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Mema mo Adae tɔkye!
Awukudae (Wuku+adae) is the 10th ɛda (day) of the Adaduanan, and it is a dabɔne (holy day) that occurs when “Kuru” of the Nnanson (six-day week) intersects with “Wukuada” of the Nnawɔtwe (seven-day week).
“Adae” literally means “resting place in Twi, the language of the Akan. However within the Akan calendar system,…
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Blessed Nana Marcus Mosiah Garvey Day to all!
Reflecting on my first trip to Nana Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem in 2017, and how much has changed for me since then. Now, I’m living in Ghana, ever grateful for Nana Marcus Garvey’s inspiration and example.
In the most recent chapters of my Garveyite journey, these particular words from Nana…
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Mema mo Adae tɔkye!
Over 300 years ago, Okomfo Anokye, the priest or traditional healer of the Ashanti empire, who was then a friend and advisor of Osei Tutu (the Ashanti king at the time), called a meeting of all the heads of each Ashanti clan.
The agenda was to unite under one of the chiefs whose stool would be greater than all the other…
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