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Ancient Insights And Modern Messages For Parents, Teachers, & Students

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Chike

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New revised, expanded 2nd Edition

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WORDS OF POWER Ancient Insights and Modern Messages for Parents, Teachers, and Students New revised, expanded 2nd Edition

By Chike Akua ©2005 Chike Akua All Rights Reserved

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Table of Contents 4

Preface

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Student Creed

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Transformation Affirmation

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Resurrection Affirmation

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Section 1

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Section 1 Worksheet

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Section 2

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Section 2 Worksheet

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Section 3

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Section 3 Worksheet

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Section 4

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Section 4 Worksheet

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Section 5

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Section 5 Worksheet

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Section 6

“Illuminating the link between history and destiny”

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Section 6 Worksheet

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Section 7

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Section 7 Worksheet

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Answer Key

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Preface Character development requires a certain level of consciousness. The upper left hand corner of the cover of this book contains the African adinkra symbol matie masie, which means “knowledge and wisdom.” Parents and educators know that book knowledge and academic skills are not enough to help their children succeed. The ancient teachings tell us that knowledge is not enough. We must have wisdom and understanding. Matie masie conveys this insight. This is why Words of Power is critical to the development of our children.

The ancient scribe Ptahhotep taught that, “…it is in the development of character that instruction succeeds.” He goes on to suggest, “strive for excellence in all you do so that no fault can be found in your character.” The simple wisdom shared in Words of Power will help our children cultivate their character. It helps them access their own moral compass as they navigate through the challenges of life.

This book begins with three affirmations: The Student Creed, The Transformation Affirmation, and the Resurrection Affirmation. With these affirmations, we can clearly and consciously deconstruct negative values, and reconstruct the values we want our children to demonstrate.

I have my students stand and recite the Student Creed at the beginning of every class. It is a call to order. It sets the tone not only for our class, but for life. We recite the Resurrection Affirmation at the end of every class so that the students are mindful of the charge to be agents of change and transformation in a world in need of healing. We usually learn the rhythmic Transformation Affirmation in the second semester.

For example, when children repeatedly hear, “Discipline yourself and others won’t have to,” it is a constant reminder that they must take responsibility for their actions.

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When they hear the penetrating words of Jacob Carruthers who says, “Our stride is wide because we’re walking in the footsteps of giants,” it calls attention to the greatness of those who came before us and paved the way. These words bid us to go back and remember the African proverb that says, “If we stand tall, it is because we stand on the shoulders of our Ancestors.”

Each of the proverbs and the quotes of this book are connected; these “words of power” help us and our children to weave a web that will allow us to catch success, much the same way a spider catches its prey for nourishment. But the utility of this book does not provide a quick fix. It is very much a process that takes no less than a school year.

This new, revised second edition of Words of Power is separated into seven sections. The quotes and proverbs are not in a particular order. At the end of each section is a fill-in worksheet. I realize that these worksheets are only the first level of knowledge and that completing them does not indicate understanding. The teacher is the bridge between knowledge and understanding.

The journey from knowledge to understanding can be facilitated in many ways. I have used many of these words of power as a “quote of the week” which can be found at the top of the board. Sometimes the journal topic of the day would be to explain what the quote of the week means and give an example in 5-7 well-developed sentences.

I have posted many of these words of power around the room and then given my children the worksheet as a scavenger hunt. They must go around the room to find the words of power and fill in the blanks. When finished, we discuss the quotes and proverbs that they liked most and why.

When I give my students an assignment, it is always timed to help them maximize their time. This is where the words of Jim Rohn are helpful.

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I always say, “Make measurable progress in reasonable…”

“Time!” the children respond.

That means when I come around to check on you in 10 minutes, you should not still be on question #1. Sometimes, someone has not been on task.

“I’m going to do it, Mr. Akua,” they say. I can always remind them of the Puerto Rican Proverb, “There is a great distance between ‘said’ and ‘done.’” These words in the form of quotes and proverbs, consistently used, admonish, instruct, and inspire simultaneously. There is an ancient African proverb which says, “A counselor who knows proverbs soon sets difficult matter aright.” Indeed, as parents and educators, we are all also counselors.

Words of Power provides opportunities for critical thinking, as well. When Thoreau says, “Any man more right than his neighbor constitutes a majority of one,” it helps our children consider the courage needed to stand on what we know to be the truth. When St. Augustine says, “An unjust law is no law at all,” it helps us understand why Maulana Karenga echoes the ancient insight, “Someone must stand up, speak truth, and set the scales of justice in their proper place!”

Many of the quotes and proverbs use simile, metaphor, and alliteration to bring about illumination.

Everyone is concerned about the cultural and moral development of our children in the midst of technological advancement. Our children have been ever-exposed to harmful images and messages and under-exposed to the truth of who they are. There is an African proverb which says, “Bend the tree when it is young.” We are admonished to mold and shape our children while they are young before the foolish ways of the world set in. As we commence the process of molding our own character and shaping the WORDS OF POWER

character of our children, “let us not become weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap [a harvest].” Again, it is a process and a journey. The Chinese say, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. An African proverb says, “Little by little, strand by strand, the spider spins its web.” Hotep (Peace).

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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 community, my family, and Humanity.

-Chike Akua

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-Chike Akua

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|||||||♦|||||||♦|||||||♦|||||||♦|||||||♦||||||| RESURRECTION AFFIRMATION THE RESURRECTION OF MY PEOPLE AND THE REDEMPTION OF HUMANITY DEPENDS ON WHETHER I ACCEPT THE CALL TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS TODAY, TOMORROW, AND EVERMORE… I ACCEPT THE CALL. -CHIKE AKUA

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Section 1

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“OUR STRIDE IS WIDE BECAUSE WE’RE WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTS.” -Dr. Jacob Carruthers

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-African Proverb

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MEDU NEFER (BEAUTIFUL SPEECH)

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|||||||♦|||||||♦||||||| “A tree without roots cannot stand.”

