A beloved bookstore has reopened, preserving its mission to keep its community at its center.
Liberation Station
Victoria Scott-Miller is the founder of Liberation Station, North Carolina’s first Black-ownedchildren’s bookstore, according to WRAL News. It first opened in downtown Raleigh, NC, in 2023 in partnership with her husband, Duane, as AFROTECH previously reported.
Liberation Station mirrors Scott-Miller’s long-standing mission to uplift underrepresented voices and ensure children are represented in literature, her LinkedIn mentions . The store features works such as James Baldwin’s “ Go Tell It on the Mountain ” and Toni Morrison’s “ The Bluest Eye, ” “ Song of Solomon, ” and “ Beloved .”
“We were the first Black-owned bookstore we ever set foot in,” Scott-Miller said at the time, according to a separate WRAL News article. “To know that we have carved out a space in the universe for our children to feel safe and to be able to be curious, to be joyful … it’s overwhelming to think about.”
Reopening With Community Support
In 2025, the bookstore closed due to online threats, per WRAL News. Fortunately, Liberation Station has found a new home, thanks to the support of a GoFundMe, which surpassed its fundraising goal with the help of TikToker Jen Hamilton, who has 4.4 million followers on TikTok alone (at the time of this writing)…