New book spotlights untold history of Black bookstores across the U.S. – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

New book spotlights untold history of Black bookstores across the U.S. – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

“Prose to the People,” by Katie Mitchell, is an affectionate tribute to Black bookstores, blending striking visuals with narrative prose that uplift the legacy, community, activism and cultural vibrancy of those spaces. The book also features an original foreword by Nikki Giovanni. “My love for Black history, Black culture, and — most importantly — Black people, inspired ‘Prose to the People,’ Mitchell said.  The book profiles more than 50 Black…