African American History Calendar January 1
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The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Sixth Day of Kwanzaa
Kuumba – Creativity
The sixth of the Nguzo Saba or Seven Principles is creativity – to do as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Dr. Maulana Karenga
Fifth Day of Kwanzaa
Nia – Purpose
The fifth of the Nguzo Saba or Seven Principles is purpose – to make our collective vocation the building and development of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Dr. Maulana Karenga
Fourth Day of Kwanzaa
Ujamaa – Cooperative Economics
The fourth of the Nguzo Saba or Seven Principles is cooperative economics – to build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Dr. Maulana Karenga
Third Day of Kwanzaa
Ujima – Collective Work and Responsibility
The third of the Nguzo Saba or Seven Principles is collective work and responsibility – to build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together.
Dr. Maulana Karenga
This Will Keep You Out of Jail
I think that all people should be taught what their rights are before they encounter a police officer; it’s something you should know. And you should not start thinking at the moment when suddenly there’s the police officer, See This Video Will Keep You Out of Jail
Second Day of Kwanzaa
Kujichagulia – Self-Determination
Pronunciation: koo-jee-chah-goo-LEE-ah
The second of the Nguzo Saba or Seven Principles is self-determination – to define ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
Dr. Maulana Karenga
First Day of Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa Kinara Display
Kwanzaa December 26 – January 1
Today is the first day of Kwanzaa and is marked by the lighting of the black middle candle on the Kinara. It represents the principle of Umoja – unity. As it says on the official Kwanzaa website, “There is no way to understand and appreciate the meaning and message of Kwanzaa without understanding and appreciating its profound and pervasive concern with values. Kwanzaa inherits this value concern and focus from Kawaida, the African philosophical framework in which it was created Kawaida philosophy is a communitarian African philosophy which is an ongoing synthesis of the best of African thought and practice in constant exchange with the world.”
Rebuild The Dream
1 Infographic, 5 Million Jobs
The 99% Act is the best bill we’ve seen in Washington in a long time. But it can be hard to remember the details or explain them to friends and family. This infographic spells out exactly how the 99% Act will help turn our economy around.
If you think bills like this in Congress are a good thing, please share this infographic on your Facebook wall, Twitter account, and e-mail it to your friends!