All Blog Posts Tagged 'Kwanzaa' (4)

Today's Kwanzaa principle is Kuumba or Creativity. The goal is to do as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful than we found it.



That's certainly the goal of the online TV network we're aiming to launch. We'd like to expose creativity in a way that it hasn't…

The Kwanzaa principle is UJAMAA which means shared wealth. Cooperative economics can help African Americans take physical control of their own destinies by understanding that no one can be totally self sufficient.

That is one of the main principles the online TV network and the BrightGirl Media…

On my radio show on Saturday, we talked about Kwanzaa in detail.  One of the things we discussed was the importance of involving children in Kwanzaa.

We also asked the…

WHAT IS KWANZAA?

Kwanzaa comes from the saying "matunda ya kwanza" which means "first fruits" in Swahili. Countries which speak Swahili include Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda and Burundi, Somalia, and the Comoro Islands. Eastern Africa is where the highest number of Swahili speakers. From the rate at which Swahili…