This week's articles explore the challenges some experience when facing the truth of their past, or of the impact of the past on their present-day lives.

SLAVERY - IT HAPPENED HERE, TOO

On June 6, 2023 The Sankofa Collaborative will present "Slavery - It Happened Here, Too." This full-day program will be held at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. African American History scholar Dr. Kendra Boyd will be our keynote speaker. Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps, President and CEO of 1804 Consultants will moderate.

Panel presentations will highlight the themes of enslavement as wealth generator in New Jersey’s early development and as the foundation of New Jersey’s educational and cultural institutions and document resilience and resistance among New Jersey’s enslaved people.

Presenters include Ms. Beverly Mills and Ms. Elaine Buck, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum; Ms. Elizabeth Allan, Morven Museum & Garden; Dr. Jay-Paul Hinds, Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr. Isabella Morales, The Princeton & Slavery Project; Dr. Jude Pfister, Morristown National Historic Park; Dr. Patricia Pongracz, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum; and Mr. Joseph Zemla, Monmouth County Historical Association.

TRUTH

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!

1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals | NPR

I’ve been ‘code-switching’ my entire career, but experts say that shouldn’t be a workplace norm—here’s why | CNBC

The Guardian view on our links to slavery: a necessary reckoning with the past | The Guardian

| Literary Hub

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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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1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals | NPR

I’ve been ‘code-switching’ my entire career, but experts say that shouldn’t be a workplace norm—here’s why | CNBC

The Guardian view on our links to slavery: a necessary reckoning with the past | The Guardian

Not White But Not (Entirely) Black: On the Complex History of “Passing” in America

| Literary Hub