"Embedded in the mission of this program is the Ghanaian principle of sankofa, says cofounder Walla Elsheikh, which holds that you need to build upon the past to get where you're going. The itinerary consists of visits to U.S. cities with a strong Black culture, like Washington, D.C., followed by a 10-day trip abroad. Schedules are packed with stops at historical sites, like Ghana's Cape Coast fort and dungeons, as well as more forward-looking ones, like Accra's African Center for Economic Transformation."
