Sankofa Kemet: My First Trip to the Motherland by drakua

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Sankofa Kemet: My First Trip to the Motherland By Jahbari Joseph Akua With Chike Akua

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Chapter 1: Planning & Preparation

27 Chapter 2: On Our Way 46 Chapter 3: Lessons From The Ancestors 76 Epilogue: Continuing a Family Tradition 81 Classroom Activities 90 More Great Books & DVDs from Imani Enterprises XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX

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Dedication I dedicate this book to the D’zert Club because without them, this wouldn’t be possible.

www.DzertClub.com

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By Anthony T. Browder

Sankofa Kemet: My First Trip to the Motherland has many lessons to teach us about the world’s oldest documented civilization--lessons about history, science, architecture, religion and astronomy that were written by African people thousands of years ago. But the greatest lessons learned from reading Sankofa Kemet are the lessons about culture and tradition, and the critical relationship between family values and nation building. Kemet was great because of the kings, queens and nobles who established dynasties steeped in family tradition that preserved historical knowledge and passed it down to successive generations. The civilization of Kemet began a slow and steady decline as she lost her cultural moorings and became susceptible to wave after wave of foreign invasions. This lead to the mass exodus of the knowledge keepers from the Nile Valley into West Africa and the subsequent rise of great civilizations in Ghana, Mali and Songhoy. The stability of African families and nations was fractured once again during the great disaster called the “Maafa” as millions of African men, women and children were displaced and enslaved throughout the Americas. Memories of African excellence were erased and replaced by false memories of a people who were said to have never achieved greatness. Most classroom textbooks fail to tell the stories of the enslaved Africans who engaged in mental and spiritual acts of Sankofa by preserving knowledge and traditions that were outlawed by their enslavers. This ancient wisdom was codified in songs, dances and stories that were passed down through the generations. The descendents of those knowledge keepers walk among us today. They are the women, men and children who teach us to remember our past and reclaim knowledge that was lost, stolen and once declared illegal. Within the pages of Sankofa Kemet: My First Trip to the Motherland, Jahbari and Chike Akua have returned to the source and given us a roadmap for building strong and loving relationships between fathers, sons and communities. The Akua family members are twenty first century knowledge keepers who provide us with a model of family values that is sorely needed and worth emulating. If we follow their example and wise instructions we can restore our cultural memories, rebuild our families and become a strong people once again.

Anthony Browder with Jahbari Akua before one of Mr. Browder’s lectures at Tuskegee University regarding his excavation of the tomb of Karakhamun, a 25th Dynasty Nubian Priest in Egypt

Anthony T. Browder, Author and Cultural Historian Washington, D.C. August, 2011

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“History is the light that illuminates the past and the key that unlocks the door to the future.” -Dr. Runoko Rashidi Global African Presence

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by dr. runoko rashidi

“Not only have we been something, as against the claim that we have been nothing, but we have been everything. ‐‐George Wells Parker It is always an honor to be asked to contribute a front piece to a new book. But, in this case, it is a special honor. For it is wonderful to see a kind of passing of the baton, a kind of inter‐generational transmission of wisdom, in the African family. Here we have a new work by one of our cherished youth‐‐brother Jahbari Akua. But it must be said that he comes from good stock. Indeed, Jahbari's dad, Chike Akua is one of our brightest and most gifted scholars. Perhaps it is simply a case of the apple not falling far from the tree! The compilation and publishing of this work may be new but the concept is certainly not. It is the noble continuation of a long tradition. Indeed, the great Edward Wilmot Blyden traveled to Kemet (Ancient Egypt) in 1866, with a major essay about the African roots of Kemet published in 1869. In 1879, Martin Robison Delany wrote the Principia of Ethnology: The Origin of Races and Color, With an Archaeological Compendium of Ethiopian and Egyptian Civilization, From Years of Careful Examination and Enquiry, and detailed the African origins of Nile Valley civilizations. Even before, David Walker and Reverend Henry Highland Garnet kept alive the knowledge that Kemet (Ancient Egypt) was African. These men did not devote volumes to the stereotypical African primitive. They reminded us of the greatness of those Africans who gave civilization to the world. And that is precisely what brother Jahbari has done. Through a firsthand view, as an eyewitness, he captures the essence of what made African people great and what Africans are capable of. So we call on our African Ancestors to bless young Jahbari's endeavor. I am proud of him, and I know that the Ancestors must also be proud. Indeed, one cannot help but wonder what Jahbari's final statement in life will be. But he has certainly gotten off to an excellent start! In love of Africa! Dr. Runoko Rashidi, Author & Historian Los Angeles, California August, 2011

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Chapter 1 Planning & Preparation

“Sharpen your eye and tune your ear, so you know what you see and understand what you hear.” ‐Listervelt Middleton

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Hi, my name is Jahbari Joseph Akua. I live just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. My trip to Egypt was a spectacular adventure and I hope that someday you, too, will visit the motherland.

