Podcasts about Adinkra

In this episode of The Post Credit Scene Podcast, we're joined by actor and filmmaker Golda Kesse, whose upcoming short film Adinkra has just been submitted to major film festivals.Blending untold West African proverbs and folktale storytelling with a contemporary British lens, Adinkra follows Samira, a skeptic drawn into a deeper understanding of her ancestral past after reuniting with Karim.Golda teases what's to come and shares insights into the inspiration and creative process behind the film, as well as the challenges of self-producing and navigating the festival circuit.Beyond Adinkra, Golda has appeared in projects like The Sandman (Netflix) and is passionate about bringing culturally rich narratives to the screen.We also discuss her experiences in the industry as both an actor and filmmaker, the importance of cultural representation in film & TV, and what's next for Adinkra. Tap in for an insightful conversation on storytelling, identity, and breaking barriers in the industry!Tune in now and don't forget to catch the full episode on YouTube! @PostCreditScenePodcastA 14HQ Original

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In this episode, Ulrich Amoussou, CFA, Investment Associate at Reventus Power, has a wide-ranging chat with Patric Okumi, Liquidnet/TP ICAP Group Group. Patric shares his journey from Ghana to becoming a senior executive in finance, along with the challenges and triumphs he experienced along the way. Patric highlights perseverance, authenticity, and continuous learning as the keys to doing well, with a particular focus on networking, and his takeaways from the Investment Management Certificate. Patric also discusses the value of entrepreneurship in understanding the finance industry, with a focus on his own venture ADINKRA, which aims to celebrate African culture through fashion. For more information on the IMC, please visit cfauk.org/imc

Greetings Glocal Citizens! We are nearing the end of our Writing As Activism series @ the 2024 Pa Gya! Literary Festival in Accra. This week, Ghanaian writer and editor winning acclaim as a children's author, poet, broadcaster and novelist, Nii Ayikwei Parkes joins the conversation. Winner of multiple international awards including the ACRAG (Arts Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana) award, his novel Tail of the Blue Bird won France's two major prizes for translated fiction – Prix Baudelaire and Prix Laure Bataillon – in 2014. Nii Ayikwei is the founder of flipped eye publishing (https://flippedeye.net), a leading small press; serves on the boards of World Literature Today and the AKO Caine Prize; and was chair of judges for the 2020 Commonwealth Prize. Translated in multiple languages, he has also written for National Geographic, Financial Times, the Guardian and Lonely Planet. His most recent books are The Ga Picture Alphabet and Azúcar (https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/azucar), a novel. Currently Producer of Literature and Talks at Brighton Festival, he is also author of two collections of poetry The Makings of You (2010) and The Geez (2020), both published by Peepal Tree Press. In this conversation, we journey with Nii Ayikwei through his works, his entreprenuership, his love for food and rum, and much more! See Nii in converation at Pa Gya! here (https://www.youtube.com/live/fEFByAZDgwo?si=Cp2R4hSp5XcNiOva). Where to find Nii Ayikwei? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/niiayikwei/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/niiayikweiparkes/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ayikweiparkes/) On X (https://x.com/BlueBirdTail) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/NiiParkes_A) On Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@niiayikweiparkes) On BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/niiayikwei.bsky.social/post/3kbj5pcnbso2l) What's Nii Ayikwei listening to? Gene Noble (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCRUMqB8CNGlFwJpwjALL-w) Blues Man Robert Cray (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cray) The Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roots) Cody Chesnutt + The Roots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKw_umLS56A) and Headphone Masterpiece (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Headphone_Masterpiece) Nii's Pan-African Activism essential reading list: Howard W. French, Born In Blackness (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/26/born-in-blackness-howard-w-french-review-africa-africans-and-the-making-of-the-modern-world) Mongo Beti's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo_Beti), The Poor Christ of Bomba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Poor_Christ_of_Bomba) Ama Atta Aidoo's, No Sweetness Here (https://www.feministpress.org/books-n-z/no-sweetness) Franz Fanon, Black Skin, White Mask (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Skin,_White_Masks) You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town (https://web.facebook.com/watch/?v=804875960113686), Zoë Wicomb Kofi Awoonor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Awoonor), This Earth My Brother Other topics of interest: Historic Jamestown, Accra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown/Usshertown,_Accra) Oto Blohum, Old Accra (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/geography/old_accra.php#google_vignette) North Kaneshie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaneshie#:~:text=Kaneshie%20is%20a%20suburb%20in,beginnings%20as%20a%20night%20market.) Thornton Heath, UK (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Heath) About Courttia Newland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courttia_Newland) Learn more about Nii's uncle Frank Kobina Parkes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Kobina_Parkes) Nkyinkyim (https://www.adinkrasymbols.org/symbols/nkyinkyim/#:~:text=Nkyinkyim%20is%20an%20Akan%20word,symbol%20of%20dedication%20to%20service.) in the Adinkra (https://www.adinkrasymbols.org) On Ghana's Chop Bars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_bar) About Spanish-Caribbean Rum (https://www.gotostcroix.com/st-croix-blog/spirited-history-caribbean-rum/) About Rhum Agricole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhum_agricole) Special Guest: Nii Ayikwei Parkes.

Contemporary artist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, and curator Diego Chocano, slip between places and times, reconstructing the landscape of Botswana in the centre of the city of London, through their filmic installation, It Will End in Tears (2024). Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum's practice spans landscapes and media, encompassing painting, installation, and animation. Their drawings take the form of narrative landscapes, that seem simultaneously futuristic and ancient, playing with conventions of linear time. Referencing Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower, and Pan's Labyrinth, a film by Guillermo del Toro, they often draw from literature, theatre, and sci-fi films - particularly in their slippery representations of people and places. Born in Botswana, and having worked in the US, Canada, South Africa, and the Netherlands, Pamela describes how her work has been shaped by these different contexts. They detail their transformative residency with tutor Arturo Lindsay in the rainforest in Panama, a Central American and Caribbean country on the coast, and how this inspired their representations of volcanic, subterranean, and cosmological environments. Seeing the landscape as ‘another character' in their their works, Pamela challenges the binary of landscape and figurative painting, and Western/European art historical conventions. Though It Will End in Tears is Pamela's first major UK solo exhibition, it is not their first in the city of London; we discuss their relationship with spaces across the capital, and its colonial histories. Curator Diego Chocano highlights how Pamela has both challenged and embraced conventions of Western/European art history, in their artistic and educational practices. We discuss the artist's academic approach, and ‘research' approach to art, which has inspired interdisciplinary collaborations including in the field of science, with theoretical physicist Dr. James Sylvester Gates. He details the artist's interest in performance and artifice, drawing on film noir, wooden theatre sets, and the figure of the femme fatale for this body of work. We discuss how Pamela's self-constructed alter ego, Asme, enables the artist more freedom of creative expression, and the ability to resist categorisation by identity, biography, or subjectivity. ⁠Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It Will End in Tears⁠ runs at the Barbican in London until 5 January 2025. Find out more about Leo Robinson, and Édouard Glissant's ideas of ‘trembling', at the London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE: instagram.com/p/DAtbDyUIHzl/?next=%2F&img_index=3 Hear Barbican curator Florence Ostende on Carrie Mae Weems' series, From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried (1995–1996): pod.link/1533637675/episode/b4e1a077367a0636c47dee51bcbbd3da And curator Alice Wilke on Carrie Mae Weems' Africa Series (1993), at the Kunstmuseum Basel: pod.link/1533637675/episode/d63af25b239253878ec68180cd8e5880 For more from the Curve, hear Barbican curator Eleanor Nairne on Julianknxx's Chorus in Rememory of Flight (2023), on EMPIRE LINES: pod.link/1533637675/episode/1792f53fa27b8e2ece289b53dd62b2b7 And find out more about ancient Adinkra symbology and geometric structures in the episode about El Anatsui's Scottish Mission Book Depot Keta (2024) at Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh: pod.link/1533637675/episode/2e464e75c847d9d19cfa4dc46ea33338 PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic. Follow EMPIRE LINES on Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/empirelinespodcast⁠ And Twitter: ⁠twitter.com/jelsofron/status/1306563558063271936⁠ Support EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/empirelines

