Sankofa Lessons: Ten Issues that Continue to Impact the Black Freedom Struggle

Join us for a presentation on pivotal moments and figures in Black History in America throughout the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Attendees will learn about these experiences and how their significance carries through to the current day.

Sankofa (pronounced SAHN-koh-fah) is a word in the Akan language of Ghana meaning “to retrieve" (literally "go back and get").

Dr. Anthony Mitchell is a professor emeritus at Penn State, where he worked for 37 years as an administrator and instructor. His academic research and studies include African, African Diaspora, U.S. educational history, parental involvement and African-centered rites-of-passage.