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
Politics and Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20008 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 […]
Beyond Heroes and Holidays | 26feb@6-8pm
– A Busboys and Poets and Teaching for Change Program Takoma 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012 This session will introduce educators and families to the newly released teaching resource guide Leading […]
for gaza’s children | 23feb@4 – 9pm
Feb 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Sankofa Video Books and Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA Join us for a special evening to celebrate Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti’s 83rd birthday! […]
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@2pm ~ Book Talk: Ida B Wells, Voice of Truth
Michelle Duster and illustrator Laura Freeman discuss their new picture book Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth is an inspiring biography of the civil rights activist as told by her great-granddaughter Michelle Duster. Ida B. Wells was […]