Quilts by Khristel Johnson     In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Fiber Historian  Khristel Johnson, who in her own words says:     “As a student of life, mother of two, and educator for over 30 years, I have always celebrated learning. I mastered my subject matter during my years as a teacher and engaged in retelling the story of American history as presented in the assigned textbooks. While I often questioned the universal narrative, I complied with teaching mandates. It would be years later when I was faced with a significant racially motivated challenge as an administrator that I began to seek comfort through the stories and history of my African ancestors.  I learned far more than I could have ever imagined. What began with a single discovery about "Pit Schools" quickly transformed into a series of unplanned fabric squares that I later constructed into my first 3-part series entitled, From the Plantation to the White House.    Driven by a growing hunger for knowledge and a desire to answer plaguing questions about American history, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth. The more I knew, the more I wanted to know.  Soon this singular self-serving mission broadened as I began to share the often-omitted experience of African Americans from the pages of textbooks used in classrooms across America.   This was the unplanned beginning of quilts by Khristel Johnson.   Utilizing authentic African fabrics and beads I began experimenting with colors and designs meant to be visually inviting.  My acquired knowledge and the integration of three-dimensional handmade art furthered this objective, resulting in a collection of 60 quilts.     It is my sincere hope that I can in some way inspire others to embark on their personal journey and seek amore inclusive, accurate and comprehensive understanding of the African American Experience.”   NAMES OF QUILTS KHRISTEL HAS CREATED: 2020 African Americans Applique African Diaspora Art of the Steal American History Black Cowboys 1 Black Cowboys 2 (lg) Black Excellence Black Experience (plantation to WH) Black Lives Matter Black Minds Matter (BMM) Black Power (Past, Present & Future) Black Veterans  ote (V) Blacknificant Buffalo Soldiers Change (Plantation to WH) Chickasaw Family Qlt Connections Descendents of Greatness Family Tree Freedom Riders Good Hair Herstory Honoring Our Ancestors (V) Hope (Plantation to WH) In My Lifetime Institutional Racism (BLM) Malcom X (Past, Present & Future) Red Summer of 1919 Ghana-Footsteps of our ancestors Quilt Codes (6/1/24) Black Farmers (5/1/2024) What have you got to lose? (Voting Series) We Are One (Gullah and Geechee)Tuskegee Airmen Tree of Wisdom Middle Passage Transatlantic 3/5th The Truth (BMM) Historical Reckoning Student Voices Strange Fruit A Stolen People (slavery) Stay Woke (BMM) Stevenson Family Quilt Resistence (Slavery) Power and Privilege (BLM) Plantations (slavery series) A Different PerspectiveMarketing of Human LivesMandelaHerstoryVote (part of Black vote series)Adinkra (small)   To view Khristel's work, please visit her website:     Quiltsbykj.com Email: kjohnson@quiltsbykj.com  

¡Escrituras y alfabetos Africanos!Hoy es miércoles y toca #LALLAVE Escuchanos en Youtube y Spotify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzwHVPtM8cg En África además del árabe, los jeroglíficos, el latin o la escritura hieráticacuneiforme egipcia poco o nada sabemos de los sistemas de escritura utilizados en el continente.En el programa de este Miércoles día 14 de Marzo del 2018 analizamos las distintas escrituras autóctonas de África, para recalcar que el africano es culto y a tenido siempre escritura aparte de su cultura Oral.A parte del Adinkra, África tiene una rica y diversa lista de formas the escrituras como por ejemplo:Norte y Noreste de AfricaJeroglíficos del antiguo KemetEscritura Meroitica KushAlfabeto NubioAlfabeto Tifinagh (Lenguages Bereberes)Cuerno de Africa:Escrituara Ge'ez (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Amarico)Alfabetos Osmaya, Boroma y Kaddare, asi como el Shikh Bakri Sapalo para el language OromoAfrica OccidentalEl alfabeto Adlam desarrollado para escribir Fula, principalmente utilizado en GuineaEl alfabeto Akagu diseñado para el lenguaje Igbo, utilizado para complementar los personajes modernizados de NsibidiAlfabeto de Bassa - de LiberiaBété de Costa de MarfilLa secuencia de comandos Eghap para Bagam de CamerúnAlfabeto Kpelle y Loma de Liberia y GuineaEl Vai inventado para el lenguaje Vai en LiberiaEl alfabeto N'Ko en Guinea, principalmente para las lenguas Mandinga.Alfabeto Mandombe, Bas-Congo de la República Democrática del CongoEl Mende Ki-ka-ku o KiKaKuiEl silabo de Nwagu Aneke para el Igbo del sudeste de NigeriaAsi como el Zaghawa (Beria) de Darfur y Chad, Y por supuesto los simbolos Adinkras conocidos por todos los africanos.Analizamos la relevancia de entender que debemos de de colonizar nuestras mentes y de que no es possible expresar nuestra fonética con escrituras que fueron diseñadas para otros pueblos, pueblos que vinieron a colonizarnos, explotarnos y deshumanizarnos. Cómo siempre con Música de la mano de #DJBLING:Gaga ShuffleJessica MbangeniMr ONuresu Y más#otraafricaespossible#sabiasqueáfrica

Tonetta continues the discussion around the qualities of a liberating church and guides us through the idea of sankofa - an Adinkra symbol in traditional Akan art which represents that “it is not taboo to go back and fetch what is at risk of being left behind.”   Discern together with Tonetta and members of the black affinity group, Lisa, Anselm, and Antonio, as they discuss intersections between sankofa and religion.

Chrissa Amuah, a versatile designer, serves as the Founder and Creative Director of AMWA Designs, a high-end homeware and interior decor brand infused with Adinkra symbolism. While her heritage spans Ghana, Benin, and Togo, her primary inspiration stems from Ghana. She delves into the Adinkra Symbols, emphasizing how they grant her designs enduring significance, believing that meaningful creations have a longer-lasting impact. Chrissa's impressive portfolio encompasses diverse projects, including Amplify, the Ghana Pavilion, and the 2021 London Design Biennale hosted at Somerset House. Yet, her aspirations extend beyond personal success. She aspires to showcase African talent on a global stage, thereby introducing Africa to the world. This mission is embodied in her brainchild, Africa by Design, which has already exhibited in five cities across four continents since its inception. This is the 27th episode under the ‘Shifting Narratives' program supported by the British Council SSA Arts. *For the best experience, please use a headset/earphones. LinkedIn: Chrissa Amuah Website(s): AMWA Designs & Africa By Design Music by: Ngalah Oreyo (⁠@ngalah_oreyo⁠) and Mercy Barno (⁠@merc.b_⁠) For the full episode transcript: https://www.afrika.design/chrissa-amuah