-African Proverb

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Step by step, we’re rising to the top!

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IPET ISUT *OVER 4000 YEARS OLD KEMET (EGYPT)

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THE UNIVERSITY OF PHILAE Kemit [Egypt], 3000 yrs.old

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UNIVERSITY OF DJENNE *OVER 700 YEARS OLD MALI

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|||||||♦|||||||♦|||||||♦|||||||♦|||||||♦||||||| “Your failures in life come from not knowing your nearness to success when you give up.”

-African Proverb (Yoruba)

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“The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.”

-African Proverb (Ghana)

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“It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion.”

-African Proverb (Senegal)

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“No one tests the depth of the river with both feet.”

-African Proverb (Ghana)

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“THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEP.”

-Chinese Proverb WORDS OF POWER

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“WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE.” -GANDHI WORDS OF POWER

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“GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR DREAMS.” -RALPH WALDO EMERSON WORDS OF POWER

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FOR THE ANSWERS TO LIFE’S CHALLENGING QUESTIONS— LOOK DEEP WITHIN

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“THE LIPS OF WISDOM ARE SEALED EXCEPT TO THE EARS OF UNDERSTANDING.” -TEHUTI WORDS OF POWER

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Words of Power: Worksheet 1 Name: _______________________________

1. Go confidently in the direction of your __________.

2. Spread your _________ and fly.

3. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first __________.”

4. A three thousand year old university in Kemet (Egypt) is called ___________.

5. A word that means “beautiful speech” is _________.

6. “A tree without __________ cannot stand.”

7. “The lips of wisdom are sealed except to the ears of __________.”

8. “Be skilled in __________ so you will succeed.”

9. “Your failures in life come from not knowing your nearness to __________ when you give up.”

10. “The ruin of a nation begins in the __________ of its people.”

11. “Our stride is __________ because we’re walking in the footsteps of giants.”

12. “Step by step, we’re __________ to the top!

13. “We must __________ the change we wish to see in the world.”

14. “It is better to travel __________ than with a bad companion.”

15. “For the answers to life’s challenging questions, look deep __________.”

16. A four thousand year old university in Kemet (Egypt) is called __________.

17. No one tests the depth of the river with both __________.

18. __________ is a university that is over 700 years old in Mali on the west coast of Africa.

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Who Said It?

Date: ________

1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 6. ____________________ 7. ____________________

Period: _____

Directions: Write the name of the person who said the quote in the space in the right hand column. If it comes from a proverb, write which ethnic group said the proverb (example: African Proverb). If the text does not tell who said it, write “unknown.”

8. ____________________ 9. ____________________ 10. ____________________ 11. ____________________ 12. ____________________ 13. ____________________ 14. ____________________ 15. ____________________ 16. ____________________ 17. ____________________ 18. ____________________

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Section 2

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“DEATH AND LIFE ARE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE.” -HEBREW PROVERB WORDS OF POWER

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“FOLLOW IN THE STEPS OF YOUR ANCESTORS, FOR THE MIND IS TRAINED THROUGH KNOWLEDGE…THEIR WORDS ENDURE IN BOOKS. OPEN AND READ THEM. FOLLOW THEIR WISE COUNSEL.” -KHETI

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“IT IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER THAT INSTRUCTION SUCCEEDS.” -ANKHSHESHONQI WORDS OF POWER

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“…EFFECTIVE SPEECH IS STRONGER THAN ALL FIGHTING.” -Kheti WORDS OF POWER

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“…strive for excellence so that no fault may be found in your character.”

-Ptahhotep

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

-Akan Proverb WORDS OF POWER

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“We can change the world if we first change ourselves.”

-John Henrik Clarke

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“Dreams without work accomplish nothing.”

-Myles Munroe WORDS OF POWER

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“This above all, to thine own self be true.”

-Shakespeare

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“Use your imagination to create the world you desire.”

-Dorothy Winbush Riley

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“A time must come when freedom is not a word spoken but a promise kept by warriors…”

-Tavares Stephens

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“Words create worlds.”

-Robert Franklin WORDS OF POWER

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“We must learn to bring together ancient wisdom and modern material knowledge.”

-Swami Krishnapada WORDS OF POWER

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“There is a great distance between ‘said’ and ‘done.’”

-Puerto Rican Proverb WORDS OF POWER

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“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by…and that has made all the difference.”

-ROBERT FROST WORDS OF POWER

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“The techniques of peace enable us to meet every challenge.”

-Morihei Ueshiba “The Art of Peace”

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“Foster and polish the warrior spirit while serving the world. Illuminate the path according to your inner light.”

-Morihei Ueshiba “The Art of Peace”

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“To properly practice the art of peace, you must calm the spirit and return to the source.”

-Morihei Ueshiba “The Art of Peace”

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“Revolutionaries are driven by great feelings of love.”

-Che Guevera

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“SHARPEN YOUR EYE, TUNE YOUR EAR, SO YOU’LL KNOW WHAT YOU SEE, AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU HEAR.” -LISTERVELT MIDDLETON

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“THE ONLY THING THAT STANDS BETWEEN US AND EXCELLENCE IS OUR BELIEFS.” -DR. ASA G. HILLIARD III NANA BAFFOUR AMANKWATIA II

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“LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH—AND LET IT BEGIN WITH ME.” WORDS OF POWER

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FIRST STEP TO FREEDOM IS SELF-DISCOVERY.” -JOHN HENRIK CLARKE

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Words of Power: Worksheet 2 Who Said It? 1. Use your ____________________ to create the world you desire.”

2. The techniques of ____________________ enable us to meet every challenge.”

3. “Revolutionaries are driven by great feelings of ____________________.”

4. “This above all, to thine own self be ___________________.”

5. “…calm the spirit and return to the ____________________.”

6. “Dreams without ____________________ accomplish nothing.”

7. “Words create ____________________.”

8. “The first step to ____________________ is self-discovery.”

