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RAISE AWARENESS
Across the country, conversations around history and education are shifting, and students are feeling the impact.
THE REALITY
Help your organization or community take part in a national movement to reclaim untold Black and Brown histories.
The Sankofa Chicago docuseries highlights the power of intergenerational storytelling, exposing how our schools, systems, and communities often erase essential voices. We invite you to help shift that reality — together.
36 states have introduced or passed laws restricting how race, history, or inequality can be taught in public schools.
– Education Week, 2024
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In 2023, over 1,900 books were banned from school libraries — many by Black or Indigenous authors.
– PEN America
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85% of educators say they want to teach more inclusive history but lack the resources or district support to do so.
– Learning for Justice Survey
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Only 8 states require students to learn about the history of slavery as part of their curriculum.
– Southern Poverty Law Center
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36 states have introduced or passed laws restricting how race, history, or inequality can be taught in public schools.
– Education Week, 2024
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Black students make up just 15% of U.S. public school enrollment but are underrepresented in curriculum materials and overrepresented in discipline statistics.
– U.S. Department of Education
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Sources:
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Education Week (2021). Map: Where Critical Race Theory is Under Attack. https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/map-where-critical-race-theory-is-under-attack/2021/06
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Brookings (2021). The New Red Scare in Public Education. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-new-red-scare-in-public-education/
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PEN America (2023). Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Ban Books. https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-2023/
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U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. OCR Data Collection. https://ocrdata.ed.gov/
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Learning for Justice. What Is Teaching Hard History? https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/what-is-teaching-hard-history
HOW CAN YOU HELP RAISE AWARENESS
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Host a Sankofa Chicago screening and panel to open dialogue
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Share these verified facts with your community using #SankofaChicago
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Invite school board members, counselors, and parents to your events
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Advocate for inclusive history through letters, op-eds, and presentations
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Use the series as an educational tool in classrooms, clubs, and programs
Thank You to Our Supporters
Special thanks to our past supporters who helped bring this vision to life
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