In Raleigh, North Carolina, Black-owned children’s bookstore Liberation Station, known for celebrating diversity and representation, has declared it will close its doors at the end of April. Opened in June 2023 by Victoria Scott-Miller and her husband, Duane Miller, the store quickly became a popular space where Black children could find books that mirrored their…
Many are expected to gather on Wednesday for the funeral of Dr. John Mitchell Johnson – the owner of Raleigh’s oldest pharmacy, and North Carolina’s oldest Black-owned pharmacy.Johnson, who was 93, provided years of service to the surrounding community while operating Hamlin Drug Company on East Hargett Street. In 1904, the pharmacy opened as People’s Drug…