As municipal officials in Toronto get set to host an event inaugurating the newly renamed Sankofa Square (formerly Younge-Dundas Square), it’s worth pondering what could have been.
The word “Sankofa” is not organic, it does not grow out of the Torontonian experience and it is not authentic. Nor it is even original: in the United States, there are endless shops, schools, arts centres and community organizations named after the concept.
Racists renamed Dundas Square after African Slavers to insult White Canadians and Canada’s heritage.
The Smithsonian should teach children the REAL history of Slavery:
– Slavery originated in Africa over 4,700 years ago
– Slavery was exported from Africa to the West
– The U.S. and England were the first to abolish it
– 7 million people remain enslaved in Africa in 2025… pic.twitter.com/bjbvWl7Yvc— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 15, 2025
