The Sacred Village of Sankofa

As usual the Sacred Village of Sankofa had yet another fruitful and exciting youth study and discussion session. The famed teacher and Psychologist from the University of Florida, Dr. Naim Akbar once wrote that "In addition to the cultivation of identity, education has the responsibility to transmit the legacy of competence." In order to properly reach our youth, we must reintroduce them to their Afrikan roots and histories because the traditional teaching of post colonial Afrikan values, and the culture and values systems developed during our experiences on American plantations have left us in dire straits. It is no surprise to us how receptive our youth are to traditional Afrikan histories, language styles, music, and culture when presented to them in an uncompromising, affectionate, and disciplined manner. The Sacred Village of Sankofa (or SVOS) teaches more than the contemporary pre-packaged “Black History” diet fed so haphazardly to our children in the public school system; conveniently omitting figures that fail to meet the current days’ standard of political correctness. SVOS puts emphasis on individuals such as Bobby Hutton, a teenaged member of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense who was gunned down by the Oakland Police Department. Or Steven Biko, a noted South Afrikan youth activist who founded the Black Consciousness Movement and eventually was murdered while in the custody of the vicious South African Police because of his desire and activities in the struggle for justice and freedom. These examples of courage, resilience, dedication, and strength are very appealing to SVOS youth and have served to forge a new Afrikan identity, pride, and knowledge that have developed some very desirable outcomes. In order to transmit a legacy of competence and strength we must identify whatever evidence of our particular greatness that can be harvested, and use it to our benefit and The Sacred Village of Sankofa is doing just that for our youth.
If you would like to get more information about The Sacred Village of Sankofa or to submit a donation to our cause (we are always in need of school supplies) please feel free to write:

The Sacred Village of Sankofa
P.O. Box 14481
Madison, WI 53703

Or visit our SVOS blog and meet some of the participants at:

http://sacredvillage.spruz.com/

UHURU Comrades!!!