Sankofa: How the History of Black Liberation Movements Prepares Us for This Moment

The past has taught us that progress is not permanent, but the past will also teach us how to fight.

Seattle Black Panther Party on the steps of the state capitol in Olympia, Washington, 1969. (Photo courtesy of the State Governors’ Negative Collection, 1949-1975, Washington State Archives)

Sankofa is a term packed with a lot of meaning, and it means a great deal for Black people today as these MAGA folks are working in earnest to erase us — from histor…