Peace & Blessings from Dr. Mama

This election has been stressful and exhausting for many of us. For most of the
Sankofa family the results have been devastating. In times like these it is
important for us to remember not to allow disappointment to make us forget our
blessing. This edition of our newsletter is dedicated to counting the many
blessings that we have had this quarter at Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter
School– the place where we will continue to educate for freedom, liberation, and
justice.

What an amazing first quarter we have had. Since August so much has happened
and we have so much for which to be thankful. As you read this edition, you will
see some of the truly remarkable things that are happening in this Sankofa
Community. In our first quarter, we visited colleges, farms, and beaches.
Amazing storytellers, musicians, and community leaders have visited us. We have
put on college fairs, elections, and assembly programs. We have walked to raise
money for both physical and mental health challenges. We have brought back
Grandparent’s Day and had the best attended Wazuri meeting in the past several
years. In other words, Sankofa Freedom Academy is moving and grooving as our
scholars find themselves growing academically, culturally, and intellectually.
Certainly, reflecting on this first quarter, we are able to stand strong and declare
our gratitude. Thus, we give thanks for the beautiful scholars that work so hard
to master the content we are teaching. We give thanks for the big smiles, tight
hugs and the warn greetings that are available to us each day. We give thanks for
the many parents who trust us with their treasure and are patient, positive
partners. We are grateful for this creative, energetic, brilliant, hardworking,
freedom fighting staff members who give so much of themselves to motivate,
elevate, celebrate, and educate our children. With all of these great gifts that we
have, we will face tomorrow and the next day with the resilience of our ancestors
and a forever faith that sustains us. We will do what the first woman of African
and Asian descent encouraged us to do on Wednesday. We will not “throw up
our hands. We will roll up our sleeves.” Together, we will continue to grow this
Sankofa community as a place where children learn to love themselves, love one
another, and fight to make this world a better, safer, place, where freedom and
justice reign.

 

In Love and in Community,