NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: HAPPY KWANZAA! Day Two (2): December 27th Habari Gani? Kujichagulia (koo-GEE-chah-GOO-lee-AH): Self-Determination

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Sunday, December 27, 2009

HAPPY KWANZAA!
Day Two (2): December 27th
Habari Gani?
Kujichagulia (koo-GEE-chah-GOO-lee-AH): Self-Determination

Today, December 27th,
is the Second Day of Kwanzaa!

The Second Principle of Kwanzaa is:

Kujichagulia (koo-GEE-chah-GOO-lee-AH): Self-Determination

- To define ourselves, name ourselves,
create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
(Light The Farthest Red Candle On The Left)

Traditional Greeting: "Habari Gani?"
(Translation: "What's the Word?" or "What's the News?")
Response on December 27th: "Kujichagulia!"

Find a meaningful way to instill Kujichagulia in your life today,
and in the coming year.

HAPPY KWANZAA!

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