Black-owned bookstores on a mission to improve literacy
Jasmine Settles (right), owner of online bookstore Cafe Noir, chats with a customer during a pop-up sale at Terra Cotta Nursery on Summer Avenue Feb. 26, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
“In a city that is more than 60% African American, I couldn’t believe that there weren’t any Black-owned bookstores,” Jeremee DeMoir said before opening DeMoir Books and Things on White Station Road.
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Jasmine McCraven considers herself to be a music enthusiast and believes that she makes the best playlists ever. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State, but couldn’t wait to move back home to Memphis for the best food and culture in Tennessee.
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