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Upcoming Events

  • 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
  • CONTRADICTIONS Poetry Writing Workshop with Laini Mataka
    CONTRADICTIONS 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!
  • Kente Weaving Workshop
    Kente Weaving Workshop
    Sun, Apr 26
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
    Apr 26, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for an unforgettable experience at our Kente Weaving Workshop with Master Weaver Kwasi Asare! Don’t miss your chance to learn from the best!
  • Honoring Sterling Brown: A Screening of After Winter: Sterling Brown
    Honoring Sterling Brown: A Screening of After Winter: Sterling Brown
    Fri, May 01
    Sankofa Video, Book and Cafe
    May 01, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Sankofa Video, Book and Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us at Sankofa 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.
  • 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!
  • Book Talk - The Damned Don’t Cry: Pages from the Life of a Black Prisoner and Organizer
    Book Talk - The Damned Don’t Cry: Pages from the Life of a Black Prisoner and Organizer
    Mon, May 04
    Sankofa Video Books & Café
    May 04, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Sankofa Video Books & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
    Join us for a compelling book talk on The Damned Don’t Cry with author Frank Chapman in conversation with Merawi Gerima
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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    Date and time is TBD
    Location is TBD
    Join us for a conversation with designers Lily and Zeze on Ethiopian fashion and beyond!
  • Kente Weaving Workshop - Watermelon Day!
    Kente Weaving Workshop - Watermelon Day!
    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 an unforgettable experience at our Kente Weaving Workshop with Master Weaver Kwasi Asare on Watermelon Day at Sankofa! Don’t miss your chance to learn from the best!
  • 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 Tewodros Aklilu for a conversation on Ethiopian Jazz: Then and Now, followed by a jam session!
  • Book Event - Pretty Girl County
    Book Event - Pretty Girl County
    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 an empowering and fun evening celebrating Pretty Girl County, the latest YA novel from Prince George’s County native Lakita Wilson!

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