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“The second assumption that the African worldview is the only viable base for African liberation is equally supported by ancient and continuous tradition. Conversely, when the leadership abandons these principles the results have been disastrous. The truly great pharaohs of ancient Egypt are all associated with the restoration of the ancient… Read more
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“Other names remained in the African American community and have a strong affinity to African derivations. They are ‘Gaye,’ as in Marvin Gaye, possiby from ‘Gueye’ in Wolof communities of Senegal and Gambia; Esi (Essie) from Ewe and Fanti for a girl child born on Sunday and Bissi or ‘Bessie’ for the first-born girl of a family (possibly…
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“Blassingame and Berry estimate that between 5 and 10 percent of the given names of free blacks were African derivatives: Quashy Baham, Wilson Africa, Edward Affricaine, Kedar Africa, Elikaim Bardor, Byer Affrica, Gadock Coffe. Pryor Biba, Alford Bim, Cuff Cawon and Ally Africa. Ally or ‘Ali’ means the ‘Exalted’ or ‘The Most High in Arabic.…
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“In the 1700s and 1800s, records provide considerable evidence that Africans used their African language names. The spellings of the names varied. Male personal names were adapted from their Akan language bases. They included: Sunday-Quashee, Quashy, Quash, Quashy, Quashee instead of Kwasi; Monday-Cudjo instead of Kwadwo; Tuesday-Cubbenah… Read more
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Kwamina (Kwamena) is Mfantse for Saturday-born male. Quashee is the Ga pronunciation of Kwasi. Quasheba is also Ga, rather than Akan. Quao and Quaw seem to be the same name that would carry the same pronunciation and would be for Thursday-born male. The idea that Quaw is for just about every male name seems odd.
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