     Angel Johnson is sort of a world traveler. Her feet have touched down in many places, such as Kuwait, Qatar, and Afghanistan. However, she is still a true Southern girl.          Originally from Charleston, SC, she attended the Citadel Military College there and is one of the first one hundred black women to graduate from there in its 150 year history. Her next move, she was commissioned into the United States Air Force as a Second Lieutenant and enjoyed an eight-year career there, obtaining the rank of Captain while, of course, traveling abroad.          All of her experiences have shaped Angel into the person she is. Today, she resides in Denver, CO, and owns ICONI. “I consider myself a start-up founder that likes leggings,” Angel says. Her company offers products for men and women, such as leggings, sports bras, shirts, shorts, and tops. Angel adds, “ICONI activewear delivers motivation and empowerment, and we guarantee to safeguard and support our customers' bodies. More importantly, we aim to ensure our customers can focus on their workouts instead of see-through, non-supportive, low-quality, and boring activewear.”        ICONI is an acronym for “I Can Overcome, Nothing Is Impossible”.”The ICONI logo represents power, strength, and versatility. The base is a power button representing your power to accomplish your goals. The overlay is the Adinkra symbol for strength and versatility. It takes all these elements to control your total wellness, especially when starting a fitness journey.”        While still in the military, Angel started her company. The idea came about in October 2019, but the company was launched in January 2020. Angel says, “I got tired of spending so much money on activewear. I never understood why women's activewear was see-through, and I wanted to change that. I also learned that other women shared the same concern, as well as others regarding active wear.”        To build the ICONI brand, Angel utilized the power of social media. “I asked questions about the issue other women had about activewear. One thing I learned was the issue they had with leggings falling down. I thought to myself, well, I need to ensure that leggings will not fall while my clients work out. I need to make sure they are not see-through and have compression. I used social media and the feedback from my friends to help create the best products.”        In addition to finding ICONI products on their website, they can be purchased from their Amazon store. Their goal is also to have them available in five to seven boutique stores and gyms by the end of 2023. “We are moving slowly with distribution because gyms will reach out to us to have our products available in their business, but they are not an inclusive environment. We only want to work with inclusive environments because our customer base is very diverse.”        Angel credits her mother, Pearl, with having the most considerable influence on her life. “She has always taught me the value of having a hard work ethic. She taught me the value of working hard at some things and keep going,” Angel said.          After launching her brand, Angel faced the challenge of the Covid 19 pandemic. She had an activewear line, and her original marketing goal was to go into the gyms, but most gyms across the country were closed. She overcame this challenge by networking and applying to various databases and even hired a marketing company to assist with her marketing needs—those challenges Angel shares have only made her a stronger and wiser businesswoman.        There have been some highs and lows with running her company.  One high was when it was listed as one of Oprah Winfrey's favorite things in November 2020. Angel says that experience turned her side hustle mentality into a fully-fledged business. Since its inception, they have done over half a million dollars in sales. Now, with the assistance of outside investors and a marketing company, the projections look promising.          Looking ahead, Angel says she hopes to give back and mentor other aspiring entrepreneurs. She also wants to expand their size range and incorporate more fabric technologies into their clothing.         To learn more about ICONI, please visit their website at www.iconi.com   You may also follow them on Facebook and Instagram by putting "ICONI" in your search box.   To learn more about Huami Magazine, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram by putting Huami Magazine in your search box.  You may also visit our website at www.huamimagzine.com

A tecnologia não está apenas no âmbito digital. Olhar para as tecnologias africanas e afrodiaspóricas é fundamental para reconhecer e valorizar a diversidade das produções tecnológicas. Tranças Nagôs, símbolos Adinkra e Geometria Sona são alguns exemplos desses saberes ancestrais herdados da África pré-colonial. Neste episódio especial para o Julho das pretas, abordamos sobre a importância de se conectar com o passado para construção do hoje e do futuro, inclusive no mundo digital. Conversamos com Zaika dos Santos, cientista de dados e multiartista que propõe uma reflexão sobre este tema. Também falamos com Adriana Barbosa, idealizadora da Preta Hub e Mariana Gomes, idealizadora da Conexão Malunga, iniciativas que contribuem para o desenvolvimento tecnológico digital ancorado nos saberes ancestrais. Está imperdível! Dê o play e confira.

Show Notes:0:48 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana1:11 - Ohio State3:10 - Gee's Bend quiltmakers3:11 - Faith Ringgold3:49 - Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles by Dr Sharbreon Plummer4:11 - ProQuest4:51 and 5:06 - Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles by Dr Sharbreon Plummer5:36 - Simone Elizabeth Saunders5:38 - Tufting5:39 - Felecia Davis5:47 - Jasmine Best5:52 - Lisa Woolfork5:54 - Black Women Stitch5:53. 6:30, 6:34 - Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles by Dr Sharbreon Plummer7:05 - Google Forms7.33 and 7:51 - Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles by Dr Sharbreon Plummer7:44 - Laura Moseley7:45 - Common Threads Press9:48 and 11:06 - Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles by Dr Sharbreon Plummer11:10 - Common Threads Press11:27 - Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles by Dr Sharbreon Plummer at Philadelphia Print Works11:31 - Art Data London11:52 - Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles by Dr Sharbreon Plummer12:18 - Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles by Dr Sharbreon Plummer12:31 - Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi12:36 - Women of Color Quilters Network12:49 - A Communion of the Spirits: African-American Quilters, Preservers, and Their Stories by Roland Freeman12:53 - Roland Freeman13:13 - Tatter Textile Blue Library14:15 - Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive14:29 - Eli Leon17:42 - Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive18:05 and 18:26 - Quilt Folk Magazine19:04 - Brianna Briggs19:15 - Quilt Folk Magazine20:35 - Quilt Folk Magazine, Rhode Island21:12 - Mississippi24:57 - African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio26:24 - Quilt Folk Magazine26:32 - Aya26:26 - AYA Thought Studio26:41 - Adinkra symbols27:10 - Ohio State28:35 - New Orleans28:35 - Junebug Productions30:11 and 30:14 - Mamas Who Dream30:17 and 30:52 - Maureen Nichol 30:59 - Rachel Wallis31:03 and 31:31 - Stitch x Stitch 31:44 and 32:02 - Dr Jess Bailey of Public Library Quilts32:04 - Common Threads Press32:07 - Many Hands to Make a Quilt by Dr Jess Bailey32:12 - @PublicLibraryQuilts33:01 - Beyonce33:06 - Renaissance 33:16 - Beyonce33:29 - Cheetos Puff34:35 - Postage stamp quilt blocks34:47 - Backstrap weaving34:47 - Oaxaca35:06 - Backstrap weaving looms35:25 - Central America35:55 - Nick Cave soundsuits36:21 - Carolyn Crump 36:32 - Quilt Folk Magazine36:38 - Quilt Folk Magazine, Louisiana issue 36:47 - Quilt Folk Magazine, North Carolina issue37:02 - Cuesta Benberry37:12 - Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi37:28 - Oprah38:59 - Metalsmithing39:23 - Public Library Quilts39:33 - Acres of Ancestry (@acresofancestry)40:07 and 40:19 - Harlem Needle Arts (@iamharlemneedlearts)40:34 - Sew Creative Lounge (@sewcreativelounge)Follow Sharbreon:Instagram - @Sharbreonhttps://sharbreonplummer.com/Follow Us:Amanda: @broadclothstudio https://broadclothstudio.com/Wendy: @the.weekendquilter https://the-weekendquilter.com/Quilt Buzz: @quilt.buzzhttps://quiltbuzzpodcast.com/Intro/Outro Music:Golden Hour by Vlad Gluschenko

In this month's episode, we hear from Safiyah Fosua. Safiyah was speaking on the topic of "Meeting God in Our Healing" from the 2021 cohort of Spiritual Formation in Today's World, a one-year online program from The Academy. Safiyah shares the story of the Gadarene demoniac from the synoptic Gospels to help us understand how our relationship with fear is connected with our healing, both personally and socially. Safiyah Fosua is a retired professor of spiritual formation at Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University and former Director of Transformational Preaching Ministries at Discipleship Ministries of the United Methodist Church. Safiyah and her husband, the Rev. Dr. Kwasi Kena, also served as missionaries to Ghana, West Africa, assisting the Methodist Church of Ghana in curriculum writing, leadership development, and local pastors' education. Safiyah has served churches in Iowa, and New Jersey, and is in frequent demand as a preacher, speaker, Bible study leader, and worship designer for national events. In addition to her professional teaching roles, Safiyah and her husband have two adult children and are the proud grandparents of two grandchildren. In spare moments, Safiyah writes prayers and Christian poetry, as well as engages the ancient practices of needle crafting, quilting, and batik. Safiyah references the Adinkra symbol from Ghana called the Gye Nyame, which you can see and learn more about at http://www.adinkra.org/htmls/adinkra/gyen.htm. The 2023/2024 cohort of Spiritual Formation in Today's World begins August 24-26, 2023. You can learn more and apply at https://academy.upperroom.org/event/sftw-2023/.