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Above is the way the name Kemet was written in ancient times

The west African word Sankofa means “to return and retrieve it.” The word Kemet is the original name for Egypt. Kemet means “Black Nation.” The reason my book is called “Sankofa Kemet” is because I learned that we must return to the Motherland, Africa, and retrieve the power of our original history and heritage. The day my father told me he was going to take me to Egypt soon, I immediately started throwing questions at him. Questions like: Are you serious? How long does it take to fly there? How long are we going to be there? When will we be going?

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For several years my father, Chike Akua, told me about his experiences in Kemet. He travels around the country to elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges, and universities teaching people about the power of African history and culture. He is a graduate of two historically Black universities: Hampton University and Clark Atlanta University. My dad has taken me on a number of trips to lecture at places like Tuskegee University, University of Alabama, Tallahassee Community College in Florida, and the Black Business Network in Atlanta. I studied his presentations and talked to him about them.

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XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX First, let me get something straight, I don’t care what anybody says, but after God, your mom is the second person in charge. She loves you, she protects you, and she encourages you. Your mother is a queen and the way I describe my mom is “a walking miracle.” The reason I tell her she’s a walking miracle is because she loves me and makes sure I know that. She cooks me wonderful meals. The best part of all, she’s proud of me. She loves me for who I am. I’d never ask for another mom in the whole world. My mother is a graduate of Norfolk State University, another historically Black university. She is an incredible teacher. She is the one who taught me from an early age to be a great reader. She always read to me every night before bed all the way up through fourth grade. She was also my second grade teacher. She patiently helps me with my homework. And she’s always positive.

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Over the years, my dad would have me listen to lectures and speeches about Kemet, African history, African American history, and African culture. It began around the ages of five to seven. The year leading up to our trip to Kemet, these lectures increased. We listened to lectures by some of my Dad’s favorite African scholars: Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr. Asa Hilliard, Anthony Browder, Dr. Edward Robinson, Dr. Na’im Akbar and Dr. Charles Finch, to name a few. At first, I didn’t understand and didn’t want to understand what any of them were saying. When we went to the store, I heard a lecture. When we went to the pool, I heard a lecture. On the way to and from school, I heard a lecture. Lectures, lectures, lectures! He even took me to Tallahassee, Florida to meet Dr. Na’im Akbar and to Washington, D.C. to meet Mr. Anthony Browder. Then, it hit me; around the age of eight, I realized he was giving me an introduction to African and African American history. He wanted me to not only understand where we came from, but also where we must go as a proud people. Daddy was planting the seed early just as his parents did to him.

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Dr. John Henrik Clarke

Sankofa

Dr. Edward Robinson

Dr. Asa G. Hilliard Anthony Browder

Dr. Charles Finch Dr. Na’im Akbar Dr. Runoko Rashidi

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XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX There are many people who helped me make it to the motherland. Mr. Ali and Mrs. Helen Salahuddin are the co‐founders of the Dzert Club African Genesis Institute. They are both graduates of Howard University, one of the great Black colleges in America. Their program allows many people, especially students, to travel to the motherland. It is through the Dzert Club’s program that we had the opportunity to travel to Egypt. I call Mrs. Helen, “Mama Helen,” because in the African tradition every female elder is considered a mother. I call Mr. Ali, “Baba Ali,” because in the African tradition, every male elder is considered a father. “Baba” means “father.”

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Mama Helen is an entertainment attorney and Baba Ali is a retired businessman. Over the past 13 years, Baba Ali and Mama Helen have taken over 3000 students and adults to Egypt! Their program is great! If you are interested in learning how to earn a free trip to Egypt through the Dzert Club, you can get more information at: www.DzertClub.com. Baba Ali and Mama Helen say, “It’s easier to raise a child that to repair an adult.” A lot of adults have lives in need of repair. So the Dzert Club works with young people to help them understand who they are, so they will lead productive lives serving their communities.

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XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX My dad taught me to draw and translate some of the medu netcher (hieroglyphics) when I was in the third grade (pictured right). Medu netcher is pictographic writing. The pictures represent thoughts, sounds, and ideas. My dad said he was training me to be a scribe like some of my ancestors. Scribes were those who copied the medu netcher. The Greeks would come along thousands of years later and call this writing hieroglyphics. Medu netcher writing actually comes from Nubia over 8,000 years ago, not Kemet. On the trip we were shown medu netcher carved into stone (pictured bottom right) by ancient Nubians who came before the people of Kemet. The people of Kemet later used it also.

