The winning cover

After reviewing votes and helpful feedback of the supporters who generously took time to respond to the survey, i am excited to share the winning cover.

The winning design is…

Co-created by Maryland-based artist Nia Kilimanjaro and myself, this cover brings together symbols and colors that highlight the importance of ancestral and earth wisdoms. Nia designed the centerpiece of the ankh within the sankofa adinkra symbol, within concentric circles. She was inspired by an earlier version of the book, in which these themes were woven throughout. She shared,

I picked the Sankofa bird because what i saw in the book was how valuable looking to the source or in the past can be for clarity and understanding of present situations, as well as for providing guidance for future actions. Within Sankofa is the Kemetic ankh, which symbolizes life. At the center of this search for clarity is life, which i think contains the answer to the question of purpose.

The multiple concentric circles makes me think about how we go through similar things in life at different stages, which brings new knowledge, insights and perspectives.

She really gets what this work is about.