Grace Ewura-Esi returns from a trip to Ghana, West Africa, with a new perspective on how technology helps us not only make new discoveries but gives old discoveries a new perspective. In this special episode featuring all four hosts in a fascinating discussion, Grace presents examples like Adinkra, the symbol-based language of the Ghana Empire which is a form of communication based on various observations of and associations between humans and the objects they use, not entirely dissimilar to block code that software engineers use today.In addition, with the assistance of machine learning and artificial intelligence, ancient cultures are creating new visual representations of ancient gods for whom there were no depictions that lasted over the centuries. This same AI may even be used to help other nations, cultures, and tribes reconstruct missing portions of ancient languages and lost artifacts. It's an episode that's part mystery, part paradigm shift, and part digital archeology. As Grace puts it, “it's the ancient as modern, again.” Additional ResourcesConnect with Shweta Saraf: LinkedIn or Twitter.Connect with Grace Andrews: LinkedIn or Twitter.Connect with Amy Tobey: LinkedIn or TwitterConnect with Fen Aldrich: LinkedIn or Twitter.Visit Origins.dev for more informationEnjoyed This Episode?Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in, then please leave us a review. We'd also appreciate it if you would share the podcast with your friends and colleagues, as you get to know the people and technologies at the center of our digital world.Traceroute is a podcast from Equinix, produced by Stories Bureau. This episode was produced by Grace Ewura-Esi, with help from John Taylor and Mathr de Leon. It was edited by Joshua Ramsey and mixed by Jeremy Tuttle and Tim Balint, with additional editing and sound design by Mathr de Leon. Our theme song was composed by Ty Gibbons.

ADINKRA London  is a luxury accessories brand inspired by Africa with a focus on Ghanaian design and storytelling.We spoke to co-founder Patric Okumi to find out more. Visit their page for more: https://www.adinkralondon.com/Part two of this interview drops soon.To listen to more content like this, visit our monthly AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Buzzsprout and wherever you listen to your audio. You can also follow our news on akadimagazine.com and .co.ukThe music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).Join our Podcast Club to access the full episode, exclusive and early release content and discounts here: https://ko-fi.com/akadimagazineThe music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).And join our Podcast Club to access exclusive and early release content and discounts here: https://ko-fi.com/akadimagazineThe music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Superopongstarz and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

ADINKRA London is a luxury accessories brand inspired by Africa with a focus on Ghanaian design and storytelling.In part two, we spoke to co-founder Patric Okumi to find out more. Visit their page for more: https://www.adinkralondon.com/Part one of this interview is available on S3 Ep11.https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mlp0fjwRPIJbrG4HqpFufTo listen to more content like this, visit our monthly AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Buzzsprout and wherever you listen to your audio. You can also follow our news on akadimagazine.com and .co.ukThe music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'. AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).And join our Podcast Club to access exclusive and early release content and discounts here: https://ko-fi.com/akadimagazineThe music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Superopongstarz and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

Adinkra is the umbrella term for ideographic symbols that relate to historical events, philosophy and spiritual beliefs of the Akan people. These symbols make use of flora, fauna and shapes to depict age-old maxims and sayings.Abena explains more. Read the full article here.https://msbwrites.co.uk/2015/07/15/adinkra-more-than-just-a-pretty-face-2/MisBeee Writes delivers audio and visual content on people of African origin and provides content to AKADi Magazine. The channel is complemented by two blogsite http://misbeee.blogspot.co.uk and https://msbwrites.co.uk and supports digital magazine www.akadimagazine.co.uk with audio-visual content.And join our Podcast Club to access exclusive and early release content and discounts here: https://ko-fi.com/akadimagazineThe music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Superopongstarz and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

What have you been holding yourself back from doing?

Meditate and Pray with the Ancient Adinkra Symbol, Mmsuyidee, for manifesting good luck, protection, and banishing negative energy!

Circles Circles Circles! They're everywhere. In Art, Religion, Nature. What is it about the circle that is so powerful?   Mentions: Dreamspell Astrological Diary: 1st September 2021 - 18th May 2022: Galactic Synchronicity Journal: https://amzn.to/3L1H5AO Full Circle (NYC Breaking crew run by Rokafella & Kwikstep): https://www.fullcirclesouljahs.com/ Elsie's episode: Creating a Culture of Transparency and Healing: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ibJ5bl7yYR9GCnKjEJL2a?si=d97295b0a48d452b Death Doula: https://www.instagram.com/howcarolinecarolines/?hl=en Adinkra are visual representations of important concepts in Akan philosophy Adinkrahene: chief of the Adinkra symbols, symbolises greatness, charisma, leadership Owia Kokroko: greatness of the sun, symbolises vitality and renewal.   Connect with us: Ama Rouge Website: www.wearewildwithin.com IG: @powerup.podcast @ama.rouge @wearewildwithin @readwithrougebookclub @rougedoesfood LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ama-rouge-870b60138 FB: AmaRougemoves   Ella Mesma Website: www.ellamesma.co.uk, www.mayagandaia.com, www.businessyoga.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-mesma-b6071320/ IG: @powerup.podcast @Ellamesma @BusinessYoga @Maya_Gandaia FB:@EllaMesma @MayaGandaia @BusinessYogaUK   Music by Tomo Carter IG: @tomocarter   Everything else brought to you by us, the PowerUp! power team

“Examination of our past is never time-wasting. Reverberations from the past provide learning rubrics for living today." -Kilroy J. Oldster On this episode we're going to look at one of the more popular Adinkra symbols; Sankofa. As always, we will sit and meditate for ten minutes before getting into the topic. Enjoy the show!

Let's talk about how I like to end the year, with plenty of creative reflection that helps fuel my endeavors into the new year. This episode is based on the Adinkra symbols of the Ashanti people (modern day Ghana, Togo, and Côte d'Ivoire) called "Sankofa" meaning, go back and get it. There are two different symbols that share this name, with slightly different meanings. I'll be referring to the bird turned back on itself meaning, learning from the past.  Advanced Embroidery WorkshopPatchwork and Applique Workshop ( Research on Adinkra symbols came from a book by Ghanian writer Seyram Agbleze called "Journey of West African Textile Traditions" )

During our three-part series on the carceral curriculum in our schools, we ask, “How do we abolish carcerality in our schools (and beyond)?” In this second episode, we ask Dr. Rahsaan Mahadeo: “How are schools designed for carcerality?” Rahsaan challenges us to consider how schools become places of racialized disablement for Black and Brown students through curriculum and discipline policies. Mahadeo implores us to consider how educators can refuse to consent to participate in school-based carcerality and to understand our complicity in upholding carcerality in our schools. Special education expert, LeShone Jai, adds complexity to our discussion of IEPs. In “What I Don't Get Paid For,” Kishanna Laurie gets us to delete the email app from our phones and #ReclaimOurTime. Poet Kweku John moves us with a poem about dance inspired by Adinkra symbols. Thank you for listening. Love, us. Intellectual Inheritance: Thank you to Rahsaan Mahadeo for recommending many of these texts in our conversation with him. And the ones he did not recommend were inspired by his words. W.E.B. DuBois, The Negro Criminal and Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880 (open rebellion) Saidiyah Hartman, Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments Jina B. Kim, Toward a Crip-of-Color Critique: Thinking with Minich's “Enabling Whom?” (racialized disablement) Oscar Lewis, The Children of Sanchez, coined the term “culture of poverty” Mary Oliver, Upstream Dylan Rodríguez, White Reconstruction: Domestic Warfare and the Logics of Genocide Joseph Schumpeter, Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy (creative destruction) Carla Shalaby, Troublemakers Damien Sojoyner, First Strike: Educational Enclosures in Black Los Angeles Music: O. Y Productions, Afrobeat x Amapiano Instrumental | Afrobeat Type Beat 2021 - Happy Smith the Master, Green Tea Original theme music by Mara Johnson, Elliott Wilkes, and monét cooper --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dancingondesks/message

This episode, we had an inspiring and fun conversation with Maine jewelry designer Ebenezer Akakpo. We talked about his journey from dreaming to be an architect to becoming a jewelry designer, how he creates his new pieces, his inspiration, how he's helping people, and more!   ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ebenezer's portfolio spans various mediums and processes; when combined with the visual Language symbols or Adinkra symbols from his native Ghana, he presents a unique collection of ideas and creations. His jewelry-making passion led him to Florence, Italy, where he studied stone-setting and jewelry design and also discovered the world of computer-aided design and manufacturing. He moved to the US and studied Metalsmithing and Jewelry at the Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine, and Industrial design at Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, NY. In 2017 he founded the Akakpo Design Group LLC in Maine, focusing on designing Jewelry, Apparel, and home accessories. Visit Ebenezer's website www.akakpo.com to see the symbols he uses in his designs and also place orders as well. Be sure to follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube as well as checking out his other brand, Maine Culture.   ABOUT KEEP IT LOCAL MAINE: We are a way for local businesses to promote themselves to thousands of people in and around their communities - letting them know what great services and products they offer right here in Maine! We currently publish four issues in areas around Southern Maine in addition to our podcast. To learn more about us, visit keepitlocalmaine.com or follow us on social media - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

