Creative Artistic Expression
Ananse Ntentan (Ananse Ntontan)
Spider’s web. A symbol of wisdom, craftiness, creativity, and the complexities of life. It is the web of Ananse, the crafty spider who is preeminent in African folklore.
Student: Jevon Skipper
Living Legend: Claudia Jordan
Entrepreneur
Menso Wo Kenten
I am not carrying your basket. A symbol of industry, self-reliance, and economic self-determination.
Student: Amaranna Egwim
Living Legend: Deon Norals
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)
Asase Ye Duru
The earth has weight. A symbol of providence and the divinity of Mother Earth.
Student: Kaitlin Rowe
Living Legend: Dr. Maurice D. Edington
Scientist and President of the University of the District of Columbia
Research & Scholarship
Dame Dame
Checkered. A symbol of craftiness, intelligence, and strategy.
Student: Benet Singleton
Living Legend: Dr. Gina Paige
Co-Founder of African Ancestry
Leadership
Adinkrahene
King of the Adinkra symbols. A symbol for authority, leadership, and charisma. Also a symbol for qualities associated with kings. Adinkrahene is reportedly the inspiration for the design of the other symbols.
Student: Dominique Isaac
Living Legend: Eurika Huggins
International Relations Policy Expert
Excellence in Education
Nea Onnim
“He who does not know.” It is a symbol of knowledge, life-long education, and continued quest for knowledge.
James Asukile Allrich
Maryland Principal of the Year
Lifetime Achievement STEM Award
Asase Ye Duru
The earth has weight. A symbol of providence and the divinity of Mother Earth.
Student:Dr. Helen Jackson
Nuclear Physicist
Freedom Fighter Award
Akoben
War horn. A symbol of a call to action, readiness to be called to action, readiness, and voluntarism.
Attorney S. Lee Merritt
Civil Rights & Legal Activist
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