History Archives - Sankofa Impact

Born in 1919 Georgia, Jackie Robinson spent the majority of his youth in California as...

15
Apr

It’s an early spring day in Littleton, Alabama, a small town between Egypt and Rockledge....

08
Apr

Alongside Highway 5 in upstate New York sits a humble brick chapel in the idyllic...

28
Mar

Ida B. Wells was born into enslavement in 1862 during the Civil War. In her...

26
Mar

The Sankofa Impact Spring 2024 Newsletter is here! The newsletter includes a letter from Executive...

19
Mar

Henrietta Lacks was a Black tobacco farmer from southern Virginia, the wife of a steelworker...

08
Mar

In 1946 The Four Way Grill opened its doors in Memphis, TN. Serving a warm...

06
Mar

The Sankofa Impact team is recruiting for our next Pilgrimage to the South. We are...

29
Feb

Utah recently joined Florida, Texas, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Tennessee in having laws on...

22
Feb

Born in 1875 to formerly enslaved parents, Carter G. Woodson was a historian and author....

08
Feb