Ownership grants power. This week's articles have us thinking about ownership from different perspectives. How is ownership rightfully determined? How is it rightfully, and peaceably, conveyed from one hand to another? How do we navigate disputes over property, or over how it is used? What if the contested property represents extreme financial wealth, or is of an intensely personal nature? We invite you to consider these questions as you read on.

Note: Occasionally we choose to share an article that may be restricted by a publisher's paywall. If you find you are unable to access a piece because of this, we invite you to contact your local library to view the article through their periodicals collection. It will also be a nice opportunity to say hello to the librarians in your neighborhood!

OWNERSHIP

New Jersey's Racial Wealth Gap Isn't Getting Better, Study Says | Patch, Newark, NJ

America's Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains | ProPublica

Japanese Americans won redress, fight for Black reparations | AP

A fairer way to pay slavery reparations | The Guardian

Family plans to sell Bruce's Beach property back to LA County for $20 million | CNN

UPCOMING EVENTS

AASLH Learning: Virtual Workshop: Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens (April 2023)

When a museum or historic site commits to doing school programs on the topic of enslavement, it makes a promise to past and future generations to do justice to the memory of long-silenced millions and raise awareness of the racist legacies of slavery in our society today.

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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