9. A five letter ancient Kemetic word that means “peace” is ____________________.

10. “There is a great distance between ‘said’ and ‘___________.’”

11. A word that means, “Return to the Source” is ____________________.

12. “Foster and polish the ____________________ spirit.”

13. “Effective ____________________ is stronger than all fighting.”

14. “The only thing that stands between us and excellence is our ____________________.”

15. “We can change the world if we first change ____________________.”

16. “Death and life are in the power of the ____________________.”

17. “It is in the development of ____________________ that instruction succeeds.”

18. “Strive for ____________________ in all that you do so that no fault may be found in ____________________ character.”

19. “Let there be ____________________ on earth and let it begin with me.”

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

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1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 6. ____________________

Directions: Write the name of the person who said the quote in the space in the right hand column. If it comes from a proverb, write which ethnic group said the proverb (example: African Proverb). If the text does not tell who said it, write “unknown.”

7. ____________________ 8. ____________________ 9. ____________________ 10. ____________________ 11. ____________________ 12. ____________________ 13. ____________________ 14. ____________________ 15. ____________________ 16. ____________________ 17. ____________________ 18. ____________________ 19. ____________________

20. ____________________

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Section 3

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“I HAVE RAISED UP THAT WHICH WAS IN RUINS. I HAVE RESTORED THAT WHICH WAS DESTROYED.” -QUEEN HATSHEPSUT WORDS OF POWER

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READERS ARE LEADERS AND LEADERS ARE READERS!

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Sesa Woruban “I change and transform myself.”

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“To go back to the past is the first step forward.”

-African Proverb The mythical Sankofa Bird WORDS OF POWER

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“LITTLE BY LITTLE, STRAND BY STRAND, THE SPIDER SPINS ITS WEB.” -AFRICAN PROVERB WORDS OF POWER

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“POTENTIAL IS WHAT YOU CAN DO BUT HAVE NOT DONE YET.” -MYLES MUNROE WORDS OF POWER

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“OPEN A BOOK…

…OPEN YOUR MIND!” WORDS OF POWER

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“DISCIPLINE YOURSELF AND OTHERS WON’T HAVE TO.” WORDS OF POWER

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“Be careful what you watch. You will become what you behold.”

-Dr. Dale C. Bronner WORDS OF POWER

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“LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH AND LET IT BEGIN WITH ME.” WORDS OF POWER

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“GO BACK BLACK… KNOW YOURSELF, TOUCH YOURSELF, SEE YOURSELF, BE YOURSELF.” -AMIRI BARAKA WORDS OF POWER

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“BECOME A FRIEND OF SILENCE, FOR IN SUCH IS MUCH REVELATION.” -CHIKE AKUA

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“ALL OF MAN’S PROBLEMS STEM FROM HIS INABILITY TO SIT IN A ROOM SILENTLY BY HIMSELF.” -BLAISE PASCHAL

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|||||||♦||||||| “THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE IS METICULOUSLY WOVEN INTO THE VERY FABRIC OF MY BEING.”

-CHIKE AKUA

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“PEOPLE IN PAIN TAKE THEIR PAIN WITH THEM WHEREVER THEY GO.”

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“WHATEVER WE FOCUS ON IS WHAT WE ARE MOVING TOWARD.” -SUSAN TAYLOR

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“The questions you ask determine the answers you get.”

-DR. NA’IM AKBAR

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|||||||♦||||||| “MY SOUL IS A WELL FROM WHICH I CAN DRAW THE REFRESHING WATERS OF INFINITE INSIGHT.” -CHIKE AKUA

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“WE UNDERSTAND THAT POLITICS IS NOTHING BUT WAR WITHOUT BLOODSHED AND WAR IS NOTHING BUT POLITICS WITH BLOODSHED.”

-FRED HAMPTON BLACK PANTHER PARTY WORDS OF POWER

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“NOBODY CAN DO EVERYTHING BUT EVERYBODY CAN DO SOMETHING.” -GIL SCOTT-HERON

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“The military and the monetary get together whenever they think it’s necessary, making our brothers and sisters into mercenaries, turning our world into a cemetery.”

-Gil Scott-Heron

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“Good writing is good thinking on paper.”

-Unknown Hieroglyph from the Temple at Saqqara in Kemet (Egypt) dating back to 2400 B.C. WORDS OF POWER

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“Readers are __________...” “…and leaders are __________.”

“Whatever we __________ on is what we’re moving toward.”

“The __________ and the monetary get together whenever they think it’s necessary.”

“The questions you ask determine the __________ you get.”

Politics is __________ without bloodshed and ” …war is __________ with bloodshed…”

“Open a __________, open your mind!”

“People in __________ take their pain with them wherever they go.”

I have __________ up that which was in ruins…” “...I have __________ that which was destroyed.”

“Go back __________.” “__________ is the master weaver…” “__________ are tools of the weak used to build monuments of nothingness.”

Become a friend of __________, for in such is much revelation.”

“The knowledge of the universe is __________ woven into the very fabric of my being.”

“Little by little, strand by strand, the ________ spins its web.”

“To go back to the past is the first step _________.” “_________ is what you can do, but have not done yet.” “_________ yourself and others won’t have to.”

Be careful what you watch—you will become what you __________.”

Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do __________.”

Good __________ is good thinking on paper.”

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1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 6. ____________________ 7. ____________________ 8. ____________________ 9. ____________________

Directions: Write the name of the person who said the quote in the space in the right hand column.

If it comes from a proverb, write which ethnic group said the proverb (example: African Proverb). If the text does not tell who said it, write “unknown.”

10. ____________________ 11. ____________________ 12. ____________________ 13. ____________________ 14. ____________________ 15. ____________________ 16. ____________________ 17. ____________________ 18. ____________________ 19. ____________________ 20. ____________________ 21. ____________________

22. ____________________ 23.____________________

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“THE STANDARD IS EXCELLENCE… IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE.” NSAA

“excellence” WORDS OF POWER

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“EXCUSES ARE TOOLS OF THE WEAK USED TO BUILD MONUMENTS OF NOTHINGNESS.” -UNKNOWN WORDS OF POWER

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“WE DON’T HATE NOBODY BECAUSE OF THEIR COLOR. WE HATE OPPRESSION!”

