. >> ariell johnson opened amalgam comics and coffeehouse just a few months ago. it's the first comic book shop on the east coast that's owned by a black woman. >> you know a black girl geek, not that were not out there but when you, when you think of like a stereotypical of like what a geek is, its not people who look like me. her >> so she's made it her mission to sell comics where all people feel represented. >> heroes of different like you know faiths and colors and gender. creating an environment where they feel like theyre free to be who they are. >> hakim's bookstore was the first african-american bookstore to open in philadelphia. >> my father, the late dawud hakim. he wanted to help educate other african americans cause at time we had no clue about our culture. >> the store became a city treasure, but in recent years has been struggling to stay open. so owner yvonne blake reached out to the community to help her family's business stay alive. >> the support has been overwhelming because i really thought this was over. >> the story has even caught the atten