Film Screening: Ngugi wa Thion'go: The River Between Languages

Name: Film Screening: Ngugi wa Thion'go: The River Between Languages
Start: 2026-10-31T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-31T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Sankofa Video Books & Cafe

Sat, Oct 31 · 6:30 PM Sankofa Video Books & Cafe · Columbia Heights

Join us for a screening of Ngugi wa Thion'go: The River Between Languages, an exploration of Ngũgĩ’s life and intellectual journey through the politics of language, the relationship between indigenous and colonial languages, writing and activism, and the experience of writers in exile.

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