If history tells us anything it is that leadership - and leaders - can arise from any corner of society. From the courageous efforts of everyday people who rose to the challenge of inequality, to the leadership opportunity presented to us all through the right to vote.

LEADERSHIP

Supreme Court Gives the Voting Rights Act a Tenuous New Lease on Life | NY Times

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Leadership Is Voice | NPQ

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'Foundation of the bridge': Recalling 'Courageous Eight' who risked all to spearhead Selma marches | USA Today

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UPCOMING EVENTS

On July 16, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., the Trent House Association will present a talk by Shawn Carney and Michael Daubert on what can be learned from newspaper advertisements for the return of enslaved people who escaped from slavery. The talk will be given in the Trent House Visitor Center at 15 Market Street, Trenton, across from the Hughes Justice Complex. This is a free program, but pre-registration is encouraged at https://tinyurl.com/TalkJuly16.

Plenty of free parking is available at the rear of the Museum property. Click here to view/download the press release about this program.

NEW FROM SANKOFA COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

Sankofa Collaborative partners Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck have released their second book, African Americans of Central New Jersey. Contact retailers@arcadiapublishing.com to order your copy!

For more articles, guides and other materials, visit the Sankofa Collaborative's Program Archives and Resources page.

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The Sankofa Collaborative helps people learn about, understand, and discuss African American history in schools, museums, libraries, civic groups, and other settings.

The Collaborative is the work of five New Jersey organizations - 1804 Consultants, Grounds For Sculpture, The New Jersey Historical Society, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, and the William Trent House Museum. Our programs and website are made possible through generous grants from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the New Jersey Historical Commission.

Sankofa, a word from the Twi language of Ghana, translates to "go back and get it." It is often depicted by a bird with its body facing forward and its head turned back, holding a precious egg. This and other Sankofa symbols remind us of the importance of learning from the past.

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