Upcoming Events

Sankofa Youth Camp
Jun
9
to Jun 13

Sankofa Youth Camp

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Sankofa, a Ghanaian concept "To look back to see forward" 

As a rites-of-passage and leadership training, the Praise House Project invites young people to learn about the traditional role of griot - community historian and storyteller.

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Praise House open hours
Jun
19
to Sep 28

Praise House open hours

The Praise House will be open from June 19 - September 28, 2025 on Fridays - Sundays, 12 - 5pm. Please check here for any changes or more details on events.

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Sunday Dinner - Juneteenth
Jun
22

Sunday Dinner - Juneteenth

Tour the beautiful South-View Cemetery grounds and learn of the history of Atlanta. Then join Chef Oşunkoya for a culinary Sankofa at the historic home of the postman how was rumored to have armed the citizens against the mob of the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre,

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Sunday Dinner - Gullah Geechee Heritage
Nov
2

Sunday Dinner - Gullah Geechee Heritage

Join the Praise House Project in the Gullah Geechee Coorridor during Gullah Geechee Heritage Month to attend the Penn Center Heritage Day. Then join Chef Oşunkoya for a culinary Sankofa for a traditional southern meal which pulls from the indigenous food ways, gathering customs and agricultural traditions of the Gullah people

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Sunday Dinner - Black History Month
Feb
23

Sunday Dinner - Black History Month

Join Chef Oșunkoya Chavon as she curates a special culinary Sankofa (looking back to see forward).

Her menu and experience will honor our food ways and ancestral traditions of gathering to break bread.

All proceeds support the move of the Praise House to South-View. Be a part of this important act of remembrance

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