Traveling African American Museum to Visit Guilford Sept. 3

SANKOFA, the African American Museum on Wheels, will make a stop at Guilford's Sternberger Auditorium (located in Founders Hall) on Thursday, Sept. 3, from 12-9 p.m.

The exhibit, created by Angela Jennings, includes artifacts, photographs and art pieces that emphasize the importance of African American history up to the present, highlighting the “King Cotton” era, the Negro Baseball League, the Tuskegee Airmen and African American inventors. Jennings also presents stories and dramatizations about the people featured in the exhibit.

“Sankofa” is a Ghanian term meaning “use the wisdom of the past to build the future.” Jennings has traveled throughout the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Africa and Europe to find pieces for the exhibit. She created SANKOFA in 1995 after discovering that her nephew, an honor student, knew little about African American culture.

SANKOFA is free and open to the public. Tours last 30-45 minutes. Groups and classes may schedule tours from 1-2:15 p.m., 6-7:15 p.m. or 7:25-10:15 p.m.

For more information, contact the Office of Multicultural Education at 336-316-2433. To learn more about SANKOFA, click here.

Aug. 26, 2009