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Last of Philly's black-owned bookstores looking for a comeback

After signs of imminent demise, two black-owned Philadelphia bookstores are struggling but optimistic.

Yvonne Blake took over Hakim’s Bookstore from her father Dawud Hakim after he passed away. It is thought to be the oldest surviving black-owned bookstore in the country.
Yvonne Blake took over Hakim’s Bookstore from her father Dawud Hakim after he passed away. It is thought to be the oldest surviving black-owned bookstore in the country.Read moreGENEVA HEFFERNAN / Staff Photographer