Tag Archives: History
Sankofa, Perspective, and High Stakes
Lately, it has all been…a lot. After Donald J. Pumpkins, a racial reckoning, and the...
Sep
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade
The Transatlantic Slave Trade was the largest long distance forced movement of people in human...
Aug
Place-Based Learning
At Sankofa Impact a core value and component of our organization is providing our community...
Aug
Freedom Summer
On the side of an old country road in Neshoba County, Mississippi stands a lonely...
Jul
Whitney Plantation
Opening in 2014, Whitney Plantation was the first plantation turned museum that focused on enslavement...
Jul
Frederick Douglass
"What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that...
Jul
The Stonewall Inn
In Greenwich Village, sandwiched between tall brick buildings, a historic bar is adorned with rainbow...
Jun
Seattle’s Queer History
The history of the LGBTQIA+ community in the Seattle area has deep roots going back...
Jun
James Baldwin
Born in 1920s Harlem, James Baldwin was the first born of 9 children. He grew...
Jun