PAST EVENTS: 2009


Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm M-Sat, 9:00-7 Sunday; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!

2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM
Dr. CR Gibbs
"Let Your Motto be Resistance" Thursday Aug. 26th 2-4pm
At Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
CR Gibbs, Signing and discussing his books 2pm Thursday 8/26/10
Dr. Gibbs will give a historical account of slave rebellions and other forms of resistance to slavery in the Western hemisphere.

Dr. Gibbs is an internationally noted lecturer, exhibitor of historical artifacts, and historian of the African Diaspora. He is the author/co-author of six books
including,
Black Georgetown Remembered
Black Explorers, 2300 B.C. To The Present
Black Inventors: From Africa To America
Black, Copper, & Bright: The District of Columbia's Black Civil War Regiment
All titles are available at
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, WDC
202-234-4755
Event organized by BAPO; For More INFO: 202-271-7763
Thursdays August 12,19, 26
6:30pm - 9:00pm
The ABC's of Afro Brazil: Exposing the Open Sore of the Racial Paradise
A series of three workshops by Ana Flauzina

Ana Flauzina,
cultural activist from
Brazil will lead 3 workshops exploring
African Brazilian identity and its historic and contemporary distortions via film and other popular media.
She will screen films at each workshop
with discussion and questions afterward.

Workshops Are Listed Below:

Workshop 1, Thursday August 12, 6:30pm

Workshop I Title: The Violent Ways of Racial Democracy
Film Title: Almost Brothers, by Lucia Murat

Workshop 2, Thursday August 19, 6:30pm

Workshop 2 Title: The Color of the Girl of Ipanema:

Reflections on Race and Gender in Brazil

Film Title: Angels of the Sun by Rudi Lagemann

Workshop 3, Thursday August 26, 6:30pm
Workshop 3 Title: The Brazilian Dilemma: Carnival,
Soccer and Genocide
Film Title: News From a Personal War (Notícias de uma Guerra particular) by Kátia Lund and João Moreira Salles
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Quote from film:
Hélio Luz: I'll say it myself. The police are corrupt. The institution was designed to be violent and corrupt. And the people think that's odd. Why do I say it was designed this way? Because it was created to protect the State and the elite. I practice law enforcement to protect and serve the status quo; no beating around the bush. It keeps the favela [slum] under control. How do you keep two million people under control; people who make R$112 a month, when they make any? How do you keep the underprivileged under control and calm?
interviewer: With repression?
Hélio Luz: Of course! How else would it be?

Free and open to the public at
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Wash, DC 20001
202-234-4755
Medhanite Tekle
Presents a personal testimony about her
"Medical School Journey in Cuba"
Sat, August 28, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

After a showing of the film Salud!, Medhanite Tekle will discuss her experience about her medical school journey and the valuable lessons she is learning about what it means to provide health care to underprivileged communities. She is an Ethiopian American following her dream to become a doctor by taking on the scholarship opportunity to study medicine in Havana, Cuba.

This will also be a fundraising event to financially support Medhanite to continue the remaining four years of her medical school education in Cuba.


¡Salud! looks at the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls 'one of the world's best health systems.' From the shores of Africa to the Americas, !Salud! hits the road with some of the 28,000 Cuban health professionals serving in 68 countries, and explores the hearts and minds of international medical students in Cuba -- now numbering 30,000, including nearly 100 from the USA. Their stories plus testimony from experts around the world bring home the competing agendas that mark the battle for global health-and the complex realities confronting the movement to make healthcare everyone's birth right.

Medhanite's Blog

Entrance is free, with solicitation for financial support.
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW WDC
Yes I Can Read 2!
Storytelling and Literacy for children, 2nd and4th Sundays of the month, 3pm
Returns in two weeks:
Sunday, September 3rd @ 3pm


Sunday 8/29 6pm: Movie & Discussion
Bastards of the Party
Sun, August 29, 6pm - 8pm


Black August Planning Organization Sunday Films Series Schedule:
August 1 Finally Got the News
August 8 Can't Jail the Revolution and Break Down the Walls
August 15 Chicago 10
August 22 Pete O'Neal A Panther in Africa
August 29 Bastards of the Party

All films start at 6pm
Free and open to the public-
For more info: 202-271-7763

Sankofa Video Books &Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 202-234-4755 store
202-332-1084 Cafe

Sunday August 29th 11:00 am -2:00 pm
Ali Muhammed and
The International Indigenous Society &
The Aboriginal PanAfrican Association

Present:


Admission: $20.00

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-234-4755
Near Howard University/Shaw Metro Station
The Conversation on Afro-Brazil Continues with
Gisèle-Audrey Mills
Thursday, September 2, 2010 6:30 pm
FILM: Ebony Goddess
Queen of IIe Aiye
A collection hat will be passed to support the filmmaker
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Ilê Aiyê was founded in 1974 during the military dictatorship, a deliberate political act on the part of Afro-Brazilian cultural activists committed to raising racial consciousness and recognizing the African roots of Brazilian culture.
The film follows three women competing to be the carnival queen of Ilê Aiyê, a prominent and controversial Afro-Brazilian group with an all-black membership.
The selection of the queen is based on Afro-centric notions of beauty, in counterpoint to prevailing standards of beauty in Brazil, a country famous for slim supermodels and plastic surgery. Contestants for the title of Ebony Goddess dress in flowing African-style garments, gracefully performing traditional Afro-Brazilian dances to songs praising the beauty of black women.

*Presented by Gisèle-Audrey Mills is a Ph.D. candidate in Ethnomusicology at University of Maryland, focusing on topics related to musics of the African diaspora and cultural resistance, critical theory and performance studies, and 'new media' and cultural industry.



Where? All Events in this Calendar take place at:
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW WDC 20001
Saturday, September 4th, 2pm
at Sankofa
James Loewan
Signing and discussing his new book,

The Confederate
and
Neo-Confederate Reader:
the Great Truth About the Lost Cause

"Resounding documentary proof that the original reasoning behind secession and subsequent myth-making was in defense of slavery and white supremacy"

The evidence also points to the centrality of race in neo-Confederate thought even today and to the continuing importance of neo-Confederate ideas in American political life.



Other books by James Loewan available at Sankofa:
  • Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
  • Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
  • Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
  • Teaching What Really Happened
  • The Mississippi Chines: Between Black and White




Sept. 4th, 2pm at
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001; 202-234-4755
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sankofa cafe
SANKOFA VIDEO, BOOKS & CAFE
2714 Georgia Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 202-332-1084 for CAFE
202-234-4755 for STORE

Cafe Hours Monday-Saturday 8:30am-8pm
Sunday 9am-7pm

Need a sandwich and a movie on DVD? Call and order both in advance!!

ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
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Sankofa is Busy August and September
Let Your Motto be Resistance
Afro Brazilian Series
Medical School in Cuba
MOVIE: Bastards of the Party (Roots of the Bloods and the Crips)
Ebony Goddess Film and Discussion
James Loewen signing his latest Book
Children's Book Fair COMING SOON!
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Including Bi-lingual titles,
September 18 - 26th
at Sankofa:
Capoiera, author events and more...
Yes I Can Read 2 Flier front


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Looking for a fundraiser for your PTA? Contact us for to find out how you can raise funds for your school through our Mini Book Fairs, designed just for your event. Ask for Shirikiana: 202-234-4755
Quick Links
Sankofa.com
tezathemovie.com
Arts Under the Stars
Family-friendly open mic
for all performance artists
Every Other Friday
in Sankofa's
Garden 6-8pm
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

NEXT SESSION FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2010
Join Our Mailing List
Highlights at Sankofa
MARK YOUR CALENDARS


August
features Movies, books signings and lectures sponsored by Black August; Thursday workshops on African-Brazilian Identity and Stereotypes

Sept. 4, 2pm
James Loewen, Author of Lies my Teacher Told Me will be signing his latest book: The Confederate and Neo Confederate Reader

Need space for a meeting or event? How about the
SankofaGarden
Conf Room
Book Store
Contact us for rates. 202-234-4755
...and have a lovely event. Catering also available!

