The phrase "african wisdom" is correct and usable in written English, although it should be capitalized as "African wisdom." You can use it when referring to traditional knowledge, insights, or teachings that originate from African cultures.
Example: "The elders shared their African wisdom, emphasizing the importance of community and respect for nature."
Alternatives: "African knowledge" or "African insights."
In reiterating the relevance of my historical approach stated in the introduction, it is worth to refer to an African wisdom saying captured in the Akan Sankofa.
The first grief ritual I attended was with Sobonfu Some, an African woman from the Dagara Tribe of Burkina Faso who is bringing ancient indigenous African wisdom to our Western culture.
The Ubuntu Train that will be center stage in Cape Town in the global celebration of both Archbishop and Mrs. Tutu's birthdays is a reminder of the transformative power of the African wisdom tradition of Ubuntu.
For the development of a more perfect union, following this bit of West African wisdom, we need to adopt a slower more inclusive politics, a slower more analytic media, and a slower more thoughtful set of educational values that valorize slow teaching and the gradual development of the mind.
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"Grandmother" (grand-mere) stands for African ancestral wisdom, while grammar (the homonymous "grammaire") refers to the rules and techniques of moviemaking, a historically Western, paradigmatically modern art form.
If you missed Thursday's Cornell Small Farms Program seminar, Farming While Black: African Diasporic Wisdom for Farming and Food Justice with Leah Penniman, Soul Fire Farm, it is available online.
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