More than 50 people helped the Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization close out 2024 during a special Ujima Brunch that ...

The night also included the lighting of the kinara, a traditional candle symbolizing the seven principles of Kwanzaa: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and ...

"Kwanzaa highlights the importance of family and community and focuses on the seven guiding principles," said Kelly. "The seven principles of Kwanzaa encourage each of us to do all that we can to ...

Kwanzaa is celebrating our African heritage and our principles.” Kwanzaa encourages people to honor seven principles, known as Nguzo Saba, including: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self ...

“It took self-determination to make it a school.” The seven principles of Kwanzaa include umoja (unity), kugichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa ...

Each candle symbolizes one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa –Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba and Imani. England said Umoja symbolizes the unity of race, community and family ...

and local community activist and historian Kali Blount gave a lecture about the Nguzo Saba of Kwanzaa, which in Swahili stands for the seven principles. Local news: Gainesville Eastside High School ...

It wasn't until nearly 30 years after Kwanzaa's founding, though, that it was federally recognized as a holiday. The week-long celebration focuses one of seven principles, known as the Nguzo Saba ...

Teaching the children about the seven principles of Kwanzaa, Nikki read “The Journey to Nguzo Saba: A Kwanzaa Story” by Latricia Smith and Phyllis G. Williams. “It took me a long time when I ...