Words of Power: Volume 2 by drakua

VOLUME 2

WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

Standards-Based, Research Driven, Culturally Relevant Instructional Strategies to Increase Student Achievement

L. Kobie da Wiz

Dr. Chike Akua

Tierica Berry Ronnie Thomas

TRANSFORMATION

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Chapter 1 Worksheet 1 Chapter 2 Worksheet 2 Chapter 3 Worksheet 3 Chapter 4 Worksheet 4 Chapter 5 Worksheet 5 Chapter 6 Worksheet 6

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Chapter 7 Worksheet 7 Chapter 8 Worksheet 8 Chapter 9

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About Dr. Chike Akua

Worksheet 9

Answer Key Other Books By Dr. Chike Akua

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I am a student seeking to be a scholar. The standard is excellence today and tomorrow. I am disciplined, focused, and on-time. I am organized, respectful, and responsible. I am on a mission to elevate myself, my family, my community, and Humanity.

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“With confidence, you have won before you have even started.” -Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association

“I freed hundreds of slaves; I could have freed thousands--if only they knew they were slaves.” -Araminta Harriett Tubman (1820-1913) Conductor Underground Railroad

“Success is to be measured, not so much by the position that one has reached in life, as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” -Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) Founder of Tuskegee Institute Author of “Up From Slavery”

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“Do the best You can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” -Maya Angelou Poet & Author (1928-2014) 13

(2655-2600 BC)

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First recorded physician in history Architect of the Step Pyramid Mathematician Grand Vizier (advisor to the King) Multi-disciplinary genius

(1398 -1338 B.C.E)

Magnificent

Black Women

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•18th Dynasty Queen of Kemet (Egypt) •Mother of Pharaoh Akhenaton •Ruled with husband, Amenhotep III

“Strive for excellence in all that you do so that no fault may be found in your character.” -Dja Ptahhotep (2880 B.C.E) Scribe of Kemet (Egypt)

“The relationship of a people to their history is the same as the relationship of a child to its mother.” -Dr. John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998) Historian & Master Teacher

Magnificent Black Women in History

“To be great, to be a champion-it takes more than just skill…it takes your WILL.” -Muhammad Ali 3-Time Heavyweight Champion “The Greatest”

Magnificent

Black Women

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Astronomer Priestess of Kemet (Egypt) Pictured in leopard print because spots represent the stars Mistress of Writing & Measurement Keeper of Records “She who opens the door to the heavens”

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(Circa 1550 B.C.E)

Founding Matriarch & Founding Queen of the 18th Dynasty of Kemet (Egypt) 23

“Never forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried you over.” j

-Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party 24

“There is a feminine as well as masculine side to truth (and) these are related not as inferior and superior, not as better or worse, not as weaker or stronger, but as complements— complements in one necessary and symmetric whole.” -Dr. Anna Julia Cooper Educator, Author, Activist, Scholar

(1858-1964)

“Our crowns have been bought and paid for…All we haveto do is put them on our heads.” -James Baldwin Writer & Civil Rights Activist (1924-1987) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

“Education is our passport to the future; for tomorrow belongs to those that prepare for it today.”

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) King in a jail in Birmingham, Alabama, 1964 28

“When you control a man’s thinking, you do not have to worry about his actions…He will find his ‘proper place’ and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there is no back door, he will cut one…” -Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) Father of Black History Month Author of The Mis-education of the Negro

“The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its woman.” -Mary McLeod Bethune Founder Bethune-Cookman College

(1875-1955) 30

“How much land do we need under wheat cultivation to give our people their daily bread? This is how you must think.” -The Honorable Elijah Muhammad The Nation of Islam (1897-1975) 31

“I have raised up that which was in ruins. I have restored that which was destroyed.” -Hatshepsut 18th Dynasty Pharaoh 1508 B.C.E.

AFRICAN ORIGINS OF Dynasty 1-10

2665 BC – 2160 BC

3000 BC Pyramid Age/Old Kingdom

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Step-pyramid, Bent Pyramid, True Pyramid

Djoser

Step Pyramid of Imhotep

Bent Pyramid of Sneferu

Great Pyramid of Khufu Imhotep

FIRST GOLDEN AGE (DYNASTIES 3-6)

Aha Mena (Narmer)

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

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

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

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

2613 B.C.

Ahmose

Queen Math Papyrus Kheprakare Khufu Senwosret I Ahmose 2500 B.C. 1900 B.C. 2589 B.C. 1878 B.C.

Khufu

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Bent Pyramid

1554 B.C. Hyksos invade Kemet & Abraham enters Kemet 1500 B.C.

2630 B.C.

Taharqa 690 B.C.

Moses born between 1300-1150 B.C.

Medical Papyri

MEDU NETCHER (hieroglyphs)

8000 B.C. Narmer

Palette

N U B I A N

Nefertari

Amenhotep III (r) Ramesu II Piye & Queen Tiye (l) (Rameses II) 750 B.C. 1391 B.C. 1279 B.C.