Amenhotep, Son of Hapu was a scribe and architect of the 18th Dynasty

Nubian rock carvings found in the city of Aswan, dated at 6000 B.C.E.

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Then my dad ordered a pyramid kit on the internet for my brother and me to build. Just by looking at the pieces, I could already tell what we were going to build. My brother, Amari, and I started putting it together. I really enjoyed it.

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As we filled in the gaps‐‐problem solved!

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But then, as we moved further, we noticed more gaps and filled those in, too.

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We learned that the pyramid builders had to be precise and exact in the measurements or the pyramids would not stand correctly. We put gold glitter on the top of it because the great pyramid had a capstone of gold and silver. The mixture of gold and silver is known as electrum.

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My dad showed me the Ahmose Mathematics papyrus where there were calculations about how to find the slope of a pyramid. He told me that it is the oldest math textbook in the world. It is almost four thousand years old and is known to be a copy of an older text.

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Problem #56 on the Ahmose Mathematics Papyrus explains how to find the slope of a pyramid.

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Chapter 2 On Our Way

“Our stride is wide because we’re walking in the footsteps of giants.” ‐Dr. Jacob Carruthers

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We went to the papyrus shop in Cairo. There we saw people make papyrus right before our eyes. Papyrus is the world’s first piece of paper. There were incredible paintings on papyrus all over the shop.

Picture by Kevin Parker

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The ancient Africans of Kemet (Egypt) went down to the banks of the Nile and gathered papyrus reeds. After they got the papyrus reeds (pictured right), they would cut the stems into thin flat strips and lay them out. After rolling and pounding the strips they would lay them out in the sun to dry. Once dry, they could then write on the papyrus and it would last for years. Ancient Africans wrote about everything from math and science, to medicine and spirituality. We saw papyri that were thousands of years old.

Papyrus reeds below which grow Naturally along the banks of the Nile River

Papyrus after being cut, woven, and dried; Papyrus is waterproof and can last for over 5000 years

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Picture by Kevin Parker

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After the lecture that morning, we headed toward the Pyramids at Giza. As soon as we got there, I immediately was amazed by the sight. The great pyramid is 481 feet high and covers an area of 13 acres. When we stood at the base of the pyramid, it towered over us. We couldn’t even see the top!

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481 ft. 453 ft.

151 ft.

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Jahbari and Dad at the base of the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Notice that it’s so steep and so tall, you can’t see the top while standing at the base.

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Jahbari leaning on the remnants of the limestone casing of the Great Pyramid of Khufu

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Imhotep designed the first pyramid in human history in 2630 B.C. It ended up having giant steps, so it came to be called the Step Pyramid. He was the first physician, an architect, a mathematician, a priest, a poet and a multi‐disciplinary genius. This means he mastered many subjects of study. Imhotep is known as the Father of Medicine. His healing methods and writings were studied by the Greeks also. I learned that the Greek physician Hippocrates studied from Imhotep’s writings. Hippocrates lived from 460‐377 B.C. He came over 2000 years after Imhotep. XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX 33

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Step Pyramid

My parents have always been into African history, even before I was born. When they got married they even dressed in African clothes and their cake was designed to resemble Imhotep’s Step Pyramid.

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I learned about many of my ancestors during my time in Egypt. One of them was Sneferu‐son of Huni, who started the Fourth Dynasty and ruled from 2613 B.C. to 2589 B.C.(a reign of about 24 years). He also built the Bent Pyramid, the Red Pyramid, and the Meidum Pyramid. When Sneferu constructed the Bent Pyramid, he realized that he had made a mistake. That’s why the sides are bent. He returned to calculate the correct angles of a true pyramid and then constructed the red pyramid—the first true pyramid with proper angles.

Sneferu

The Bent Pyramid of Sneferu

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The Pyramid Builders Sneferu was the father of Khufu‐ the second king of the fourth dynasty who ruled from 2589 B.C. to 2566 B.C. He also built the Great Pyramid.

Menkaure Khafre

Khufu Sneferu Imhotep

Sneferu’s Bent Pyramid Imhotep’s Step Pyramid Pyramids at Giza

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Khafre was a king of the Fourth Dynasty and ruled from 2558 B.C. to 2532 B.C. He Built the second largest pyramid at Giza. His mother was Queen Henutsen and his father was Khufu. The Great Pyramid of Khufu Khafre’s Pyramid

Menkare’s Pyramid

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Chapter 3 Lessons from the Ancestors

“If we stand tall, it is because we stand on the shoulders of our ancestors.” ‐African Proverb

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We met world‐renowned author and researcher, Dr. Runoko Rashidi. He has traveled to over 100 countries around the world. He lectures about the “Global African Presence.” He shows pictures of ancient Africans who built great civilizations around the world. He taught all about great families of rulers in Kemet. These families of rulers are called dynasties. In the 3,000 year history of Kemet, there were 30 dynasties.

