In this episode, Baba Derrick Jackson walks through the expansion of Project Sankofa, a rites-of-passage program for children, and the connection to South Carolina daughters like Marian David and Marian Wright Edelman.
The program's evolution connects directly to the Children's Defense Fund and the training of thousands of Ella Baker trainers in the re-birth of Freedom Schools. The program's eventual end is attributed to family and life changes and the increasing community preference for program implementation rather than a train-the-trainer model to build local capacity and sustainability. A gendered difference in approach between the male and female versions of the program is highlighted. Finally, the podcast notes the program's continued legacy through workshops at the National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW).
To read more about the work, see Project: Sankofa - A Rites of Passage Program: Philosophy, Theory, and Overviewby Joe Benton, Derrick Jackson, and Burnett Gallman.
