Sankofa Impact brings people together for place-based learning that confronts our history of racism, uplifts stories of resistance, and celebrates culture.
We envision a community that holds a common memory grounded in unvarnished truth leading to our collective liberation.
Sankofa is an Adinkra symbol used by the Akan people of Ghana meaning “go back and get it,” which teaches us that we must return to our roots in order to know where we are going.
When we hosted the 2021 Philanthropy Northwest conference, our community was still in the throes...
Born in Santa Ana, California in 1936 to Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez, Sylvia Mendez is...
Born in 1912 and raised by his grandparents, Julia and Janifer Rustin, young Bayard Rustin...
We hold Coffee + Vinyl monthly on the last Thursday of every month. For this...
It is a bright Sunday morning in Birmingham, Alabama and Black families in their Sunday...
Sankofa Impact brings the people, stories, and places that hold so much history to life....
We invite you to come down and chat with us over a cup of coffee...
