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Sankofa is a 1993 Burkinabé drama film directed by Haile Gerima centered on the Atlantic slave trade. The storyline features Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Kofi Ghanaba, Mutabaruka, Alexandra Duah and Afemo Omilami. The word Sankofa derives its meaning from the Ghanaian Akan language which means to “go back, look for, and gain wisdom, power and hope,” according to Dr. Anna Julia Cooper. The word Sankofa stresses the importance of one not drifting too far away from one’s past in order to progress in the future. In the film, Sankofa is depicted by a bird and the chants and drumming of a Divine Drummer. Gerima’s film showed the importance of not having people of African decent drift far away from their African roots. Gerima used the journey of the character Mona to show how the African perception of identity included recognizing one’s roots and “returning to one’s source” (Gerima).
Brother Sankofa: Message To Taharka Bey And The So Called Moors
Sankofa clip
Brother Sankofa: Speaks On O Fraud &" Sold Your Mind "The Poison Of The Community
Sankofa : Right Back At You Taharka Bey
Why I Left The Hebrew Israelites - Brother Sankofa
Brother Sankofa Exposing The Agent Hebrews
Sankofa When I Was A Nuwaupian
Sankofa & RedPill Having A Good Build On Moorish History
The Meaning of Sankofa
Freedom - Sankofa (1993)
Actors: Afemo Omilami (actor), Haile Gerima (editor), Haile Gerima (director), Haile Gerima (writer), Haile Gerima (producer), Tracey White (costume designer), Shirikiana Aina (producer), Mutabaruka (actor), Reggie Carter (actor), Ada Marie Babino (producer), Alexandra Duah (actress), David J. White (composer), Kofi Ghanaba (actor), Jimmy Lee Savage (actor), Hasinatu Camara (actress),
Plot: A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony.
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Why I Left The Hebrew Israelites - Brother Sankofa
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History is the lie commonly agreed upon (Voltaire). So in my searching I was introduced to the philosophy of Sankofa. My first encounter was actually the movie which was life changing for me! I became so intrigued with it I made it a part of everyday life. Sankofa is normally used as a Africana studies discipline, but I believe all can make it relatable to their lives. Thank you Professor Wright for you wisdom!!
Oh Sankofa, high on the Heavens you soar
My soul is soon to follow you, back to yesterdays moon
will it remember me?
Back to yesterdays sun, It will rekindle me
Rekindle the spirit into tomorrow and high on the wind
Sankofa flys again and again
Oh Sankofa, high on the Heavens you soar
My soul is soon to follow you, back to yesterdays moon
will it remember me?
Back to yesterdays sun, It will rekindle me
Rekindle the spirit into tomorrow and high on the wind
Sankofa flys again and again
Oh Sankofa, high on the Heavens you soar
My soul is soon to follow you, back to yesterdays moon
will it remember me?
Back to yesterdays sun, It will rekindle me
Rekindle the spirit into tomorrow and high on the wind