @keybookstore @liberationstationbookstore @loyaltybooks @mahoganybooks @malikbooks @marcus.books @medubookstoreatl @mejahbooks @mindseyecomicsmn @readwithmochabooks @nubian_bookstore @pac_dallas @peoplegetreadybooks @playgroundannex @positivevibesva @print.aint.dead @pyramidbooks @reparations.club @sankofadc @semicolonchi @shadesofafrika @sistahscifi @sistersuptown @sourceofknowledge @theblackreservebookstore @the_dock_bookshop @thelisteningtree @thelitbar @theliteracyshop @tinybookspgh @turningpagebookshop @unclebobbies @urbanreadsbookstore @wearelitgr @wildfigbooksandcoffee @wisdombookcenter ⁣ @zawadibooks ⁣ We love you ❤️⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBrDra4pDwd/?igshid=1uvxco7n87j93

[mymindisapalace]

As we continue donating and protesting for equality and police reform, we cannot forget to take the time to educate ourselves on Black history and how systemic racism has severely impacted the Black and PoC communities (non-Black people, this especially goes for you if you haven’t done so yet). Below is a list of Black-owned bookstores across the U.S. which you can support, complete with links. If you’re looking for books about Black history, anti-racism, or simply want to read novels by Black authors and PoC, then please make sure you’re buying them from Black-owned businesses. While some of the stores are closed due to the pandemic, you can use their online catalogues to shop for books. This is a great way to get started on your anti-racism reading list as well as an important first step in educating yourself on Black history and supporting Black-owned businesses at the same time! Black Lives Matter! ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

(FYI: Some links will go to their Facebook/Instagram accounts since I was unable to access their websites)

Source: @duendedistrict (Instagram) and ew.com

1. Mahogany Books

2. Loyalty Bookstore

3. Lit. Bar

4. Cafe Con Libros

5. Uncle Bobbie’s Books & Cafe

6. The Brian Lair Bookstore

7. Marcus Books (donate to their GoFundMe here)

8. Sankofa Video Books & Cafe

9. Pyramid Art

10. Ashay by the Bay

11. Eso Wan Books

12. Underground Books

13. Cultured Books

14. MeJah Books & Crafts

15. Beyond Barcodes Bookstore

16. Semicolon Bookstore

17. Harriett’s Bookshop

18. Medu Bookstore

19. Detroit Book City

20. Revolution Books

21. Sister’s Uptown Bookstore

22. Source Booksellers

23. Willa’s Books

24. Carol’s Books

25. Dare Books

26. The Listening Tree

27. Book Boutique

28. NuBian Bookstore

29. Lushena Bookstore

30. Da Book Joint

31. For Keeps

32. Between the Lines Bookstore

33. Frugal Bookstore

34. Olive Tree Books-n-Voices

35. Books and Crannies

36. EyeSeeMe

37. Zawadi Books

38. Yoruba Bookstore

39. Smith & Hannon

40. Mocha Books

41. The Black Reserve Bookstore

42. Turning Page Bookshop

43. Enda’s Booktique

44. The Dock Bookshop

45. Black World Books

46. Harambee Books & Artworks

47. Riches in Reading

[wethepeopledc]

Next stop: coffee, as any parent knows. We love WAPA for its breakfast sandwiches, local art and friendly staff. Sadly, they are closed for renovations so we snuck across the border to @takomabevco. Our other favorite is @lamanocoffee but there's no space for the double stroller. Check out their pop up bookstore @duendedistrict before it closes at the end of the month! Anybody bought any cool books there? We got a kids book by Bob Marley's daughter, and it's a hit at bedtime. http://ift.tt/2v5xpi5

[omarkn]

A tweet

The wonderful @DoctorYasmin has done a brilliant job of keeping us informed w accurate information in an accessible way. We so appreciate & love her. Check out her latest video here:https://t.co/GPebOg1SyN 1/2

— Duende District #AbolishICE (@duendedistrict) March 22, 2020

[aois21]

We’re in Alexandria for Michael B. Judkins poetry reading! @duendedistrict #storytime (at Torpedo Factory Art Center)

