Green Options » african-american http://greenoptions.com/tag/african-american Posts tagged 'african-american' Tue, 27 May 2008 19:21:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Eco-Libris: Another Harlem Renaissance — Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/27/eco-libris-another-harlem-renaissance-hue-man-bookstore-and-cafe/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/27/eco-libris-another-harlem-renaissance-hue-man-bookstore-and-cafe/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 19:21:05 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/27/eco-libris-another-harlem-renaissance-hue-man-bookstore-and-cafe/ Sign with logo from Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe, Harlem, New YorkEditor’s note: Our friends at Eco-Libris have another success to share: a “book offset” partnership with Harlem’s Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe. As with each of these partnerships, Eco-Libris blogger Raz Godelnik profiles the store; we’re pleased to publish that profile, along with an interview of majority partner Marva Allen, today. This post was originally published on Saturday, May 24, 2008.

Starting few weeks ago with the interview of James “Surendra” Conti of East West Bookstore, we continue in our presentations of the bookstores that are part of our bookstores program and the people behind them.

Today we have the pleasure to present you with the Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe of Harlem, NY and its co-owner and managing partner, Marva Allen.

When I entered Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe few months ago, I knew immediately I arrived to a unique bookstore. The bookstore located in the heart of Harlem, New York has established itself as an important part of the commercial revival of Harlem, becoming the largest and best-known African-American bookstore in the U.S.

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