by Jerome Paige | Jan 2, 2021 | Kwanzaa 2020, WOJM-SM
Day One Uomjo (Unity) Day Two Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) Day Three Ujima (Collective Work & Responsibility) Day Four Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)Day Five Nia (Purpose)Day 6 Kuumba CreativityDay 7 Imani (Faith)
by Jerome Paige | Jan 1, 2021 | Kwanzaa 2020, WOJM-SM
“THE SEVENTH PRINCIPLE, IMANI (FAITH), teaches us to believe in the good and our capacity to achieve it, share it, and leave it as a worthy legacy for those who come afterward. Let us have faith, then, in the sacred teachings of our ancestors which say to us...
by Jerome Paige | Dec 31, 2020 | Kwanzaa 2020, WOJM-SM
“The Sixth Principle, Kuumba (Creativity), uplifts and promotes the practice of the ancient African ethical principle of serudj ta, the moral obligation to repair, renew and remake the world, making it more beneficial and beautiful than we inherited it. And it...
by Jerome Paige | Dec 30, 2020 | Kwanzaa 2020, WOJM-SM
“The Fifth Principle, Nia (Purpose), teaches us the collective vocation of constantly building and developing the capacity of our people to be ourselves and free ourselves to pursue an expansive good and come into the fullness of ourselves. And it reaffirms the...
by Jerome Paige | Dec 29, 2020 | Kwanzaa 2020, WOJM-SM
“The Fourth Principle, Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), lifts up and promotes the values of shared work and shared wealth; the right of all people to a decent and dignity-affirming life, and thus the right of all people to a just and equitable share of the common...
by Jerome Paige | Dec 28, 2020 | Kwanzaa 2020, WOJM-SM
“The Third Principle, Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) speaks to the ethical obligation and transformative practice of building together the good world we all want and deserve to live in and leave as a rightful legacy for future generations. It teaches...
