Tag Archives: History
My Pilgrimage to the South
Only a few short years ago, a global pandemic swept the globe, taking millions of...
May
Give Big 2024
Sankofa Impact is participating in GiveBIG 2024! Join us on May 7th -8th for the...
Apr
The Dixon Brothers
56 years ago, in the Spring of 1968, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense...
Apr
Jackie Robinson Day
Born in 1919 Georgia, Jackie Robinson spent the majority of his youth in California as...
Apr
Banner Coal Mine
It’s an early spring day in Littleton, Alabama, a small town between Egypt and Rockledge....
Apr
Seneca Falls, New York
Alongside Highway 5 in upstate New York sits a humble brick chapel in the idyllic...
Mar
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Ida B. Wells was born into enslavement in 1862 during the Civil War. In her...
Mar
Sankofa Impact Spring 2024
The Sankofa Impact Spring 2024 Newsletter is here! The newsletter includes a letter from Executive...
Mar
Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks was a Black tobacco farmer from southern Virginia, the wife of a steelworker...
Mar
The Four Way Restaurant
In 1946 The Four Way Grill opened its doors in Memphis, TN. Serving a warm...
Mar