Kwanzaa symbols make up the “Kwanzaa Set” and are essential to the Kwanzaa celebration. Kwanzaa symbols reinforce the values, concepts and themes of the Kwanzaa holiday. The symbols also are instructive, furnishing lessons and narratives which can serve as powerful illustrations in support of an enriched social, moral and intellectual development. Symbol Four: Corn/Muhindi-...
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Imani/Faith: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to trust and believe in our people and our parents and our meet all challenges and to make progress.” “Faith is the substance and spirit which makes “tired hearts refreshed and dead hopes stir with the nearness of life; faith is the “promise of tomorrow at the close of...
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Kuumba/Creativity: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to the practice of continuous improvement.” Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce the 7 Principles and reinforced the bonds of family and community. The Seven Principles were viewed and still remain the “moral minimum” set of values which African Americans need to strengthen and make more effective families...
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Nia/Purpose: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to contribute to the morally serious purpose and noble goal, of nation building, i.e. , the quest to recover and restore the African American family, community, and people as a whole” Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce the 7 Principles and reinforced the bonds of family and community. ...
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Ujamaa/Cooperative Economic: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to promote and help build and maintain cooperative enterprises and initiatives the services of the family, neighborhood, and the human good.” Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce the 7 Principles and reinforced the bonds of family and community. The Seven Principles were viewed and still remain the...
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Kujichagulia/Self-determination: “Commitment, duty, and responsibility to speak and act in the interest of African Americans and the human good.” Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce the 7 Principles and reinforced the bonds of family and community. The Seven Principles were viewed and still remain the “moral minimum” set of values which African Americans...
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Unity/Umoja: Commitment, duty, and responsibility to make every effort to promote and practice harmony and togetherness in the family, community, nation and race, minimizing behavior and actions which bring about and foster conflict and dissension.” Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce the 7 Principles and reinforced the bonds of family and community. The...
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One of the primary reasons for the creation of Kwanzaa was to introduce and reinforce the 7 Principles. The Seven Principles were viewed and still remain the “moral minimum” set of values which African Americans need to strengthen and make more effective families and family systems. This year, we want to examine the 7...
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In Africa use of proverbs embodies the language of the people. They also serve as the guardian and carrier of a peoples’ philosophy and genius. Indeed, not only are African proverbs a reflection of a peoples’ philosophical thought, but also they regulate family life, the disposition of one member to another, they help in...
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Call it the 47% or the “makers and takers,” what is clear is that ideological argument has emerged without being cloaked in a language which is more palatable to the American citizenry. Make no mistake about it; this assertion plays to the notion that a large percentage of Americans are a drag on society...
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