Join Our Mailing List
Office Space available for rent above Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe

Second floor, 20ft x 20ft; large window with plenty sunlight, central a/c, furnished option, utilities included, access to conference room.
Call Shirik at 202-234-4755
Join Our Mailing List


Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!

2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM
Lecture Series by Dr. CR Gibbs
"Let Your Motto be Resistance" August 26th 2-4pm
"History of Slave Rebellions" Friday August 27th, 6-8pm
Dr. Gibbs will give a historical account of slave rebellions and other forms of resistance to slavery in the Western hemisphere. Dr. Gibbs is an
internationally noted lecturer, exhibitor of historical artifacts, and
historian of the African Diaspora. He is the author/co-author of six books
including "Black Explorers, 2300 B.C. To The Present," "Black Inventors: From
Africa To America," and "Black, Copper, & Bright: The District of Columbia's Black Civil War Regiment," the subject of an upcoming documentary byThree Dimensional Publishing.
At Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, WDC
202-234-4755
Yes I Can Read 2!
Returns in two weeks:
Sunday, September 3rd @ 3pm


Medhanite Tekle
Presents:
"Medical School Journey in Cuba"
Sat, August 28, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Medhanite Tekle, an Ethiopian American follows her dream to become a doctor taking on the scholarship opportunity to study medicine in Havana, Cuba.
After a showing of the film Salud!, Medhanite will discuss her experience about her medical school journey and the valuable lessons she learns about what it means to provide health care to underprivileged communities.

This will also be a fundraising event to financially support Medhanite continue the remaining four years of her medical school education while studying in Cuba.


¡Salud! looks at the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls 'one of the world's best health systems.' From the shores of Africa to the Americas, !Salud! hits the road with some of the 28,000 Cuban health professionals serving in 68 countries, and explores the hearts and minds of international medical students in Cuba -- now numbering 30,000, including nearly 100 from the USA. Their stories plus testimony from experts around the world bring home the competing agendas that mark the battle for global health-and the complex realities confronting the movement to make healthcare everyone's birth right.

Sunday 8/22 6pm: Movie & Discussion
Peter O'Neal A Panther in Africa
Sun, August 22, 6pm - 8pm
Peter with family in Tanzania

On October 30, 1969, Pete O'Neal, a young Black Panther in Kansas City, Missouri, was arrested for transporting a gun across state lines. One year later, O'Neal fled the charge, and for over 30 years, he has lived in Tanzania, one of the last American exiles from an era when activists considered themselves at war with the U.S. government. Today, this community organizer confronts very different challenges and finds himself living between two worlds - America and Africa, his radical past and his uncertain future.

Black August Planning Organization Sunday Films Series Schedule:
August 1 Finally Got the News
August 8 Can't Jail the Revolution and Break Down the Walls
August 15 Chicago 10
August 22 Pete O'Neal A Panther in Africa
August 29 Bastards of the Party

All films start at 6pm
Free and open to the public-
For more info: 202-271-7763

Sankofa Video Books &Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 202-234-4755 store
202-332-1084 Cafe

Thursdays August19 & 26
6:30pm - 9:00pm
The ABC's of Afro Brazil: Exposing the Open Sore of the Racial Paradise
A series of three workshops by Ana Flauzina


Ana Flauzina,
cultural activist from
Brazil will lead 3 workshops exploring
African Brazilian identity and its historic and contemporary distortions via film and other popular media.
She will screen films at each workshop
with discussion and questions afterward.

Workshops Are Listed Below:
The ABC's of Afro Brazil:

exposing the open sore of the racial paradise

Workshop 2, Thursday August 19, 6:30pm

Workshop 2 Title: The Color of the Girl of Ipanema:

Reflections on Race and Gender in Brazil

Film Title: Angels of the Sun by Rudi Lagemann

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In Northeastern of Brazil, the father of the twelve years old illiterate Maria sells his daughter to Tadeu to be employed as a housemaid and have a better life. However, the girl is resold to the farm... read more read more...er Lourenço that deflowers her, and he gives the abused girl to his teenager son...
The ABC's of Afro Brazil:

exposing the open sore of the racial paradise

Workshop 3, Thursday August 26, 6:30pm
Workshop 3 Title: The Brazilian Dilemma: Carnival,
Soccer and Genocide
Film Title: News From a Personal War (Notícias de uma Guerra particular) by Kátia Lund and João Moreira Salles
revolution logo
Quote from film:
Hélio Luz: I'll say it myself. The police are corrupt. The institution was designed to be violent and corrupt. And the people think that's odd. Why do I say it was designed this way? Because it was created to protect the State and the elite. I practice law enforcement to protect and serve the status quo; no beating around the bush. It keeps the favela [slum] under control. How do you keep two million people under control; people who make R$112 a month, when they make any? How do you keep the underprivileged under control and calm?
interviewer: With repression?
Hélio Luz: Of course! How else would it be?
Chocolate City
Film Screening & Discussion
Wed, August 25, 6:30pm - 8:00pm





The documentary follows the story of 400 low-income families of the Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg housing projectsin Southeast who lost their homes in 2002 to make room for a new, mixed-income development funded in part by a $34.9 million HOPE VI federal grant. Though they were promised the chance to come back, the movie claims, both the number of low-income units to be built and the threshold used to define "low-income" in the new development pushed them out for good.

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-234-4755
Near Howard University/Shaw Metro Station
The Conversation on Afro-Brazil Continues with
Gisèle-Audrey Mills
Thursday, September 2, 2010 6:30 pm
FILM: Ebony Goddess
Queen of IIe Aiye
A collection hat will be passed to support the filmmaker
revolution logo
Ilê Aiyê was founded in 1974 during the military dictatorship, a deliberate political act on the part of Afro-Brazilian cultural activists committed to raising racial consciousness and recognizing the African roots of Brazilian culture.
The film follows three women competing to be the carnival queen of Ilê Aiyê, a prominent and controversial Afro-Brazilian group with an all-black membership.
The selection of the queen is based on Afro-centric notions of beauty, in counterpoint to prevailing standards of beauty in Brazil, a country famous for slim supermodels and plastic surgery. Contestants for the title of Ebony Goddess dress in flowing African-style garments, gracefully performing traditional Afro-Brazilian dances to songs praising the beauty of black women.

*Presented by Gisèle-Audrey Mills is a Ph.D. candidate in Ethnomusicology at University of Maryland, focusing on topics related to musics of the African diaspora and cultural resistance, critical theory and performance studies, and 'new media' and cultural industry.


Wherever I Am,
by Marta Ketsela
EVENT CANCELED, OUR APOLOGIES

Saturday, September 4th
Book Signing & Discussion


Join us as James W. Loewen, author of "Lies My Teacher Told Me", signs and discusses his latest book "THE CONFEDERATE AND NEO-CONFEDERATE READER".
sankofa cafe
SANKOFA VIDEO, BOOKS & CAFE
2714 Georgia Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 202-332-1084 for CAFE
202-234-4755 for STORE

August Cafe Hours Monday-Saturday 8am-7pm
Sunday 9am-7pm

Need a sandwich and a movie on DVD? Call and order both in advance!!

ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
Sankofa is Busy August and September
Let Your Motto be Resistance
Medical School in Cuba
MOVIE: "Peter O'Neal A Panther in Africa"
Afro Brazilian Series
Ebony Goddess Film and Discussion
James Loewen signing his latest Book
Arts Under the Stars- This Friday 8/6
Children's Book Fair COMING SOON!
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
Quick Links
Sankofa.com
tezathemovie.com
Arts Under the Stars
Family-friendly open mic
for all performance artists
Every Other Friday
in Sankofa's
Garden 6-8pm
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

NEXT SESSION FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2010
Join Our Mailing List
Highlights at Sankofa
MARK YOUR CALENDARS


August
features Movies, books signings and lectures sponsored by Black August; Thursday workshops on African-Brazilian Identity and Stereotypes

Sept. 4, 2pm
James Loewen, Author of Lies my Teacher Told Me will be signing his latest book: The Confederate and Neo Confederate Reader

Need space for a meeting or event? How about the
SankofaGarden
Conf Room
Book Store
Contact us for rates. 202-234-4755
...and have a lovely event. Catering also available!

Join Our Mailing List
CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Including Bi-lingual titles,
September 18 - 26th
at Sankofa:
Capoiera, author events and more...
Yes I Can Read 2 Flier front


****************

Looking for a fundraiser for your PTA? Contact us for to find out how you can raise funds for your school through our Mini Book Fairs, designed just for your event. Ask for Shirikiana: 202-234-4755
Office Space available for rent above Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe

Second floor, 20ft x 20ft; large window with plenty sunlight, central a/c, furnished option, utilities included, access to conference room.
Call Shirik at 202-234-4755
Join Our Mailing List

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!

2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM
Special Event this Monday Spiritual Coach
Caroline Shola Arewa
Signing & Discussing
her life changing books!

sankofa cafe
SANKOFA VIDEO, BOOKS & CAFE
2714 Georgia Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 202-332-1084 for CAFE
202-234-4755 for STORE

August Cafe Hours Monday-Saturday 8am-7pm
Sunday 9am-7pm

Need a sandwich and a movie on DVD? Call and order both in advance!!

ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
Join Our Mailing List
Sankofa is Busy August and September
Arts Under the Stars- This Friday 8/6
UP COMING HIGHLIGHTS AT SANKOFA
Need a special place to hold your event?
Children's Book Fair COMING SOON!
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
Quick Links
Sankofa.com
tezathemovie.com
Arts Under the Stars
Family-friendly open mic
for all performance artists
Every Other Friday
in Sankofa's
Garden 6-8pm
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

NEXT SESSION FRIDAY AUGUST 20, 2010
Join Our Mailing List
Up coming Highlights at Sankofa
MARK YOUR CALENDARS


August
features Movies, books signings and lectures sponsored by Black August; Thursday workshops on African-Brazilian Identity and Stereotypes

Sept. 4, 2pm
James Loewen, Author of Lies my Teacher Told Me will be signing his latest book: The Confederate and Neo Confederate Reader

Fathers or Father-Figures and sons 12 - 14 yrs interested in FATHER-SON BOOK CLUB? Meets once/month starting August. Contact Sankofa:
sankofa@gmail.com
Need space for a meeting or event? How about the
SankofaGarden
Conf Room
Book Store
Contact us for rates. 202-234-4755
...and have a lovely event. Catering also available!

Join Our Mailing List
CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Including Bi-lingual titles,
September 18 - 26th
at Sankofa:
Capoiera, author events and more...
Yes I Can Read 2 Flier front


****************

Looking for a fundraiser for your PTA? Contact us for to find out how you can raise funds for your school through our Mini Book Fairs, designed just for your event. Ask for Shirikiana: 202-234-4755
Office Space available for rent above Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe

Second floor, 20ft x 20ft; large window with plenty sunlight, central a/c, furnished option, utilities included, access to conference room.
Call Shirik at 202-234-4755
Join Our Mailing List
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Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!

2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM

Friday, July 30th 2010 6:00pm

The Red Sea Press & Africa World Press

Are Pleased to Invite You to a Book Launch For:

Khat in Ethiopia

"Khat in Ethiopia: Taking the Place of Food"
discussion and signing by author,
Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa

"Khat" (also called chat, gat) is a psychoactive shrub whose tender leaves and twigs are chewed in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula for their euphonizing effects for a millennium. A stimulant grown in small gardens for consumption on cultural and religious occasions around the turn of the last century, khat has now become the preferred and most sought-after cash crop, the most visible and pervasive social habit, and an important income-generating occupation for millions of Ethiopians.


Free and open to the public
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-234-4755
Near Howard University/Shaw Metro Station
Saturday July 31st 4-6pm
Uzikee Nelson & Januwa Neslon Present:
Cuban Art & The African Presence


Come hear from first hand experience of three artists: Uzikee & Januwa Nelson & George Shamira Smith, who traveled to Havana Cuba for the 10th Havana Biennial Art Festival.Uzikee will present a documentary based on this event along with George who will provide slides for the presentation and discussion.



Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, WDC 20001 202-234-4755
Bring the kids
Sunday and Monday
for Reading, Planting and Dancing

Come early - the first 10 participants get a free children's book!

revolution logoSunday August 1, 2010, 3pm

Gardening and Storytelling with Sanu and Nkenge*. Read about how humans came to appreciate the earth, ...garden hands
...then plant seeds in a gardening that you can take home.

Monday August 2, 2010, 11am

Dancing Stories with Farafina Kan Youth Ensemble
Dance and Drum, takes place African Dance ChildrenMonday August 2nd at Sankofa. Young people ages 3 -7 will tell stories with Mama Nkenge and interpret them through dance. Join us as we bring literature to life!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
at Sankofa Video, Books and Cafe
August Sunday Film Series presented by
Black August Planning Organization
at Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Sunday, August 1st 6pm

Finally Got the News

A Film by Stewart Bird, Rene Lichtman and Peter Gessner
Produced in Association with the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.



FINALLY GOT THE NEWS is a forceful, unique documentary that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside the auto factories of Detroit. Through interviews with the members of the movement, footage shot in the auto plants, and footage of leafleting and picketing actions, the film documents their efforts to build an independent black labor organization that, unlike the UAW, will respond to worker's problems, such as the assembly line speed-up and inadequate wages faced by both black and white workers in the industry.

Black August Planning Organization Sunday Films Series Schedule:

August 1 Finally Got the News

August 8 Can't Jail the Revolution/Break Down the Walls
discussion with Standish Willis, Esq

August 15 Chicago 10

August 22 Pete O'Neil A Panther in Africa

August 29 Bastards of the Party

All films start at 6pm
Free and open to the public-
For more info: 202-271-7763

Sankofa Video Books &Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 202-234-4755 store
202-332-1084 Cafe
Join Our Mailing List
sankofa cafe
SANKOFA VIDEO, BOOKS & CAFE
2714 Georgia Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 202-332-1084 for CAFE
202-234-4755 for STORE

August Cafe Hours Monday-Saturday 8am-7pm
Sunday 9am-7pm

Need a sandwich and a movie on DVD? Call and order both in advance!!

ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
In This Calendar
KHAT TAKING THE PLACE OF FOOD
AFRICAN PRESENCE IN CUBAN ART
AUGUST FILM SERIES
FINALLY GOT THE NEWS MOVIE SUNDAY
Arts Under the Stars-SCHEDULE CHANGE
UP COMING HIGHLIGHTS AT SANKOFA
Need a special place to hold your event?
Children's Book Fair COMING SOON!
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
Quick Links
Sankofa.com
tezathemovie.com
Arts Under the Stars
Family-friendly open mic
for all performance artists
Every Other Friday
in Sankofa's
Garden 6-8pm
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

NEXT SESSION FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 2010
Join Our Mailing List
Up coming Highlights at Sankofa
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
August
features Movies, books signings and lectures sponsored by Black August; Thursday workshops on African-Brazilian Identity and Stereotypes

Sept. 4, 2pm
James Loewen, Author of Lies my Teacher Told Me will be signing his latest book: The Confederate and Neo Confederate Reader

Fathers or Father-Figures and sons 12 - 14 yrs interested in FATHER-SON BOOK CLUB? Meets once/month starting August. Contact Sankofa:
sankofa@gmail.com
Need space for a meeting or event? How about the
SankofaGarden
Conf Room
Book Store
Contact us for rates. 202-234-4755
...and have a lovely event. Catering also available!

Join Our Mailing List
CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Including Bi-lingual titles,
September 18 - 26th
at Sankofa:
Capoiera, author events and more...
Yes I Can Read 2 Flier front


****************

Looking for a fundraiser for your PTA? Contact us for to find out how you can raise funds for your school through our Mini Book Fairs, designed just for your event. Ask for Shirikiana: 202-234-4755
Office Space available for rent above Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe

Second floor, 20ft x 20ft; large window with plenty sunlight, central a/c, furnished option, utilities included, access to conference room.
Call Shirik at 202-234-4755
Join Our Mailing List
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find any place else like it!
2714 Georgia Ave, NW Washington DC 20001
Near Howard University, Shaw Metro Station
store: 202.234.4755, cafe: 202.332.1084
Events at Sankofa
Sneak Peek: August, Sept
Open Mic, Family-Friendly Live art performance
Sunday Storytelling
Mesi Walton in Venezuela
Host yr event at Sankofa
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Summer Camp over? Bring the kids to Sankofa!

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Sunday August 1, 2010

Gardening and storytellilng with Sanu & Nkenge. Read about how humans came to appreciate the earth, then plant seeds in a gardening activity.

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Monday August 2, 2010, 11am

Dancing Stories with Farafina Kan Youth Ensemble Dance and Drum, takes place Monday August 2nd at Sankofa. Young people ages 3 -7 will tell stories with Mama Nkenge and interpret them through dance. Join us as we bring literature to life!

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CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Including Bi-lingual titles,
September 18 - 26th
at Sankofa:
Capoiera, author events and more...

Yes I Can Read 2 Flier front

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Fathers or Father-Figures and Sons 12-14yrs interested in FATHER-SON BOOK CLUB? Meets once a month starting August. Contact Sankofa: sankofa@gmail.com





August: Movies, Book Signings & Lectures Sponsored by Black August




FINALLY GOT THE NEWS
is a forceful, unique documentary film that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside the auto factories of Detroit.


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SEPT. 4 @ 2pm
James Loewen, Author of Lies my Teacher Told Me signs his & discusses his latest book The Confederate and Neo Confederate Reader



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CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Including Bi-lingual titles,
September 18 - 26th
at Sankofa:
Capoiera, author events and more...
Yes I Can Read 2 Flier front

Arts Under The Stars
Enjoy Live Art from Spoken Word to Music Every Friday 6-8pm @ Sankofa Garden
Yes I Can Read 2!
Storytelling and Literacy at Sankofa
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month

Guest Reader this Sunday July 25th. 3pm:
annoD, reading from our collection of outstanding children's literature by African American writers/illustrators.


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Special Good Bye to the My Kids and Culture Camp www.mykidsandculture.com, as they end their last week of storytelling at Sankofa. Storytelling and activities were conducted by young people from Rise Up - Re Build Organization, under the dedicated direction of Brittany Lee. Special thanks for training and oversight by Mama Paula Coleman and Mama Makini Niliwaambieni, and technical assistance by Sharon Briscoe.

We love and depend on the commitment of our wonderful volunteers!

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, WDC 20001 202-234-4755
Uzikee Nelson & Januwan Neslon Presents:
Cuban Art & The African Presence
Saturday July 31st 4-6pm

Come hear from first hand experience of three artists: Uzikee & Januwan Nelson & George Shamira Smith, who traveled to Havana Cuba for the 10th Havana Biennial Art Festival.Uzikee will present a documentary based on this event along with George who will provide slides for the presentation and discussion.



Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, WDC 20001 202-234-4755
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Saturday July 24th, 5:00 pm
Live performances by some of DC's most powerful award-winning poets, music, live painting, food, a space to breathe, exchange, come together and cultivate peaceful, progressive ideas for the future
Contact: Tatiana Iman 202-459-3035

Where? At Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, WDC 20001 202-234-4755
Black Man Heal Vol.1
A Resource Manual for the Healing & Uplifting of African American Men & Boys
Chester Marshall Book Signing & Discussion Saturday July 24th 4-5pm
Black Man Heal Volume I is for African-American Men and those who work with them and/or love them. This book can be used
as resource directory, a devotional, a therapeutic tool, a personal growth tool, an information guide, a blue print for developing
training modules, and as a good starting point for the development of African-American Men and Boys.
About the Author:
Chester Marshall signing his book Black Man Heal, Sat. July 24, 2010, 4:00

Chester Marshall is a Social worker, author,
mentor,acclaimed speaker,and the Founder and CEO of the Institute for African Man Development,a501(c)(3)non profit organization based in Washington,DC,Chester Marshall is passionate about up lifting African American men and boys.He is also an adjunct professor of Social Work at Morgan State Univ.


Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, WDC 20001 202-234-4755
B-Boys to Being Men
Film Screening Sunday July 25th 6-8pm
Scene from
B-Boys to Men, shot in South Africa
This film discusses the impact that breakdancing ("b-boying") has had on the culture of Hip Hop in Cape Town, South Africa. The manner in which Hip Hop is being utilized for social development and community upliftment in South Africa can be traced back to the fact that pioneers of Hip Hop there were initially b-boys, who transformed thought into action. This led to the creation of Black Noise, one of the first Hip Hop groups in South Africa, Heal the Hood Project, Da Juice Magazine, more than 15 CD releases, 3 Book releases, more than 100 dancers sent overseas, 15 DVD releases, t-shirt creation, national and international tours, Heal the Hood School, Creating a B-Boy syllabus and Battle of the year South Africa & Africa, African Hip Hop Indaba, Up the Rock, Cape Flats Uprising, are some of the many events they created ...


Free and open to the Public

Sankofa Video Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 202-234-4755 store
202-332-1084 Cafe

Mesi Walton Presents:
The African Presence in Venezuela
Tuesday July 27th 6:00 pm
The talented Mesi Walton who has been dancing since she was 4 years old, shares with us her experience of Teaching & Dancing in Venezuela and the strong African spirit that lives there.
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-234-4755
sankofa cafe
Rental Space @ Sankofa
Need space for a meeting or event? Contact us for rates:Sankofa Garden
Conference Room
202-234-4755
...and have a lovely event. Catering also available!


Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-234-4755

Looking for funds for your PTA?
Contact us for a fall, educational fundraiser
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find any place else like it!
2714 Georgia Ave, NW Washington DC 20001
Near Howard University, Shaw Metro Station
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In This Issue
Sneak Peek: August, Sept
Open Mic, Family-Friendly Live art performance
Black Man Heal book signing
S. African Hip Hop Movie: B-Boys to Being Men
Mesi Walton in Venezuela
Host yr event at Sankofa
Quick Links

Sneak Peek:
Up Coming Events!

