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Candles were lit to symbolize the seven guiding principles of Kwanzaa, the black holiday that celebrates such values as unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia) and faith (imani).
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Austin Peay student Devin Hart explained the seven principles as: umoja - unity; kujichagulia - self-determination; ujima - collective work and responsibility; ujamaa - cooperative economics; nia - purpose; kuumba - creativity; and imani - faith.
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It is a spiritual and cultural holiday whose seven principles of unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), collective work and responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamma) , purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba) and faith (imani) represent and reaffirm traditional African American values that extends to all Americans.
Irene Monroe: Should Kwanzaa Stay in Black Neighborhoods? Irene Monroe 2010
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It is a spiritual and cultural holiday whose seven principles of unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), collective work and responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamma) , purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba) and faith (imani) represent and reaffirm traditional African American values that extends to all Americans.
Irene Monroe: Should Kwanzaa Stay in Black Neighborhoods? Irene Monroe 2010
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It is a spiritual and cultural holiday whose seven principles of unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), collective work and responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamma) , purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba) and faith (imani) represent and reaffirm traditional African American values that extends to all Americans.
Irene Monroe: Should Kwanzaa Stay in Black Neighborhoods? Irene Monroe 2010
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