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Notes + Annotations

YOUR LOCAL BOOK PUSHER
June 27, 2025

NOTES + ANNOTATIONS

Thank you all for coming out to support + celebrate 4 years of book pushing with us! We couldn’t have asked for a better ecosystem.

STORE HOURS THIS WEEK

After an amazing (and busy!) start to summer, we’re taking a little break for rest, reset, and a quick getaway.

BLK + BRWN. will be closed from Sunday, June 29 - Saturday, July 5. We’ll be back in action the week of July 6th like normal.

Thank you for giving us space to rest—we can’t wait to see you when we return! 🖤

Upcoming events

Kinship Cafe Pop-Up

Sat, June 28 @ 10-2P. Join us at Kinship Cafe for Pours N’ Sips, a community pop up with Sharday Spinzz.

The Block Party

BLK + BRWN. TURNED 4 THIS JUNETEENTH!

Block Party Recap: BLK + BRWN. Brought the Joy

We’re still riding the high from our Juneteenth Block Party—a day filled with music, movement, meaningful connection, and so much love.

Thank you to everyone who pulled up, bought a tee, found a new book, supported a vendor, or simply came to soak in the celebration of Black freedom and community.

Our limited-edition BLK + BRWN. tees flew at the block party—but a few are still up for grabs!

Order yours online and rep the vibe wherever you are.

Thx to this year’s Sponsors + Vendors

Sponsors// Andrews McMeel Universal • BlaqOut • KC Generating Income for Tomorrow • Casual Animal Brewing Company

Vendors// AIMwell Yoga, Beautiful Things Publishing House, Blaque+Ninety5, Bougie Arom, Brevsiv Collvge, Celestine Jewels, The Creative Outlet, Edible Delightz by Tee, Embracing Neuro-Diversity, LLC, Evalinesthetics, The Glory Artist/Casha Gloria, HoneyBeApothecary, House of Rena, Kinship Cafe, MCR Ventures LLC/Henna by Mari, Meredith Lucius Illustration/Red Blooms Studios, Moonlit Juicery, Morgan Charleze, Naturecraft Studios, Planned Parenthood, Sage Sol Ceramics, Sparker Kitchen, + Spirit Life Screenprinting + Apparel

Weekly Dosage of Literature

June is important to us for so many reasons!

Check out some of our favorite recommendations:

Vibe Check

Listen to the Bookstore Playlist

If you were vibing with the soundtrack inside the shop or during the block party, good news—you can take that feeling home.

We’ve put together a playlist that feels like BLK + BRWN.—warm, intentional, a little nostalgic, and always rooted in soul.

That’s it for this week.

Stay Tuned

We’ve got more events, author talks, and bookstore happenings coming your way this summer. Keep your eye on your inbox (and Instagram!) for the latest.

Thank you for helping us get to 4 years of book pushing!

-Cori