In September 1948, Zora was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy. He said Zora and two other adults would pay him 50 cents to violate him and
Imani (Faith): To believe with all our hearts in our people and the righteousness and victory of our struggle “Affirmation” by Assata Shakur I believe in living.I believe in the
Kuumba (Creativity): To do always as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it Tomorrow is the first day of 2023. You
Nia (Purpose): To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness “True greatness and growth never occur
:: To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together We know about Black Wall Street, and I hope we know there
Ujima: to build and maintain our community together and make our community’s problems our problems and to solve them together According to the official Kwanzaa website (That’s the actual name
:: To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves Zora Neale Hurston, describing her childhood, said “My soul was with the gods and my body in
Umoja: to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race When we think of unity in our communities, the Civil Rights Movement undoubtedly comes to mind.
The movie Hidden Figures made Katherine Johnson famous. Her calculations helped sent astronauts into outer space. But because she was Black and a woman, her achievements weren’t broadcasted until she
I’ve been wanting to write this article for a while, but it’s so big. I feared leaving important parts out, so much so that I’m just now getting around to