New Age Presents: Poets in Response to Malcolm X
Wed, Apr 15
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
On Wednesday, April 15th, 8-10pm we will take inspiration from these odes, and pen our own for Malcolm X, other social justice leaders, or leaders within our personal lives whose legacies we wish to honor.
Time & Location
Apr 15, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Guests
About The Event
New Age Poetry will be holding a workshop & open mic centering Malcolm X's legacy through the poets he inspired. Malcolm X's politics and the art of his presentation served as a staple of the Black Power Movement, and the poets of the Black Arts Movement often wrote with him in mind. After his assassination, many poets penned odes in his memory.
New Age Open Mic is a free, youth-led poetry showcase and open mic held every 2nd Wednesday at Sankofa.
New Age centers Poetry As Protest: where poetry meets revolutionary work. With tunes by DJ Kamea, live drummer Sundiata Gittens, and an in-house cafe and bookstore, this isn't just a mic, it's a community experience!
Organized and hosted by 2025 Youth Poet Laureate and Howard Freshman Kai Diata Giovanni and slam & typewriter poet Jayden Antwine.