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Posted inLifestyle

A District Tradition, Malcolm X Day Celebration, Returns Virtually May 19

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor May 12, 2021December 21, 2021

With the theme “Sankofa: Going Back to Get What You Need to Move Forward!” the District-based annual event honoring the life and legacy of and lessons provided by Malcolm X returns, as in years past, on his birthday: Wednesday, May 19.

Haile and Shirikiana Gerima
Posted inLifestyle

D.C. Bookstore a Hub for Black Film

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer February 28, 2018October 31, 2020
Dozens gather at Sankofa bookstore in Northwest for a Nov. 19 public forum on Caribbean music, based on the new book "Voices of Pan Pioneers of Trinidad & Tobago: A Global Legacy" by historian Von Martin. (E Watson/EDI Photo)
Posted inCommunity

Author Highlights Caribbean History Through Music

by Lauren M. Poteat November 29, 2017October 31, 2020
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Posted inLifestyle

Ta-Nehisi Coates Talks Obama at Book Launch

by Lauren M. Poteat October 11, 2017October 31, 2020
Children's books author Sherrita Berry-Petus reads to children attending the Magical-Mirrors book fair at Sankofa Video Books & Cafe in Northwest on Sunday, Dec. 11.
Posted inBooks, Community

Book Store Gives the Gift of Literature

by Lauren M. Poteat December 14, 2016October 30, 2020

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