Honoring Armah, Diop, and Williams while reclaiming ancient Kemetic culture
A page from the book SaNhat, translated by Ayi Kwei Armah and Shemsw Bak So, after reading the works of Cheik Anta Diop (e.g. The African Origin of Civilization; Black…
Western cultural appropriation of symbols of ancient cultures
Many of us know that in war, the victor takes the spoils. Those European powers that encroached upon, invaded or colonized other cultures around the world took their symbols and…
What we can learn about Akan culture from Asanteman proverbs recorded at the turn of the 20th century
One big component of world culture, and certainly of African culture, in ancient times and in the present, is the sharing of wisdom through proverbs. Proverbs can be defined as…
Adinkra symbols for intellectual and spiritual enlightenment
Adinkra are the traditional symbols of the Akan people found in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo. There are hundreds of these symbols that span all kinds of concepts, from cosmology…
Sumerian and Akkadian people were among the ancestors of the Akan and other blacks
Alternatively, read article in PDF In my first book The Akan, Other Africans and the Sirius Star system, I posit that historical accounts from ancient writers such as Herodotus and…
Imhotep, step pyramids and the buried pyramids of Africa
In Ancient Egypt the polymath Imhotep who has been associated with building the step pyramid at Saqqara (SSA- KHAA - RRA ) was a priest of the Memphite current. He…
Ewe migration from Lemuria through Asia to the African continent
The Ewe are an ethnic group found in present day Ghana and in parts of Togo and Benin. The youtube video below is an important one, pointing to the ancient…
Planetary healing and maintenance ceremonies performed by various indigenous groups
In The Akan, other Africans & the Sirius star system, (section 7.6), I discuss how the Dagara people of West Africa perform secret ceremonies to maintain the planet and solar…
The Akan Asona clan and the Native American Crow people
The Native Indians are not a monolithic group and like Africans there are many differences even among these indigenous peoples of the same language group. I have been drawn towards…
Mathematics embedded in Akan Weaving Patterns
The article below (in pdf) is most interesting, and it has far reaching implications. The mathematically inclined among readers are bound to love it! One however need not have to…
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