Sankofa is mystical bird centuries old from the Akan tribe in Ghana. It carries a message to remember your history to build a ...

To ground artistic reflections on possibilities for 2021, I'd like to conjure the image of the Sankofa bird, an element of the Adinkra system emanating from the Akan people of Ghana and Ivory Coast.

"Sankofa comes from the Sankofa bird," Denise Leftwich, a docent at the museum, said. "And that bird is looking behind. It is taking the knowledge that it knows about its history, and it is using ...

Educational Leadership's own Asad Ikemba, a first-year PhD student, has been awarded the prestigious first-place prize for his insightful publication, "The Sankofa Bird That Flew Home," in the Global ...

Aesthetically, he adds, the neighborhood will feature imagery inspired by the Sankofa bird — a traditional African symbol and an animal that can turn its neck 180 degrees, looking both backwards ...

Ever the sartorial statement maker, Dapper Dan returned to his African roots at the 2025 Met Gala in a black and white zoot suit emblazoned with the mythical Ghanaian bird symbol, the Sankofa ...

The Sankofa Bird is a mythical African bird that is pictured facing forward with its head turned backwards with an egg in its mouth. The word Sankofa comes from a Ghana language and means “to ...

The metaphor of the Sankofa bird in Black culture is to go back to the past and bring forward the lessons that carry through time. In the symbolism of the Sankofa bird is the connection of who we ...

“There's a bird called the Sankofa bird that flies forward and looks backward. And that was our logo,” Brandau said. “So yeah, it's just about being in the moment, enjoying every ...

African American high school students in the Spokane area are encouraged to submit via email: [email protected] This years theme centers around the Sankofa bird Sankofa means to go ...