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Sankofa Ministry Description: The Sankofa Ministry of NBC is based on the Adinkra symbol "sankofa" from Ghana, West Africa, which means literally, "Go back to fetch it." It is the symbol of the wisdom of learning from the past to build for the future. The Sankofa Ministry was established to celebrate our culture and heritage as people of African descent living in the Americas and members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which was also founded on the principles of freedom and justice. The Sankofa ministry applies Christian principles to our cultural and historical study of our past and present. it's purposes is to uplift our culture and history through inter-generational educational, cultural and spiritual activities that outreach to the NBC family, local community and global community. Guiding Scripture: Galatians 5:1 Officers/Members: President: Cheryl Dozier, Dorethia Livsey, Tarsella Oliver, Ethel Ramey, Arthur Dozier, AdelIa Brewster, Sankofa Ministry of the Lay Organization: Yvonne Wallace, Caryl James, Barbara Tilford, Nettie Brown, Marva Holmes, Denise Davison, Cynthia Davenport, Carla Gymp, Allen James, Regina Daniels. Regular Meeting Date: Second Tuesday - 7:30 pm Announcements/Events: November 12, 2005- 5pm NBC
Annual Intergenerational Chile Supper
December 28, 2005- NBC Annual Kwanzaa Celebration; January 16,2006
1:00pm, NBC 5th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Program,
Dr. Noel Erskine, Keynote Speaker - a noted scholar,
theologian, author and preacher; February 2006 Black History
Month Events including AME Founder's Day; June 2006 - Juneteenth
Celebration; Summer 2006 - NBC travels to Ghana: A Mission and
Cultural Trip; Monthly - Sankofa Library Activities, including
annual book signings.
Additional Events: Black College Tours; Drama Productions -
"Let My People Go" from God's Trombones; CUltural
Trips to Birmingham, Selma, King Center, Savannah. For more information: Please contact Dr. Cheryl D. Dozier at cdozier@uga.edu or (770)465-9152 or (678)407-5135 (Office).
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