The Banned Books Bookstore

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Every purchase powers the mission: 20% of every book sale feeds the Foundation and the Black Star Line Literacy Bus.

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What we carry

Banned Books

Black history, social justice, memoirs, children's titles & the banned books everyone's talking about.

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Give the gift of reading: gift cards, totes, and Urban Reads gear.

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Why the books matter

See yourself on the page.

When a child sees themselves in a book, they see everything they can become.

Every book gives back.

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