Vallejo’s Ethnic Notions showcases the creativity of people of color

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Vallejo’s Ethnic Notions showcases the creativity of people of color

VALLEJO — In 1996, Rozalind Sinnamon-Johnson was tired of crossing the Carquinez bridge every time she wanted to buy books for her kids that presented people of color. She decided to open a bookstore herself. “I thought if I was tired of crossing the bridge, other people would be tired too, so I opened Ethnic Notions,” Sinnamon-Johnson said.Initially she sold only multicultural books, but from time to time she would bring an art piece. Seeing th…