The Sankofa Cinema Club
Recorded Digital Event | April 22, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. EST, 6:00 p.m. CST, 5:00 p.m. MST, 4:00 p.m. PST
Happy Black Women’s History Month!
I am inviting you to the monthly virtual meeting of The Sankofa Cinema Club on Wednesday, April 22 from 7pm-8:30pm EST. The Sankofa Cinema Club usually meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month except for May, November and December due to the holiday season.
The Sankofa Cinema Club showcases untold, positive and accurate Black historical content within various aspects of life. The word Sankofa means literally “It is not taboo to go back for what you forgot (or left behind)” in the language Twi from the Akan tribe of Ghana. It also means if you forget and you go back to get it, there is nothing wrong with it.
We will watch an enriching untold/hidden documentary and/or film together and have a fruitful and interactive discussion about it afterwards. I will try my best to get the filmmaker and/or related people to the content for a Q&A when possible.
In honor of Black Women’s History Month, we are going to watch Move When the Spirit Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton.
Dorothy Foreman Cotton was a bold and highly effective civil rights leader, who educated thousands about their citizenship rights and inspired generations of activists with her powerful freedom songs. The only woman on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s executive staff, Dorothy was a charismatic, courageous and consistently overlooked key player in the Civil Rights Movement, whose freedom schools, freedom songs and messages of empowerment are profoundly needed today.
Please note that the cinema club will be recorded which I hope is ok. This is a pre-cursor/prototype for my streaming service which will launch September 2026 (God’s willing). Just like most things, you have to crawl before you can walk. It will establish engagement by such a valuable learning experience and community to see your lovely faces. Plus, you can have bragging rights by saying you were behind the scenes of a digital platform to preserve such a treasure trove of hidden Black history which we all need to know.
Spread the word to all of your circles to join us as we embark on learning about our hidden Black history together! The more the merrier! All are welcome!
Please log on ten minutes before 7pm:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/
or use the QR code on the flyer
We all know how technology can have a mind of its own. We will start at 7:05pm. I am looking forward to seeing you and yours there. Thank you.
For more information, contact [email protected]
Registration required