Tag Archives: History

Native American Heritage Month: Chief Si’ahl

Chief Si’ahl, the namesake of the city of Seattle, was born to a mother from...

Honors: American South Reunion

This past summer, Sankofa Impact partnered with the University of Washington and the Community Engagement...

Election Day 2024

Sankofa Impact strongly encourages you to remember the struggle of our ancestors, to stand in...

Coffee x Vinyl: October 2024

Sankofa Impact is opening our doors for our monthly office hours, Coffee + Vinyl!  We...

Philanthropy Northwest’s Pilgrimage in Place

When we hosted the 2021 Philanthropy Northwest conference, our community was still in the throes...

Sylvia Mendez

Born in Santa Ana, California in 1936 to Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez, Sylvia Mendez is...

Bayard Rustin

Born in 1912 and raised by his grandparents, Julia and Janifer Rustin, young Bayard Rustin...

Coffee x Vinyl September 2024

We hold Coffee + Vinyl monthly on the last Thursday of every month. For this...

16th Street Baptist Church

It is a bright Sunday morning in Birmingham, Alabama and Black families in their Sunday...

Reflections on my Time with Sankofa Impact

Sankofa Impact brings the people, stories, and places that hold so much history to life....