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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Now that the President Obama has been re-elected for a second term, the difficult task of governing begins again. The 7 Principles presents one of the best frameworks for measuring how successful Obama will be, and determining the fidelity to the promises made and kept by Obama. Viewed through these principles then, here is...
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Sisterhood and Brotherhood run deep in the African American experience. It is both a term of endearment and a call to community, to fellowship, to union. The designation of sister and brother among blacks in America has both religious and social implications. Dating back to African American enslavement, the black church saw blacks linked...
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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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Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday organized around the 7 Principles. These seven guiding principles form the building blacks for family nurturing and development, thriving children and youth, and restoration of a network of community caring. Hence, these instructional values give Kwanzaa its importance beyond the 7 day cultural celebration which occurs each year December...
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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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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...
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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,...
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The Seven Principles The Seven Principles are the foundation and essential reason for celebrating the holiday. Kwanzaa was created to introduce seven guiding principles for building and restoring healthy and nurturing families and strong and supportive communities. The core meaning of each principle is presented along with an explanation of the principle, followed by...
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