BUFFALO, N.Y. — On the final day of Black History Month, Buffalo will host the first-ever Sankofa Conference, a daylong celebration focused on Black history, identity, and the global African diaspora.
The conference will take place Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts.
Organizers describe the event as a space to reflect on Black history not only in the United States, but across the world — and to reconnect people of African descent with their shared past and future…