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Examples
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One of her favorite principles, she said, is "ujima," which is "collective work and responsibility."
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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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Cooperative economics (ujamaa in Swahili) is one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, along with unity (umoja); self-determination (kufichagulia); collective work and responsibility (ujima); purpose (nia); creativity (kuumba), and faith (imani).
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