Step Pyramid 2630 B.C.

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

Great Pyramid 2560 B.C. Mentuhotep

Akhnaton 1353 B.C.

2040 B.C.

760 B.C.

& Tutankhamun

Djehutymes (Tuthmosis I)

Kemetic Shipbuilding

3800 B.C.

Djehutymes (Tuthmosis II)

2500 B.C.

Horemakhet Son of Shabaka

1332 B.C

1524 B.C.

Qustul Ta-Seti

Shabaka High Priest

Hatshepsut 1479 B.C. 1508 B.C

701 B.C.

“Kemet (Egypt) is Africa’s Golden Child.” -Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III Predynastic Pyramid Age/Old Kingdom Literary Age/Middle Kingdom

Astronomical Calendar 4236 B.C.

Shemayit Ipet

Prt em hrw Book of Coming Forth By day 2400 B.C.

Ptahhotep 2500 B.C.

(Luxor Temple) 1800 B.C.

Temple & Imperial Age Revival Age/Late Kingdom

Words of Power: Worksheet 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

“He who does not know the real ______________________ will turn to an imitation.” “With ___________________ you have won before you have even started.” “I freed hundreds of ____________; I could have freed thousands-if only they knew they were ____________.” “Success is to be measured, not so much by the position that one has reached in life, as by the _____________________ which he has to overcome.” “Do the _____________________ you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” “____________________ concedes nothing without a demand, it never did and it never will.” Imhotep was the first recorded physician in ______________. They were the also a mathematician, the architect of the step pyramid, a multi-disciplinary genius, a mathematician, and a Grand Vizier. “Read, Children of the future, and learn the best of your __________________, which are so distant to you and yet, in reality, so near.” Queen Tiye was the 18th Queen of Kemet, mother of Pharaoh ____________, and ruled with her husband, Amenhotep III. “Strive for _____________ in all that you do so that no fault may be found in your character.” “The relationship of a people to their _________________ is the same as the relationship of a child to its mother.” “The way to right wrongs is to turn the __________________ of truth upon them.” “To be great, to be a champion—it takes more than just skill…it takes your _________. Seshat was the _____________ Priestess of Kemet. This person was pictured in leopard print because the spots represented the stars. Queen Ahmose Nefertari was the founding ____________ and Queen of the 18th Dynasty of Kemet. “Never forget where we came from and __________ praise the bridges that carried you over.” “There is a feminine as well as masculine side to truth (and) these are not related as inferior and superior, not as better or worse, not as weaker or stronger, but as ___________-- complements in one necessary and symmetric whole. “Our ________________ have been bought and paid for…All we have to do is put them on heads.” “___________________ is our passport to the future; for tomorrow belongs to those that prepare for it today.” “_____________ anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” “When you control a man’s thinking, you do not have to worry about his _____________.” “The true ______________ of a race must be measured by the character of its woman.” “How much land do we need under wheat _______________ to give our people their daily bread? This is how you must think.” “I have raised up that which was in _______________. I have restored that which was _________________.”

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African people mastered mathematics thousands of years ago, and taught the world!

Pharoah Khufu 4th Dynasty Of Kemet

Problem #56 from the Ahmose Mathematics Papyrus which details how to find the slope of a pyramid.

Source: Finch, Charles (1998):.The Star of Deep Beginnings: The African Genesis of Science & Technology.Khenti: Decatur, GA.

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

-Arthur Schomburg Historian & Archivist (1874-1938)

“There can be no greater tragedy than to forget one’s origin… I have struggled for years for the independence of the colonial peoples of Africa. In my music, my plays, my film, I want to carry always this central idea: to be African.” -Paul Robeson (1898-1976) Attorney, Activist, Actor & Vocalist

Mentuhotep was a 12th Dynasty King of Kemet (Egypt)who ushered in the Literary Age, an age of productive and prolific writing which further documented the incredible accomplishments of the people of Kemet. 40

“There is no future for a people who deny their past.” -Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908-1972) Congressman and Pastor

“History is the light that illuminates the past and the key that unlocks the door to the future.”

