The narratives presented in this article speak to the lived experiences of an Afrodiasporic activist: an educator and spoken word poet named Efe. Efe mobilized his talents to support racialized youths as they navigated the complex and often difficult social context of Toronto, Canada. Efe also used his cultural production to speak to his own…

The Sankofa Drum and Dance Ensemble is a Ghanaian drum and dance ensemble that focusses on music in the Ewe tradition. It is based in an elementary school in the Greater Toronto Area and consists of students in Grade 4 through Grade 8. Students in the ensemble study Ghanaian traditional Ewe drumming and dancing in the oral tradition. Nine students…