{"688034":{"#nid":"688034","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Cross Currents: The Sankofa Continuum ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECross Currents: The Sankofa Continuum\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThursday, Feb. 19 from 6-8 pm\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ECypress Theater\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Kenny Glenn will offer a critical reflection on the enduring relationship between history, culture, innovation, and technology. Drawing from his lived experience as a former Black male student-athlete, Glenn will examine how individual perseverance and purpose contribute to collective legacy-making within communities. His narrative situates personal achievement not as an endpoint but as part of an intergenerational continuum of responsibility, resilience, and progress.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EGrounded in the principle of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESankofa\u003C\/strong\u003E\u2014the imperative to look back in order to move forward. This talk challenges participants to understand history not solely as a body of knowledge to be studied but as a living, ongoing process in which they are active contributors. While the celebration of \u201cfirsts\u201d remains significant, equal emphasis is placed on those who inherit responsibility and choose to advance the work when the baton is passed. Participants are invited to consider how honoring the past demands sustained action in the present and intentional investment in the future. 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Drawing from his lived experience as a former Black male student-athlete, Glenn will examine how individual perseverance and purpose contribute to collective legacy-making within communities. His narrative situates personal achievement not as an endpoint but as part of an intergenerational continuum of responsibility, resilience, and progress.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EGrounded in the principle of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESankofa\u003C\/strong\u003E\u2014the imperative to look back in order to move forward. This talk challenges participants to understand history not solely as a body of knowledge to be studied but as a living, ongoing process in which they are active contributors. While the celebration of \u201cfirsts\u201d remains significant, equal emphasis is placed on those who inherit responsibility and choose to advance the work when the baton is passed. 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