A single book can bloom a community, and a thoughtful bookstore can sustain its growth. Underground Books—rooted in the historically Black neighborhood of Oak Park in Sacramento—is a nonprofit bookstore whose curatorial brilliance partners beauty with meaning, soul with optimism.
Founded in 2003, Underground is managed by Georgia “Mother Rose” West, under whose leadership it, by Resmaa Menakem, and , by Zakiya Dalila Harris, as well as handmade cards and T-shirts with “Young, Gifted & Black” printed brightly on them.