-BOBBY SEALE BLACK PANTHER PARTY

WORDS OF POWER

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“SHARPEN YOUR EYE AND TUNE YOUR EAR SO YOU’LL KNOW WHAT YOU SEE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU HEAR.” -LISTERVELT MIDDLETON

WORDS OF POWER

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LIFE HAS THREE CRITICAL QUESTIONS FOR YOU: 1. WHO AM I? 2. WHAT IS MY PURPOSE AND MISSION IN LIFE? 3. HOW DO I FULFILL MY PURPOSE AND MISSION? How you answer and live by these questions will determine the quality of your life.

-Chike Akua WORDS OF POWER

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“Language is a tool.

Use it or be used by it.”

-Haki Madhubuti WORDS OF POWER

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“Mastery of language affords remarkable power.”

-Franz Fanon WORDS OF POWER

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“The writer has to use words to try to make people laugh, to make them weep, to make them go to war, or make them long for peace.”

-Maya Angelou WORDS OF POWER

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“When African people ruled the earth, thousands of years ago, black skin was a badge of honor.”

-Anthony Browder WORDS OF POWER

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“One of the most frequently used tactics of the colonial invaders was the dispatching of missionaries to soften the hearts and minds of the people and then the sending of mercenaries to conquer the land.”

-Anthony Browder WORDS OF POWER

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“A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.”

-The Apostle James WORDS OF POWER

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“The key crisis in African American cultural

life

is

a

crisis—that

is,

the views and values.

Until

we

break

the

monopoly the oppressor has

on

our

liberation

is

minds, not

impossible,

only but

unthinkable.”

-Maulana Karenga WORDS OF POWER

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“Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Manners will take you where money won’t.”

-Unknown WORDS OF POWER

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“Discipline yourself and others won’t have to.”

-Unknown WORDS OF POWER

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• Umoja-unity • Kujichagulia-self-determination • Ujima-collective work & Responsibility • Ujamaa-cooperative economics • Nia-purpose • Kuumba-creativity • Imani-faith

By: Maulana Karenga

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“We are the children of those who chose to survive.”

-Julie Dash WORDS OF POWER

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“There is a feminine as well as masculine side to truth and these are related not as inferior and superior, not as better and worse, not as weaker and stronger, but as complements— complements in one necessary and symmetric whole.”

-Anna J. Cooper WORDS OF POWER

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“The first act of a free people is to shape its world in its own image and interest.”

-Maulana Karenga WORDS OF POWER

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“Afrocentricity does not seek to deny or deform others’ history and humanity, but to affirm, rescue, and reconstruct its own.”

-Maulana Karenga WORDS OF POWER

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“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission (and then) fulfill it or betray it.”

-Franz Fanon WORDS OF POWER

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“True greatness and growth never occur in isolation and at others’ expense.”

-Maulana Karenga WORDS OF POWER

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“Surely, humans were chosen to bring good into the world.”

-The Odu Ifa The Ethical Teachings of the Yoruba

WORDS OF POWER

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“If we wish to live for eternity, we must build for eternity.”

-Maulana Karenga WORDS OF POWER

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“Without unity, we cannot begin our most important work, but without faith, we cannot sustain it.”

-Maulana Karenga WORDS OF POWER

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“The measure of our progress is in precise relation to the depth of our faith in our people held by our leaders.”

-Mary McCleod Bethune WORDS OF POWER

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“Dare to leave a legacy that will last as long as the sun shines and the water flows.”

-Maulana Karenga WORDS OF POWER

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Name: _______________________________

Words of Power: Worksheet 4 1. “Sharpen your __________ and tune your ear…”

2. “…so you’ll know what you see and understand what you __________.” (see #1) 3. “Language is a __________; use it or be used by it” 4. “Mastery of __________ affords remarkable power.”

5. When African people ruled the earth, __________ skin was a badge of honor.

6. “A __________ man is unstable in all is ways.”

7. “Everyone can be great because everyone can __________.”

8. “We are the children of those who chose to __________.”

9. “The first act of free people is to shape its world in its image and __________.”

10. __________ does not seek to deny or deform others’ history and humanity.

11. “Each generation must …discover its __________.”

12. “Surely humans were chosen to bring __________ into the world.”

13. “Dare to leave a legacy that will last as long as the ___________ shines and the water flows.”

14. “If we wish to live for Eternity, we must __________ for Eternity.”

15. Until we break the monopoly the oppressor has on our minds, liberation is not only impossible, but __________.

16. __________ will take you where money won’t.”

17. “The Nguzo Saba” is Swahili for “seven __________.”

18. “Without __________, we cannot being our most important work.”

19. “Without __________, we cannot sustain it.” (see #18) 20. “Life has three critical questions for you. Write out the three questions: a. ____________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________

WORDS OF POWER

Date: ________

Period: _____

Who Said It? 1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 6. ____________________ 7. ____________________ 8. ____________________ 9. ____________________

Directions: Write the name of the person who said the quote in the space in the right hand column. If it comes from a proverb, write which ethnic group said the proverb (example: African Proverb). If the text does not tell who said it, write “unknown.”

10. ____________________ 11. ____________________ 12. ____________________ 13. ____________________ 14. ____________________ 15. ____________________ 16. ____________________ 17. ____________________ 18. ____________________ 19. ____________________ 20. ____________________

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“Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won’t feel insecure around you.”

-Nelson Mandela WORDS OF POWER

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“A woman’s place is in the House… and the Senate!

-Tony Brown WORDS OF POWER

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“I’m walking in the light, looking for the sun for a place where freedom touches everyone.”

-Jonathan Butler WORDS OF POWER

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“The cosmos are like a book; anyone who learns the language can read the knowledge of history and humanity.”