-Dr. Runoko Rashidi Historian & Author Global African Presence 42

Astronomer, Mathematician & Surveyor

(1731-1806)

• A descendant of the Dogon people of Mali who were known for their scientific knowledge and astronomical precision • Created a wooden clock that struck on the hour and kept accurate time for 50 years • Published a series of almanacs • Surveyed the original borders of what is now Washington, D.C. • Initiated conversations with thenPresident, Thomas Jefferson about racial equality and abolishing slavery 43

“When foolishness is rewarded, wisdom becomes useless.” -Dja Ptahhotep (2880 B.C.E) Scribe of Kemet (Egypt) 44

“I raise up my voicenot so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” -Malala Yoousafzai, Youngest Nobel Prize Laureate Pakistani Education Activist for Women

(780-850 A.D.) • Moorish mathematician and author of a widely used mathematical text which introduced Europe to Arabic numerals still in use today • From his name, Al-Khawarizmi, we get the term algorithm. • From the title of his book, Aljabr wa’l muqabalah, we get the term algebra. 46

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Dr. Talithia Williams Professor, Statistician & Data Science Expert

• Co-host of the PBS series NOVA Wonders • Author of Power in Numbers: The Rebel Women of Mathematics, a book about the little-known, but tremendous historical impact of women in mathematics • Makes statistical data and numerical concepts more understandable to wider audiences • Partnered with the World Health Organization in developing a cataract model used to predict the cataract surgical rate for countries in Africa. 48

“My message is: find your mission in life and contribute something to humanity. For me, science is a universal language that transcends nationality, religion and gender. It can help solve any problem our world faces.” -Dr. Hayat Sindi Biotechnologist

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“I do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth.” WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson President, Rennssalaer Polytechnic University Inventor of: Technology behind Caller ID, Call Waiting

“I would offer this advice to any young woman inspired by the possibility of discovery and innovation: Do not let others define who you are. Define yourself. Do not be limited by what others expect of you, but reach confidently for the stars.”

Ernest E. Just “We feel the beauty of nature because we are part of nature.” 52 WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

• Astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle, Endeavor • Medical doctor • Chemical Engineer

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Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) Inventor of the Stop Light & Gas Mask

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Granville T. Woods Electrical & Mechanical Engineer

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• Obtained over 50 patents • Invented the “telegraphony,” which allowed a telegraph station to send voice and telegraph messages over a single wire • Patented the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph which allowed communications between train stations from moving trains WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

• First African American woman to earn pilot’s license and fly • Denied flight training in the U.S. and had to go to France for flight training school to get pilot’s license • Returned to Europe to learn stunts • Flew in air shows

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Cardiac Surgery Pioneer,

Vanderbilt University & Johns Hopkins University

1910-1985

• Developed a pioneering and innovative surgical procedure to treat Blue Baby Syndrome, a heart disease • Lab Assistant at Vanderbilt University • Instructor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999)

Inventor of the home security system (closed-circuit television security)

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Astronaut, Physicist 1950-1986

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Physics from North Carolina Agricultural & Mechanical State University (NCA&T) • Ph.D. in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Expert in Laser Physics • Astronaut on the Space Shuttle, Challenger WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

NASA Astronaut • Earned bachelor’s degree in engineering science from Harvard University • Earned a Master’s Degree from University of Texas in Aerospace Engineering WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

Dr. Olympia LePoint NASA Scientist

“Allow your intuition to guide you into seeing the truth, so you make wise decisions for your life. Your gut feelings are a gift that guide you into success.” WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

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African people mastered ________________ thousands of years ago and taught the world! “African history is simply _________________ pages of world history.” “There can be no greater __________________ than to forget one’s origin… I have struggled for years for the independence of the colonial peoples of Africa. In my music, my plays, my film, I want to carry always this central idea: to be African.” This person was a 12th Dynasty King of Kemet ushered in the _____________ Age. “There is no ______________ for people who deny their past.” “History is the light that ______________ illuminates the past and key that unlocks the future.” This person was a descent of the __________ people of Mali. He created a wooden clock that kept accurate time for 50 years and published a series of almanacs. “When _______________ is rewarded, ____________ becomes useless.” “I raise up my _____________--not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” This man was a Moorish mathematician and an author of a widely used mathematical text. From his name, we get the term _______________. She was a naval mathematician who provided calculations for what is now _____________. This woman was the Co-host of the PBS series ______________ wonders. She makes statistical data and numerical concepts more understandable to wider audiences. “My message is: find your mission in life and contribute something to _________________.” “I do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ ____________or let others define my worth.” “I would offer this advice to any young woman inspired by the possibility of _____________ and innovation.” “We feel the __________ of nature because we are part of nature.” “She was an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle ______________, a medical doctor, and a chemical engineer.” This man was the ____________ of the Stop Light and the Gas Mask. This woman was a ______________ and researcher at Argonne Natural Laboratory in the 1940s who conducted research to determine the effect of radiation on humans. This over 50 patents and invented the “____________________” which allowed to telegraph station to send voice and telegraph messages over a single wire. This person was the first African American woman to earn a _______________ license and ________. This ____________ surgery pioneer developed an innovative surgical procedure to treat Blue Baby Syndrome. This person was the inventor of the __________ security system. This person was an __________ in laser physics and an Astronaut on the Space Shuttle, Challenger. This NASA Astronaut earned a bachelor’s degree in ________________ from Harvard University. “Allow your ____________ to guide you into seeing the truth, so you make wise decisions for your life. Your gut feelings are a gift guide you success.”