August: Movies, Book Signings & Lectures Sponsored by Black August



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AUGUST 1, 6PM
FINALLY GOT THE NEWS is a forceful, unique documentary film that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside the auto factories of Detroit.

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SEPT. 4 @ 2pm
James Loewen, Author of Lies my Teacher Told Me signs his & discusses his latest book The Confederate and Neo Confederate Reader



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Fathers or Father-Figures and Sons 12-14yrs interested in FATHER-SON BOOK CLUB? Meets once a month starting August. Contact Sankofa: sankofa@gmail.com



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CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR
Including Bi-lingual titles,
September 18 - 26th
at Sankofa:
Capoiera, author events and more...
Yes I Can Read 2 Flier front
September 18 - 26th, 2010
Arts Under The Stars
Enjoy Live Art from Spoken Word to Music Every Friday 6-8pm @ Sankofa Garden
Black Man Heal Vol.1
A Resource Manual for the Healing & Uplifting of African American Men & Boys
Chester Marshall Book Signing & Discussion Saturday July 24th 4-5pm
Black Man Heal Volume I is for African-American Men and those who work with them and/or love them. This book can be used
as resource directory, a devotional, a therapeutic tool, a personal growth tool, an information guide, a blue print for developing
training modules, and as a good starting point for the development of African-American Men and Boys.
About the Author:
Chester Marshall signing his book Black Man Heal, Sat. July 24, 2010, 4:00

Chester Marshall is a Social worker, author,
mentor,acclaimed speaker,and the Founder and CEO of the Institute for African Man Development,a501(c)(3)non profit organization based in Washington,DC,Chester Marshall is passionate about up lifting African American men and boys.He is also an adjunct professor of Social Work at Morgan State University in Baltimore,Maryland
B-Boys to Being Men
Film Screening Sunday July 25th 6-8pm
Scene from
B-Boys to Being Men, shot in South Africa
This film discusses the impact that breakdancing ("b-boying") has had on the culture of Hip Hop in Cape Town, South Africa. The manner in which Hip Hop is being utilized for social development and community upliftment in South Africa can be traced back to the fact that pioneers of Hip Hop there were initially b-boys, who transformed thought into action. This led to the creation of Black Noise, one of the first Hip Hop groups in South Africa, Heal the Hood Project, Da Juice Magazine, more than 15 CD releases, 3 Book releases, more than 100 dancers sent overseas, 15 DVD releases, t-shirt creation, national and international tours, Heal the Hood School, Creating a B-Boy syllabus and Battle of the year South Africa & Africa, African Hip Hop Indaba, Up the Rock, Cape Flats Uprising, are some of the many events they created ...


Film is free & open to the public.


Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-234-4755
Mesi Walton Presents:
The African Presence in Venezuela
Tuesday July 27th 6:00 pm
The talented Mesi Walton who has been dancing since she was 4 years old, shares with us her experience of Teaching & Dancing in Venezuela and the strong African spirit that lives there.
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-234-4755
sankofa cafe
Rental Space @ Sankofa
Need space for a meeting or event? Contact us for rates:Sankofa Garden
Conference Room
202-234-4755
...and have a lovely event. Catering also available!


Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-234-4755

Looking for funds for your PTA?
Contact us for a fall, educational fundraiser

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!

2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM
This Sunday, July 11th 2010 @ 3:00pm
Baby Baobob
Written and Illustrated by Cindy Robinson

Presented by Paula Coleman with technical assistance by Sharon Briscoe


Baby Baobab may be the tallest, greenest tree, but he is also boastful. Sun warns him not to be so vain, but Baby Baobab ignores him and is rude to the insects and animals that wish to settle on his branches.
Baby Baobab


Children are reading at Sankofa all summer long!
Yes I Can Read 2!

Storytelling & Literacy
2nd & 4th Sundays, 3:00pm


Yes I Can Read 2! expands to include three weekdays this summer...Tuesdays (6-8 yrs), Wednesdays (3-5 yrs), Thursdays (9-12 yrs), 10:30am-12:00



Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-234-4755
Near Howard University/Shaw Metro Station
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August Sneak-Peek
CHILDREN'S DAY AT SANKOFA

Storytelling and Gardening
All in one afternoon, Sunday August 1, 2010, 3:00pm
why the sky is far awayStorytelling with Nkenge reading
Why the Sky is Far Away
about learning to appreciate the earth and it's food.

AFTER THE STORY, STAY AND PLANT A GARDEN:

Children gardening with Michelle


Gardening with Sanu & Nkenge
children plant seeds, sprouts and plants -
then make a delicious pesto.


sankofa cafe
SANKOFA VIDEO, BOOKS & CAFE
2714 Georgia Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 202-332-1084 for CAFE
202-234-4755 for STORE

Need a sandwich and a movie on DVD? Call and order both
in advance!!

ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
In This Calendar
THIS SUNDAY'S STORY
CHILDREN'S DAY
Arts Under the Stars
UP COMING HIGHLIGHTS AT SANKOFA
Quick Links
Sankofa.com
tezathemovie.com
Arts Under the Stars
Family-friendly open mic
for all performance artists
Every Friday
in Sankofa's
Garden 6-8pm
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Join Our Mailing List
Rental Space: Need space for a meeting or event? Contact us for Sankofa Garden and Conference Room rates. 202-234-4755
...and have a lovely event. Catering also available!

Up coming Highlights at Sankofa
MARK YOU CALENDARS

July 25, 6pm
B-Boys to Being Men, Movie on South African Hip Hop as Resistance

July 27, 6pm
Mesi Walton:
Presentation on "African Presence in Venezuela"

August features Movies, books signings and lectures sponsored by Black August

Sept. 4, 2pm
James Loewen, Author of Lies my Teacher Told Me will be signing his latest book: The Confederate and Neo Confederate Reader

Fathers or Father-Figures and sons 12 - 14 yrs interested in FATHER-SON BOOK CLUB? Meets once/month starting August. Contact Sankofa:
sankofa@gmail.com



Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!

2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.sankofa.com
Children are reading at Sankofa all summer long!
Yes I Can Read 2!
Expands to include three weekdays this summer...
storytelling 2nd & 4th Sundays, now includes:
Tuesdays (6-8 yrs), Wednesdays (3-5 yrs), Thursdays (9-12 yrs), 10:30am-12:00



Yes I Can Read 2 !
This Sunday:
Storytelling Sunday, June 27th 3pm
Join Us for a beautiful Sunday of children storytelling. Storyteller Paul Coleman will be reading the book "To be a Drum," by Evelyn Coleman.

"This ambitious picture book celebrates the creativity and individuality of African Americans, beginning with the origin of human life when "the rhythm of the earth beat for the first people," filled the air with spirit, and flew into their bodies. The beat enables them to create actual and, possibly, symbolic drums. When the people are enslaved and carried to a new land where their "drums" are taken from them, they still feel the earth's beat in their bodies and become "living drums," and all of their skills and talents become symbolic instruments. - A. Marilyn Iarusso, New York Public Library.

During the Week starting June 29, 10:30-12:00:
Tuesdays 6-8 year-olds
Storytelling time and activity
Wednesdays 3-5 year-olds
Storytelling time and activity
Thursdays 9-12 year-olds
Writing and public performance are the focus of this weekly workshop.

A talented storytelling crew bring great children's literature to life. Children dive into literature by or about people of African descent from around the world. Presentations and associated activities are designed to put children in touch with their cultures.
Stop by Sankofa Cafe during
Carnival Day on Georgia Ave,
Sat. 6/26/10
Refreshing Smoothies and so much more...
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Great Caribbean reads available at Sankofa:
Trinidad



Haiti

Jamaica and the world---




CHILDREN'S BOOK FROM THE CARIBBEAN



PUERTO RICO


HAITI







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Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!

