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Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe in collaboration with Positive Black Folks in Action, proudly presents Part 1 of our event series honoring the 101st birthday of Malcolm X at Sankofa. Don’t miss this powerful gathering of reflection, dialogue, and community.

Join us for a powerful evening around Laundering Black Rage with Too Black in conversation with Evan Wright.

Special screening of The Gravedigger’s Wife, presented in collaboration with Positive Productions and Luuq Cafe. Followed by Q & A with the audience.

On the anniversary of Malcolm X's birth, a panel of elders and youth discuss: Malcolm X's legacy, the current state of the movement for Pan-Afrikan self-determination, and the steps to engage and reawaken the Afrikan Masses. Hosted by Sam Plo Kwia Collins, Jr.

Join us for an important conversation on contemporary Uganda, exploring Museveni’s long rule, opposition politics, and the ongoing struggle for decolonized leadership. This event brings together critical perspectives on governance, democracy, resistance, and the future of African political leadership. Don’t miss this timely discussion. #Uganda #AfricanPolitics #DecolonizedLeadership #Museveni

Join us for Part 3 of Honoring Sterling Brown featuring Howard University’s New Age Open Mic. Experience fresh voices and powerful poetry celebrating his enduring legacy.

Join us for Part 2 of Honoring Sterling Brown: All Trails Lead to Sterling Brown, hosted by DC’s own Brian Gilmore. Featuring special guests Karl Carter and Amber Zu-Bolton!

Come for the conversation, stay for the rhythm, and honor the spirit of Haitian resilience. If you feel pinned down and want to contribute, register to perform at the event and sing your song of solidarity with the Haitian people here!

Join us on May 1 for Part 1 of a three-part series honoring the work of Sterling Brown. We’ll kick things off with a special screening of After Winter: Sterling Brown, the 1985 documentary by Haile Gerima, followed by a conversation with Haile and Lawrence Jackson, author of The Indignant Generation

Book Event - The Cost of Healing in Silence: Navigating Racial Trauma and the Call for Culturally Responsive Care What does it truly cost to heal in silence? Join author Ashley McGirt-Adair in conversation with moderator Marline Francois-Madden as they explore racial trauma and the urgent need for culturally responsive mental health care.

Join us for a special screening of CHOCOLATE: A Motion-Poetry Homage to Black D.C., followed by a conversation with filmmaker Eliamani Ismail. An evening of powerful storytelling and reflection you won’t want to miss.

Join us for a powerful book talk on What Our Fathers Never Told Us! with author Halim A. Flowers in conversation with Jawanna Hardy and Elizabeth Paige White. #SankofaDC #Sankofa # BookTalk #Washingtondc

Mohamed Challouf was born in Tunisia in 1957. In 1983, with some help from a group of friends, he created the Giornate del Cinema Africano di Perugia and attended to its artistic direction until 1994. In 1992, he realized his first photographic book called I Figli del Sud and organized the exhibition, dedicated to his childhood in Africa (exhibited in more than 30 African and European cities). He was the co-author and producer of Italiani dell’altra Riva, a documentary about the memory of the Italian community in Tunisia and produced the film, Anastasia di Bizerta, that was selected for the Venice Cinematographic Art Exhibition. In 2000, he produced and directed the documentary, Ouaga, capitale du cinéma, selected for the Venice Cinema Exhibition in the same year and broadcast in Italy by Tele +. Since 2005 he has organized Hergla’s Film Encounter (Tunisia), a new festival dedicated to African and Mediterranean short and documentary films. Tahar Cheriaa: Under the Shadow of the Baobab documents the career of one of the core fathers of Pan-Africanism and founder of Africa’s first film festival, the Carthage Film Festival. After Tunisian independence, Cheriaa used all his energy to bring the first authentic images of postcolonial Africa to broader audiences. The film depicts Cheriaa’s ideas and projects, with interviews and archival material creating a complete portrait of the man and his fight for both Sub-Saharan African cinema and African cinema as a whole. Ouaga, capitale du cinéma - Between 1983 and 1987, Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso and the home city of FESPACO, one of the most important Pan-African film festivals in the world, was the scene of an exciting cinema utopia. With the support of the young president Thomas Sankara, the festival became a symbol of the cultural renaissance of a whole continent. The assassination of Sankara stifled the hopes of millions of young Africans, but the dynamism of FESPACO and African cinema did not stop. Merawi Gerima is a filmmaker, organizer with the DC Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, and DC Native.

Join us for a dynamic conversation on The World In My Bones: The Diplomat Queens Made with author Jennifer Erie (“Fête Jen”) and Dr. Jessica Whitaker, exploring identity, culture, and global journeys.

What does it really mean for Black boys to fly? Join us live at Sankofa Video Books & Café for an unforgettable conversation around Black Boys Fly—where storytelling meets healing, truth, and transformation. Author Shayler R. Barnes Jr. and Xavier Morgan dive into the realities, the resilience, and the rising of Black boys and men navigating today’s world. #BlackBoysFly #LiveInDC #BookTalk #BlackVoices #HealingInCommunity

Join us for a special screening of a film that follows two Kenyan women working to restore/reimagine a historic public library in Nairobi while grappling with questions of colonial legacy, access to knowledge, and the future of public institutions. Followed by a conversation with Dr. Greg Carr

Brian Mushana Kwesiga is a Ugandan-born entrepreneur, engineer, and diaspora civic leader whose work explores Uganda’s politics, diaspora-state relations, governance reform, cultural identity, and Africa’s place in the global economy. He is the Founder, Principal, and CEO of The eHub Group, LLC, a U.S.-based import-export and strategic advisory firm advancing a “trade, not aid” approach to African market access and diaspora-led development. Kwesiga was a 2024–2025 Africa Policy Accelerator Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. His writing and commentary have appeared in New Vision, Daily Monitor, and other outlets, where he has addressed issues including dual citizenship, diaspora rights, national identity, trade policy, and institutional reform. He previously served as the youngest-ever President & CEO of the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA), where he led reforms in governance, transparency, and diaspora engagement. Before entering entrepreneurship and policy work, he spent 15 years in aerospace and defense with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Technologies. He holds degrees from Tufts University, Southern Methodist University, and Dallas College. Milton Allimadi is a PhD student in the History Department at Howard University. He was an Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and at John Jay College. He's a co-founder and the publisher of Black Star News and an investigative reporter. He is the author of 'Manufacturing Hate--How Africa Was Denonized in Western Media.' He hosts a weekly 'Black Star News' show on WBAI 99.5FM New York Radio.