A selection of books on the shelves at black and nobel books in north. Still passionate about making others excited about reading, hopkins stamps each of his books in order to keep the store with them to wherever they may end up. For parking, youll be able to look towards the nearby area for available space. Feb 22, 2019 hopkins is in the process of curating the various stories that have stemmed from the original black and nobel location with the hopes of turning them into a book. Pass through the intersection of broad and erie in north philadelphia and its impossible to miss the citys last blackowned bookstore. Also i love the king of mali by kiel ibrahim it was an amazing read for the children. Dont forget to grab yourself a good book at black and nobel in philadelphia to enjoy when you have some free time to relax. Best 30 black and noble books in philadelphia, pa with. Hakim hopkins has operated black and nobel book store for 15 years in north philadelphia. Comic books religious bookstores bibles start thryv adapt. Inside black and nobel, phillys stillthriving black. North philly book store serves as unlikely incubator for hip.
Hakim hopkins, is the founder of black and nobel, a bookstore that sells africanamerican literature and ships books to prison. Black and nobel 410 south st philadelphia, pa book stores. See what your friends are saying about black and nobel bookstore. Black and nobel bookstore tioga nicetown 4 tips from. Black and nobel is a cultural center that ships books to prisons and provides a variety of products like knowledge books and all natural products.
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Aug 15, 2015 north philadelphia book store is serving as the incubator for budding artists in the genre. Black history coloring books presents a collection of illustrated history books for ages 8 to 88. Black and nobel book store launches gofundme campaign, may. Over the years hakim has cultivated the black and nobel brand by servicing the community from its base in philadelphia. Jan, 2020 the below list features standout blackowned businesses in philadelphia and the countryside. The first thing you see when you come to the door of black and nobel is a whole wall of urban fiction books, covers facing out displaying their. When youre in the mood to relax with a good book, black and nobel in philadelphia has one waiting for you. Black and nobel book store 410 south street, philadelphia, pa 19147 215 9651559. Special event, storytime, childrens event childrens sunday february 16, 2020 11. Black and nobel 1409 w erie ave, philadelphia, pa 19140. There are no upcoming events to display at this time. North philly bookstore ships to prisons and delivers. Search for other book stores on the real yellow pages. They support local businesses, black businesses, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and one of the fist bookstores to shop to prisons.
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