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I have heard of Kwanzaa, but I never truly understood it until now. It's so beautiful.

Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday for Black people and the wider African diaspora. It is not a church holiday! It runs for seven days, from December 26 to January 1.

Why? The holiday started in 1966 to celebrate African heritage, unity, and community power using 7 core principles: the Nguzo Saba.

Here are the first 4 keys to building power together:

Keys 1 to 4: Working Together

1. Umoja / Unity: We stick together and stay strong

2. Kujichagulia / Self-Choice: You choose who you are

3. Ujima / Teamwork: We help build our group and neighbourhood

4. Ujamaa / Share Money: We support our own to make shared wealth

The highest protocol is LOVE. We use these keys to build an unbreakable community.

#Kwanzaa #NguzoSaba #AfricanCulture

TheBenefits.Guru Dec 26

Habari Gani? Happy Kwanzaa! Celebrating the start of this week-long observance of African heritage and culture. Wishing joy and unity. #Kwanzaa #NguzoSaba #Unity ❤️💚🖤

NEVER AGAIN/NIGDY WIĘCEJ Dec 26

As we celebrate Kwanzaa, we honor a cultural tradition rooted in African heritage, unity, empowerment, and community well-being. Happy Kwanzaa! #Kwanzaa2025 #NguzoSaba www.facebook.com/respect.dive...

Blake Hamilton Dec 27, 2023

Happy Kwanzaa to all my African American friends and their families! Wishing you warmth and togetherness, filled with joy and prosperity❗️🇺🇸❤️🖤💚

#kwanzaa #nguzosaba #blackhistory #blackexcellence

Black Sailor Moon Dec 26, 2023

#happykwanzaa
The first day of the seven principals/ #nguzosaba December 26, is #umoja (unity).
To strive for and maintain unity in the family, in our communities, in our nation, and in our race.

Light your central, black candle on the kinara.

OUR COMMON GROUND Dec 30, 2022

"For these principles are not just words we speak, but commitments of the heart and mind that undergird and inform what we feel and think about ourselves, each other, and the world. They are values that express what is important to us, what we hold as priorities, and thus the arc and ground of our self-understanding and self-assertion in the world.
https://ourcommonground.com/happy-kwanzaa-from-our-common-ground/
#Kwanzaa #NguzoSaba #aspiration #Imani #Nia
#BlackMastodon