top of page
Events: Event

Upcoming Events

  • Selah Poets' Onyx Class 1 Showcase: Ink & Ancestry
    Selah Poets' Onyx Class 1 Showcase: Ink & Ancestry
    Sat, Apr 11
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 11, 2026, 8:00 PM – Apr 12, 2026, 10:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us as we celebrate the first class of Onyx members and the journey they have taken to refine their craft. Ink & Ancestry is a tribute to stories, families, traditions, and ancestors that have shaped our voices. Expressing poetry as remembrance, continuation, and cultural storytelling.
  • After the British: Independence and the Militarization of Post-Colonial Uganda
    After the British: Independence and the Militarization of Post-Colonial Uganda
    Sun, Apr 12
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Conversation with Brian Mushana Kwesiga and Milton Allimadi
  • New Age Presents: Poets in Response to Malcolm X
    New Age Presents: Poets in Response to Malcolm X
    Wed, Apr 15
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Apr 15, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    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.
  • Film Screening - How to Build a Library with Dr. Greg Carr
    Film Screening - How to Build a Library with Dr. Greg Carr
    Thu, Apr 16
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 16, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    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
  • HU African Diaspora Literatures Chair's Series at Sankofa
    HU African Diaspora Literatures Chair's Series at Sankofa
    Fri, Apr 17
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 17, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    WHAT DOES 'HOME' MEAN TO YOU? Kadija George Sesay, reads from her poetry collection Irki (meaning 'home' in the Nubian language) and other poems. She will also discuss her Pan-African literary projects in conversation with Prof. Carole Boyce-Davies.
  • Book Event - Black boys Fly
    Book Event - Black boys Fly
    Sat, Apr 18
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 18, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Don’t miss a conversation with Shayler R. Barnes Jr. and Xavier Morgan about Black Boys Fly.
  • Book Event - The World In My Bones: The Diplomat Queens Made
    Book Event - The World In My Bones: The Diplomat Queens Made
    Sat, Apr 18
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 18, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a dynamic conversation on The World In My Bones: The Diplomat Queens Made with author Jennifer Erie (“Fête Jen”) and Dr. Msia Kibona Clark, exploring identity, culture, and global journeys.
  • Film Screening - Tahar Chériaa: Under the Shadow of the Baobab + Ouaga, capitale du cinéma
    Film Screening - Tahar Chériaa: Under the Shadow of the Baobab + Ouaga, capitale du cinéma
    Sun, Apr 19
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 19, 2026, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a special double screening celebrating the legacy and vibrancy of African cinema, followed by an engaging conversation with the filmmaker, Mohamed Challouf.
  • Congo on Our Mind
    Congo on Our Mind
    Sun, Apr 19
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Apr 19, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join Haile Gerima and Sankofa Video & Books for an evening of artistic expression and protest!
  • Book Talk - What Our Fathers Never Told Us!
    Book Talk - What Our Fathers Never Told Us!
    Tue, Apr 21
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 21, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a powerful book talk on What Our Fathers Never Told Us! with author Halim A. Flowers
  • Film Screening - CHOCOLATE: A Motion-Poetry Homage to Black D.C.
    Film Screening - CHOCOLATE: A Motion-Poetry Homage to Black D.C.
    Wed, Apr 22
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 22, 2026, 8:00 PM – Apr 23, 2026, 10:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    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.
  • Book Event - The Cost of Healing in Silence: Navigating Racial Trauma and the Call for Culturally Responsive Care,
    Book Event - The Cost of Healing in Silence: Navigating Racial Trauma and the Call for Culturally Responsive Care,
    Thu, Apr 23
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Apr 23, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    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.
  • Book Event - A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America
    Book Event - A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America
    Fri, Apr 24
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Apr 24, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a powerful conversation with author and journalist Trymaine Lee on A Thousand Ways to Die and the true cost of violence on Black life in America. In conversation with Prof. Greg Thomas
  • REVISIONS Poetry Writing Workshop with Laini Mataka
    REVISIONS Poetry Writing Workshop with Laini Mataka
    Sat, Apr 25
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Apr 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Sankofa invites you to our writing workshop with Mama Laini Mataka! A powerful continuation of a journey into words, wisdom, and self-expression you won’t want to miss!
  • Haiti on Our Mind
    Haiti on Our Mind
    Sun, May 03
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    May 03, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Calling all Artists in the DMV!
  • Youth, Poetry & Protest - Discussion with Jason Reynolds and HU Students
    Youth, Poetry & Protest - Discussion with Jason Reynolds and HU Students
    Wed, May 06
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    May 06, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    New Age Poetry presents Youth, Poetry, & Protest: an in-depth panel discussion with Jason Reynolds and Howard University students on poetry, the DC Black arts community, and the role of youth in times of protest. New Age Poetry is for young people with a voice. Our aim is to foster intergenerationa
  • Book Talk - Cord Swell
    Book Talk - Cord Swell
    Fri, Jun 12
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a dynamic book talk on Cord Swell with author Brittny Ray-Crowell in conversation with Chantal James, an evening of insight, inspiration, and engaging discussion.
  • Fri, Sep 18
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Sep 18, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a compelling book discussion of Unbury Our Dead with Song by Mukoma wa Ngũgĩ, featuring a rich conversation on Tizita music from Ethiopia with Prof. Carole Boyce-Davies. An evening of literature, memory, and sound you won’t want to miss.

Past Events

bottom of page