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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931)

• Performed the first successful open heart surgery • Founded Chicago’s Provident Hospital • Founded a nursing school for African Americans • Surgeon-in-Chief at Freedman’s Hospital, Washington, D.C. • Professor of Clinical Surgery at Meharry Medical School, Nashville, TN WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

Computer Engineer, Software Designer & App Developer

• Interned at Google at age 13 • Wrote algorithms for Instagram at age 18 • Provided technological consulting to Snapchat • Created Autonomous Collision Detection Interface software for Uber’s selfdriving cars WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

-Dr. John Henrik Clarke Historian (1915-1998) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

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El Haj Malik El Shabazz Minister Malcolm X (1925-1965) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

AKOBEN WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

The War Horn

(1941-1998)

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(1924-1973)

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Journalist & Researcher Media Personality WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

(1918-2013)

-Nelson Mandela Former President Of South Africa WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

-Kwame Nkrumah First President of Ghana (1909-1972) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

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-Steve Biko South African Freedom Fighter (1946-1977) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

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-Nelson Mandela Former President Of South Africa (1918-2013) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

-Paramahansa Yogananda Man’s Eternal Quest (1893-1952) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

-Dr. Chike Akua WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

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-Dr. John Henrik Clarke Historian (1915-1998) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

-John Hope Bryant Operation Hope WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

-Julie Dash Filmmaker WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

“The ultimate

evil is ignorance and

its child, stupidity.” -W.E.B. DuBois Historian & Sociologist

(1868-1963) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

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“Man’s Eternal Quest” (1893-1952) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

Words of Power: Worksheet 3 1. 2.

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This doctor performed the first successful open ____________ surgery, founded both Chicago’s Provident Hospital, and a nursing school for African Americans. This computer engineer interned at _____________ at the age of 13, wrote algorithms for Instagram at age 18, and created Autonomous Collision Detection Interface software for Uber’s self-driving cars. “Take what you do best and do it for your _____________.” “The logic of the oppressor cannot be the logic of the oppressed if we want __________________.” “A man tosses worms in the river isn’t necessarily a ____________ of the fish.” “Issue the warning. Some will _____________.” “If our history begins in slavery, then everything looks like ________________.” “You measure a people’s _________________ for liberations based on how different their culture is from their oppressors.” “Right ________________ corrects wrong behavior.” “Education is the most powerful ______________ which you can use to change the world.” “I am not __________ because I was in Africa but because Africa was born in me.” “Copying others, the monkey then cuts his own _________________.” “Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is ________________.” “The greatest weapon in the hands of the _____________ of the oppressed.” “Because we ______________ on the snake, we missed the scorpion.” “Fools multiply when ________________ men are silent.” “To create ____________ will power, determine to do some of the things in life that you thought you could not do.” “____________ is the ability to see beyond your circumstances.” “Deep inside every woman and man there is a lion and a lamb, and everyone must __________________ when to be a lion and when to be a lamb.” “The ______________ will never educate the powerless to take their power from them.” “We’re been doing so much, for so long, with so little that we can almost anything with almost anything with almost ______________!” “We are the _______________ of those who chose to survive.” “The ultimate evil is __________________ and Its child stupidity.” “…if there were not a direct relationship between history and money---history and power---history and ______________, history and domination, then why is that the European rewrote history?” “You demonstrate success or failure according to your _______________ trend of thought.”

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-Dr. Dennis Kimbro Best-Selling Author Professor WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

-Dr. Amos Wilson Psychologist WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

-Dr. Chike Akua Professor & Author WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

-Dr. Farrah Gray Businessman WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

Kwame Toure (formerly Stokely Carmichael)

Pan-Africanist (1941-1998) WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

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-Nana Baffour Amakwatia II (Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III) Psychologist & Historian (1933-2007) 100

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“The battlefront is everywhere; there is no sheltered rear.” -Paul Robeson (1898-1976) Attorney, Activist, Actor & Vocalist

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“Ideas do not fall from the sky, grow from the ground or float in from the sea. They come from the culture in which you find yourself.” -Dr. Maulana Karenga Black Studies Scholar Creator of Kwanzaa 105

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“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as WE are.” -Unknown WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

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“The Teacher opens the door to the Universe so that the Student may shine like a star.” -Kemetic Proverb

