A Celebration of Family, Community and the Common Good Cooperative Economic/Ujamaa To pool together our financial resources and to utilize them for the benefit of our neighborhood and for our families to see our interest tied to the interest of our neighborhood Perspective on Cooperative Economic The cooperative economic principle is based on the...
Read more »
A Celebration of Family, Community and the Common Good Collective Work and Responsibility/Ujima To work in a cooperative manner to strengthen our families, understanding that the well-being of our families is connected to the well being of our neighborhoods; that everyone must be concern with the overall health of their family and neighborhood; and...
Read more »
A Celebration of Family, Community and the Common Good Self-Determination/Kujichagulia To define the world in our own image and interest, placing African people and our history and culture at the center of our worldview and social reality Perspective on Self-Determination Implied and embedded in the principle self-determination is the notion of respect which a...
Read more »
A Celebration of Family, Community and the Common Good Unity/Umoja To strive daily to engage in practices which build bonds of affection and attachment to our family members, our school teachers, and our neighbors Perspective on Unity Promoting the unity of the human family is the task of the whole family. Unity is action...
Read more »
The Kwanzaa holiday is a call to our families and communities to take stock of what we have achieved doing the year in relationship to practice of the Seven Principles. It is an occasion when our families and friends gather to reinforce ties that bind us together, reminding all of us what we mean...
Read more »
A Note to Teachers on How Kwanzaa Can Be Used for All Students to Improve Academic and School Performance Kwanzaa was created in 1966 to introduce and reinforce 7 guiding principles which were viewed as essential to healthy personal, family, school, and neighborhood development. Observed with fidelity, Kwanzaa can be a value added holiday,...
Read more »