2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM

AIDS, Opium, Diamonds and Empire Book Signing
Saturday, June 19th 2010 @ 1:00pm
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Nancy Turner Banks, M.D.* signs her book AIDS, Opium, Diamonds, and Empire: The Deadly Virus of International Greed.

In her new bookAIDS, Opium, Diamonds, and Empire Dr.Nancy Turner Banks tells the dramatic story of a financial ideology that is damaging to everything that it means to be human. It is the story of profits over people. In the end, it is the story of hope and how we can regain our sanity and our health hope in a world gone wild.
*Nancy Turner Banks , M.D. is a graduate of the Harvard Medical School. Trained in surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, and gynecological oncology, she practiced general obstetrics and gynecology for twenty-five years. In addition, she earned an MBA in finance. Banks lives in Maryland where she writes and lectures on health and wellness.
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-234-4755
Near Howard University/Shaw Metro Station
Rental Space: Need space for a meeting or event? Contact us for Sankofa Garden and Conference Room rates. 202-234-4755
...and have a lovely event. Catering also available!

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Sunday, June 19, 2010 4:00pm
Joyce Burnett signs her book...
Author Joyce Burnett signs and discusses Adam's Belle: A Memoir of Love Without Bounds


- a memoir about the late Isabel Washington Powell, a Cotton Club dancer and movie star in the 1920's, political activist and Queen of Harlem in the 1930's and 40's, and the first wife of Adam Clayton Powell, and sister of actress Fredi
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., activist and politician, pastor of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church

Adam Clayton Powell,Jr., activist, politician
Washington.
Isabel W. Powell, activist, actress, Cotton Club dancer; approved the manuscript before her death; she was almost 100 yrs old.
Isabele Powell


Meet the author Joyce Burnett, 4pm, Saturday June 19th, free and open to the public at Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
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2714 Georgia Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 202-332-1084 for CAFE
202-234-4755 for STORE

Need a sandwich and a movie? Call and order both in advance!!
In This Calendar
BOOK SIGNING, DISCUSSION: SAT. 6/19 1PM
BOOK SIGNING, DISCUSSION: SAT. 6/19 4PM
Arts Under the Stars
Sankofa Book of the Month
Quick Links
Sankofa.com
tezathemovie.com
Arts Under the Stars
Family-friendly open mic
for all performance artists
Every Friday
in Sankofa's
Garden 6-8pm
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Sankofa Book of the Month
$25.95


BUY NOW

- Critical excerpt from The "Black Athena" Debate by Grisso, www.theafrican.com:
"...At the core of the debate were two questions: were the ancient Egyptians a Black African people, and to what extent was the civilization of ancient Greece indebted to learning borrowed or stolen from ancient Egypt. .... for much of what Bernal had to say in Black Athena on the questions at issue had been stated long before him by the Africentric scholars of this century, notably James (Stolen Legacy), and Diop (African Origins of Civilization and Civilization or Barbarism)."

SEE FOR YOURSELF! ALL OF THESE BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE AT SANKOFA VIDEO, BOOKS & CAFE

Sankofa Book of the Month is a regular feature providing highlights of a book or DVD for the entire month.

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-234-4755
Near Howard University/Shaw Metro Station

All events are free and open to the public....
Join Our Mailing List

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!

2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM

Movie Night at Sankofa - Sunday June 13, 2010 7:30PM
Featuring Two Films from South Africa
And special guest:
Film Director
Kurt Orderson
The Prodigal Son
Movie Starts at 7:30pm

Film Duration 1 hr. 4min
South African filmmaker Kurt Orderson retraces the lost history of his great-grandfather, Joseph Orderson. He soon discovers that his great-grandfather did not come directly from West Africa as the family commonly believed, but rather from Barbados, as a descendant of emancipated slaves who had been brought to the island to work in the sugar cane plantations.
He also unearths his ancestor's activist past: Joseph Orderson was part of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, founded by the great Marcus Garvey, father of contemporary Black Nationalism and Pan Africanism.


Agrarian Reform for Food Sovereignty Campaign
Movie Starts at 8:40pm
Duration 37 min.

The arrival of the Dutch in the Cape in 1652 signaled the beginning of a violent and destructive process, which placed their greed for land and possessions before the rights of the original inhabitants of the land. Suddenly, throughout the Cape, and indeed throughout Africa, following the arrival of other European colonizers, land, which belonged to Africans, was marked as the private property of Europeans who enslaved Africans.

Today, The Right to Agrarian Reform for Food Sovereignty Campaign is asking critical questions about the lack of transformation and agrarian reform in South Africa, post-apartheid, and through popular education have mobilized people to recognize their ancestral rights and reclaim land for the purpose of Black, emerging small-scale, agro ecological farming.
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-234-4755
Near Howard University/Shaw Metro Station

Movie Night is free and open to the public;
co-sponsored by Positive Productions and Sankofa Video Books & Cafe
Yes I Can Read 2!
Sunday June 13, 2010 3pm
Storytelling and Literacy at Sankofa
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month



Storytelling will be conducted this Sunday by Nkenge Sumbry Cunningham, an elementary school teacher at the Academy for Ideal Education, a dance teacher and member of Farafina Kan Ensemble, student at UDC, wife and mother of 4. She is the founder of the Kindezi Kommunity Kids organization and LIFE (learning is a fun experience) Summer Camp for children 4 to 12.


Nkenge Sumbry Cunningham
Sankofa's Multi Cultural
Children's Book Fair
Coming to Sankofa, Video, Bks & Cafe
July 10-18, 2010
Children's Books on cultures of Africa, the African Diaspora, Native Americans, Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Native American communities, as well as bi-lingual titles.

Author events, capoeira, poetry contests, storytelling, book give-aways...
See you and your family at Sankofa!


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In This Calendar
The Prodigal Son by Kurt Orderson
Yes I Can Read 2! Storytelling
Multi Cultural Children's Book Fair
Arts Under the Stars
Sankofa Book of the Month
Quick Links
Sankofa.com
tezathemovie.com
Arts Under the Stars
Family-friendly open mic
for all performance artists
Every Friday
in Sankofa's
Garden 6-8pm
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Sankofa Book of the Month
$25.95


"Winner of the American Book Award and a Socialist Review Book Award. What is classical about Classical Civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the whole basis of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these Afroasiatic influences have been systematically ignored, denied, or supressed since the eighteenth century--chiefly for racist reasons. The popular view is that Greek civilization was the result of the conquest of a sophisticated but weak native population by vigorous Indo-European speakers--or Aryans--from the North"

Sankofa Book of the Month is a regular feature providing highlights of a book or DVD for the entire month.
Join Our Mailing List

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm 7days; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!

2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM

Thank God I'm Natural
by Chris - Tia E. Donaldson
Book Signing & Presentation

"My book, appropriately titled Thank God I'm Natural, not only describes my personal journey, but also educates readers about the historical and cultural events that have led to our obvious misinterpretation of our own beauty...and the lengths that we will go to to pursue the false and ultimately unattainable image of perfection that so many of us perceive as 'normal' or 'acceptable'," - Chris-Tia Donaldson




Sankofa Video & Books
FREE Event Saturday June 5, 2pm
Sourdough Bread
Poetry book signing by Lady Janet R. Griffin
"The poetic narrator of Sourdough Bread is baking more than sharp, crusty artisan leaven bread that exclaims, bon appetit. The traditional homemade practice of sour fermented dough used as leaven to make bread is only the beginning of culinary passion. The reader has an array of discomforting themes circumscribed with some familiar textured crust sandwiched between memories of wartime betrayals, protestations of rare innocence, and lucid reflections.