To reconcile back to promoting growth is the essence of the Adinkra symbol, Mpatapo, of the Akan Community in Ghana

June greetings Glocal Citizens! We're nearly halfway through "the year after" and in the spirit of reimagining spaces and places for our new next, my guest this week is all about personal development. Elvina Quaison, a British-Ghanaian is the founder of SESA, a global personal development organization. SESA is a space, a resource to assist others find answers, guidance and advice to make the life game more enjoyable. She has also served as Business Club Manager at AFFORD (https://www.afford-uk.org/) straddling continents to add value for businesses in the UK and Africa. Elvina's work in Ghana included a role as Marketing Manager at Beaufort Properties and the Director of Silk Solutions a company that made moving into Ghana easier and opened the market to the small business wanting to expand into a new exciting sphere. Reaching this point followed a path of working with and in African countries for over 11 years in various capacities including include facilitating workshops, trainings and one to ones as well as presenting at events from intimate talks to large international conferences. Fun fact about Elvina, she is also known as "Auntie Vina" and she hosts a story telling channel. She started the channel to share her love for children's books and the amazing journeys the imagination can take little people. She chooses books that focus on black children or are written by black authors. She also includes books that show a diversity of race, culture, religion, gender roles, health and life experiences and so much more, because our little people deserve so much more than just one way of looking at this big wide world. Check it out, her YouTube link is below! Where to find Elvina? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvina-quaison-b182b921/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/SESA4Life) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sesa4life/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Sesa4life/?modal=admin_todo_tour) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9eRwbUYIcPYC6HBz2I4MTg) sesa4life@gmail.com What's Elvina reading? Psycho-Cybernetics (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00SI02BW4&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_4EEA83STZ808VQYSF52W&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Maxwell Maltz What I Know for Sure (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00LB89V78&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_8A3HT1GKWWK8AZB50KFC&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Oprah Winfrey Books (https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=Bren%C3%A9+Brown&i=audible&rh=n%3A18145289011%2Cp_lbr_one_browse-bin%3ABren%C3%A9+Brown&dc&qid=1622411527&rnid=2272759011&ref=sr_nr_p_lbr_one_browse-bin_1) by Brené Brown What's Elvina watching? The Matrix (https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/matrix) Other topics of interest: Adinkra Symbols (https://www.adinkrasymbols.org/#:~:text=Adinkra%20are%20visual%20symbols%20with,royals%20wore%20to%20important%20ceremonies) Fante People of Ghana (https://newsghana.com.gh/history-of-the-fante/) Akina Mama Wa Afrika (https://www.akinamamawaafrika.org/) African Women's Development Fund (https://awdf.org/) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curious_Case_of_Benjamin_Button_(film)) and the Syndrome (https://www.healthline.com/health/progeria-syndrome) Special Guest: Elivina Quaison.

Happy Wednesday, friends. Welcome to a veryyyy special midweek edition of Links, designed to INVIGORATE your hump-day slump (... or at least distract ... linksiwouldgchatyou@substack.comjsh@bckmn.comThe passion economy is a ployDr. Ron Eglasha story about something I ended up calling “the hustle economy”this TED talk from 2007hereonlygainedmoregroundping me on TwitterShareAdinkra symbolsstarted producing examples of thisit’s called Green Taxithe global fair trade movement splitShare

Chrissa is a textile design MA graduate from the world=renowned Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London. She was born and raised in London, but her roots are very much Ghanaian. This is the country from which she draws her inspiration. Other countries that are of significance in her life include Togo and Benin. The episode focusses on understanding the duality that describes Chrissa’s life and attempts to understand how she successfully navigates her two worlds. What does it take to be an inspirational designer? What does she describe as art and what is her creative process? Amuah, who grew up in London’s Brixton neighbourhood, feels a strong connection to her African heritage. An important part of her designs is Adinkra symbology, which stems from a Ghanaian oral history tradition and is a visual way to communicate important values. These symbols are re-interpreted in her designs, from the obvious to the very subtle. In particular, the values of “wellbeing and social harmony” are powerful drivers in Amuah’s use of the symbols. https://www.instagram.com/amwa_designs/ https://twitter.com/camuah?lang=en

In this episode, we are joined by my beautiful and dear friend Mama Ayo & her dynamic daughter Noni. Mama Ayo is a community Mama who has assisted in both raising & educating so many children, including Nafees. Her example as a mother & friend is one that I’ve worked to model after, and am grateful for. Noni is amazing in so many ways, and we are so grateful for having her on the podcast as our second young adult female voice. We are discussing the topic of Social Media, focusing specifically on understanding your brand/image being virtually created, and how to make the best of one’s presence on any social media platform. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- As parents, social media is something that we saw being created and evolved into a world of its own. It changed the way we communicate, how we do business and so many other aspects of life. We have made the changes necessary to create our own social media presence, but taking the time to understand this process for our young people whose lives have always included social media is very much necessary. Whether we are opening a dialogue about social media safety or what types of images/virtual brands we are all aiming to create, having an open mind and intentional space for this conversation in our family discussions can be an eye-opener in many ways. As Mama Ayo stated, “Social media branding is almost like a performance and it shows who we really are.” Understanding your young person’s social media brand, and allowing them to understand yours can really help our families understand who we are in the virtual and real world. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We give thanks for everything shared with us and our listeners on the topic and hope you will too. Listen to the full episode here: https://anchor.fm/betweenusandyall ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- About our guests: Ayo Nkita Mayala: Mother, wife, educator. Noni: Daughter & rising sophomore at Spelman College. Business highlighted Adinkra styles: Clothing line: IG @adinkrastyles (Shirts in episode: Sankofa t-shirts) Family motto: “Simba Simbe. Hold up that which holds you up.”

It’s always a ball when brotha Diallo Sumbry comes through to talk to TiTi. Diallo is President & CEO of The Adinkra Group as well as Ghana’s Tourism Ambassador and he is back in the states after an extended stay in Ghana.We expressed our thoughts on Beyonce’s project Black Is King and he caught me up on all of the projects he is working on here and in Ghana. Make sure you follow Diallo @daheart4eva @theadinkragroup and TiTi @tititalks. Visit tititalks.com and subscribe to TiTi Talks on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart Radio and Google Play music.

A estilistas Jal Viera e Maria Chantal conversam sobre a historia e importância da estamparia Adinkra e seu resgate em suas coleções. Maria Chantal é natural de Angola e reside no Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, desde 2000. Pesquisadora autodidata do corpo feminino. Chantal também ministra oficinas presenciais e online sobre autoconhecimento feminino. Trabalho direcionado para que mulheres entendam mais sobre seus próprios corpos. Chantal também é formada em Moda e, seu trabalho de pesquisa se deu com base na Estamparia Adinkra. Jal Viera é formada em Design de Moda com especialização técnica em Produção Audiovisual e pós graduanda em Modelagem Criativa. Atua profissionalmente com estilismo há 10 anos e com sua marca própria Jal Vieira Brand desenvolve coleções com foco na cultura negra e sertaneja e suas formas de expressão no universo feminino, unindo pesquisas históricas e questões sociais à suas vivências pessoais e coletivas.

