Ujima/Collective Work and Responsibility: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to work together with others to solve problems and engage in collective projects that will advance the well-being of the family, neighborhood, and the common good.” Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce the 7 Principles and reinforced the bonds of family and community. The Seven...
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Part One Parents of all races and nationalities are crying out for help. Parenting classes have grown exponentially. Parents in too many instances have lost control of their children and are at the mercy of the child welfare or juvenile justice system. The profile of American children suggests that something is terribly wrong. More...
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Parents have a primary and fundamental role to play in the education of their children. It has been chronicled that poor student school performance in public schools is at a crisis level. Standardized testing, charter schools, extended school hours, smaller classroom size, and increased school resources have all been advanced as a panacea for...
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How to Celebrate the African American Holiday Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is an African American cultural holiday, celebrated December 26th through January 1st, with each day corresponding to one of the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa: Unity, Self-determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economic, Purpose, Creativity, and Faith. Widely celebrated by millions of Americans, Kwanzaa is now...
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Kwanzaa symbols make up the “Kwanzaa Set” and are an essential part of the Kwanzaa celebration. Kwanzaa symbols are representations of the best of who we are and echo our highest ideals. Kwanzaa symbols reinforce the values, concepts and themes of the Kwanzaa holiday. The symbols also are instructive, furnishing lessons and narratives which...
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Hoping that Obama would be another Martin Luther King or more improbable, a messiah, African American leadership and indeed black people have deferred what should be a “Black Agenda” to the Obama and the Democratic Party agenda. Yet, it has become preeminently clear that the priorities and agenda of Obama and the Democratic Party...
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The Great Depression of the 1930s, ravaged black people, effectively bring a halt to the Harlem Renaissance and impoverishing Hughes numbers of blacks. While the Depression devastated all of America, it is impact on Black America was like a plague as the threat of starvation and hopelessness stalked black neighborhoods. Observing this catastrophe, W.E.B....
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It is no longer the choice between violence and nonviolence. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence -Martin Luther King In two days we will be celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King, a national and international statesman of heroic proportions. From Montgomery to Memphis King came face to face with violence. Both in thought...
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A Celebration of Family, Community and the Common Good Purpose/Nia To commit ourselves to the glorious duty of restoring our families, our neighborhoods, and our people to their historical greatness Perspective on Purpose The Kwanzaa principle purpose imposes a duty on our family and community members a commitment to make our families and neighborhoods...
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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...
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