The longest running annual event in Frankford was held at Sankofa Freedom Academy on January 21st. Take a look at the slide show below.
Scenes from the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast Celebration
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Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast Celebration
One of the best community events of the year in Frankford is coming up on Monday January 20th. At Sankofa Freedom Academy Upper School, formerly St. Joachim. See the details below. Come out and have a free breakfast, see performances by the kids and here the presentation by Avis McClinton.
27th Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration
Well over 100 people crowded into the Sankofa Freedom Academy on Monday for the 27th Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration sponsored by the Frankford Coalition of Neighbors. It is a signature Frankford event that brings everyone together. Coincidentally on the same day as the inauguration of the first African American president, the timing was perfect. We have a short slide show below along with some comments by Councilwoman María Quiñones-Sánchez.
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First Annual Sankofa Community Softball Game
Still opportunity for a few more sponsors and players. See below.
Sankofa Freedom Academy Has Charter Renewed
At its April meeting, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted to renew the charter for Sankofa Freedom for an additional five years. From the Inquirer:
The five-member commission voted unanimously to award five-year operating agreements to Multi-Cultural Academy and Sankofa Freedom Academy, based on their academic performance and because they fulfilled other requirements.
Multi-Cultural, a college-prep high school in North Philadelphia, pledged not to grow beyond its authorized limit of 275 students through 2017.
Sankofa, in Frankford, has an Afro-centric curriculum. The school now has 463 students in kindergarten through sixth and ninth to 11th grades. It agreed to abide by the maximum enrollment of 650 students, set in its original 2009 charter, when it completes its growth to a K-12 model in 2013-14.
In the present economic environment that is quite an accomplishment. Congratulations to the staff and students at Sankofa.