Reigning Queen Goddess

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   Proving Einstein Right on Amazon  Jim Gates is the Ford Foundation Professor of Physics, and the Director of The Brown University Theoretical Physics Center. He is a 2013 recipient of the National Medal of Science He was a Distinguished University Professor, University System of Maryland Regents Professor, John S. Toll Professor of Physics, and Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory. Gates is well known for his pioneering work in supersymmetry and supergravity, and his 1977 doctoral dissertation on supersymmetry earned him a prominent place in the early development of the field, as did the 1984 book he co-authored, Superspace, or One thousand and one lessons in supersymmetry, which is widely considered the first comprehensive book on the subject. His study of string theory and supersymmetry has recently led Gates to develop an interest in what are called adinkras. Adinkra symbols are graphical representations of supersymmetric algebras named after symbols created by the Asante people. Adinkras may help us understand the structure of the universe, although Gates cautions, “most of the time when we make up ideas, they’re wrong. However, when we get it right, it’s amazing.” Gates is also a pioneer in another respect, having been the first African American to hold an endowed chair in physics at a major U.S. research university. He comes to Brown with a mission to increase the participation of historically underrepresented groups in the sciences. Gates is a former scientific advisor to President Barack Obama, Gates is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, as well as the board of trustees of Society for Science & the Public, and one of the USA Science and Engineering Festival’s “Nifty Fifty.” More information on Professor Jim Gates  https://sites.brown.edu/sjgates/ Other books by Cathy Pelletier @Dr_JimGates   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Gates is the Ford Foundation Professor of Physics, and the Director of The Brown University Theoretical Physics Center. He is a 2013 recipient of the National Medal of Science He was a Distinguished University Professor, University System of Maryland Regents Professor, John S. Toll Professor of Physics, and Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory. Gates is well known for his pioneering work in supersymmetry and supergravity, and his 1977 doctoral dissertation on supersymmetry earned him a prominent place in the early development of the field, as did the 1984 book he co-authored, Superspace, or One thousand and one lessons in supersymmetry, which is widely considered the first comprehensive book on the subject. His study of string theory and supersymmetry has recently led Gates to develop an interest in what are called adinkras. Adinkra symbols are graphical representations of supersymmetric algebras named after symbols created by the Asante people. Adinkras may help us understand the structure of the universe, although Gates cautions, “most of the time when we make up ideas, they’re wrong. However, when we get it right, it’s amazing.” Gates is also a pioneer in another respect, having been the first African American to hold an endowed chair in physics at a major U.S. research university. He comes to Brown with a mission to increase the participation of historically underrepresented groups in the sciences. Gates is a former scientific advisor to President Barack Obama, Gates is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, as well as the board of trustees of Society for Science & the Public, and one of the USA Science and Engineering Festival's “Nifty Fifty.”

First published on 20 December 2015 In this episode of AfricanPod, we take a look at one of the most powerful elements of communication known to the human race. My guest is a US-based African Doctor, and he has written a book about it. All over the world and across every culture, symbols represent a powerful element in communication. In the West African nation, Ghana, the Ashantis, (also called the Akans) developed a set of unique symbols called Adinkra, and as can be expected, they retain deep cultural meanings that words alone cannot convey. From the United States, a Medical Doctor, who is originally from Ghana has just published a book about the Adinkra Symbols, explaining their hidden meaning at different levels. More than just explaining the hidden meaning, Dr Charles Korankye has created a new Alphabet system, using only the Adinkra Symbols. It is all so intriguing – so on the line to the US State of Wisconsin, I asked Dr Charles Korankye to tell me more about his new book, why he wrote it and the potential benefits. Doctor Charles Korankye's new book about the hidden meaning of Adinkra Symbols from West Africa is fascinating, and more than that, he has invented a unique Alphabet system, using only the Adinkra symbols. For more on the good news and bad news about Africa, subscribe to the AfricanPod on iTunes Podcast, on YouTube, search for AfricanPod, and also on our website, www.AfricanPod.com Follow us on Twitter, @africanpod AfricanPod is now available on Google’s Android Podcast. My name is Phillip Nyakpo, and thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

This episode is about how African celebrities are using their power and influence to redirect positive attention to Africa. In line with the value of Sankofa, these celebrities are really drawing attention to the continent and highlighting the importance of investing in small or large ways in the Black continent.

In the fourth episode of the Justyna Green podcast, I speak to Chrissa Amuah, founder of Africa by Design and AMWA Designs. Chrissa is an incredible character, with a wonderful story of pursuing your instincts and passions and making things happen. Now through Africa by Design Chrissa champions creatives leading sub-Saharan Africa’s emerging design scene - you can spot Africa by Design everywhere from New York to London and soon even 1stdibs. And at AMWA Designs, Chrissa herself creates handmade textiles and print designs for the home with the first collection inspired by the Adinkra symbols and proverbs of Ghana.   Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green

Naku Sikawayne talks with Medicine for the Resistance about Adinkra symbols and how important symbols are in communicating. We live surrounded by symbols, from the stop signs on the roads to graffiti tags.

Chrissa is the founder of AMWA Designs which creates handmade textiles and print designs for the home.The Adinkra symbols and proverbs of Ghana form the inspiration for many of the designs. Each symbol serves as a mark of wisdom and offers a proverb to inspire.

Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 7 of my podcast Leading A Double Life. I’m Kwei Quartey, a physician and author of the Inspector Darko Dawson novels. On my podcast, reflections on being a medical doctor and a writer. This episode, part one of a series on African Literature African Literature: What is it? African literature has been much written about. There is still debate about what it really is, its themes and its style and content. A notable aspect is that it includes both the oral and written literatures. The etymologic definition of literature is “writing formed with letters,” from the Latin littera (letters). Therefore, Pio Zirimu, a Ugandan scholar, suggested the word orature to replace the self-contradictory “oral literature.” Despite the ingenuity of the name, it didn’t really take hold, and “oral literature” is still the more popular term among scholars. Included in oral African literature is the African heroic epic. A prime example is the Sunjata (or Sundjata/Sundiata) Epic of the Mendeka peoples, relating the legend of Sunjata, the 13th century king of the Mali Empire. What is the stereotype about written African literature? The oral form of African literature is frequently mentioned and acknowledged in papers and books, but even supposedly knowledgeable scholars hold the view that written African literature barely made any appearance before the 1950s (as a result of colonization). In other words, before Chinua Achebe’s famous Things Fall Apart and other African writers’ works of that era, there was no good African literature to be found. TFA was one of the first African novels to garner international critical acclaim, but was that all there was? No, says Princeton professor of medieval, early modern, and modern African literature, Wendy Laura Belcher. She notes in her paper on African Literature, An Anthology of Written Texts from 3000 BCE to 1900 CE that while historians labor to overturn privailing misconceptions that Africa is a place without history, literary critics have done little to overturn a mistaken view that Africa has no literature. Some Westerners believe that writing on the continent was not done by Africans or in African languages. Belcher emphasizes, and others back her up, that in fact there is an at least 3000-year history of African writing. Why has some African literature escaped notice (or been ignored)? Much of African literature over the last millenia has disappeared from view because it has not survived, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but extant texts refer to these ancient documents as having existed. Second, many works were not published and therefore went unknown. Third, very few were translated from African languages into European languages, and they were therefore ignored. As much as scholars probe and dissect shining examples of twentieth century African literature, Belcher points out there are historical precedents to the works of the prominent modern-day African writers. For example, it could be argued that the pidgin English works of Amos Tutuola (The Palm-Wine Drinkard), (which Dylan Thomas called “fresh, young English”), Ken Saro-Wiwa (Sozaboy), and Uzodinma Iweala (Beasts of No Nation) were well preceded by Antera Duke‘s eighteenth century diary, which was written in Nigerian pidgin English and carried to Scotland by a Scottish missionary. Where is that ever mentioned in popular analysis? Historical categories of African literature One subsection of African literature emerged from the writings of Africans living outside of Africa– both slaves and African youths whom European colonists sent to study in England, France, Portugal, Italy, Holland and Germany. The Interesting Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African (1789), was written by former slave Olaudah Equiano, who described the awfulness of slavery and the slave trade. Equiano was in the forefront of the movement in Britain to abolish slavery. His book was highly influential in bringing the trade to an end. Written in English, Equiano’s narrative received much attention, but another group of Africans in Europe had writings in Latin. Those have not commanded as much close examination. What are the ancient forms of African literature? The Arab expansion in the Sahel spread Islam to the region, and the 11th-century Berber-led Almoravid invasion of the Empire of Ghana (not to be confused with modern Ghana) brought with it a Kufic-derived Arabic script. Mali, Sudan, and Nigeria developed different styles of Kufic-derived calligraphy. The role of Arabic writing and literature in West Africa has been long underestimated. Ajami is an African-adapted Arabic script found in the Swahili, Hausa, Wolof, and Yoruba. It is 300 t0 500 years old. Another ancient written form in Nsibidi, which is an ideographic script with a system of symbols that was indigenous to what is now southeastern Nigeria. It dates back to at least 2000 BC. Many people don’t realize that the much-commercialized Adinkra symbols of Ghana also represent old, ideographic writing. It dates back to at least 1817, when the Englishman Thomas Edward Bowdich collected a piece of Adinkra cloth in 1817. The next oldest piece of Adinkra textile was sent in 1825 from the Elmina Castle to the royal cabinet of curiosities in The Hague. Lybico-Berber or Tifinagh script dates back to 3000 BC at least, and is the ancient writing of the Tuareg and other peoples in Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Egypt, Chad and Niger. The Egyptians invented three different types of scripts–hieroglyphic, hieratic and demotic; and yes, like it or not, Egyptians are Africans. Vai script (3000 BC to present) is a particularly lovely form of writing indigenous to Liberia and a small portion of Sierra Leone. It is a set of symbols representing syllables Other languages with syllabaries include Japanese. Summary Clearly, there is much more to learn about African literature. In reference to Ajami, Serigne Kane notes, “the writings of black African authors have long been neglected due to prejudice, as both Europeans and Arab scholars with the necessary linguistic competence to study their works have often deemed their insights of little or no scholarly interest or benefit, and most assume that sources of knowledge on Africa are either oral or written in European languages,” (quote from Fallou Ngom.) Much the same applies to other forms of African writings. Even the word “literature” seems to have been captured and held hostage by Eurocentric exceptionalism as its rightful and exclusive property. African literature has been viewed as that which developed as a result of the “civilizing influences” of invading Europeans. It’s time to take the blinders off and open up the mind. That’s all for this episode. Again, thank you for listening. If you’re hearing this on iTunes, please also check out my website, kweiquartey.com. That’s k-w-e-i-q-u-a-r-t-e-y dot com. The podcast episodes are also available there. I’m on Twitter as @doublekwei, one word. Until next time, be happy and healthy.

