NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: HAPPY KWANZAA! Day Seven (7): January 1st Habari Gani? Imani (ee-MAH-nee): Faith

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

Friday, January 1, 2010

HAPPY KWANZAA!
Day Seven (7): January 1st
Habari Gani?
Imani (ee-MAH-nee): Faith

Today, January 1st,
is the Seventh Day of Kwanzaa!

The Seventh Principle of Kwanzaa is:
Imani (ee-MAH-nee): Faith

- To believe with all our heart in our people,
our parents, our teachers, our leaders
and the righteousness and victory of our struggle
so that a better world can be created
for communities now and in the future.
(Light The Nearest Green Candle on the Right)

Traditional Greeting: "Habari Gani?"
(Translation: "What's the Word?" or "What's the News?")
Response on January 1st: "Imani!"

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

HAPPY KWANZAA!

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7TH KWANZAA PRINCIPLE: IMANI (FAITH)
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