Youth Historians.
Research. Write. Tell the truth. — Sankofa in practice.
Go back, fetch it, rise.
The next generation of scholar-storytellers.
Young people inherit history every day — through family stories, cultural traditions, neighborhood landmarks, and silences. Youth Historians gives them the tools to gather what they have inherited, examine it with care, and tell it back to their communities with power.
Cohorts run 8–12 weeks and culminate in a public showcase. Each participant leaves with a portfolio piece, a research practice, and a community of peers who take their voice seriously.
How the work unfolds.
Research as Birthright
Young historians learn doctoral-grade research methods adapted for their age — oral history, primary sources, family archives, and African diaspora collections.
Voice & Authorship
Every participant produces a finished work — a short documentary, a published essay, a podcast episode, a community exhibit.
Mentorship Circle
Each cohort is held by Dr. Blaché alongside guest scholars, journalists, archivists, and elders from the community.
Public Scholarship
Final projects are presented to the community — because history that stays in a drawer is not history yet.
Bring your young historian to the table.
Cohorts fill on a first-inquiry basis. Tell us about your young person and we'll let you know when the next cohort opens — or whether we can bring Youth Historians to your school.
Young people are already historians of their lineage.
The work begins with a single inquiry — Ubuntu, in practice.
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