Ghana, The Underground Railroad, Adinkra Symbols Quilts with Eileen Edwards  Join Lesley Gist on The Gist of Freedom www.blackhistoryblog.com African textile motifs and indigenous writing symbols were integrated into African American quilts. Writing systems such as vai (Liberia) and nsibidi (Nigeria) converged with adinkra  symbols (Ghana), nkisi charms(Congo) adire patterns (Yoruba) and kuba designs (Congo).  "Geometric patterns, abstract designs, strip piecing, bold colors and distinctive stitches" were some of the elements of encoding. Various African- derived secret codes were embedded in the designs.The quilts were  at the center of the resistance  movement associated with  the underground movement in the resistance against enslavement.    Four editions of William Still's Book The Underground Railroad Still Family reprint of William Still's Underground Railroad book with Francine Still-Hicks Art Work on the Cover. By the early 1800s, the Still family was firmly established in southern New Jersey, particularly in the area that became Lawnside, a hamlet neighboring Haddonfield. Lawnside was incorporated in 1926; it is believed to be the first self-governing, overwhelmingly African-American town in the North. It remains 94 percent African-American and full of Stills—perhaps as many as 100 members of the extended family. Last summer marked the 146th Still reunion— William Still the youngest of Charity and Levin Still's eighteen children was the Black abolitionist from Philadelphia who was described by the New York Times as William Still - known as the Father of the Underground Railroad - who, even in the 19th century embodied these modern feats. He commissioned Harriet Tubman's rescue missions. Still literally wrote the Underground Railroad book.      

1. Marlene "Mo" Morris, director, A New Color, the Art of Edythe Boone with the star of the film, Ms. Edy. The film screens at the Mill Valley Film Festival October 10 and 16. Visit a newcolordocumentary.com 2. Dr. William Conwill Many African American teens find themselves wondering what they should or should not be doing and how they should behave toward each other. As they struggle to build their characters, they receive a wide range of feedback from multiple sources, bringing about confusion. Spirit Training offers a guide through that confusion by providing a personal training aid for Black teens in the arena of ethics. Spirit Training holds that our spirits, which protect and sustain us, should direct and unify our thoughts, efforts, and actions. Author William L. Conwill seeks to help Black teens who want to prepare for adulthood in the family, the community, and the world by developing their characters. Based on traditional African values, the principles presented in this guide serve as directives or instructions on living, as well as means of defense against destructive influences. These principles are represented throughout the text by Adinkra symbols, along with a self-defense interpretation for each principle and a reading to help provide insight. Drawing on brain science, transpersonal psychology, and mainstream psychiatry, as well as ancient traditions, Spirit Training invites Black teens to conduct a personal and conscious examination of the principles that have allowed us to survive, create, and nurture life.

