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1. Sankofa
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English
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A funny, gripping and surprising story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew, by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo. Anna grew up in England with her white mother and knowing very little about her African father. In middle age, after separating from her husband and with her daughter all grown up, she finds herself alone and wondering who she really is. Her mother's death leads her to find her father's...
2. Sankofa
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Explores the complex interplay of race and culture in the doctoral experiences of African American students. Sankofa reexamines doctoral education through the lens of African American and Black experiences. Drawing on the African diasporic legacy of Sankofa and the notion that "it is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten," the contributors "go back" to address legacies of exclusion in higher education and take care to center and honor...
3. Sankofa
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Publisher:
Wyatt Bryson
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Last night Charlie went on a bender. Today he woke up with a tattoo of the mythical African sankofa bird on his right shoulder blade. The solid black tattoo was too dark for his pale white skin, but he hadn't actually chosen the tattoo himself. The sankofa bird looked back over its shoulder as it flew forward justifying its meaning -- one must learn from the past to move into the future. Contrasting again with the too dark tattoo and the too light...
4. Sankofa
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Publisher:
BookBaby
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
SANKOFA: BORN EQUAL ONLY, is a fresh take on gender and race inequity told from alternating perspectives of rival fraternal twins, Toomi and Ras, birthed to be the Guardians of the River's Child, the first Queen to rise to the throne in the kingdom of Axindar in a post-apocalyptic Africa. The world has become hostile to all life; past disasters have rendered it unlivable; only enhanced life forms survive on the African continent, split between powerful...
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Publisher:
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date:
2023
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 720L
Language:
English
Description:
Tasked with bringing a potluck lunch to school, Kofi learns the significance of food in his Ghanaian heritage as his grandfather unravels tales of resilience in the face of hardship. Includes a Jollof rice recipe.
8. Sacred Man
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Publisher:
Sun Cycle Publishers
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
Description:
A Manhood Manual, compact Reference Guide. Quoting modern day master teachers, on the spirit, mind & body balance of a new type of evolving warrior. An urban polymath, a conscious renaissance man - A Sacred Man. Addressing issues on: Male holistic health, Sacred Sex, Spiritual growth, Masculine vitality, Herbs and fitness, Defining purpose, Self-development, Rites of passage and A Bookshelf essential for: young men, fathers, mothers of son's, the...
Author:
Publisher:
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date:
[2025]
Language:
English
Description:
"This vibrantly illustrated book for kids aged 6 to 10 traces a year in the real-life apiary of Sankofa Farms as a father (the author) teaches his young son, Akeem, the basics of beekeeping. Told from Akeem's perspective, Akeem Keeps Bees! begins with the arrival and installation of a package of bees and follows the sequence of beekeeping tasks throughout the year, as Akeem and his dad inspect the hive, find the queen, deal with a swarm, harvest honey,...
15. Remote control
Author:
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From here on in she would be known as Sankofa--a name that meant nothing to anyone but her, the only tie to her family and her past. Her touch is death, and with a glance a town can fall. And she walks-alone, except for her fox companion-searching for the object that came from the sky and gave itself to her when the meteors fell and when she was yet unchanged; searching for answers. But is there...
Author:
Publisher:
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date:
[2025]
Language:
English
Description:
"A transportive, highly personal cookbook of 100 West African-influenced recipes and stories from Top Chef finalist Eric Adjepong Sankofa is a Ghanaian Twi word that roughly translates to the idea that we must look back to move forward. In his moving debut cookbook, chef Eric Adjepong practices sankofa by showcasing the beauty and depth of West African food and its indelible impact on the foodways of the African diaspora through the lens of his own...
17. The Rest of You
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Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Description:
An internationally award-winning writer makes her triumphant American debut in this emotionally powerful story-a potent blend of Queenie and The Vanishing Half-about a woman's journey to uncover a foundational family secret from the childhood she does not remember. On the cusp of thirty, Ghanaian Londoner Whitney Appiah was born with a special gift. The massage therapist can physically sense where her clients' trauma lies and heal them. But Whitney...
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Publisher:
New World Library
Pub. Date:
2010
Language:
English
Description:
With twentyone dramatic true stories of courageous, loyal, and loving horses who found their life's purpose, this book reveals the wonders possible when both humans and horses are encouraged and allowed to follow their best instincts. The heroic equines you will meet include: Molly, a pony who survived Hurricane Katrina and the loss of a leg, who spreads her message of hope to disabled children. Her story went viral with coverage on the Internet,...
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Language:
English
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"Sociologist Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson uses interviews, media analysis, and participant observation in beauty shops, online blogs, and natural hair meet-ups around the world to trace how Black women use natural hair culture to reimagine their bodies, the beauty industry, and racial politics"--
Author:
Publisher:
Editora Appris
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
Portuguese
Description:
África e diásporas: divergências, diálogos e convergências pretende rever as tradições ancestrais africanas e resgatar seus valores fundamentais com finalidade de instigar e indicar os africanos, afrodescendentes, a humanidade de se reencontrar com suas próprias raízes identitárias, muitas vezes, negligenciadas pelas diversas circunstâncias da "modernidade tardia" e imposta. É a dinâmica de "Sankofa: se wo were fi na wo sankofa a yenkyi"...