
Gain a whole new perspective.
Sankofa Lingua is an educational experience dedicated to exploring the global impact of African culture and languages.
We offer engaging, educational presentations focused on Black and African language and history. By pulling on the threads connecting Africa to the rest of the world, we highlight overlooked themes, the power of the African diaspora, and the richness of the African culture.
Our offerings
Black History Month or all year long — our presentations will engage your team, students or peers, and provide a new way to look at the world.
African Language Families
The OG! This 1-hour presentation outlines the five major language families of the African continent.
Your team will leave this talk with:
knowledge of origins and characteristics of African languages
examples of African languages as spoken today
the English words which have African roots
a basic greeting Bamileke
Custom presentation
Have a specific topic mind? We’d love to work with you to create a custom presentation on the topic of interest. Need a shorter presentation? We can do that too!