FOX 13 Seattle Evening Anchor Sabirah Rayford is set to host a primetime special centered around the premiere of Converge Media’s latest film - Sankofa Theater: Inscape Finale.

Seattle’s Black Arts and Culture scene took a hit with the closing of the Sankofa Theater, a space created for Black artists and storytellers to share their talents with the world in Seattle’s Central District. The Theater, which was located at the Inscape Arts Building, was forced to close in September due to a lack of funding and a push from other tenants. While owner Teme Wokoma looks for a new space, Back2Besa host Besa Gordon took a deep dive into the remarkable story behind the theater and those who served as it’s driving forces.

When the Sankofa Theater shut it’s doors for the final time in October, it marked a somber day in the Seattle arts scene. The Black-owned theater, who’s mission is to create space for Black artists and storytellers to share their work within the community, had fought valiantly to remain open at it’s location at the Inscape Arts building. Unfortunately, rising rent and financial hardships pushed them out, creating a hole in the Seattle Black arts scene.

The Sankofa Theater is hosting two fundraising parties - one on May 20th and one on May 28th. The funds will go towards securing a new lease for the Black Woman-owned theater which provides space for the arts within Seattle's Black community.