WLRN Public Media | By Sofia Zarran
Roots Bookstore & Market is the only bookstore in Liberty City, Miami’s historically Black neighborhood that has long faced economic challenges and underinvestment.
It recently celebrated its first anniversary with a book fair on Juneteenth — the federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.
The milestone carries forward a vision first imagined by the late Danny Agnew, a South Florida community leader and businessman who died in a car accident three years ago.
This story was originally produced by WLRN, South Florida’s only public radio station at 91.3 FM, as part of a content sharing partnership with MIA Media Group. Read more at WLRN.org