-MEDU NETER The Sacred Writings of Ancient Kemet

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“Evil and good operate to advance a greater plan.”

-MEDU NETER The Sacred Writings of Ancient Kemet

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“The oppositional energy that we often experience on the way to our goal is there to see if we really believe what we say we believe.”

-Chike Akua WORDS OF POWER

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“Be not conformed unto this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

-The Apostle Paul WORDS OF POWER

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“Dream no small dreams.

Envision no small visions.

Pray no small prayers; For in the Divine Mind there is no lack or limitation, only Infinite possibilities.”

-Chike Akua WORDS OF POWER

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“It is you attitude, not your aptitude, which determines your altitude.”

-Jesse Jackson WORDS OF POWER

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“A man’s true wealth is in the good that he does in the world.”

-Muhammad WORDS OF POWER

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“Where you sit when you are old shows where you stood when you were young.”

-African Proverb WORDS OF POWER

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“Who can be born Black and not sing the wonder of it, the joy, the challenge?!”

-Mari Evans WORDS OF POWER

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“I have never been contained except I made the cell.”

-Mari Evans WORDS OF POWER

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“A nation can rise no higher than its woman.”

-Elijah Muhammad

WORDS OF POWER

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“When a person is not productive they become destructive.”

-Louis Farrakhan WORDS OF POWER

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“Let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

-The Apostle Paul WORDS OF POWER

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

-Sun Tsu WORDS OF POWER

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“A LEADER KNOWS THE WAY, SHOWS THE WAY, AND GOES THE WAY.” -JOHN MAXWELL WORDS OF POWER

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“What separates those who do from those who don’t is that the doers take their pain and turn it into power.”

-Tavis Smiley WORDS OF POWER

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“Education is our passport to the

future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

-Malcolm X WORDS OF POWER

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“As vast as the heavens appear to be out there, the universe within is much more.”

-Chike Akua WORDS OF POWER

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“Whatever I do today that is worthwhile inspires others to act at some future time.”

-Marcus Garvey WORDS OF POWER

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“You may write me down in history with your bitter twisted lies, you may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I rise.”

-Maya Angelou Writer, Poet, Actress

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“The greatest weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the minds of the oppressed.”

-Stephen Biko South African Freedom Fighter

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“Powerful people never train powerless people to take their power from them.”

-John Henrik Clarke

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“The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its woman.”

-Mary McCleod Bethune WORDS OF POWER

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Name: ______________________________________ Date: _______________

Period: _______

Words of Power: Worksheet 5

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

A woman’s place is in the House and the __________.

Let us not be __________ in well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.

Powerful peple never train powerless people to take their __________ from them.

The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its __________.

A nation can rise no __________ than its woman.

A man’s true __________ is in the good that he does in the world.

Be not conformed unot this world, but be __________ by the renewing of your mind.

Evil and good operate to __________ a greater plan.

9. I’m walking in the light, looking for the sun—for a place where __________ touches everyone.

10. The cosmos are like a __________…

11. …in the Divine Mind, there is no lack or limitation, only infinite __________.

12. It is your __________, not your aptitude which determines your altitude.

13. Where you sit when you are old shows where you stood when you were __________.

14. Who can be born Black and not sing the wonder of it, the joy, the challenge?!

15. Education is our __________ to the future…

16. …tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it ___________.

17. A leader knows the way, shows the way, and ___________ the way.

18. The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without __________.

19. When a person is not productive, they become __________.

20. I have never been __________, except I made the cell.

21. As vast as the heavens appear to be out there, the __________ within is much more.

WORDS OF POWER

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

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“When we look to others to tell our story, it either gets told

incorrectly, or it doesn’t get told

at all.”

-Chike Akua WORDS OF POWER

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“We create our own destiny by the way we do things.

We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices.”

-Dr. Ben Carson

Neurosurgeon, Professor, Author Johns Hopkins University WORDS OF POWER

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“It is in our hands to join our strength, taking sustenance from our diversity, honoring our rich and varied traditions and culture, but acting together for the protection and benefit of us all.”

-Kwame Nkrumah First President of Ghana WORDS OF POWER

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“The ancestor to every action is thought.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson WORDS OF POWER

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“An unjust law is no law at all.”

-St. Augustine

WORDS OF POWER

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“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”

-Fredrick Douglass WORDS OF POWER

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“Justice too long delayed is justice denied.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

WORDS OF POWER

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“The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver, or gold.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr. WORDS OF POWER

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“Any man more right than his neighbor constitutes a majority of one.”

-Henry David Thoreau WORDS OF POWER

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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

WORDS OF POWER

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“The artist… is the voice of the people.”

-Alice Walker

WORDS OF POWER

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“I know the sap that courses through the trees as I know the blood that courses through my own veins.

We are a part of the earth and it is a part of us.”

-Chief Seattle WORDS OF POWER

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“Find your purpose in life and pursue it passionately.”

-Les Brown WORDS OF POWER

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“IF LIFE KNOCKS YOU DOWN, TRY TO LAND ON YOUR BACK BECAUSE IF YOU CAN LOOK UP, YOU CAN GET UP!” -LES BROWN WORDS OF POWER

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“It is hard for me understand a culture that spends more on wars and weapons to kill than it does on education and welfare to help and develop.”

-Chief Dan George WORDS OF POWER

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“Racism is a disease that perverts one’s moral sensitivity and distorts the intellect.”

-James Cone WORDS OF POWER

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“Let your acts be a guide unto all mankind.”

-Bahaullah WORDS OF POWER

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“I complained I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.”

-Persian Proverb WORDS OF POWER

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“Be generous in your days of plenty, and be patient in your hour of loss.”

-Bahaullah WORDS OF POWER

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“Imagination is more important than knowledge.

For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”

-Albert Einstein WORDS OF POWER

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“Uncommon accomplishments require uncommon commitment.”

-Chike Akua WORDS OF POWER

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“Talk does not cook rice.”

