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Stage 1 of 2
sankofa
Akan (Twi) · traditional
"go back and get it"
compound of san ("return"), ko ("go"), and fa ("fetch"), from the proverb about retrieving what was left behind
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Stage 2 of 2
sankofa
English · late 1900s
"the principle of learning from the past to move forward"
taken up in African-American and pan-African discourse as a symbol for reclaiming heritage, boosted by the 1993 film of the same name
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