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“___________________ is measured at the speed of recovery.” “Why is it the final _______________ of truth are the very people who lie to us the most?” “The __________________ of the oppressor is to coerce the oppressed to promote and participate in their own oppression.” “If you want to go from ordinary to ________________ you must first make yourself necessary.” “___________________ we want is on the other side of fear.” “The ___________ of the conscious is to make the unconscious conscious of their unconscious behavior.” “…our own cultural ______________ provide ample answers to the basic human questions that all must ask.” “The only thing standing between us and excellence is our __________________.” “Our concern with the connection to our African past is really _________________ _________________.” “America has both __________________ s opportunity and structures inequality. Our job as conscious citizens is to take advantage of the opportunities and _________________ the inequities.” “Far too often, the _________________ about Africans and African Americans either get told incorrectly or doesn’t get told at all.” “The _________________ is everywhere; there is no sheltered rear.” “___________ do not fall from the sky, grow from the ground or float in from the sea. They come from the culture in which you find yourself.” “There is no such thing as chance or accidents in a universe ruled by law and ________________ ____________________.” “Some people are so ___________________, all they have is money.” “If you cannot feed a __________________ people, just feed one.” “A man without his _________________ is like a lion without his teeth.” “Each of us is more than the _____________ thing we’ve ever done.” “The world has enough for everyone’s _____________, but not enough for everyone’s _______________________.” “The _____________ family includes the dead, the living and yet unborn.” “If we take or destroy, we must give or ___________________.” “Chance is but a name for a law ___________________.” “Every man I meet is walking time, free to wander past his ________________ mind.” “We don’t see things as they are, we things as _________ are.” “The Teacher opens the door to the ______________ so that the Student may shine like a star.” “Success requires ______________ ________________ to service.”

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“If something is lost, we look for it first at home.” -African Proverb

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“___________________ to inspire before you expire.” “A woman’s ______________ is truly wherever she wants it to be.” “Be _________________ in matters of sexual relations.” “Your mind is a _________________, your thoughts are seeds. You can plant flowers, or you can plant weeds.” “___________________ is the ability to create without the limitation of [negative] generational programming.” “If you are not willing to learn, no one can _____________ you. If you are willing to learn, nothing can _______________ you.” “We are, to a very great extent, what we are today as a people as a result of __________________ lies presented as truth.” “Man decays; his corpse becomes dust and all his relatives die. But a book causes him to be ____________________ through the mouth of those who quote it.” “Walk each day in the way of ______________ and you will reach the place to which you are going.” “________________ the structure and functioning of the sky. Learn the structure and functioning of the earth.” “________________ in the power of the Master Teacher,” one of the Ten Cardinal Virtues. “If something is _____________, we look for it first at home.” “I have come here to speak the truth and to set the __________________ of Justice in their proper place among those who have on voice.” “Every person _______________ as they act.” “Find the ____________________ between intellect and instinct, intuition and inspiration.” “_______________ your world so that you’re constantly reminded of who you are.” “By the time the fool learns the game, the players have _________________.” “The collapse of the character begins with ____________________.” “Our bodies are known to end, but the embodied self is enduring, _____________________ and immeasurable…” “They [A Jegna] show ____________ and determination to African people and in everything that is done.” “There was a time when black people led the world in ______________ creation, literary production, and scientific innovation!” “One ever feels his ________________--an American, a Negro; two souls, two thought, two unreconciled strivings, two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.” This engineer invented the ___________-_________________ water gun and the Nerf Blaster. This inventor and draftsmen invented the carbon _______________ used in light bulbs to keep them lit and drafted drawings for Alexander Graham Bell’s _________________ patent. Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the _______________ sense of the people who were oppressing them.

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“Not to know is bad, but not to wish to know is worse.” -African Proverb

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“Every door has a key and if you cannot find one, you must make one.” -African Proverb

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“A shield is not made on the battlefield.” -African Proverb

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“When the student is ready, a teacher shall appear.’ -African Proverb

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“Strategy is better than strength.” -African Proverb

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“A wise man fills his brain before emptying his mouth.” -African Proverb

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“If you dream of moving mountains tomorrow, you must first begin by moving small stones today.” -African Proverb

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“You must act as if it is impossible to fail.” -African Proverb

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“When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits the property.” -African Proverb

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“Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.” -African Proverb

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“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build dams.” -African Proverb

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“Until the lions have their own historians, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” -African Proverb

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“He who does not look ahead forever remains behind.” -African Proverb

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“Smooth seas do not make a skillful sailor.” -African Proverb

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“If knowledge is power, learning is your ___________________. The brain doesn’t learn through consumption, it learns through ______________________.”

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“What the elders see while sitting, the young ones will not see while standing on their toes.”

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“Do not let what you cannot do, tear from hands what you can.” -African Proverb

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“Chattering birds build no nest.” -African Proverb

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“Stay sharp. One cut does not bring down a tree.” -African Proverb

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“When sleeping women awaken, mountains will move.” -African Proverb

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“When the root is deep, there is no need to fear the wind.” -African Proverb

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“Slowly but surely, strand by strand, the spider spins its web.” -African Proverb

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“Wisdom is gained, not from having the answer, but by exploring the question.” -African Proverb

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“The one who asks the question doesn’t lose his way.” -African Proverb

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

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“When the elders see while sitting, the _____________ ones will not see while standing on their toes.”