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XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX Dr. Rashidi taught us about many great African leaders in Kemet. Narmar, also known as Aha‐Mena, was the first king of Kemet. He united Upper Kemet and Lower Kemet, forming one strong nation. He began the First Dynasty. Ahmose Nefertari was a queen of the Eighteenth Dynasty who ruled until her son, Amenhotep I, was old enough to rule. Mentuhotep II was king during the Eleventh Dr. Runoko Rashidi Dynasty. He reunited the kingdom for the first time since the sixth dynasty and ushered in the Literary Age, an age in which scribes produced lots of books. Queen Tiye was an Eighteenth Dynasty ruler. She was the wife of King Amenhotep III and ruled the land with him equally. XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX 40

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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo has the largest collection of ancient Kemetic artifacts in the world

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In our group, there were 70 students and over 140 adults all coming from either Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia, New York, Washington D.C., Richmond, Chicago, or Newark. The picture above is less than half of the group. The D’zert Club is really growing. Each year they get hundreds more members from all around the country. XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX 42

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Jahbari and Dad in front of the oldest boat in the world, Khufu’s Solar Boat

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XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX We went to the Solar Boat Museum behind The Great Pyramid. We saw the oldest boat in the world. It was found in a pit behind the great pyramid in 1224 pieces. Each of the pieces have instructions on how to put it back together. Archeologists worked and put it back together. The Solar Boat Museum now sits on top of the original pit where the pieces to the boat. The first time it was built no nails were used, only rope. After following all instructions, even today it is still seaworthy— meaning ,if you put it in water it will still float!

Pit behind the Great Pyramid in which the pieces of Khufu’s Solar Boat were found

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Jahbari in front of Khafre’s Pyramid and the Horemakhet (Great Sphinx)

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Jahbari in front of the Horemakhet (the Great Sphinx).

This is me at the Horemakhet, commonly known as the Sphinx. When I first got there, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. My dad joked and said my head was bigger than the Horemakhet.

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We took an overnight train ride from Cairo to Luxor. We stayed in a train car with seats that transformed into a bunk bed. I slept on the top bunk and my dad slept on the bottom. It was a long ride, but fun. After we were served dinner in our cabin, we got ready for bed. As I fell asleep, I could feel the steady rhythm of the train running along the tracks. It helped me fall asleep. I looked outside the window and noticed over the fields that the train was traveling right alongside the Nile River.

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Jahbari in Luxor in front of a model of the Ipet Isut (the Karnak Temple)

This is a full scale model of the Ipet Isut. This picture was taken inside a building near the actual temple.

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The Ipet Isut (mostly known as the Karnak Temple) is the longest temple complex in the world. It stretches almost a quarter of a mile long.

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Jahbari in front of the Shemayit Ipet (Luxor Temple) I have a disgruntled look on my face because I wanted to hurry up and get to the temple so bad, but Dad made me stop to take this picture.

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Jahbari listening intently to a lecture by historian Jabari Osaze at the Temple of Ipet Isut (Karnak Temple)

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Jahbari in front of the alter in holy of holies at the Temple of Ipet Isut (Karnak Temple)

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Jahbari in the Valley of the Kings and Queens with a crystal in front of Hatshepsut’s Temple

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We visited Hatshepsut’s temple. Her temple is carved out of the side of a mountain. On the way there, I was hot and sweaty. Ninety percent (90%) of Egypt is desert and the sun shines all day with no clouds. Though Hatshepsut is often called a queen, she actually made herself king of all the land. She ruled for over twenty years. When we got back on the bus, I held on tight to the crystals I found in the Valley of the Kings and Queens. I brought some home and gave one to my Aunt Leslie. Picture by Jabari Osaze Pharaoh Hatshepsut

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Picture by Kevin Parker

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Jahbari and Dad sailing on a falucca (small boat) in Aswan which in a ancient times was a part of the nation of Nubia

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We sailed on the Nile. At night, we saw constellations like the big dipper the little dipper and Sahu and his belt. The Greeks later referred to Sahu as “Orion the Hunter.” The pyramids of Giza were aligned by his belt. Throughout the trip we sailed at day and at night.

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The Great Western Migration

My dad taught me that, after Kemet was invaded, many East Africans in the Nile Valley migrated west and founded the great West African empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhoy. Great leaders like Sunni Ali Ber, Sundiata, and Askia Muhammad helped these empires grow larger than all of Europe. African Americans are the direct descendants of west Africans who built the great Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhoy.

Empire of Songhoy Empire of Ghana Empire of Mali

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Jahbari and Dad on the last night in Aswan just before the Dinner on the Desert where everyone is dressed in white. I am standing up so straight because Dad had to tickle me to get me to smile for the picture!

