Since 2022, close to 700 educators from across the United States and on the continent of Africa participated in the All-African Diaspora Educators Summit (ADES).  This was an historic convening of educators who made the pilgrimage with the central aim of asserting that African-centered education is the mechanism needed to lead to the freedom, sovereignty, and liberation of African people. With the central question of how can we most effectively implement an educational structure that centers the history, traditions, rituals, philosophy, contributions and lived experiences of Black people as the focal point of their education in both the US and the African continent? Building on the unprecedented success and momentum of the 2022 and 2024 Summits, ADES 2026 will be held on September 24th–October 3rd, 2026, in Accra and Cape Coast, Ghana seeks to continue the work to advance the strategies and ideas that emerged at the previous convenings. Like the 2022 and 2024 Summits, the 2026 convening will once again invite PreK-20 teachers/faculty, classified professionals, administrators, policymakers, and educational equity advocates who work on behalf of Black students. As the 2026 theme suggests the summit at its core reflects the key belief that for African people to be in control of their own resources and be in the position to reach our maximum potential that we must implement African Centered pedagogy. The critical question that embodies the 2026 Summit is: Who were we before they came? Moreover, this conference being held on the ancestral homeland of African People provide an immersive professional development opportunity for African American employees that allows them to understand both the historic and current educational context that will create the space and freedom to reimagine how we teach and serve Black students. In addition, this convening will heal, restore, and reinvigorate African American employees who have experienced the weight of working in spaces that have caused harm due to anti-blackness and racism. Given the success of the 2022 and 2024 historic summits, the 2026 convening will attract educational practitioners, preeminent scholars, and administrators from across the globe to discuss the power of African-centered education. On behalf of the ADES planning committee and A2mend, I express our excitement and anticipation to experience with you the collective power, energy, and wisdom that will be unlocked by your presence at the 2026 ADES in Ghana, Africa. Forever, Edward C. Bush PhD