Adinkra House | Azania Chats w/ Ghana & Wil Hylton by Azania Shangé

Digging up our roots seems to be the thing these days.  There are a host of genealogy resources available for anyone who cares to (re)discover their familial past.  Still, in the Americas people of African descent who want to take part in this digging encounter barriers; often there are gaps in the family histories of those whose members were bought and sold on a whim.   As she takes readers on a remarkable historical journey, Carla Peterson, author of Black Gotham:  A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City (Yale University Press, 2011), illuminates the challenges of (re)discovering family histories and along the way, readers glean much about US national history. Armed with determination, patience beyond measure, and with several doses of serendipity, Peterson, Professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park, takes her desire to return and find elements of her past to the archives of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.  Her persistence reveals to readers a new view of nineteenth century Gotham, as Washington Irving called the city of New York.  For example, Black Gothamprovides support for social historians who would argue that the New Negro movement–often solely associated with the Harlem Renaissance–began in the ante-bellum era.  And, those interested in the education of free African Americans pre-1865 may find it fascinating that many of the 19th century’s black elite were a part of New York’s African Free School system–the Mulberry Street School, in particular.  Celebrated alumni include James McCune Smith, Alexander Crummell, Henry Highland Garnet, George Downing, the Reason brothers–Charles and Patrick–as well as Peterson’s great-great grandfather, Peter Guignon, and her great-grandfather, Philip White.  As Peterson rediscovers her paternal family’s New York history, she at times laments the obscurity to which the women in her family were relegated; she does her best to remedy this, however, as she uses facts and imagination to piece together their lives. While the book divulges new perspectives on freedom–or the lack thereof–for black New Yorkers in the nineteenth century, it also is instructive with regards to methods of research for those who seek to dress up the scraps of memory mothers, fathers, grand-aunts or grand-uncles choose to share. Needless to say, the acts of both forgetting and remembering are found not only in personal narratives of history; the journey upon which Peterson embarks also forces readers to consider how and whom institutions choose to forget and/or remember–indeed, how the nation selectively forgets and remembers. Sankofa is an Adinkra symbol of West Africa’s Akan people that means “to go back and take it.”  It describes one impetus for Dr. Carla Peterson’s journey for she indeed goes back to see; Black Gotham:  A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City attests to the fact that her insistence pays off significantly–both for her personally, and for lovers of history alike.  Read alongside a virtual archive http://archive.blackgothamarchive.org/ wherein one can find documents and images of New York’s black elite of the nineteenth century, the narrative moves one steadily along, inspiring new critical questions and intrigue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digging up our roots seems to be the thing these days.  There are a host of genealogy resources available for anyone who cares to (re)discover their familial past.  Still, in the Americas people of African descent who want to take part in this digging encounter barriers; often there are gaps in the family histories of those whose members were bought and sold on a whim.   As she takes readers on a remarkable historical journey, Carla Peterson, author of Black Gotham:  A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City (Yale University Press, 2011), illuminates the challenges of (re)discovering family histories and along the way, readers glean much about US national history. Armed with determination, patience beyond measure, and with several doses of serendipity, Peterson, Professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park, takes her desire to return and find elements of her past to the archives of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.  Her persistence reveals to readers a new view of nineteenth century Gotham, as Washington Irving called the city of New York.  For example, Black Gothamprovides support for social historians who would argue that the New Negro movement–often solely associated with the Harlem Renaissance–began in the ante-bellum era.  And, those interested in the education of free African Americans pre-1865 may find it fascinating that many of the 19th century’s black elite were a part of New York’s African Free School system–the Mulberry Street School, in particular.  Celebrated alumni include James McCune Smith, Alexander Crummell, Henry Highland Garnet, George Downing, the Reason brothers–Charles and Patrick–as well as Peterson’s great-great grandfather, Peter Guignon, and her great-grandfather, Philip White.  As Peterson rediscovers her paternal family’s New York history, she at times laments the obscurity to which the women in her family were relegated; she does her best to remedy this, however, as she uses facts and imagination to piece together their lives. While the book divulges new perspectives on freedom–or the lack thereof–for black New Yorkers in the nineteenth century, it also is instructive with regards to methods of research for those who seek to dress up the scraps of memory mothers, fathers, grand-aunts or grand-uncles choose to share. Needless to say, the acts of both forgetting and remembering are found not only in personal narratives of history; the journey upon which Peterson embarks also forces readers to consider how and whom institutions choose to forget and/or remember–indeed, how the nation selectively forgets and remembers. Sankofa is an Adinkra symbol of West Africa’s Akan people that means “to go back and take it.”  It describes one impetus for Dr. Carla Peterson’s journey for she indeed goes back to see; Black Gotham:  A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City attests to the fact that her insistence pays off significantly–both for her personally, and for lovers of history alike.  Read alongside a virtual archive http://archive.blackgothamarchive.org/ wherein one can find documents and images of New York’s black elite of the nineteenth century, the narrative moves one steadily along, inspiring new critical questions and intrigue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digging up our roots seems to be the thing these days.  There are a host of genealogy resources available for anyone who cares to (re)discover their familial past.  Still, in the Americas people of African descent who want to take part in this digging encounter barriers; often there are gaps in the family histories of those whose members were bought and sold on a whim.   As she takes readers on a remarkable historical journey, Carla Peterson, author of Black Gotham:  A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City (Yale University Press, 2011), illuminates the challenges of (re)discovering family histories and along the way, readers glean much about US national history. Armed with determination, patience beyond measure, and with several doses of serendipity, Peterson, Professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park, takes her desire to return and find elements of her past to the archives of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.  Her persistence reveals to readers a new view of nineteenth century Gotham, as Washington Irving called the city of New York.  For example, Black Gothamprovides support for social historians who would argue that the New Negro movement–often solely associated with the Harlem Renaissance–began in the ante-bellum era.  And, those interested in the education of free African Americans pre-1865 may find it fascinating that many of the 19th century’s black elite were a part of New York’s African Free School system–the Mulberry Street School, in particular.  Celebrated alumni include James McCune Smith, Alexander Crummell, Henry Highland Garnet, George Downing, the Reason brothers–Charles and Patrick–as well as Peterson’s great-great grandfather, Peter Guignon, and her great-grandfather, Philip White.  As Peterson rediscovers her paternal family’s New York history, she at times laments the obscurity to which the women in her family were relegated; she does her best to remedy this, however, as she uses facts and imagination to piece together their lives. While the book divulges new perspectives on freedom–or the lack thereof–for black New Yorkers in the nineteenth century, it also is instructive with regards to methods of research for those who seek to dress up the scraps of memory mothers, fathers, grand-aunts or grand-uncles choose to share. Needless to say, the acts of both forgetting and remembering are found not only in personal narratives of history; the journey upon which Peterson embarks also forces readers to consider how and whom institutions choose to forget and/or remember–indeed, how the nation selectively forgets and remembers. Sankofa is an Adinkra symbol of West Africa’s Akan people that means “to go back and take it.”  It describes one impetus for Dr. Carla Peterson’s journey for she indeed goes back to see; Black Gotham:  A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City attests to the fact that her insistence pays off significantly–both for her personally, and for lovers of history alike.  Read alongside a virtual archive http://archive.blackgothamarchive.org/ wherein one can find documents and images of New York’s black elite of the nineteenth century, the narrative moves one steadily along, inspiring new critical questions and intrigue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digging up our roots seems to be the thing these days.  There are a host of genealogy resources available for anyone who cares to (re)discover their familial past.  Still, in the Americas people of African descent who want to take part in this digging encounter barriers; often there are gaps in the family histories of those whose members were bought and sold on a whim.   As she takes readers on a remarkable historical journey, Carla Peterson, author of Black Gotham:  A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City (Yale University Press, 2011), illuminates the challenges of (re)discovering family histories and along the way, readers glean much about US national history. Armed with determination, patience beyond measure, and with several doses of serendipity, Peterson, Professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park, takes her desire to return and find elements of her past to the archives of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.  Her persistence reveals to readers a new view of nineteenth century Gotham, as Washington Irving called the city of New York.  For example, Black Gothamprovides support for social historians who would argue that the New Negro movement–often solely associated with the Harlem Renaissance–began in the ante-bellum era.  And, those interested in the education of free African Americans pre-1865 may find it fascinating that many of the 19th century's black elite were a part of New York's African Free School system–the Mulberry Street School, in particular.  Celebrated alumni include James McCune Smith, Alexander Crummell, Henry Highland Garnet, George Downing, the Reason brothers–Charles and Patrick–as well as Peterson's great-great grandfather, Peter Guignon, and her great-grandfather, Philip White.  As Peterson rediscovers her paternal family's New York history, she at times laments the obscurity to which the women in her family were relegated; she does her best to remedy this, however, as she uses facts and imagination to piece together their lives. While the book divulges new perspectives on freedom–or the lack thereof–for black New Yorkers in the nineteenth century, it also is instructive with regards to methods of research for those who seek to dress up the scraps of memory mothers, fathers, grand-aunts or grand-uncles choose to share. Needless to say, the acts of both forgetting and remembering are found not only in personal narratives of history; the journey upon which Peterson embarks also forces readers to consider how and whom institutions choose to forget and/or remember–indeed, how the nation selectively forgets and remembers. Sankofa is an Adinkra symbol of West Africa's Akan people that means “to go back and take it.”  It describes one impetus for Dr. Carla Peterson's journey for she indeed goes back to see; Black Gotham:  A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City attests to the fact that her insistence pays off significantly–both for her personally, and for lovers of history alike.  Read alongside a virtual archive http://archive.blackgothamarchive.org/ wherein one can find documents and images of New York's black elite of the nineteenth century, the narrative moves one steadily along, inspiring new critical questions and intrigue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Textiles in Ghana carry a far greater importance than you might expect. This unit will help you to understand how textiles can carry an assortment of meanings and values, including wealth, status and office. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open University. Published in ePub 2.0.1 format, some feature such as audio, video and linked PDF are not supported by all ePub readers.

S. James Gates Jr., Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, discusses the question "Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?"

S. James Gates Jr., Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, discusses the question "Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?"

S. James Gates Jr., Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, discusses the question "Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?"

Glenda Adjei

The tradition of Adinkra. The making of a printed cloth, mainly used for funerals, following the process of dying and painting the fabric

Transcript -- The tradition of Adinkra. The making of a printed cloth, mainly used for funerals, following the process of dying and painting the fabric

Transcript -- The tradition of Adinkra. The making of a printed cloth, mainly used for funerals, following the process of dying and painting the fabric

The importance of symbols in the tradition of Adinkra and how new symbols are being added to the repertoire

Transcript -- The importance of symbols in the tradition of Adinkra and how new symbols are being added to the repertoire

An overview of the importance of the traditional printing and weaving methods to the local people and how they incorporate new designs into their work

Transcript -- An overview of the importance of the traditional printing and weaving methods to the local people and how they incorporate new designs into their work

The tradition of Adinkra. The making of a printed cloth, mainly used for funerals, following the process of dying and painting the fabric

The importance of symbols in the tradition of Adinkra and how new symbols are being added to the repertoire

Transcript -- The importance of symbols in the tradition of Adinkra and how new symbols are being added to the repertoire

Transcript -- An overview of the importance of the traditional printing and weaving methods to the local people and how they incorporate new designs into their work

An overview of the importance of the traditional printing and weaving methods to the local people and how they incorporate new designs into their work