“Sankofa (pronounced SAHN-koh-fah) is a word in the Akan language of Ghana meaning “to retrieve” (literally “go back and get”; san - to return; ko - to go; fa - to fetch, to seek and take) This Adinkra symbol represented either with a stylized heart shape or by a bird with its head turned backwards while its feet face forward carrying a precious egg in its mouth. Sankofa is often associated with the proverb, “Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi,” which translates as: “It is not wrong to go back