“____________________birds build not nest.”

“When sleeping women _________________ mountains will move.”

“When the _______________________ is deep, there is no need to fear the wind.”

“Slowly but surely, strand by strand, the _____________________ spins its web.”

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“The one who asks the ________________________ doesn’t lose his way.”

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“________________ is gained, not from having the answer, but by _______________ the question.”

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“In ___________ tradition, manhood and womanhood are not given but ______________.”

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“The supreme art of war is to _____________________ the enemy without fighting.”

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African people, without their culture, relate to one another through their trauma.” -Baba Tshango Mbilishaka Jegna/Seba (Master Teacher)

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“History is the light that illuminates the past and the key that unlocks the door to the future.”

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“_________________ comes from caring more about what needs to be done than who gets the credit.”

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“____________________ is the ability to adapt to change.”

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“The _______________ can walk faster, but the ________________ knows the road.”

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“Modern slaves are not in ___________________. They are in debt.”

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“If you cannot be _____________________, be quiet.” “It is a ___________________ whose own tomatoes are sold to him.”

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Design Confidence Slaves, Slaves Obstacles Best Power History Ancestors Akhenaton Excellence History Light Will Astronomer Matriarch Always Complements, Complements Crowns Education Injustice Actions Worth Cultivation Ruins, Destroyed

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African Proverb Marcus Garvey Araminta Harriet Tubman Booker T. Washington Maya Angelou Fredrick Douglass Imhotep Ani, Chief Scribe of King Seti I Queen Tiye Ptahhotep Dr. John Henrik Clarke Ida B. Wells Muhamad Ali Seshat Queen Ahmose Nefertari Fannie Lou Hamer Anna Julia Cooper James Baldwin Malcolm X Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Carter G. Woodson Mary McLeod Bethune The Honorable Elijah Muhammad Hatshepsut

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ANSWER KEY: Worksheet 2: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

Mathematics Missing Tragedy Literacy Future Illuminates Dogan Foolishness, Wisdom Voice Moorish, Algebra GPS NOVA Humanity Expectations Discovery Beauty Endeavor Inventor Biologists Telegraphony Pilot’s, Fly Cardiac Home Expert Engineering Intuition

Who said it? ANSWER KEY 1. UNKNOWN 2. Arthur Schomburg 3. Paul Robeson 4. Mentuhotep 5. Adam Clayton Powell 6. Dr. Runoko Rashidi 7. Benjamin Banneker 8. Ptahhotep 9. Malala Yousafzai 10. Al-Khawarizmi 11. Gladys West 12. Dr. Talithia Williams 13. Dr. Hayat Sindi 14. Chief Justice Sonia Sotomayor 15. Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson 16. Ernest E. Just 17. Dr. Mae Jemison 18. Garrett Morgan 19. Ella Tyree 20. Granville T. Woods 21. Bessie Coleman 22. Vivien Thomas 23. Marie Van Brittan Brown 24. Dr. Ronald McNair 25. Stephanie Wilson 26. Dr. Olympia LePoint

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ANSWER KEY: Worksheet 3:

Who Said It?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Heart Google People Liberation Friend Survive Progress Potential Knowledge Weapon African Throat Blind Minds Focused Wise Dynamic Vision Understand Powerful Nothing Children Ignorance Rulership Habitual

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Iddris Sandu Dr. John Henrik Clarke Malcolm X Malcolm X Akoben Kwame Toure Amilcar Cabral Michael Imhotep Nelson Mandela Kwame Nkrumah African Proverb Kwame Nkrumah Stevo Biko African Proverb Nelson Mandela Paramahansa Yogananda Dr. Chike Akua Dr. Chike Akua Dr. John Henrik Clarke John Hope Bryant Julie Dash W. E. B. DuBois Dr. Amos Wilson

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Who Said It? ANSWER KEY: Worksheet 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

Performance Arbiters Strategy Extraordinary Everything Job Traditions Beliefs Future Oriented Tremendous, Transform Truth Battlefront Ideas Divine Order Poor Hundred Family Worst Need, Greed African Rebuild Unrecognized Conscious WE Universe Selfless Devotion

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

Dr. Dennis Kimbro Dr. Amos Wilson Dr. Chike Akua Dr. Chike Akua Dr. Farrah Gray Kwame Toure Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III Dr. Chike Akua Dr. Chike Akua Paul Robeson Manulana Karenga Anthony Browder Bob Marley Mother Teresa Dr. Richard Williams Bryan Stevenson Mahatma Gandhi Dr. Marimba Ani Dr. Marimba Ani The Kybalian Maurice White Unknown

