HAPPY KWANZAA A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture The Kujichagulia Principle:: “Commitment, duty, and responsibility to speak and act in the interest of African Americans and the human good.” Kujichagulia Theme: Dignity and Respect Today is the second day of Kwanzaa. Family (and friends) come together to celebrate the Self-Determination principle. At 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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Happy Kwanzaa Self-Determination/Kujichagulia Defining and shaping our own interests, priorities, and image, and grounding our thoughts, practices, rituals, and celebrations in our own history and culture Kujichgulia/Self-Determination Message The practice of kujichagulia/Self-determination affirms the right and responsibility of African Americans to think, to speak, and to act from their own cultural framework. By doing...
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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...
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