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Black Classic Press, Inc.

W. Paul Coates founded Black Classic Press in 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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The company is one of the oldest independently owned Black publishers in operation in the United States. The company publishes about six titles annually; most are out-of-print historical books that the company brings back into print. The first books published by the company were pamphlets printed on a photocopier that Coates purchased. Along this same vein, Coates established BCP Digital Printing

in 1995 as an affiliated company of Black Classic Press. The printing company, a million dollar business, serves as the printer for the publishing company as well as companies and organizations in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.

12/07/2024

Last chance for tickets! Click image below.

Join us for a enlightening journey through ancient wisdom and future possibilities with author Wayne Chandler!

12/02/2024

Ancient Future and Beyond: A conversation with W. Paul Coates, Anthony Browder and author, Wayne Chandler.

Come join us for an enlightening event with author Wayne Chandler as he delves into the mysteries of ancient civilizations and their relevance in today's world. Discover the secrets of the past and how they can shape our future. This in-person event will take place at the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage. Don't miss this unique opportunity to expand your knowledge and explore the possibilities of what lies ahead!

Limited seating

Buy tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1101174997059?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/12/2024

Join Black Classic Press this Saturday for our OPEN HOUSE and WAREHOUSE SALE!
Saturday, November 16, 10 am – 3 pm
3921 Vero Road, Baltimore MD 21227

Enjoy a warehouse tour and talk to our in-house self-publishing specialists!

Register now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddbF3Tzjd1iJuIUX7g8Amd0PNKpYxBvIK4gc4wJnI6MGylaw/viewform

Can’t make it in person?
shop online and use code bcpwh30
Visit our website: https://www.blackclassicbooks.com/authors/

09/30/2024

07/16/2024

Day 2: SIGNED COLLECTOR'S SET OF BOOKS! https://www.blackclassicbooks.com/books-by-walter-mosley/

07/15/2024

Your Support is Needed Now. https://blackclassicbooks.com/

07/09/2024

Nubian Books, the only Black-owned bookstore in Clayton County, is thriving after the closure of Barnes & Noble. Learn about its journey and success.

06/20/2024

Rice farmer Rollen Chalmers has been integral to the region’s heritage-grains revival, and now chefs and home cooks are becoming loyal customers.

06/19/2024

The bean pie is sweet, custard-like, and a foundationally humble foodstuff. It’s also a culinary icon of the controversial Nation of Islam and of revolutionary black power.

06/18/2024

We are going through a tight Summer as well. So i can Feel Sister. Please support her. Got this from aalbc.com. thanks Troy
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VaLinda is seeking funds to pay back rent, purchase new carpet, and acquire 5 bookcases, 1,000 books to give out for free to children, and a bookmobile. The ...

06/05/2024

RIP WAXCAST
BROTHER EARL JONES, "WAXCAST", HAS JOINED THE ANCESTORS. INFO ON MEMEORIAL SERVICE WILL BE POSTED WHEN AVAILABLE.

05/02/2024

Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with us and our . So many entrepreneurs have stepped out faith and determination to create community spaces that uplift culture, lift up narratives that honor our pasts, (and our Afro-futures too). Add MahoganyBooks & our bookstore friends to your Saturday roster of places to visit and grab a book. Support is indeed a verb. 🖤

Address

P. O. Box 13414
Baltimore, MD
21203

Telephone

+14102426954

Website

http://www.blackclassicbooks.com/

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Black Classic Press is one of the oldest independently owned Black publishers in the United States. The company publishes about six to ten titles annually. Most are historical books dealing with all aspects of the African American, and African Diasporic experience and have been out-of-print for years. We take on as our special mission to bring those books back in to print and make them available to a new generations of readers. The company began publishing in 1978. Its first books were small pamphlets, printed on a desktop offset printer that founder, W. Paul Coates, purchased for $300.00 and set up in his basement. In 1995, Coates established BCP Digital Printing as an affiliated company of Black Classic Press. BCP Digital prints all books for Black Classic Press and provides print services for other publishers, non-profit and for profit businesses and organizations. Twenty-four years after its founding, BCP Digital Printing is distinguished as the first and only full-service African American owned book printing company in the U.S.