About Third Space Action Lab and Reading Room

ThirdSpace Action Lab was created to disrupt the vicious cycle of disinvestment and displacement that exploit low-income communities of color.

We are a grassroots research, strategy, and design cooperative dedicated to prototyping creative place-based solutions to actualize racial equity.

We are institutional and community organizers turning evidence-based strategies into action and co-creating liberated “third spaces” for people of color.

ThirdSpace Reading Room is a black-owned bookstore and event space in the historic Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Our mission is to provide our community and customers with books that will empower them. We pride ourselves in being a true gathering spot for collaboration, education, and celebration, and have an open door to writers, artists, community leaders, and intellect seekers.