‘Semicolon’ is the name. Cool name for the only Black woman-owned bookstore in Chicago. It does more than sell books. Here’s a Q&A with the owner DL Mullen:
https://bookmarks.reviews/meet-the-bookstore-owner-behind-national-black-literacy-day/
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
In the early part of the 20th century when schooling for Black kids was shamefully handled, Booker T. Washington got together with Julius Rosenwald, a Sears owner. Rosenwald helped pay for almost 6,000 schools to be built in the South for Black students. Here’s a video about the Rosenwald Schools:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kfxfxSgSlGM&feature=share
