Join us for Sankofa Festival, an annual celebration of African American literature and culture at the Oak Bluffs Library.

SANKOFA FESTIVAL LINE UP

DAY 1: Thursday, August 3, 2023

10:30 – 11:30 Black Business In A Tourist Economy with India Rose

12:00 – 1:00 Your Personal Finance

1:30 – 2:30 Reiki with Master Wakenda Johnson

3:30 – 6:30 Collaborative Art Workshop with Artist Dawn Tree

6:00 – 7:00 Live Music with Summer Lawn Series

DAY 2: Friday, August 4, 2023

10:30 – 12:00 Author / Artist Talk: Dawn Tree and herGraphic Art of History, Tulsa Black Wall Street 

2:00 – 4:00 Waist Beading with Balebe *PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

4:00 – 5:30 Plant Walk with Alexis Nikole Nelson (AKA @blackforager)

DAY 3: Saturday, August 5, 2023

10:30 – 11:30 Special Tap Class Celebrating The Nicholas Brothers

11:00 – 12:00 African American Heritage Trail *PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

12:00 – 1:30 Book Talk: Emma’s Postcard Black Lives in the Early Twentieth Century (Atlantic Migrations and the African Diaspora) with Faith Mitchell

6:00 – 7:30 Contemporary Writers Panel. Moderated by Toni Kaufman, President of MV NAACP

Dates: August 3 - 5, 2023

Location: Oak Bluffs Public Library, 56R School Street, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

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