Symbol Seven: Seven Candles/ Mishuuma Saba- “Seven Principles” The Seven Candles represent the life-affirming values of the 7 Principles. Kwanzaa was created to introduce and reinforce these seven values. Each day of Kwanzaa one of the Seven Principles is highlighted and celebrated. Each candle represents one of the seven days and seven principles of...
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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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Central and essential to the restoration and revitalization of black and poor neighborhoods is establishment of community standards or norms. Community norms set the standard of right and wrong behavior. The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa are well-suited to serve as community standards for African American neighborhoods. What is important here and can not be...
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The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa are grounded in the communal values of traditional African societies. These principles formed the core foundation of the moral system which regulated family and community relations, and are offered through Kwanzaa as the value system most capable of producing the nurturing social conditions for human flourishing, healthy families, and...
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_____________ The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa represents the core family values system for African Americans. These 7 guiding principles are the building blocks for creating the nurturing environment needed to cultivate, reinforce and sustain healthy families and neighborhoods. And, just as important, these principles are crucial for producing youth and adults equal to the...
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