Monday, December 5, 2011

HISTORY OF KWANZAA

WHO CREATED IT : Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga
WHEN WAS IT CREATED :  December 26 - January 2
WHEN DID IT END : January 2
WHAT ARE THE 7 PRINCIPLES AND A DESCRIPTION OF EACH : Umoja - To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.
Kujichagulia - To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves
Ujim a To build and maintain our community together and to make our Brother's and sister's problems, our problems and to solve them together.
Ujamma -To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them.
Nia To make as our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Kuumba To do always as much as we can, in the way that we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful than when we inherited it.
Imani -To believe with all our hearts in our parents, our teachers, our leaders, our people and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

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