A Day of Poetry at Sankofa Video & Books
This Sunday June 6th, 3pm
Taste of Uganda
Buy a Plate of Ugandan Cuisine, enjoy venders and music
June 10th 4-8pm 5-7pm Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Garden


Sankofa Multi Cultural Book Fair
Coming to Sankofa, Video, Bks & Cafe
July 10-18
Books on cultures of Africa, the African Diaspora, Native Americans, Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Native American communities.

Author events, capoeira, poetry contests, storytelling, book give-aways...
See you and your family at Sankofa!



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In This Issue
Thank God I'm Natural
Sourdough Bread
Taste of Uganda
Book Fair
Arts Under the Stars
Quick Links
Sankofa.com
tezathemovie.com
Arts Under the Stars
Family-friendly open mic
for all performance artists
Every Friday
in Sankofa's
Garden 6-8pm
2714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Join Our Mailing List
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm; Store 11am - 8pm Mon- Sat; 11-6pm Sun


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Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!
2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM
Saturday May 22, 2pm:
Book Signing

Book Signing with Anthony T. Browder
Avatar Revisited: A Critical & Cultural Analysis
"AVATARis more than a 3D blockbuster and the highest grossing film in motion picture history. It is a film of extreme importance that can only be appreciated when viewed from a Technological, Theatrical, Sociological, Psychological and Spiritual perspective."-Tony Browder, Avatar Revisted Saturday May 22, 2pm

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW 202-234-4755
Saturday May 22nd, 4pm:
Book Signing & Coffee Ceremony

Bekele Woldemariam Signing & Discussing,
Kaffa; Ethiopian Organic Ground Coffee
The History of the Kingdom of the Kaffa People;
The Birthplace of Coffee
  • "It fights any type of narcotic or poison in the body
  • It's antioxidant which suppress the growth of cancer anywhere in the body.
  • Decreases the size of enlarged prostate, shrinking it to normal size.

KAFFA Ethiopian Coffee is the original spice coffee and it alone has the medicinal property mentioned above. All other coffees are hybrids of Ethiopian Coffee and have lost their original chemical balance and effectiviness." -B. Woldemariam in KAFFA

Stop by and experience authentic Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony -Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, WDC 20001
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 4pm
Purchase Your Copy HERE
Every Friday 6-8pm
Arts Under the Stars
In the front garden of Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe

Spoken Word and more ...

Saturday May 28, 2pm
Sankofa Art Series
& Ice Cream Saturday

Live Painting:
With
DC's talented Artists

The Cultural District brings their art to Sankofa. Come enjoy the beautiful weather in our garden along with wonderful artwork, music from DC's talented artists & a little ice cream...

Charles Jean Pierre: "Artist such as Jean Michel Basquiat, Romare Bearden, and Salvador Dali have inspired me most to take my artistry to new heights. Similarly, I use vivid colors in my works to tell stories and evoke emotional responses. I like to call my work fresh, forward, and mindful."

Rachel D. Crouch: Her pieces are about the impossible and the
discovery of promise. Music, life, limits, and change are just a few of the themes prevalent in Rachel's work. Her poignant pieces are not only beautifully intoxicating stories, but also timeless works of art.

DJ Underdog: is a young Hip Hop renaissance man. As an event promoter, his Tru Skool Series of underground hip hop events have expanded from its origin in Washington D.C. area to Philadelphia and New York City. DJ Underdog often plays promoter, host, flyer designer and the DJ at most events, which have gathered a steady buzz from underground Hip Hop artists, as well as spoken word artists. His latest musical ventures have been in the Afrobeat arena, where by he has djed worldwide with the likes of Rich Medina, Gilles Peterson and Questlove.

Johnnie "Monk" Bess: "I am fascinated by the collective psyche, cultural norms, emotional states, and degrees of separation or lack there of in the relationships of the people in any given community I may find myself. My work serves as a creative meditation process in which I am given the opportunity to question the profundity of said relationships, those between one's self and their environment."
This Beautiful Event Celebrates the Arts in DC
by bringing Art to the community for FREE

May 28th, 2:00pm

FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC

*Ice Cream available from Sankofa Cafe*

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 202-234-4755

Haile Gerima
& the filmmakers of Sankofa the movie
Now Present:

Teza (Morning Dew)


Playing Now
New York City East Village
181 - 189 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10012 · 212-529-6799

www.TezaTheMovie.com
917-202-9944

Four Screenings Daily
Click HERE for Advance Ticketing

Teza has Completed runs in:
DC, Seattle, Hyattsville, Lincoln Plaza in NY,...

TTeza explores the possession of memory, a right humanity mandates that each of us has - the right to own our past.
New York Times Critics' Pick

"Mesmerizing and cinematic, with a mood and rhythm all its own" - New York Magazine

Coming to LA Laemmle Theatres in September...
Coming Soon...


Sankofa Multi-Cultural
Children's Book Fair
July 10-18




If you are a community organization that would like to network with us contact Shirikiana Gerima at,
202-234-4755
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Unless otherwise noted, all events are free, and located at
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20001
202-234-4755
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Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Cafe 8:30am-8:00pm; Store 11am - 8pm 7 days/week
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Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent
Healthy food and Wholesome company
You just can't find anything else like it!
2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 store: 202-234-4755, cafe: 202-332-1084
www.SANKOFA.COM
Saturday May 15 @6pm:
The African American Guide to Mediation Affirmation and Prayer

Book Signing with William A. Brown
The purpose of this book is to introduce
to the public and support the following
affirmation of my personal understanding
of truth:We are endowed by our Creator
with bodies, minds, and spirits; through
our bodies, minds, and spirits we can
accomplish and do great things. -Wm Brown

Saturday May 15 @6pm
Sunday May 16, 1:00pm:
Laura Whitehorn
signing and discussing her book...


The War Before:
Writings and Speeches by Safiya Bukhari
Safiya Bukari
Safiya Bukari

Laura Whitehorn is a long time political activist, former Weather Underground Organization member and U.S. political prisoner.

Safiya Bukhari, who died in 2003 at the age of 53, was a member of the Black Panther Party, a political prisoner, and the founder of the Free Mumia-Abu Jamal Coalition and the Jericho Movement for political prisoners. She was friends and comrades with Laura Whitehorn, who spent 14 years in prison on the Resistance Conspiracy case, and has been politically active since the 1960s. Bukhari and Whitehorn met when she visited Whitehorn and other women political prisoners in a federal prison. Whitehorn edited The War Before at the request of Bukhari's daughter, Wonda Jones.

Laura Whitehorn
Laura Whitehorn
The book signing will also feature attorney Nkechi Taifa and former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member Masai Ehehosi who was also Safiya's co-defendant. Both are longtime political activists who shared close relationships with Safiya Bukhari, including their mutual involvement within the Republic of New Afrika (RNA).

Free and open to the public, May 16th, 1:00pm at,

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 202-234-4755

Saturday, May 22nd, 2pm:

Book Signing with Anthony T. Browder
Avatar Revisited": A Historical & Cultural Analysis
"AVATARis more than a 3D blockbuster and the highest grossing film in motion picture history. It is a film of extreme importance that can only be appreciated when viewed from a Technological, Theatrical, Sociological, Psychological and Spiritual perspective."-Tony Browder, Avatar Revisted Saturday May 22, 2pm

Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW 202-234-4755
Saturday May 22nd, 4pm:

Bekele Woldemariam Signing & Discussing,
Kaffa; Ethiopian Organic Ground Coffee
The History of the Kingdom of the Kaffa People;
The Birthplace of Coffee
  • "It fights any type of narcotic or poison in the body
  • It's antioxidant which suppress the growth of cancer anywhere in the body.
  • Decreases the size of enlarged prostate, shrinking it to normal size.

