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Black And Nobel
Black and Nobel is an African American, owned and operated in hearth of North Philadelphia at 1409 W Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA. Black and Noble was started by Hakim Hopkins, a Philadelphia native. Hakim Hopkins began selling books as a street vendor on the corner of Broad and Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia. In a community well known for drug trafficking, Hakim Hopkins took a stand for change ten years ago in a location that Is now the cornerstone in Black and Nobel enterprise. People often testify with pride on how they watched Black and Nobel go from a book stand to the store to a movement.

Community
The neighborhood has responded positively to Black and Noble. They are an entity within the community that promotes positive movements and progress. Black and Nobel is famous for shipping books to the many prisoner incarcerated in the Philadelphia area. Black and Nobel Books is considered to be many things to many people; a bookstore, a major distributor, a Publishing House, a shipper, and a grassroots marketing company as well.

Impact
Black and Nobel is symbolic of the neighborhood barber shop or hair salon. It is a widely sought out meeting place in the community. Where Authors, small business owners, musicians, promoters and others converge on a daily basis. Here stories and ideas evolve, with hard work, being the cornerstone principle within the Black and Nobel network.