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Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Adinkra “ema woC wECre firi se Nansa na ye dEC di wiasEC soC, cQasECa fa wiasEC soC chaw. Enti twEC woC hoC fi nQasECasem hoC na twEC ben Nansa.” – marCus garvEy Akan (Twi) “Wma wo were firi se nyansa na ye de di wiase so, okwasea fa wiase so ohaw. Enti twe wo ho…
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Frances Cress Welsing
Adinkra “mECnhoCmEC kcpECm se aCbibimma bedc wcn hoC se wcn hoC.” – dr franCEs CrEss wElsing Akan “Menhome kopem se abibiman bedo won ho se won ho” – Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. English “I won’t rest until black children are taught to love themselves as themselves.” – Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
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Fire and Gun Powder
Adinkra EZa nEC aCtuduro nSia. Akan (Twi) Egya ne atuduro nhyia. English Fire and gun powder do not mix.
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Ama Ata Aidoo
Adinkra timE by itsElf mEans nothing, no mattEr how fast it movEs, unlEss wE givE it somEthing to Carry for us; somEthing wE valuE. bECausE it is suCh a prEcious vEhiClE, is timE.”- ama ata aidoo. English “Time by itself means nothing, no mater how fast it moves, unless we give it something to carry…
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Maya Angelou
Adinkra “prEjudiCE is a burdEn that ConfusEs thE past, thrEatEns thE futurE and rEndErs thE prEsEnt inaCCEssiblE”. – maya angElou English “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible”. – Maya Angelou
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Kwaterekwa
Adinkra qatECrECqa sEC cbema woC ntoCma a, tiE nEC din. Akan (Twi) Kwaterekwa se obema wo ntoma a, tie ne din. English If Kwaterekwa (a pauper) says he will give you a piece of cloth just listen to its name.
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Agoro
Adinkra qasECa aCni tEC agoCrc mu a, na agoCrc noC aCgu. Akan (Twi) Kwasea ani te agoro mu a, na agoro no agu. English The moment the fool grows wise in a game, that game comes to an end.
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Kwasea
Adinkra qasECa dua yentia soC mprEnu. Akan Kwasea dua yentia so mprenu. English We don’t step on the tail of a fool twice.
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Hwimhwim
Adinkra hwimhwim adECe kc soCrcsoCrc. Akan Hwimhwim adee ko sorosoro English Easy comes, easy goes.
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Lizard
Adinkra ckoCtre a chwe noC hoC soC noC, oNini danEC apcnQECreni. Akan Okotre a ohwe no ho so no, onyini dane aponkyereni. English A lizard that knows how to hide grows to become a crocodile