The Bold Way featuring Katrina & Eric Brooks, Co-Founders of Black Pearl Books

On this episode of The Bold Way, A’leya, Mariama, and Cindy talk about literacy and the importance of reading! They discuss their experiences with their current reads, some of their favorite authors, and why they plan to join the Brass Summer Book Club to read even more this summer as they have more free time. Their guests are Katrina & Eric Brooks, Co-Founders of Black Pearl Books, which has the distinction as the only independently black-owned bookstore in Central Texas, located on Burnet Road, whose motto is “Sharing Stories. Sharing Lives.” Katrina and Eric talk about their business model with a brick and mortar store as well as an online enterprise, how they curate their books and programming, and the impact of Black Pearl Books on Austin’s literary communities. Learn more at blackpearlbookstore.com or follow them on social @blackpearlbooks. Learn more about ACC’s BRASS (Bold Representation of Achievement through Student Support) program at austincc.edu/brass.