SANKOFA VIDEO & BOOKS | 2714 Georgia Ave NW Washington DC 20001
Category: Book Talks & Book Stores
Eve L. Ewing — Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism – with Clint Smith | 1mar@3pm
In Original Sins, Ewing demonstrates that our schools were designed to propagate the idea of white intellectual superiority, to “civilize” Native students and to prepare Black students for menial labor. Education was not an afterthought […]
Beyond Heroes and Holidays | 26feb@6-8pm
– A Busboys and Poets and Teaching for Change Program This session will introduce educators and families to the newly released teaching resource guide Leading and Learning Together: Cultivating School Change From Within. This book […]
for gaza’s children | 23feb@4 – 9pm
Join us for a special evening to celebrate Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti’s 83rd birthday! The event will include a reception and book presentation honoring his influential work and lasting impact on literature and culture.
Lasting Memories of Brother Malcolm X with A. Peter Bailey & Positive Black Folks in Action
wednesday, february 21, 1 – 4 PM Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe | 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 | (202) 234-4755 Positive Black Folks in Action will commemorate the life and legacy of […]
IN HIGH HEELS ON A LADDER
A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation Date and Time: Feb 12, 2024 6:00 pm Location: 14th & V | 2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC, 20009 Why do women so often feel unworthy, even ashamed, of their […]
the grift
Part history and part cultural analysis, The Grift chronicles the nuanced history of Black Republicans. Journalist and radio host Clay Cane lays out how Black Republicanism has been mangled by opportunists who are apologists for […]
Happy Nappy Storytelling Featuring Phyllisa and Jalanah Deroze
Sankofa Video, Books, & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC Feb 19, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Dr. Phyllisa Smith Deroze and Jalanah Deroze are a dynamic mother-and-daughter team broadening diabetes awareness. Dr. Deroze […]
18feb@6pm ~ THE FUTURE OF BLACK: A Poetry Panel
Join THE FUTURE OF BLACK editors, Len Lawson and Gary Jackson, as they moderate a reading and discussion with contributors on P&P Live!
10feb@8pm ~ Book Talk: Black Girls Must Be Magic
In this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha Walker copes with more of life’s challenges and a happy surprise—a baby—with a little help and lots of love from […]
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