During the 1930′s, in order to reduce unemployment during the Great Depression, the government funded The Federal Writers’ Project. One of their assignments was to interview many of the 100,000 former slaves that were still alive in the United States. [...]
“De-Egyptianization” is the term for what happened to Israel in the desert. After four hundred years of slavery their culture and identity was virtually destroyed and in need of restoration. They were in such bad shape that even though God [...]
At The Sankofa Institute we are reading Carl Ellis’ Free At Last: The Gospel in the African-American Experience. Outside of the Bible this is the most influential book in my life. Ellis is seeking to demonstrate a way for all [...]
What do you think about W. E. B. Du Bois’ concept of The Talented Tenth? William Edward Burghardt (aka–W.E.B) Du Bois was the first African-American to earn a PH.D. from Harvard. He went on to be a history professor, editor [...]