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XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX On the last day of our trip we had a special ceremony. My dad had to set up chairs and technology equipment since he helped lead the trip. While he did this, I went with my friend Anthony to the chess room. What made this room unique was the chess pieces were three feet tall and the chess board took up almost the entire room. When the ceremony finally started, the leaders of the Dzert Club prayed over all the students and then we recited the 42 Declarations of Ma’at. The 42 Declarations of Ma’at are statements about how to live a righteous life. Some of the declarations say things like “I have not stolen. I have not told lies, I have not been impatient.” They are very much like the Ten Commandments in the Bible, but they were written over 1000 years before the Ten Commandments.

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XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX We were then taken outside by the banks of the Nile River. The girls and the women went one way, the boys and the men went another. The elders poured Nile water with herbs and oils over us. Then they spoke to us about our responsibility to live a righteous life like our ancestors. After all that, the ceremony was over. I didn’t understand everything that happened at the ceremony. But my dad told me that it was very special and I would understand it more when I got older. There’s so much to learn about Kemet that it could take a lifetime. My dad made the timelines on the following pages to help people get a better understanding of the history of ancient Kemet. He also made them into posters that teachers can have in the classroom and parents can have in their homes. He’s been studying about ancient Kemet for almost twenty years, but he says he still has so much to learn. I asked him to put one of the timeline posters in my room because I like to look at it before going to bed. Every time I look at it I learn something new. The first timeline poster shows a lot of the people and places in Kemet with the dates that different monuments were constructed. The second timeline poster breaks down the history of Kemet into four major ages.

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AFRICAN ORIGINS

Kemetic Timeline Sneferu Horemakhet (Great Sphinx) 10,000 B.C.

Aha‐Mena Imhotep aka Narmer & 3100 B.C. Djoser First Dynasty

Ahmose

2613 B.C.

Khufu Bent Pyramid

Queen Ahmose 1900 B.C. Nefertari (Copy of older text) 1554 B.C.

Math Papyrus

2500 B.C.

Amenhotep III (r) Ramesu II & Queen Tiye (l) (Rameses II) 1391 B.C. 1279 B.C.

Piye

Taharqa

750 B.C.

690 B.C.

Hyksos invade Kemet & Abraham enters Kemet 1500 B.C.

3600 B.C.

Medical Papyri

MEDU NETCHER (hieroglyphs)

3800 B.C. Narmer

Palette

N U B I A N

“African history is simply the missing pages of world history.” -Arthur Schomburg

Step Pyramid 2630 B.C.

(1500 B.C.) (copies of older texts)

Great Pyramid 2560 B.C.

Akhnaton (1353 B.C.) &

Mentuhotep

2040 B.C.

Tutankhamun

Djehutymes (Tuthmosis II)

(1332 B.C)

1524 B.C.

Shabaka High Priest 760 B.C.

Horemakhet Son of Shabaka

701 B.C.

“Kemet is Africa’s Golden Child.” -Nana Baffour Amankwatia II Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III 1479 B.C.

Kemetic Shipbuilding 2500 B.C.

Djehutymes (Tuthmosis I)

Hatshepsut 1508 B.C

Astronomical Calendar 4236 B.C.

Book of Coming Forth By Day

2400 B.C.

Indicates predynastic accomplishments

Ipet Isut

Prt m hrw Ptahhotep

(Karnak Temple) 1800 B.C.

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AFRICAN ORIGINS OF Dynasty 1‐10

2665 BC – 2160 BC

3000 BC Pyramid Age/Old Kingdom

K E M E T

Step‐pyramid, Bent Pyramid, True Pyramid

Djoser

Step Pyramid of Imhotep

Aha Mena (Narmer)

Bent Pyramid of Sneferu

Great Pyramid of Khufu Imhotep

FIRST GOLDEN AGE (DYNASTIES 3-6)

Mathematical and Medical Papyri

Ahmose Mathematics Papyrus Amenemhet

Surgical Instruments at Kom Ombo

Khufu

2040 BC – 1784 BC

2000 BC Literary Age/Middle Kingdom Dynasty 11‐17

Sneferu

Kheprakare Senwosret

Surgical Papyrus

Mentuhotep

SECOND GOLDEN AGE (DYNASTIES 11&12)

Hyksos Invasion (Abraham of the O.T. enters Kemet)

1750 BC – 1552 BC

1000 BC Temple‐Imperial Age/New Kingdom

1554 BC ‐ 1190 BC

Dynasty 18‐24

Hatshepsut’s Tekhen

Shemayit Ipet Luxor Temple Tiye

Dynasty 25‐30

Hatshepsut

Amenhotep III

Abu Simbel

Tutankhamun

THIRD GOLDEN AGE (DYNASTIES 18 &19)

Revival Age/Late Kingdom

Akhnaton

760 BC ‐ 657 BC

Piye

FOURTH GOLDEN AGE (DYNASTY 25)

High Priest

Shabaka

Horemakhet Son of Shabaka

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My trip to Egypt was incredible! I saw many things that most people would only see in books, movies, and post cards. It’s a trip I would recommend to everyone and I would definitely do it all over again. I had a great time in Egypt and I want to go again. I would love to get a vacation home in Africa. My dad says maybe one day we will. There are also other places in Africa I want to visit, like Ghana and South Africa. I hope that one day you can visit the Motherland, too! XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX 67

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Not the end…just the beginning!

