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Seventh Annual Sankofa Conference a Success



More than 140 students from six area independent schools attended McDonogh’s seventh annual Sankofa Conference on Monday, May 2. The day-long conference was planned and led entirely by students in McDonogh's Sankofa Club, who were excited to welcome back students from peer schools after taking the conference virtual last year due to Covid restrictions.

Throughout the day, attendees cycled through sessions on topics including Burdens of a Black Teen, Music in the Black Community, and Black: The True Art Form. With students leading the discussion, everyone was invited to express their viewpoints, discuss differences, and work toward a better understanding of the issues that face the black community as well as their schools.

After lunch, students were welcomed into the Klein Lyceum as Myles Johnson ’22, one of the Sankofa Club leaders, interviewed Faith Baine, the Vice President of Infrastructure Operations at T. Rowe Price. Faith also serves as a mentor to junior associates and participates in the Mosaic and Wave business resource groups. Faith attended Rutgers University in New Jersey where she received two bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Africana Studies. She then received her Master’s degree in Public Policy from Princeton University.

Sankofa comes from the language of Ghana and means you must reach back to reclaim that which is lost in order to move forward.