Nubian Books, Clayton County’s only Black-owned bookstore, has thrived for the last 25 years by serving the community

Nubian Books, located in Morrow, was the only Black-owned bookstore in Clayton County. It is now the only bookstore in the county. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Sandwiched between a TJ Maxx and a DTLR outlet, the one and only Black-owned bookstore in Georgia’s seventh largest county, Nubian Books, is buzzing with activity on a Friday afternoon. Author Rhonda McKnight was signing copies of her latest book, Bitter and Sweet, while customers were shopping in the store’s Greek clothing section. Nubian Books, located in Morrow, isn’t just the only Black-owned bookstore in Clayton County, it is the only bookstore in the county. The Barnes & Noble franchise, which was located a half-mile away, closed in early May and left Clayton County residents without a major bookseller to patronize within the county limits. There was however a bookstore for many of those customers to get their books from.& “Business-wise it’s been good for me,” Marcus Williams, owner of Nubian Books said of the closure of Barnes & Noble. He said he has seen an uptick in book sales since the closure. “It kind of helped me corner the market.” Nubian Books owner Marcus Williams (above) assisting a customer on Wednesday,...