by Freddie | Apr 25, 2020 | Videos
In this video, Listervelt Middleton interviews historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician Cheikh Anta Diop on the origins of the human race and pre-colonial African...
by Arthur Fields | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized, Advice
Pyramid building is a concept derived from “scaffolding,” the process of gaining information until knowledge is born within the individual and they can express to others written or verbally the knowledge they have accumulated. Moreover, you want a child to process...
by Gwendolyn | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
When I developed the curriculum and taught African and African American history for the Wakisha Charter School in Philadelphia, I advised parents how to help their children remember what they had learned in the class, especially when they were studying about Egypt...
by Sue Chehrenegar | Apr 10, 2020 | Profiles, History, Sankofa Club Resources
Eight years after the Brooklyn Dodgers had hired Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play on a team in the Major Baseball League, Louis “Lou” Dale Sharp became the first African American state trooper. He graduated from Ohio’s 44th Academy class in 1955 and...
by Sue Chehrenegar | Apr 9, 2020 | Advice, Lessons, Sankofa Club Resources
Just about any experiment that can teach children about air pressure is safe to perform. Below are 2 of them: Why is the water floating? Get a playing card or similar card, one that fits over the top of a small glass. Fill the glass to the very top with water. Put the...
by Arthur Fields | Apr 9, 2020 | Advice
The first thing a parent must remember when they are homeschooling their children is that their child must pass Common Core State Standards test to progress in grade levels. These tests measure a child’s comprehension of academic skills. Today, it is necessary...
by Sankofa | Apr 1, 2020 | Sankofa Club Resources, Advice, Live Events
As we write this post many of us are stuck at home with our Children due to the restrictions and worries related to the Corona Virus. This has forced many to have their children at home and to be homeschooling for the first time. Even for veteran homeschoolers, this...
by Sankofa | Mar 17, 2020 | Profiles
Get over 100 Black History related printables EACH AND EVERY month PLUS a growing library of online activities for your children. Instant Access No risk $0.99 trial available TODAY. >>GET STARTED Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul...
by Sankofa | Sep 26, 2019 | Advice
This is something I NEVER should have heard from a white person! HOWEVER, it changed my life in so many ways, in some ways it was the genesis of Urban Intellectuals, Sankofa Club and myself as a Proud Black Parent! Watch the video below AND join our next FREE training...
by Sankofa | Aug 20, 2019 | Sankofa Club Resources, History, Videos
Historian John Henrik Clarke, who spends much of his on-camera time with his eyes closed, invites viewers to take their own inward-looking journey — to an ancient Africa forgotten by history. Through a montage of archival footage, artwork and Clarke’s own...