-Chinese Proverb

WORDS OF POWER

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“The woman’s cause is man’s. They rise or fall together.”

-Tennyson

WORDS OF POWER

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“Justice is like fire: even if you cover it with a veil, it still burns.”

-African Proverb WORDS OF POWER

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“Copying others, the monkey then cuts his own throat.”

-African Proverb WORDS OF POWER

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Name: ______________________________ Date: __________

Words of Power: Worksheet 6

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

We create our own __________ by the way we do things. __________ does not cook rice.

Copying others, the monkey then cuts his own __________.

I complained I had no shoes until I met a man with no __________.

Racism is a __________ that perverts one’s moral sensitivity and distorts the intellect.

If life knocks you down, try to land on your back—because if you can __________ up, you can get up.

7. Any man more right than his neighbor constitutes a __________ of one.

8. Power concedes nothing without a __________.

9. When we look to others to tell our story, it either gets told __________, or it doesn’t get told at all.

10. The artist…is the _________ of the people.

11. Justice too long delayed is justice __________.

12. The ancestor to every action is __________.

13. An __________ law is no law at all.

14. The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds...

15. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice __________.

16. We are a part of the __________ and the earth is a part of us.

17. Find your __________ I life and pursue it passionately.

18. It is hard for me to understand a culture that spends more on wars and weapons to kill than it does on __________ and welfare to help and develop.

19. Let your acts be _________ unto all mankind.

20. Be __________ in your days of plenty and patient in your hour of loss.

21. Uncommon accomplishments require uncommon __________.

22. The woman’s cause is the man’s. They rise or fall __________.

23. __________ is more important than knowledge.

WORDS OF POWER

Period: _____

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. ________________

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“However far the stream flows, it never forgets its source.”

-African Proverb (Yoruba) WORDS OF POWER

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“When the missionaries came, the Africans had the land and the Christians had the Bible. They taught us to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible.”

-Jomo Kenyatta

WORDS OF POWER

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“God bless Africa, let her fame spread far and wide!

Hear our prayer: may god bless us!

Come, spirit come!

Come Holy Spirit!

Come and bless us, her children!

-Zimbabwe National Anthem WORDS OF POWER

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“Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”

-African Proverb

The Million Man March Washington D.C.

WORDS OF POWER

October 16, 1995

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“How did the Egyptians see themselves?

They painted themselves in three colors: black, reddishbrown, yellow.

The color white was available to them, but they used it to portray blueeyed, whiteskinned foreigners.”

-Lerone Bennett WORDS OF POWER

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“No white American ever thinks that any other race is civilized until he wears the white man’s clothes, eats the white man’s food, speaks the white man’s language, and professes the white man’s religion.”

-Booker T. Washington

WORDS OF POWER

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“There is a tendency in human nature to look to the external world for fulfillment that can only be found within.

That which is merely external is powerless to satisfy the soul.”

-Michael Beckwith WORDS OF POWER

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“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.”

-Marianne Williamson WORDS OF POWER

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“Make measurable progress in reasonable time.”

-Jim Rohn WORDS OF POWER

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“If you rest too long, the weeds will take the garden.”

-Jim Rohn WORDS OF POWER

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“Boundaries that separate people from people, country from country are artificial demarcations drawn in the sands of time by the forceful human hand—never did the Divine Architect design such divisions.”

-Dr. Michael Beckwith WORDS OF POWER

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“Rest in the assurance that no experience comes to punish us or test us.

Experience comes to

awaken us.”

-Dr. Michael Beckwith

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“He who gives you the

diameter of

your knowledge prescribes the

circumference

of your activities.”

-Louis Farrakhan

WORDS OF POWER

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“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

-Dr. Wayne Dyer WORDS OF POWER

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“Money is like blood to the system. When there is not enough, the body becomes anemic.”

-Jackie Mayfield

Founder of COMPRO-TAX, Inc.

WORDS OF POWER

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“Plans are the string that hold the pearls together.”

-Michael Johnson Entrepreneur, Olympic Sprinter

WORDS OF POWER

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“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.”

-Chinese Proverb WORDS OF POWER

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“Money is the reward for solving a problem. The bigger the problem, the bigger the reward.”

-Joe White WORDS OF POWER

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“You can make excuses or you can make money, but you can’t do both!”

-Jackie Mayfield Co-Founder (COMPRO-TAX, Inc.)

WORDS OF POWER

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“Ye fa Ogyamu” “We have passed through fire.”

Nana Kwadwo Akpan Fihankra International WORDS OF POWER

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“It is easier to build a child than repair an adult.”

Ali & Helen Salahudin Co-Founders

The D’Zert Club/Teen Summit 1000

*Offering Free Trips To Africa For African American Children

www.dzertclub.com WORDS OF POWER

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“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience.

We are spiritual beings

having a human experience.”

-Dr. Wayne Dyer WORDS OF POWER

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“You must change the

images of people before you can change the actions of people.”

-John H. Johnson Johnson Publishing Company WORDS OF POWER

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“The same winds blow on us all.

The difference in where you arrive is not the blowing of the wind, but the set of the sail.”

-Jim Rohn

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A brighter day is coming.

We are returning to our original greatness and glory.”

We are rising like the morning sun To bring light to Humanity And tell the truth of our story.

-Chike Akua

WORDS OF POWER

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“The world is equally balanced between good and evil.

Your next act will tilt the scale.

Choose wisely.”

WORDS OF POWER

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WORDS OF POWER Words of Power the power of words more powerful than anything you’ve ever heard Used to create the Universe vast Bringing together the future, present, and past Used to create Woman and Man Make the blind see and the dumb understand Use Words of Power to create your reality Transform yourself and transform Humanity Words of Power the power of words more powerful than anything you’ve ever heard WORDS OF POWER

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Words of Power: Worksheet 7 Who Said It? Teachers open the door, but you must __________ yourself!

1. ______________________ When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

2. ______________________ However far the stream flows, it never forgets its __________.

