NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Saturday, December 26, 2009

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

Saturday, December 26, 2009

HAPPY KWANZAA!
Day One (1): December 26th
Habari Gani?
Umoja (oo-MO-jah): Unity

Today, December 26th,
is the First Day of Kwanzaa!

The First Principle of Kwanzaa is:

Umoja (oo-MO-jah): Unity

- To strive for and maintain unity in the
family, community, nation and race.
(Light The Black Candle)

Traditional Greeting: "Habari Gani?"
(Translation: "What's the Word?" or "What's the News?")
Response on December 26th: "Umoja!"

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

HAPPY KWANZAA!

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