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ANSWER KEY: Worksheet 5 1. Aspire 2. Place 3. Circumspect 4. Garden 5. Freedom 6. Help, Stop 7. Believing 8. Remembered 9. Righteousness 10. Learn 11. Confidence 12. Lost 13. Scales, Justice 14. Teaches 15. Balance 16. Structure 17. Dispersed 18. Compromise 19. Indestructible 20. Diligence 21. Wealth 22. Twoness 23. Super-Soaker 24. Filament, Telephone 25.

moral

Who Said It? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Bill Duke Michelle Obama Dja Ptahhotep UNKNOWN Dr. Bruce Lipton Zig Ziglar Dr. Amos Wilson Husia Husia Husia Asa G. Hilliard African Proverb Prt Em Hru Ptahhotep UNKNOWN Dr. Na’im Akbar African Proverb Frederick Douglass The Bhagavad Gita Asa G. Hilliard Dr. Chike Akua Dr. W. E. B. DuBois Dr. Lonnie Johnson Lewis Latimer Assatta Shakur

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ANSWER KEY: Worksheet 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Superpower, Creation Artemisinin Perspectives Sharpen, Tune Wish Victory Well Key Shield Student, Teacher Strength Brain Dream Impossible Inherits Stride Against Crisis Historians, Glorify Monetary, Mercenaries

Who Said It? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Jim Kwik Dr. Tu Youyou Ryan Coogler Listervelt Middleton African Proverb Sun Tzu African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb Dr. Jacob Carruthers Dr. Chike Akua African Proverb African Proverb Gil Scot-Heron

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ANSWER KEY: Worksheet 7: 1.

Young

Chattering

Awaken

Root

Spider

Question

Wisdom, Exploring

African, Proven

Subdue

10.

Harm

11.

Memory

12. Ancestors 13.

Scales

14.

Elders

15.

Sealed

16.

Secrets

17.

Footsteps

18.

Preservation

19. 20.

Chosen Repeating, Listen

21.

Victory

22. Battlefront

Who Said It? 1.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb African Proverb Dr. Hassimi Maiga Sun Tzu African Proverb Dr. Chike Akua African Proverb UNKNOWN African Proverb Tehuti Nikola Tesla Kheti Cesar Chavez The Odu Ifa Dalai Lama Sun Tzu Paul Robeson

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ANSWER KEY: Worksheet 8:

Who Said It?

Progress

Inadequate

Intelligence

Accordance

Design

Youth, Elder

Chains

Kind

Fool

10.

Fire

11.

Argument

12.

Ourselves

13.

Motivated, Disciplined

14.

Images, Actions

15.

Vision

16.

Trauma

17.

Balancing, Righteousness

18.

Heart

19.

Understanding, Equipped

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

20.

Alien

21.

Replaced

22.

Produce

Dorothy Height Marianne Williamson Dr. Stephen Hawking Lao Tzu Dr. Wade Nobles African Proverb UNKNOWN UNKNOWN African Proverb African Proverb UNKNOWN The Husia STIC.MAN John H. Johnson Johnathon Sprinkles Baba Tshango Mbilishaka Kemetic Proverb Professor Kaba Kamene Bayyinah Bello Amilcar Cabral Malcolm X UNKNOWN

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ANSWER KEY: Worksheet 9:

Who Said It?

Breakthrough

Dr. Joe Dudley

Prosper

Dja Ptahhotep

Elevated

Alexandre Dumas

Wealth

African Proverb

Effective

John Henrik Clarke

Smile

African Proverb

Racism

Dr. Frances Cress Welsing

Nija, Victorious

Molefi Kete Asante

Limitations

Jim Kwik

10.

Message

10.

Susan Taylor

11.

Presence

11.

Dr. Na’im Akbar

12.

Bequeath

12.

Sudanese Proverb

13.

Trust

13.

UNKNOWN

14.

System

14.

Professor Griff

15.

Interrupted

15.

Mutabaruka

16.

Snake

16.

African Proverb

17.

Eyes

17.

UNKNOWN

18.

Way

18.

Hannibal Barca

19.

Alone, Together

19.

African Proverb

20.

Dreams, Goals

20.

Dr. George Fraser

21.

Decisions, Mate

21.

Dr. Chike Akua

22.

Family, Foundation

22.

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Dr. Chike Akua is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Clark Atlanta University and a leading authority on increasing the achievement of today's students, especially those in some of the most challenging schools and communities. His cultural proficiency, equity and accountability work is known nationally for assisting school systems, colleges and universities in improving school and community climate and culture.

materials, Dr. Akua has written and published several books and parent/teacher guides designed for today’s students. Education for Transformation: The Keys to Releasing the Genius of African American Students is a book for teachers and leaders that is used in a number of urban school districts for professional development. It is also used in a number of colleges and universities for preparation of pre-service teachers and leaders.

As a recognized master teacher and trainer, Dr. Akua is one of the most sought-after speakers at regional and national conferences, urban school districts, colleges and universities. With a culturally relevant approach toward closing access and opportunity gaps, he is known for his dynamic, interactive presentations and online training and curriculum resources for teachers, leaders, parents, and students.

