It's Friday, POU Family! It's the end of a work week and the start of the weekend. Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett on July 14, 1941) is an African-American professor of Africana Studies, activist and author, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of Kwanzaa. Karenga was a major figure in the Black Power movement of … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black/African Nationalists and Revolutionaries
Kwanzaa
New Year’s Day Afternoon Thread: Imani
Imani (Faith): To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Happy Kwanzaa - Teddy Pendergrass … [Read more...] about New Year’s Day Afternoon Thread: Imani
Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Kuumba
Kuumba (Creativity): To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. Odetta - This Little Light Of Mine … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Kuumba
Monday Afternoon Thread: Nia
Nia (Purpose): To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Letta Mbulu - Many Rains Ago (from Roots soundtrack) … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: Nia
Sunday Afternoon Thread: Ujamaa
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics): To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. Fifth Dimension - Living Together, Growing Together … [Read more...] about Sunday Afternoon Thread: Ujamaa