More than 50 people helped the Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization close out 2024 during a special Ujima Brunch that celebrated Kwanzaa’s Collective Responsibility principles. Community leaders, ...

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Kwanzaa encourages people to honor seven principles, known as Nguzo Saba, including: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-determination), Ujima (Collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa ...

Each candle represents a principle of Kwanzaa using Swahili for unity (Umoja), self-determination (Kujichagulia), collective work and determination (Ujima), cooperative economics (Ujamaa), purpose ...

Each candle symbolizes one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa –Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba and Imani.

The seven illuminated candles for Kwanzaa represent the principals of umoja or unity, kujichagulia or self-determination, ujima or collective work, ujamaa or cooperative economics, nia or purpose ...

Barbara Pinnock, whose nonprofit Community of Grace Organization helped sponsor the Kwanzaa event, said she celebrated Kwanzaa for years with her mother as an alternative to Christmas.

Saturday, the Rochester Kwanzaa Coalition gathered at the Memorial Art Gallery for the third day of Kwanzaa. READ MORE: <a href=" ...

The Grand Rapids African American Archives and Museum hosted a community Kwanzaa celebration on Saturday, Dec. 28. The event included arts and crafts, storytelling, music and more.

Sarabo lit them through the candle representing Ujima, the concept of collective responsibility recognized on the third day of Kwanzaa, according to the National Museum of African American History ...

Kwanzaa, a week-long celebration of African American culture, runs from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1. Ujima, the focus of the day's event, is the third principle of Kwanzaa, symbolizing collective work ...