"The Sankofa bird is the embodiment of the Akan word meaning "go back and get it" representing ... "The geometric symbol is Akoma Ntoso “linked hearts” metaphorically representing unity and agreement ...

Angel Riley ’99 and Dr. Robbie Quarles ’11 received the first annual Sankofa BSU Alumni Awards. Sankofa is a Ghanaian adinkra symbol that means to go back and reclaim your past so you can move forward ...

Sankofa literally means “to go back and get it” in Twi, a language spoken by the Akan people of Ghana. The symbol that bears its name is of a mythical bird with its feet facing forward and its ...