[soulpowercoach]

Located inside @AnacostiaArts Center, @MahoganyBooks is dedicated to meeting #literary needs of readers of #books written for, by, or abt people of the #African Diaspora. Started in 2007 by an enterprising husband & wife duo in the Washington #DC area, MahoganyBooks is the result of Derrick and Ramunda's love for #literature and their desire to see it #empower others as it has empowered them. With over 20 years of combined experience in the retail book industry, they've developed a new #bookstore model that capitalizes on today's technology while staying true to the independent community bookstore roots that define the core values of MahoganyBooks. MahoganyBooks grew from being exclusively an online bookstore to the go-to bookseller for community book events featuring #AfricanAmerican #authors in communities ranging from Manassas, #VA thru DC & Baltimore, #MD, reaching as far north as #Philadelphia, PA and Atlantic City, #NJ. Just recently MahoganyBooks was recognized by @emPowerMagazine as one of their 2014 #emPowerPlayers for our efforts to promote literature as well as the support we provide to many notable literary organizations of the Washington DC area like #GoonGirl! Book Club and the #HurstonWrightFoundation. However, for Derrick & Ramunda, they are most excited for the impact that their #family run business has had, not only, on local children through their give-back program, Books for the Block, but also the zeal for reading & #entrepreneurship their daughter Mahogany has developed through her exposure to the #MahoganyBooks enterprise. I made my 1st visit this afternoon to pick up #ColsonWhitehead's #PulitzerPrize winning The #UndergroundRailroad, & #BarbaraRansby's #EllaBaker &The Black Freedom Movement- recommended to me as the go to source on the #CivilRightsMovement’s foremost strategists & her playbook. Two things you'll love abt this bookstore: 1. It's a 2-in-1 shop cooperatively sharing space w @DuendeDistrict, a bookstore for & by people of color 2. Naming the beautiful faces on the orange wall of literary #BlackExcellence 👑 #SpreadLOVE #GRATITUDE #SpeakLIFE #UnspeakableJOY #Wisdom #PositiveEnergy #PositiveVibes #SupportBlackBusinesses (at MahoganyBooks)

[babybabylowtension]

Curl up with a copy of #OurBlackBook & learn where to get dope clothes this holiday season! Available now at @sankofabkscafe @hbcandtheden & @duendedistrict ! • • • 📸: @tre.thatguy Clothes: #Ukuu from @tre.thatguy Nail polish: @pearnova Location: @meshucs #supportblackbusiness #buyblack #coworkeringspace #holidaysarecoming #holidayshopping (at Meshu Labs)

[artbookdap]

Thank you @bookpeople for assembling this list of Black #bookstoreheroes - please add to this list! @mahoganybooks @loyaltybooks @thelitbar @cafeconlibros_bk @unclebobbies @brainlairbooks @marcus.books @sankofadc @pyramidbookslr @ashaybythebay @esowonbooks @smileysbooks @underground_bks @culturedbooks @mejahbooks @semicolonchi @harrietts_bookshop @medubookstoreatl @detroit_book_city @revbooksnyc @sistersuptown @sourcebooksellers @carolsbooksstore @chezalphabooks @darebooks @thelisteningtree @bookboutiqueatl @nubian_bookstore @forkeepsbooks @frugalbooks @eyeseeme_bookstore @zawadibooks @readwithmochabooks @theblackreservebookstore @turningpagebookshop @endasbooktique @the_dock_bookshop @blackworldbooks @harambeebooks_artworks @richesinreading @blackpearlbooks @blackpearlbooks And big thank you to @duendedistrict for this graphic https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-MHZoJP2I/?igshid=16h7y6vnht0iz

[babybabylowtension]

This was from @soyrinfo 's first official #OurBlackBook photoshoot with @antwonmaxwellphotography earlier this year! We cannot thank him & @marciamax enough for the fantastic work they did with us! Check out all the dope shots we did in the current edition of #OurBlackBook available now at @sankofabkscafe @hbcandtheden & @duendedistrict ! #buyblack #supportblackbusiness