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“The Eurocentrism of the African elite is, according to Fanon, a colonial illness requiring a specific cure inseparable from revolutionary activity. Cabral agrees, and he names the cure as re- Africanization.”
-Ayi Kwei Armah, Masks and Marx
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Bu fukk dee gas, fukk di suul, pënd ay bari waaye pax du fa am.
“If ten men are digging, and ten men are filling in the hole, there will be plenty of dust but no hole.”
-Wolof proverb
Explanation: When some are working and others are undermining their work, little will be accomplished.
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Symbol of craftiness, intelligence, and strategy
“Damedame symbol derives from the game called dame, which is a board game that is played almost like chess or checkers. Two opponents sit opposite with a long board on their lap. The board is squared off in a checkerboard grid. The game involves strategy and intelligence. The symbol implies one’s…
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Joori waay bu mu la tax a sànni say sagar.
“Seeing the beautiful clothes of someone else is not a reason to throw away your own rags.”
-Wolof proverb
Explanation: Never throw away your own clothes because of the beauty of someone else’s. Be admiring of someone else’s wealth or belongings but value what you own.
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