The ankh is the ancient African symbol of life

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Epilogue: Continuing a Family tradition

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By Chike Akua

In 1976, when I was six years old, I went on a trip that would forever change my life. My father packed up the car and took our family on a five hour trip from Toledo, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois. He took us to see the King Tut exhibit, which was on tour in the United States before it was to be returned to the Cairo Museum in Egypt. At the age of six, I had heard many interesting things about the life of King Tutankhamen. What most interested me was that he was a king at such a young age. He was crowned king at the age of eight. All during the trip to Chicago, I kept thinking what it would be like to be a king. We were all excited about the possibility of seeing the exhibit. When we took a turn off the highway and entered the city of Chicago, we made our way downtown where the museum was. Our excitement grew as we passed each block. Throughout the city there were large billboards and murals with the face of King Tut advertising the exhibit.

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Toledo, OH

When we finally got to the museum, it was a hotbed of activity. People were gathered all around the museum and packed at the entrance trying to get in to get a look at the boy king and all of his treasures. When we parked and eagerly made our way up to the entrance, we were told that the exhibit was sold out. It seemed that we had driven five hours for nothing. Of course we were terribly disappointed. I don’t remember what we did immediately after that. But I do remember that when we checked into our hotel, there was a historian in the lobby doing a presentation on the life of King Tut. So we went and took seats. I listened intently, even though I was only six years old. The historian began to detail how Tutankhamen had become king at the age eight and ruled until his untimely death at the age of 18. What makes King Tut so remarkable in most people’s eyes, was not his life, but his treasures that were found. The treasures of King Tut are the largest collection of royal artifacts from ancient Egypt. They were found by a British archeologist named Howard Carter in 1922.

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After hearing the historian tell about the life of King Tut, we retired to our hotel room. That night, something remarkable happened that transformed my life. I dreamed that I was a boy king. These events mark the beginning of my fascination with ancient African history. It inspired me to research and study more about my culture and heritage. It has led me on a journey which has taken me on trips throughout Egypt, to the pyramids, temples, and tombs. It has taken me from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan. It has taken me from Saqqara to Abu Simbel. It has afforded me the opportunity to cruise the Nile and even lead trips of students and parents back to the Motherland to discover the wonders of the African world.

KEMET

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XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX||||XXXX More importantly, it has taken me on a journey within to discover my own personal royalty: a history and a heritage that comes from Ancestors who introduced the world to reading and writing, language and literature, mathematics and medicine, agriculture and engineering, architecture and astronomy, and so much more. Taking my family to Egypt is the flowering of a seed that my father planted in me when I was just six years old. It has inspired me to write books, produce DVDs, and travel the country showing students, teachers, parents, and everyday people the beauty of African history and culture. The publication of Jahbari’s book is an expansion of the vision. We are a family of messengers and this book is just the beginning of many great things to come. There is precious wisdom that can be gained from the study of African culture that can help us in modern times. It can help us heal a world that is in such great need.

Chike Akua in Egypt (right), With students in Atlanta, GA (below left) and students in Washington DC (below right) after a lecture

L to R: Leslie Fenwick (Jahbari’s aunt) Willette Akua (Jahbari’s mother), Faye Fenwick (Jahbari’s grandmother), Joseph Fenwick (Jahbari’s grandfather, Amari Akua [left front] (Jahbari’s brother)

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Classroom Activities

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Name: __________________________________________

Jahbari Akua lives near ____________________, ____________________. The west African word ______________ means, “to return and retrieve it.” Kemet is the original name for _______________. Kemet means “_______________ _______________.” In preparation for the trip to Egypt, Jahbari had to listen to lectures from a number of African scholars. Name at least3 of them: ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Ali and Helen Salahuddin are the co‐founders of the __________________________________________________________. Ali and Helen Salahuddin are both graduates of _______________________ ________________________. ______________ ________________ is the pictographic writing of ancient Kemet. The _________________ ___________________ papyrus is the oldest mathematics textbook in the world. __________________ is known as the Father of Medicine. Essay Question