KAFFA Ethiopian Coffee is the original spice coffee and it alone has the medicinal property mentioned above. All other coffees are hybrids of Ethiopian Coffee and have lost their original chemical balance and effectiviness." -B. Woldemariam in KAFFA

Stop by and experience authentic Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony - Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave, NW, WDC 20001
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 4pm
Haile Gerima
& the filmmakers of Sankofa the movie
Now Present:

Teza (Morning Dew)


Playing Now
New York City East Village
181 - 189 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10012 · 212-529-6799

www.TezaTheMovie.com
917-202-9944

Four Screenings Daily
Click HERE for Advance Ticketing

Teza has Completed runs in:
DC, Seattle, Hyattsville, Lincoln Plaza in NY,...

TTeza explores the possession of memory, a right humanity mandates that each of us has - the right to own our past.
New York Times Critics' Pick

"Mesmerizing and cinematic, with a mood and rhythm all its own" - New York Magazine

Coming to LA Laemmle Theatres in September...
sankofa cafe

CAFE CLOSED MONDAY MAY 17th
Bookstore will be open it's regular hours: 11am - 8pm
Unless otherwise noted, all events are at
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20001
202-234-4755
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe Events
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent, Healthy food and Wholesome company 7 days/week 8:30am-8:00pm
You just can't find anything else like it!
IN THIS CALENDAR
Professor Mariama Ross
Nubia Kai
Movie Night: Make It Plain
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Inner Civilization
by Alan Dixon
Inner Civilization is an historical essay and guide for the future development of Black America. Inner Civilization represents the development of a culture among African Americans that draws from their own heritage, intellect and imagination.

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Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Dr. Mariama Ross & Nubia Kai
mariama"Repatriating to Africa:
Working out the Myths and Discovering the Realities..."

  • Professor Mariama Ross of the Art Education Department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana.
"Journey to My Homeland"
  • After a nearly two-hundred year separation, Nubia Kai reconnects with her Kafa ancestors in Ethiopia. Join us on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 2:00 pm as she recounts this amazing story of Sankofa--a journey to her homeland.
No Charge
Movie Night: Malcolm X: Make it Plain
Sunday April 18th @ 6pm
"Malcolm X: Make it Plain" produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell. It includes rare archival footage of Malcolm X as well as interviews with such figures as John Henrik Clarke, Maya Angelou, Ossie Davis and much more. FREE
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Teza The Movie
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent, Healthy food and Wholesome company 7 days/week
Store: 11am-8pm; Cafe: 8:30am-8:00pm
You just can't find anything else like it!
Yes I Can Read 2!
Sunday Storytelling @ 3pm

Storytelling Time at Sankofa, every 2nd and 4th Sunday



Williams and Stock here bring a cultural tradition to life for young readers. The setting is Haiti, zestfully rendered in Stock's brightly hued watercolors. Sasifi carries a basket on her head for the first time as she walks to market with Mama...

SANKOFA VIDEO & BOOKS
2714 GEORGIA AVE. NW
WASHINGTON DC 20001
FREE EVENT
FILM SCREENING : PEOPLE TO PEOPLE SUNDAY APRIL 11 @ 6PM



The film, "PEOPLE TO PEOPLE" shows the work of IFCO Pastors for Peace. It features interviews with Cuban professors, the U.S. parents and their adult children who have studied medicine in Cuba.

It shows a recent study-tour to Cuba which was organized by IFCO. Participants from all walks of life travel throughout the U.S. and Canada for a week or so gathering supplies for Cuban schools and clinics, as well as picking up passengers to visit the island.

In Cuba, they meet their Cuban counterparts and visit schools, hospitals, theaters and other social and cultural centers.

The Caravan comes through DC every Summer.

Manolo de los Santos of the IFCO staff along with
Luci Murphy and other past Caravan participants will be on hand to answer questions after the video showing.
http://www.ifconews.org


SANKOFA VIDEO & BOOKS
2714 GEORGIA AVE. NW
WASHINGTON DC 20001
FREE EVENT
Repatriating to Africa: working out the myths and discovering the realities...mariama

Professor Mariama Ross
is a professor in the Art Education Department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana.

2pm April 17, 2010

at
Sankofa, Video, Bks & Cafe
2714 Georgia Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-234-4755 FREE EVENT
sankofa cafe

Teza The Movie
Sankofa Video & Books
Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent, Healthy food and Wholesome company 7 days/week 8:30am-8:00pm
You just can't find anything else like it!
FILM SCREENING : PEOPLE TO PEOPLE SUNDAY APRIL 11 @ 6PM



The film, "PEOPLE TO PEOPLE" shows the work of IFCO Pastors for Peace. It features interviews with Cuban professors, the U.S. parents and their adult children who have studied medicine in Cuba.

It shows a recent study-tour to Cuba which was organized by IFCO. Participants from all walks of life travel throughout the U.S. and Canada for a week or so gathering supplies for Cuban schools and clinics, as well as picking up passengers to visit the island.

In Cuba, they meet their Cuban counterparts and visit schools, hospitals, theaters and other social and cultural centers.

The Caravan comes through DC every Summer.

Manolo de los Santos of the IFCO staff along with
Luci Murphy and other past Caravan participants will be on hand to answer questions after the video showing.
http://www.ifconews.org


SANKOFA VIDEO & BOOKS
2714 GEORGIA AVE. NW
WASHINGTON DC 20001
FREE EVENT
Come to Sankofa Gardening Day, this Saturday 8am.



Are you a gardener? Do you enjoy working in soil and seeing beautiful things grow? Come and contribute to the blossoming of this year's Sankofa Garden, bring your gloves, hand tools and elbow grease!

See you then --

SANKOFA VIDEO & BOOKS
2714 GEORGIA AVE. NW
WASHINGTON DC 20001
FREE EVENT
Yes I Can Read Too
Sunday Storytelling @ 3pm



Williams and Stock here bring a cultural tradition to life for young readers. The setting is Haiti, zestfully rendered in Stock's brightly hued watercolors. Sasifi carries a basket on her head for the first time as she walks to market with Mama...

SANKOFA VIDEO & BOOKS
2714 GEORGIA AVE. NW
WASHINGTON DC 20001
FREE EVENT
Book Reading with Breeze Harper
Saturday April 10th @ 5:30pm
Sistah Vegan explores food politics, identity, sexuality, health, womanism, feminism, decolonization, anti-racism,eco sustainability, and animal rights through the lens of the black female vegan experience in the USA. It is the first volume of its kind to address the racialized-sexualized-gendered vegan experience in the USA

SANKOFA VIDEO & BOOKS
2714 GEORGIA AVE. NW
WASHINGTON DC 20001
FREE EVENT
Upcoming Event:
Professor Mariama Ross
Presents
Repatriating to Africa:
"Going Back Home"
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SANKOFA VIDEO, BOOKS & CAFE EVENTS

Books, DVD's and more...about people of African Descent, Healthy food and Wholesome company 7 days/week 8:30-8:30
You just can't find anything else like it!

Movie Night:
Black Gold
Sunday March 28 6pm




As Westerns revel in designer lattes and cappuccinos, impoverished Ethiopian coffee growers suffer the bitter taste of injustice. In this eye-opening expose of the multi-billion dollar industry, Black Gold traces one man's fight for a fair price.