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(202) 234-4755 Store | (202) 332-1084 Cafe

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    Since '98

    Founded by Shirikiana and Haile Gerima and named after the internationally acclaimed film SANKOFA they produced. It's symbol, the Sankofa Bird, looks backward constantly checking as she moves into the future.

     

    Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe is liberated territory that hopes to be a place where thoughtful consideration of the past and future can take place via books, films, and programming particularly generated by and about people of African Descent.

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    Sankofa

    Video· Books · Cafe

    A sanctuary for Pan-African culture

    since '98.

    New Arrivals

     
     

    Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound

    Price$17.99

    Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography

    Price$24.00

    MilesStyle: The Fashion of Miles Davis

    Price$17.99

    Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slaver

    Price$17.99

    The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

    Price$16.95

    Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound

    Price$17.99

    Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography

    Price$24.00

    MilesStyle: The Fashion of Miles Davis

    Price$17.99

    Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slaver

    Price$17.99

    The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

    Price$16.95

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    Our operating hours have temporarily changed due to covid 19 

    Our doors are closed, but our hearts are still open, anticipating the day we can all enjoy the Sankofa Space again!  Until then, let's meet online* to read, think, talk about books and movies,  and be healthier and even greater than we were before this pandemic started.