Join us for Sankofa Festival, an annual celebration of African American literature and culture at the Oak Bluffs Library. Head to our website for full calendar events and details.

SANKOFA FESTIVAL LINE UP

DAY 1: Thursday, August 3rd

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 4th

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 5th

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