Liberation Station has reopened in Raleigh, N.C., SpectrumNews1 reported.
The Black-owned children's bookstore held a grand reopening December 29 at its new home at 430 Hill St. During the celebration owner and children's book author Victoria Scott-Miller called it a "homecoming," saying she was "so excited to bring this offering back to the community."
Scott-Miller founded Liberation Station in 2019 as an online and pop-up store after having difficulty finding children's books for her sons featuring Black characters. In 2023 she opened a bricks-and-mortar store in downtown Raleigh but closed it less than a year later due to racist threats and harassment.
Last summer Scott-Miller announced that she would be reopening Liberation Station in a new space and launched a GoFundMe campaign to help her do so. That campaign has gone on to raise more than $72,960.
"I'm grateful that we had an opportunity to step back," Scott-Miller told WRAL News last July. "And that we had a community that loved us so much they allowed us to rest. They allowed us to pause and reimagine what it could look like, not only the bookstore but our own personal safety. Coming back has been that of a revival, honestly."
Originally, Scott-Miller was going to open in June 2026 in a space inside of Montague Plaza, a 15,000-square-foot development dedicated to Black-owned businesses. In August, she decided to move to 430 Hill St. instead, which allowed her to save on rent and open much sooner.
"Our why hasn't changed: every Black child deserves to see themselves as the hero of their own story," Scott-Miller wrote at the time. "Our commitment to stewardship has guided us to a space where your investment works harder, opens sooner, and joins a legacy of Black excellence that our children can see, learn from, and be inspired by every day."