Matching _____ 11. Builder of the Great Pyramid _____ 12. Builder of the second largest pyramid at Giza; son of Khufu _____ 13. Builder of the Bent Pyramid and the rd Pyramid. _____ 14. Builder of the Step Pyramid at Sakkara. _____ 15. 18th Dynasty Queen and wife of Amenhotep III _____ 16. United the land and established Kemet’s 1st Dynasty _____ 17. 12th Dynasty Pharaoh who ushered in the Literary Age. _____ 18. Queen who ruled during the 18th Dynasty until her son , Amenhotep I, was old enough to rule. _____ 19. Another name for Narmer was ________________. _____ 20. An 18th Dynasty woman who became Pharaoh (king)

A. Mentuhotep II B. Hatshepsut C. Narmer D. Ahmose Nefertari E. Mentuhotep II F. Imhotep G. Sneferu H. Khufu I. Aha‐Mena J. Queen Tiye K. Khafre

In 5-7 well-developed sentences, explain the message you think is being communicated in the picture below. What’s in the picture? What does it represent? Explain.

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Across 7. Queen of Amenhotep II 9. Groups of stars which form patterns 12. Son of Khufu who built the second largest pyramid at Giza 14. Father of Khufu who built the Bent Pyramid 17. Not enough water 18. One who copies the medu netcher 19. Son of Khafre who built the third largest pyramid at Giza 20. River that runs through Egypt and five other African nations

Down 1. King during first literary age 2. The earliest form of paper Across 3. Original Kemetic name for “the Great Sphinx” 4. A family that rules over a long period of time 5. First king of Kemet 6. present-day Sudan, located just south of Egypt 8. First doctor; architect of the Step Pyramid 9. Capital of present-day Egypt 10. Constellation of what is today known as Orion the Hunter 11. A speech in which information is shared 13. Pictographic writing; often called by the Greek name hieroglyphics 14. “return and retrieve it” 15. Fourth Dynasty King who built the Great Pyramic 16. To send water through a narrow channel for crops 19. Original name of Kemet which means “Black Nation”

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Medu Netcher Alphabet

Name: __________________________

Date: _____________

Directions: Write the letters of the medu netcher (hieroglyphic) alphabet in the boxes below. Then draw the symbols pictured in the last 3 boxes.

S & SH

Ankh: life

Udjat: third eye, deep insght

Khepera: scarab beetle; transformation

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Medu Netcher Name Activity

Directions: Below is the medu netcher (hieroglyphic) alphabet. Use the medu netcher characters to write your name in the shen (cartouche). The shen is the ancient Kemetic (Egyptian) symbol for “eternity.” Try to be as neat and accurate as possible. When you write your name in the shen, you are writing your name into eternity.

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16. IMHOTEP

2. KEMET

17. SNEFERU

3. DZERT CLUB

18. MENKARE

4. MEDU NETCHER

19. DYNASTY

5. MOTHERLAND

20. MENTUHOTEP

6. SCRIBE

21. TIYE

7. CAIRO

22. AMHOSE

8. LUXOR

23. NEFERTARI

9. ASWAN

24. NARMER

10. PAPYRUS

25. HOREMAKHET

11. CONSTELLATIONS

26. IPET ISUT

12. PYRAMIDS

27. SAHU

13. GIZA

28. NUBIA

14. KHUFU

29. HATSHEPSUT

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ______________

15 KHAFRE

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The Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Washington D.C. serves to remind everyone of her tremendous commitment to education. Among her many accomplishments, she was the founder of Bethune-Cookman College, an HBCU, and served as an advisor to President Franklin Roosevelt.

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Reading Revolution • • • • • •

90 engaging high‐interest reading selections Standardized test format with multiple choice questions Topic and main idea Supporting details Sequencing Vocabulary development and context clues Making inferences and drawing conclusions

Co-author Tavares Stephens

“At a time when teachers across the nation are struggling to find that delicate balance between curricular standards and meaningful content that students will readily identify with, Mr. Akua and Mr. Stephens have definitely hit the mark with Reading Revolution.” Vonzia Phillips, Ph.D. Director of Premiere Middle Schools Dekalb County Schools (Atlanta, GA) “Chike Akua and Tavares Stephens combine excellent teaching skills, deep knowledge of African culture, and, as master teachers, a real grasp of students’ interests and thinking. Reading Revolution is an outstanding product of this mixture, and hence a rare value for schools.” Asa G. Hilliard III – Nana Baffour Amankwatia II, Ed.D. Fuller E. Calloway Professor of Urban Education Georgia State University

