LinkLinks WAMU: Eliminating Book Deserts: How A D.C. Community Bookstore Is Breaking Down Barriers To Reading By Editor On Dec 6, 2018 40 Share On a recent afternoon, Derrick Young set up a microphone, unfolded some tables and put the finishing touches on an open space near MahoganyBooks, an African American bookstore he opened with his wife, Ramunda, in the District’s Ward 8 last year. The Youngs rely heavily on book readings, signings and other special occasions they host at the bookstore to bring in the foot traffic the business needs to stay afloat. BookstoresMahoganyBooksWard 8 40 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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