3. ______________________ Money is the reward for solving a problem. The bigger the problem, the bigger the 4. ______________________ __________.

5. Rest in the _________ that no experience comes to punish or test us…

5. ______________________ 6. …experience comes to __________ us.

6. ______________________ 7. If you rest too long, the __________ take the garden.

7. ______________________ 8. There is a tendency in human nature to look to the external world for fulfillment that can 8. ______________________ only be found __________.

9. Make measurable progress in reasonable __________.

9. ______________________ 10. Sticks in a bundle are __________.

10. ______________________ 11. In every community, there is __________ to be done.

11. ______________________ 12. In every nation, there are __________ to heal.

12. ______________________ 13. In every __________, there is the power to do it.

13. ______________________ 14. He who gives you the diameter of your knowledge prescribes the __________ of your 14. ______________________ activities.

15. Money is like __________ to the system.

15. ______________________ 16. You must change the __________ of people before you can change the actions of people.

16. ______________________ 17. __________ are the strings that hold the pearls together.

17. ______________________ 18. The same __________ blow on us all.

18. ______________________ 19. Use Words of Power to create your __________.

19. ______________________ 20. Transform yourself and transform __________.

20. ______________________ 21. The author of Words of Power is __________.

21. ______________________ 22. Name three other books by the author: __________ __________ __________ 23. Name two DVDs by the author: ______________________________ ______________________________

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2.

3.

4.

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ANSWER KEY

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Worksheet 1

Worksheet 2

1. dreams-Ralph Waldo Emerson 2. wings-unknown

1. imagination-Dorothy Winbush Riley

4. Philae-n/a

3. love-Che Guevera

5. medu neter-n/a

4. true-Shakespeare

6. roots-African Proverb

5. source-Morihei Ueshiba

7. understanding-understanding

6. work-Myles Munroe

8. speech-Kheti

7. worlds-Robert Franklin

9. success-Yoruba 10.

homes-African Proverb

8. freedom-John Henrik Clarke

11.

wide-Jacob Carruthers

10.

done-Puerto Rican Proverb

12.

rising-unknown

11.

sankofa-n/a

14.

alone-African Proverb

13.

speech-Kheti

15.

within-unknown

14.

beliefs-Dr. Asa Hilliard

17.

feet-African Proverb

16.

tongue-Hebrew Proverb

17.

character-Ankhsheshonqi

18.

excellence/your-Ptahhotep

20.

questions-Akan Proverb

3. step-Chinese Proverb

13.

16.

be-Gandhi

Ipet Isut-n/a

2. peace-Morihei Ueshiba

9. hotep-n/a

12.

15.

19.

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warrior-Morihei Ueshiba

ourselves-John Henrik Clarke

peace-unknown

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Worksheet 3

Worksheet 4

1. leaders-unknown

1. eye-Listervelt Middleton

3. focus-Susan Taylor

3. tool-Haki Madhubuti

4. military-Gil Scott-Heron

4. language-Fratz Fanon

5. answers-Dr. Na’im akbar

5. Black-Anthony Browder

6. war-Fred Hampton

6. double-minded: the Apostle James

7. politics-Fred Hampton

7. serve-Martin Luther King

8. book-unknown

8. survive-Julie Dash

10.

raised-Queen Hatshepsut

10.

Afrocentricity-Maulana Karenga

11.

restored-Queen Hatshepsut

11.

mission-Frantz Fanon

13.

mind-James Allen

13.

sun-Maulana Karenga

14.

excuses-unknown

14.

build-Maulana Karenga

16.

meticulously-Chike Akua

16.

manners-unknown

17.

spider-African Proverb

17.

seven principles-Maulana karenga

18.

forward-African Proverb

18.

unity-Maulana Karenga

20.

discipline-unknown

20.

a. Who am I

22.

somebody-Gil Scott-Heron

2. readers-unknown

9. pain-Susan Taylor

12.

15.

19.

21.

23.

Black-Amiri Baraka

silence-Chike Akua

potential-Myles Munroe behold-Dale Bronner writing-unknown

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2. hear-Listervelt Middleton

9. interest-Maulana Karenga

12.

15.

19.

good-Odu Ifa

unthinkable-Maulana Karenga

faith-Maulana Kanrenga b. What is my purpose and mission in life? d. How do I complete my purpose and mission?

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Worksheet 6

1. Senate-Tony Brown

1. destiny-Ben Carson

3. power-John Henrik Clarke

3. throat-African Proverb

4. woman-Mary McLeod Bethune

4. feet-Persian Proverb

5. higher-Elijah Muhammad

5. disease-James Cone

6. wealth-Muhammad

6. look-Les Brown

7. transformed-The Apostle Paul

7. majority-Henry David Thoreau

8. advance-medu neter

8. demand-Frederick Douglass

10.

book-medu neter

10.

voice-Alice Walker

11.

possibilities-Chike Akua

11.

denied-Martin Luther King

13.

young-African Proverb

13.

unjust-St. Augustine

14.

challenge-Mari Evans

14.

brotherhood-Martin Luther King

16.

today-Malcolm X

16.

earth-Chief Seattle

17.

goes-John Maxwell

17.

purpose-Les Brown

18.

fighting-SunTzu

18.

education-Chielf Dan George

20.

contained-Mari Evans

20.

generous-bahaullah

22.

minds-Stephen Biko

22.

together-Tennyson

2. weary-The Apostle Paul

9. freedom-Jonathan Butler

12.

15.

19.

21.

23.

attitude-Jesse Jackson

passport-Malcolm X

destructive-Louis Farrakhan universe-Chike Akua inspires-Marcus Garvey

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2. talk-Chinese Proverb

9. incorrectly-Chike Akua

12.

15.

19.

21.

23.

thought-Henry David Thoreau

everywhere-Martin Luther King

guide-Bahaullah commitment-Chike Akua imagination-Albert Einstein

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13.

wounds-Marianne Williamson

15.

blood-jackie Mayfield

17.

Plans-Michael Johnson

14.

