The Sankofa Collaborative Weekly Resource

Cultural change does not take place in a straight line. Rather, it it is a winding path that reflects what people think, what they feel, and how they act. These essays, one by past Sankofa Collaborative guest speaker Salamishah Tillet and another by writers Jonathan Weisman and Ken Bensinger invite us to reflect on some of the unexpected turns in western society's changing perception of itself.

We would also like to congratulate Sankofa Collaborative partner Grounds For Sculpture on earning Level 1 Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation program and The Morton Aboretum! Click here to learn more.

THE WINDING PATH OF CULTURAL CHANGE

UPCOMING EVENTS

Inside the Vault | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Inside the Vault | Inside the Vault: Black Enfranchisement and Education: Selected Gilder Lehrman Collection Items on Exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum | Inside the Vault: Black Enfranchisement and Education: Selected Gilder Lehrman Collection Items on Exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum Join us on January 5, 2023, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

SANKOFA PARTNER NEWS

Video: Sankofa Partner Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps Interviews Lonnie G. Bunch III, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Roberto Lugo: The Village Potter - Grounds For Sculpture

Back to exhibitions On View May 22, 2022 - January 8, 2023 Location In 2022, GFS will present an exhibition of work by ceramicist, performance artist, and educator, Roberto Lugo in the Museum building. Lugo is a master of ceramics creating...

Fragile: Earth - Grounds For Sculpture

Conceived through a partnership with The Color Network, Grounds For Sculpture presents an exhibition titled Fragile: Earth opening in May 2022. The Color Network's mission is to aid in the advancement of people of color in the ceramic arts. Their ...

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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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