Sabirah Rayford introduces you to a black book store owner who says for the first time in 30 years he selling out of books on race.
WPTV NEWS CHANNEL FIVESSABIRAH RAYFORD INTRODUCES YOUTO A BLACK BOOK STORE OWNERWHO SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN30 YEARS HE SELLING OUT OFBOOKS ON RACE.<<“ITLEAST” FOR THREE DECADESAKBAR WATSON HAS SHOWCASEDBOOKS ON BLACK CULTURE.“ANDTHE WERENMAJOR BOOKSTORES, THEY WERECOMING FROM INDEPENDENTAUTHORS AND INDEPENDENTPUBLISHERS.
THEY DIDNTHAT WIDE SPECTRUM” HISBUSINESS WENT FROM THE TRUNKOF HIS CAR TO A BRICK ANDMORTAR SHOP IN BOYNTON BEACHTO ONLINEBETTER TERM AN UNDERGROUNDBOOKSTORE BECAUSE PEOPLE DONNECESSARILY CONNECT BLACK MANWITH READING AND BOOKS ANDSTUFF.
SO WETHAT ITAMERICAN REALITY, BUT ITOUR REALITY” THAT REALITYNOW CHANGING“EVERYBODYPRETTY MUCH BEEN WORKINGPRACTICALLY 24 HOURS A DAY FORTHE LAST WEEK” WATSON SAYSTHEYORDERS ONLINE FOR BOOKS LIKE’THE NEW JIM CROW” TO’READYFOR THE REVOLUTION“WE HAVEALWAYS BEEN VIEWED AS APROBLEM IN AMERICAN SOCIETYAND THAT REALITY THAT WE DIDNCREATE IS STARTING TO UNFOLDIN THE FACE OF AMERICA AS WESEE IT TODAY” HE SAYS HEHAPPY HIS CLIENTELE ISEXPANDING AND EVEN MOREIMPORTANTLY BOOKS ON RACIALINJUSTICE ARE BEING DUSTED OFFTHE SHELVES.“I KNOW THAT ONEBOOK IS NOT GOING TO CHANGETHE WORLD, BUT I THINK ITSTEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION”REPORTING IN BOYNTON BEACH,SABIRAH RAYFORD, WPTV NECHANNEL5.
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