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(Cont’d from page 6) A: Don't Snooze On Clues! could be purchased at Amazon.com and B&N.com and e-book is available on Amazon-Kindle. For more information you can visit www.DontSnoozeOnClues.com Q: How can fans stay connected? A: Fans can stay connected by join our mailing listing; www.DontSnoozeOnClues.com, or on our social media Twitter.com/KebaCairo, Instagram.com/KebaCairo Keba R. Cairo, Author Death of The Black Owned , Independent Book Stores By Troy Johnson, Founder of AALBC.com One of the very first things I put on AALBC.com’s web site, back in 1999, was a list of independent, Black owned, bookstores. This list was very difficult to maintain and over the years various individuals contributed to help keep it up to date. My list, unfortunately, had not been updated since 2007. Writer’s Key Use double quotation marks (" ") to enclose a direct quotation: After telling the family that young men today "think work is a four-letter word," Grandma Moses said she laughed with her daughter. EX: "Faith without works", wrote Jesus, "is dead." Nkiru Books, a Brooklyn based institution founded in 1977, closed in 2002 (not included on list below) – Photo Credit: Marcia Wilson The Good News First: In a joint effort, that included ABLE (The Alliance for Black Literature and Entertainment), Huria.org and AALBC.com, the out of date list of independent, Black owned, bookstores was revived and updated into database driven directory with maps, social media, photos and more. The new bookstore database was launched today today and is available at Huria.org and here on: AALBC.com (cont’d on page 12)