1. enter-Chinese Proverb 2. change-Wayne Dyer 3. source-African Proverb 4. reward-Joe White 5. assurance-Michael Beckwith 6. awaken-Michael Beckwith 7. weeds-Jim Rohn 8. within-Michael Beckwith 9. time-Jim Rohn 10.

unbreakable-African Proverb

11.

work-Marianne Williamson

12.

communities-Marianne Williamson

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circumference-Louis Farrakhan images-John H. Johnson

18.

winds-Jim Rohn

19.

destiny-Chike Akua

20.

Humanity-Chike Akua

21.

Chike Akua

22.

A Treasure Within, A Kwanzaa Awakening,

African Origins of Our Faith 23.

a. African Origins of Writing & Mathematics b. From history to Destiny: Paradigm for Black Business Prosperity

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OTHER PRODUCTS BY CHIKE AKUA

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Reading Revolution Vol. 1:Reconnecting the Roots

By Chike Akua & Tavares Stephens • 90 reading selections!

• Standardized test format • Topic • Main idea • Supporting details • Context clues • Sequencing • Making inferences • 5 bonus selections!

Increase reading comprehension and cultural consciousness at the same time!

“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 Premier Middle Schools

Dekalb County Schools (Atlanta, GA) WORDS OF POWER

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A TREASURE WITHIN Stories of Remembrance & Rediscovery

By Chike Akua

“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.

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

“Chike Akua, a master teacher, engages the reader with three compelling stories. His mastery of the written word intertwined with historical facts and cultural revelations invites the reader to be totally immersed. Readers of all ages will enjoy this literary rites of passage.”

Phyllis Daniel Middle School Principal

PARENT/TEACHER RESOURCE GUIDE

By Chike Akua This book is a complete companion curriculum to A Treasure

Within: Stories of Remembrance & Rediscovery. It includes a wide

range of activities to

reinforce content objectives and develop

reading comprehension, character, and cultural awareness.

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A KWANZAA AWAKENING LESSONS FOR THE COMMUNITY

By Chike Akua

A Kwanzaa Awakening is a resource with activities for

everyone. Parents, educators, and clergy will find activities for children

K-12 and beyond. It includes: •

A Brief History of Kwanzaa

•

Kwanzaa Classroom Activities (grades 6-12)

• • • • • • • •

Lessons for the Little Ones (K-5) A 3-act Play

Worksheets and Puzzles Quiz and Test

Coloring Activities Writing Activities Poetry

Reading Comprehension Selections

•

Kwanzaa in Christ: How to Celebrate Kwanzaa in the Church

•

Kwanzaa and the Qu’ran: Islamic Expressions of the Seven Principles

•

Glossary

“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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The African Origins of Our Faith A Comparative Analysis and Introductory Dialogue

By Chike Akua

Sometimes people sit in church and wonder: •

Where did the writings of the Bible come from?

•

How did the sacred writings before the Bible inform and inspire biblical stories and Christian beliefs?

•

Were the ancient teachings of Jesus the Christ changed for the exploitation of the masses?

•

Is the term “Christ” a person’s name or title of distinction that one can attain?

•

In these challenging times, many people are flocking to churches and other places of worship seeking answers, while others are leaving because too

often

their

legitimate

questions

go

unanswered. For those seekers and disciples who are interested in digging deeper into the origins of the

Bible

and

theology

that

has

shaped

contemporary worship and practice, The African Origins of Our Faith provides a starting point for critical thought, analysis, and dialogue.

• ALSO AVAILABLE WITH COMPANION DVD

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African Origins Empowerment Pak!

By Chike Akua The great historian Arthur Schomburg noted that “African history is simply the missing pages of world history.

This complete multimedia library

includes 5 DVDs, 1 Book, 2 comprehensive African Origins Timelines, and a BONUS CD!

• African Origins of Writing & Mathematics DVD • African Sacred Science DVD

• African Origins of Our Faith DVD & Book

• The Miracle of the Maafa DVD • From History to Destiny DVD

• African Origins Kemetic Timelines • BONUS

CD!:

Diaspora”

“Embracing Diversity

in

the

This complete multimedia library is a must for

those who are interested in filling in the missing

pages of world history and reconnecting the roots of African history.

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African Sacred Science & Civilization The Technology of Transformation

By Chike Akua DVD African people have contributed a profound and powerful legacy of insight, ingenuity, and achievement in science and technology, engineering and astronomy, medicine and mathematics.

Join award-winning educator and author, Chike Akua, on a journey into the riveting and revealing majesty of ancient African civilizations and modern expressions of African scientific scholarship and achievement. www.AfricanOriginsOnTour.com

“Illuminating the link between history and destiny”

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The African Origins of Writing & Mathematics A dynamic, insightful, and interactive presentation which visually documents the African contributions to world civilizations.

DVD

“If a picture is worth a thousand words, then through this presentation, you are about to read a book of over 100,000 pages. It’s one thing for me to tell you we were kings and queens, but it’s another thing for me to show you!”

-Chike Akua

•

See how the art of writing, the invention of paper, and books developed along the banks of the Nile River

•

See how our Ancestors introduced mathematics and science; see how they wrote about it extensively and demonstrated it in their architecture

•

See the ancient African universities which attracted

thousands from all over Africa, Asia, and Europe to study at the feet of our Ancestors

•

See how America was founded on African labor (through slavery) but on African knowledge!

www.AfricanOriginsOnTour.com

“Illuminating the link between history and destiny”

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BLACK HISTORY POSTER PAK!

by Chike Akua

These beautiful, full-size, 18” X 24” color posters are both inspirational and instructional. They are a wonderful addition to any classroom, school, office or living room. Developed and designed by award-winning educator and author, Chike Akua, these posters are a rich resource for creating a culture of achievement in your classroom or school. Order yours at www.MyTeacherTransformation.com and click on “Books

by Akua.”

POSTERS ARE ONLY $20 EACH OR 7 POSTERS FOR ONLY $119!

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