Dr. Akua has written 10 books in all, produced a series of 10 African Origins historical videos and 70 Black History and African Proverb Posters along with impactful online curricula for students and professional development for teachers.

Dr. Akua is a former Teacher of the Year who has been recognized in two states (VA and GA) for teaching excellence. He was also selected as one of Ebony magazine’s “50 Leaders of Tomorrow” a distinction he is living up to today.

The book, Honoring Our Ancestral Obligations: 7 Steps to Black Student Success is also used at a number of higher schools, colleges and universities for students and those who serve them. The book ParentPower: The Keys to Your Child's Academic & Social Success has been used to equip and empower parents with tips and strategies to better assist their children.

Dr. Akua earned his Bachelors degree in Education from Hampton University, his Masters degree in Education and School Counseling from Clark Atlanta University and his doctorate from Georgia State University. Dr. Akua is frequently called upon by education, civic, and social organizations to speak about educational excellence and cultural knowledge. He resides just outside of Atlanta with his wife of 25 years and their two sons. You can learn more about Dr. Akua at www.DrAkua.net

Deeply committed to African-centered, culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy and instructional WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

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Reading Revolution is a collection of 90 reading selections about African and African American people of extraordinary accomplishment. Use Reading Revolution to improve reading comprehension and cultural consciousness at the same time: •Standardized test format with multiple choice questions •Topic, main idea, supporting details and sequencing •Vocabulary development and context clues •Making inferences and drawing conclusions “Chike Akua and Tavares Stephens combine excellent teaching skills, deep knowledge of African history and 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 “At a time when teachers across the nation are struggling to find the 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 have crafted a masterful publication which makes reading, vocabulary building and comprehension memorable learning experiences.” Anthony T. Browder, Author 275 Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization

A Complete Companion Curriculum •Character Development •Cultural Consciousness •Commitment •Reading Comprehension •Grammar and Writing Skills WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

•Brief history of Kwanzaa •Libation Ceremony •A 3-act play •Lessons for the Little Ones •Worksheets, Puzzles, Quiz, and Test

•Poetry •Willie Lynch Speech •Ujamaa in Action

–MATAH –COPMRO-TAX –Dudley Products

Sankofa means “to return and retrieve” the best of your culture. Kemet is the original name for what today is called Egypt. Join 9-year old Jahbari Akua as he navigates and narrates his 11-day journey throughout the land of Egypt learning about the amazing accomplishments of his ancestors while sharing beautiful pictures and captivating historical commentary. WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

What are the methods Master Teachers use to reach and teach African American students? Education for Transformation shares the mentality, methods and materials that have been proven to release the genius in African American students. "This book is a must-read for all serious educators who want to get results and understand the connection between culture and achievement." Dr. Joyce King, Professor Benjamin E. Mays Chair of Urban Education Georgia State University "Dr. Chike Akua has done a masterful job in his latest book Education for Transformation. As one of his former students wrote, 'most teachers teach from the book, but you teach from the heart.'" Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, Author There is Nothing Wrong With Black Students "Every school district concerned with the academic, social, and emotional of their students should embrace this book without hesitation and make it a central component of their professional development agenda." Ron Walker, Executive Director Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC) "Dr. Chike Akua's Education for Transformation: The Keys to Releasing the Genius of African American Students will motivate even the mediocre teacher to work toward becoming a master in education." Dr. Stephen Peters, Superintendent & Author Choosing to Believe Do You Know Enough About Me To Teach Me? WORDS OF POWER, VOLUME 2 © CHIKE AKUA 2020

The eminent historian John Henrik Clarke Remarked that great Black civilizations were held together by honor and obligation. But how can youth honor ancestors that they have not been taught about? And how can they uphold an obligation that they are unaware of? This books is a must read for high school and college students and those who teach and lead them. • In what ways has black cultural identity been stolen and how can it be restored? • What effects has this stolen cultural identity had on Black people, communities, families, students and schools? • What must Black students know about their culture in order to find success academically and professionally? • Why has the truth of Black culture and history been hidden and falsified? • What steps must Black students take to rebuild Black families and communities?

Parents today want to know: • How can I improve my child's academic performance? • What can I do to prepare my child to handle the challenges of negative peer pressure? • How can I start planning now to get my child into the college of my choice (with a scholarship)? • How can I encourage and equip my child to be sexually responsible? So many parents today feel helpless to assist their children to achieve an succeed because of the many challenges and negative influences in society. This book contains the ParentPower Method--the specific strategies and tools parents can use to ensure their child's academic and social success by being rooted and grounded in the best of their culture.

ParentPower! contains the blueprint for your child's success. Each chapter contains activities for the family.

By Chike Akua, Ph.D. www.FreeIntroToAfricanOrigins.com

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