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Sankofa

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A sanctuary for Pan-African culture

since '98.

“We revolt simply because,

for many reasons,

we can no longer breathe”

– Frantz Fanon

Featured Books

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver"

- Maya Angelou

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New Arrivals

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Price$16.99

The Color Purple

Price$17.00

When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down

Price$15.00

Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination

Price$15.00

Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class

Price$21.00

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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