The Liberation Station bookstore - North Carolina鈥檚 first Black-owned children鈥檚 bookseller - will launch with a three-day celebration that kicks off Saturday.
鈥淲e have a bass baritone by the name of Mark Hill Williams who will be ushering in our customers while singing 鈥楲ift Every Voice and Sing鈥� as soon as we open,鈥� the store鈥檚 founder Victoria Scott-Miller said. 鈥淎nd that will be followed by our 鈥楤ig Black Book Signing.鈥� We have 10 authors and illustrators from all across the country that we have invited to come and sign books on the spot.鈥�
Sunday's 鈥淲hite Glove" program requires registration. The first 15 children will wear white gloves and have the opportunity to interact with literary artifacts from historic figures such as James Baldwin.
On Juneteenth, children and their parents will be escorted by Black equestrians on horses, walking from the Capitol to the bookstore.
鈥淭he intentionality behind opening up is to say that not only are we going to plant ourselves in the heart of downtown Raleigh on a historic street, but we're also going to amplify voices through literacy,鈥� Scott-Miller said. 鈥淪o while everybody else is focusing on themselves, we'll be focusing on the children.鈥�
Every event for the grand opening celebration is free and open to the public. is located in a micro-suite at 208 Fayetteville St. in downtown Raleigh.