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A Treasure Within What would it be like to meet an ancient African Ancestor? Marcus, Imani, and Daniel are about to find out! “A Treasure Within is the book that many of us have been waiting for. The deep thinking of ancient Africa is grasped and communicated clearly through these three powerful stories. Families, counselors, teachers, students, and the community, in general, can relate directly to these stories…I am thankful for this outstanding contribution to our mental and spiritual liberation. Our ancestors are pleased. Amun is satisfied.” Asa G. Hilliard III – Nana Baffour Amankwatia II, Ed.D. Fuller E. Calloway Professor of Urban Education Georgia State University “The magic of these stories is not merely the colorful African characters that come alive, but the principles of a moral life that foster a strong and beautiful spirit. These stories reach beyond the lines of ethnicity and touch the center of the soul.” Marlena Alvarado Language Arts Teachers *Also get the Parent/Teacher Resource Guide—a complete companion curriculum to A Treasure Within to help develop reading comprehension, character development, and cultural awareness.

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A Kwanzaa Awakening: Lessons for the Community By Chike Akua This incredible book has activities for all ages and all grade levels. It includes: • A brief history of Kwanzaa • A 4‐act play • Classroom activities • Lessons for the Little Ones (PreK‐3) • Worksheets • Kuumba Poetry Corner • Art Activities • Kwanzaa in Christ: How to Celebrate Kwanzaa in the Church • Kwanzaa & the Qu’ran • Ujamaa in Action: Black Businesses Making It Happen • A Quiz • A Test • Much, much, more “Through this book, Akua provides ways for us to value the lives of our children, and ways to teach them who they are as children with a rich African heritage. This book…challenges us to train our children in ways that will affirm our past and secure our future.” James C. Anyike, M.Div. Author, African American Holidays

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This book contains almost 200 quotes, proverbs, and affirmations designed to increase character development, reading comprehension, cultural awareness, and an understanding of literal and figurative language. Words of Power offers a wonderful opportunity ot share the mother wit and wisdom that has nourished and nurture generations of youth into responsible adulthood.

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Where did the writings of the bible come from? Does culture play a role in spiritual expression? Were there spiritual writings before the Bible? What did ancient Africans write about spirituality prior to the writing of the Bible? Are there similarities between these ancient African sacred texts and the biblical scriptures?

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The Miracle of the Maafa DVD Understanding the Enslavement & Empowerment of African People By Chike Akua Few people unerstand what African people brought to America when they were captured, shackled, dehumanized and made into chattel slaves. In this tremendously insightful DVD, award-winning educator and author, Chike Akua, deconstructs four critical areas of inquiry relative to what was done to Africans in the wake of the Maafa, the catastrophic interruption of African civilization characterized by enslavement, rape, castration, family separation, etc. The four areas Akua examines are; •The Money Behind the Madness (financial) •The Massacre & the Mutilation (historical) •The Message & the Meaning (intellectual) •The Miracle of the Maafa (spiritual) Understand the history of African people like never before!

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SANKOFA KEMET MY FIRST TRIP TO THE MOTHERLAND By Jahbari Joseph Akua with Chike Akua

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From the Introduction by Anthony T. Browder “Within the pages of Sankofa Kemet: My First Trip to the Motherland, Jahbari and Chike Akua have returned to the source and given us a roadmap for building strong and loving relationships between fathers, sons and communities. The Akua family members are twenty first century knowledge keepers who provide us with a model of family values that is sorely needed and worth emulating.” Anthony T. Browder, Author & Cultural Historian Finding Karakhamun, Egypt on the Potomac, Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization From the Foreword by Dr. Runoko Rashidi “Here we have a new work by one of our cherished youth--brother Jahbari Akua. Through a firsthand view, as an eyewitness, he captures the essence of what made African people great and what Africans are capable of.” Dr. Runoko Rashidi, Author & Historian Global African Presence

Egypt is a land of many mysteries, pyramids, and temples. It is one of the most visited places on earth. Tourists come from all over the world to see the ancient wonders. At the age of nine, Jahbari Akua embarked on his first trip to the Motherland. Thanks to the Dzert Club African Genesis Institute, it was an incredible, eleven-day journey throughout the country of Egypt. Sankofa Kemet: My First Trip to the Motherland is a collaborative effort of Jahbari Akua and his father, award-winning educator and author, Chike Akua. Their goal was to document the trip and make it available for children to read and study about the richness and beauty of this magnificent African civilization. Children and families will experience the wonderful journey through Jahbari’s eyes as he takes them to each of the sites and monuments he saw. Join Jahbari as he sails the Nile, stands at the foot of the Great Pyramid, stands faceto-face with the Horemakhet (Sphinx), and walks between the colossal pillars of the sacred temples.

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This book also contains an epilogue detailing how this journey was both the culmination and continuation of a family tradition. Lastly, the book contains an Activity Guide full of classroom activities and home activities aimed at increasing reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and cultural awareness. Published by Imani Enterprises ©2011

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