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Liberated
Territory
Since '97
Sankofa is a home for Black film, literature, memory, and community on Georgia Avenue in Washington, DC. For nearly three decades, people have come through our doors to find books, discover films, share food, exchange ideas, and gather around the stories that shape who we are.
Featured Books
Upcoming Events
Book Talk - This is Me with Dr. E Faye WilliamsFri, Sep 04Sankofa Video Books & Café
GAZA ON OUR MINDSun, Sep 06Sankofa Video Books & Café
Poetry as Protest - New Age Poetry Showcase and Open MicWed, Sep 09Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe- The Importance of the Black Storyteller with Haile Gerima and Omar TyreeThu, Sep 10Sankofa Video Books & Café
Unbury Our Dead With Song: HU African Diaaspora Literature Chair's Series @ SankofaSat, Sep 12Sankofa Video Books & Café
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