Day 6: Kuumba Creativity (see day 5 here) "Every [wo/]man must decide whether [s/]he will walk in the creative light of altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment. Life's persistent and most urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?" Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In this quote Dr. King reminds us that we can live our lives in … [Read more...]
Day 5 – Nia – Purpose – Marcus Garvey
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Day 5: Nia Purpose (Click here for day 4) To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. Action, self-reliance, the vision of self and the future have been the only means by which the oppressed have seen and realized … [Read more...]
Day 3 – Ujima – Collective Work & Responsibility – Muhammad Ali
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Hey folks! As promised here is Day e of the 28 Day Nguzo Saba Devotion Project I mentioned in my post about Kwanzaa Haters finding a loving spirit this year. Enjoy! Day 3: Ujima (click here for Day 2) Collective Work & Responsibility To build and maintain our community together and to make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them … [Read more...]
Day 2: Kujichagulia – Self Determination – Marcus Garvey
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Hey folks! As promised here is Day 2 of the 28 Day Nguzo Saba Devotion Project I mentioned in my post about Kwanzaa Haters finding a loving spirit this year. Enjoy! Day 2: Kujichagulia (click here for Day 1) To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves & speak for ourselves. "Let us with one determination create in our minds today the conditions of … [Read more...]
Dear Kwanzaa Haters: Not This Year
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There really is something beautiful about participating in a community wide celebration of something. Holidays are just that - collective agreements that something special is happening or needs to be commemorated. No one's holiday fell from heaven and landed in our laps. Some are inspired by spiritual or religious movements. Others may have more secular beginnings regardless … [Read more...]