| Adinkra | “yen toC nhwe aCpuEECe ana atcECe: ye toC kc yaCnim.” – csaZECfoC dr qamEC nkroCma |
| English | “We face neither East nor West: We face forward.” – Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
Kwame Nkrumah: Face Forward
Maya Angelou: Change
| Adinkra | “if you don’t likE somEthing ChangE it. if you Can’t ChangE it, ChangE your attitudE.” – maya angElou |
| English | “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou |
Independence
| Adinkra | fawoChoCdiE enEC cbre na enam |
| English | Independence comes with its responsibilities |
Marcus Mosiah Garvey: Intelligence
| Adinkra | “ema woC wECre firi se Nansa na ye dEC di wiasEC soC, cQasECa fa wiasEC soC chaw. Enti twEC woC hoC fi nQasECasem hoC na twEC ben Nansa.” – marCus garvEy |
| Akan (Twi) | “Ema wo were firi se nyansa na ye de di wiase so, okwasea fa wiase so ohaw. Enti twe wo ho fi nkwaseasem ho na twe ben nyansa.” – Marcus Garvey |
| English | “Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.” – Marcus Garvey |
Frances Cress Welsing: Love
| Adinkra | “mECnhoCmEC kcpECm se aCbibimma bedc wcn hoC se wcn hoC.” – dr franCEs CrEss wElsing |
| Akan | “Menhome kopem se abibiman bedo won ho se won ho” – Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. |
| English | “I won’t rest until black children are taught to love themselves as themselves.” – Dr. Frances Cress Welsing |
Fire and Gun Powder
| Adinkra | EZa nEC aCtuduro nSia. |
| Akan (Twi) | Egya ne atuduro nhyia. |
| English | Fire and gun powder do not mix. |
Ama Ata Aidoo: Time
| Adinkra | timE by itsElf mEans nothing, no mattEr how fast it movEs, unlEss wE givE it somEthing to Carry for us; somEthing wE valuE. bECausE it is suCh a prEcious vEhiClE, is timE.”- ama ata aidoo. |
| English | “Time by itself means nothing, no mater how fast it moves, unless we give it something to carry for us; something we value. Because it is such a precious vehicle, is time.” – Ama Ata Aidoo |
Maya Angelou: Prejudice
| Adinkra | “prEjudiCE is a burdEn that ConfusEs thE past, thrEatEns thE futurE and rEndErs thE prEsEnt inaCCEssiblE”. – maya angElou |
| English | “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible”. – Maya Angelou |
Kwaterekwa
| Adinkra | qatECrECqa sEC cbema woC ntoCma a, tiE nEC din. |
| Akan (Twi) | Kwaterekwa se obema wo ntoma a, tie ne din. |
| English | If Kwaterekwa (a pauper) says he will give you a piece of cloth just listen to its name. |
Agoro
| Adinkra | qasECa aCni tEC agoCrc mu a, na agoCrc noC aCgu. |
| Akan (Twi) | Kwasea ani te agoro mu a, na agoro no agu. |
| English | The moment the fool grows wise in a game, that game comes to an end. |
