Sankofa provides support, education and advocacy for Black families, friends and LGBTQ people through monthly support groups, faith outreach, mini-grants and an annual Portland Black Pride celebration. Sankofa began as the first African American chapter of PFLAG in the U.S. and relaunched as the Sankofa Collective Northwest in 2016.
Sankofa Collective Northwest supports LGBTQ Youth of Color throughout Portland, providing community, culturally appropriate resources and the support necessary for fighting/surviving the effects of racism, homophobia, transphobia and more. We provide leadership training and safe spaces to LGBTQ youth of color.