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Upcoming Events

  • Sat, May 16
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    May 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    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.
  • Contemporary Uganda: Museveni’s Rule, Opposition Politics, and the Struggle for Decolonized Leadership
    Contemporary Uganda: Museveni’s Rule, Opposition Politics, and the Struggle for Decolonized Leadership
    Sat, May 16
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    May 16, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for Part 3 of The Politics of Uganda, featuring a conversation with Brian Olemo and Milton Allimadi
  • GAZA ON OUR MIND
    GAZA ON OUR MIND
    Sun, May 17
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    May 17, 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!
  • Tue, May 19
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    May 19, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for Part Two of our series honoring Malcolm X: Malcolm X: From Black Nationalism to Pan-Afrikanism Hosted by Sam Plo Kwia Collins, Jr.
  • Fri, May 22
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    May 22, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for the conclusion of our three-part series honoring Malcolm X with Dr. Greg Carr.
  • Film Screening - The Gravedigger’s Wife
    Film Screening - The Gravedigger’s Wife
    Sat, May 23
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    May 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a special screening of The Gravedigger’s Wife, presented in collaboration with Positive Productions and Luuq Cafe. Followed by Q & A with the audience.
  • Book Event - Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits with Too Black
    Book Event - Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits with Too Black
    Fri, May 29
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    May 29, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a powerful evening around Laundering Black Rage with Too Black in conversation with Evan Wright. This is an event you will not want to miss.
  • UNTAPPED BLACK GENIUS Poetry Writing Workshop with Laini Mataka
    UNTAPPED BLACK GENIUS Poetry Writing Workshop with Laini Mataka
    Sat, May 30
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    May 30, 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!
  • 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.
  • Mon, Jun 29
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Jun 29, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a vibrant evening celebrating flavor, culture, and storytelling at our book and tasting event for Caribbean Cocktails: Drinks and Bites from the Afro-Latino Diaspora with restaurateur, chef, and mixologist Nelson German and Chef Andrea Lawson Gray!
  • Watermelon Day 2026!
    Watermelon Day 2026!
    Sat, Aug 01
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Aug 01, 2026, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    It's Watermelon Day 2026 - Brought to you by Bomani Armah A.K.A. Baba Got Bars and happening at Sankofa!
  • HU African Diaspora Literatures Chair's Series at Sankofa
    HU African Diaspora Literatures Chair's Series at Sankofa
    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.
  • Thu, Oct 15
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Oct 15, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Dive into Blue Beach with author Karyn Parsons, best known as Hilary Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, for an engaging evening of storytelling, conversation, and community. A special book event you won’t want to miss.
  • Film Screening - THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE (2024)
    Film Screening - THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE (2024)
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a special screening of THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE (2024), presented in collaboration with Positive Productions and Luuq Cafe. Followed by Q & A with the audience.
  • Book Event - The Indignant Generation: A Narrative History of African American Writers and Critics from 1934-1960
    Book Event - The Indignant Generation: A Narrative History of African American Writers and Critics from 1934-1960
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join author Lawrence Jackson for a powerful conversation on the Black literary voices that reshaped America between 1934–1960. Discover the untold stories of struggle, art, and activism that defined a generation.
  • Book Event - Alive and Paranoid with Musa Springer
    Book Event - Alive and Paranoid with Musa Springer
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join our conversation with author and author co-host of Revolutionary African Perspectives on WRFG 89.3FM at Sankofa! Moderated by Evan Wright!
  • The Subtext of Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - How to read a film
    The Subtext of Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - How to read a film
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a special presentation in honor of Patrice Lumumba’s 100th birthday, featuring Elvie Banda, Jordan Strudwick, Bousaina Ibrahim, and Batool Ibrahim and Munyang Tengen, as they delve into the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, unpacking its layers, musical score, and implications
  • Book Event - Toni at Random with Dana A. Williams
    Book Event - Toni at Random with Dana A. Williams
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Date and time is TBD
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for Toni at Random with Dana A. Williams, a lively conversation celebrating the power, craft, and legacy of Toni Morrison, guided by one of today’s leading Morrison scholars.

Past Events

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