Sankofa's Journey To Black Consciousness

According to the writings of Stephen Biko who was the leader of the Black Consciousness Movement that originated in south Africa, “Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the Black world for a long time. It’s essence is the realisation by the Black Man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause of their oppression - the Blackness of their skin - and to operate as a group to rid themselves of the shackles that bind them to perpetual servitude”. I understood Black Consciousness as a state of awareness that acknowledges, identifies and carries the culture of the ancestral roots of Africa. In addition to this Black Consciousness is being able to have the perception of the oppression placed the community and to be liberated from it. …show more content…
The 1993 Film "Sankofa" directed by Haile Gerima acknowledges this from the start and shows the theme of Black Consciousness throughout the movie . "Sankofa" Shows most one character in particular journey to Black Consciousness, by “going back”. Some characters like Nunu, who wasn't born a slave, but was sold off as one, had elements of Black Consciousness throughout the story that had helped mold others into being able to reach the state of Black Consciousness. In the concept of time, space and identity, Nunu Kept her identity, acted when it was her time to, and felt she was in Africa all of the