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KWANZAA: Rediscovering our African Culture Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, his family and Friends. Dr. Karenga, a professor of African-American History at CSU, Long Beach, was effected by the Watts Riots of the summer of 1965. He felt that African-Americans had lost touch with their African heritage. He began to study ways that they could help themselves and each other. Dr. Karenga wanted to unify his people and instill a pride in their joint culture. He felt that
the wealthier people. He believed that if the people of Tanzania were taught to be independent the country would develop more. He believed Agriculture improvement was essential in Tanzania so people worked together in villages called ujamaa and the people of each ujamaa got to choose what they would produce. This was how Julius Nyerere wanted to teach his people independence. Although his idea seemed great at the time it didn’t work out and he decided to retire in 1985 admitting he was
to maintain unity in their daily lives. Day two is Kujichagulia meaning self-determination. Ujima is the third day and it means Collective Work and Responsibility. The goal of this day is to maintain togetherness in the community. The fourth day is Ujamaa; cooperative economics. They strive to support business in their community. On the fifth day, Nia is celebrated, and this means purpose. The importance of this principle is to help restore the people and business in the community and help them reach
Karenga goes on to talk about the seven principles of the Nguzo Saba, and before I go into what each one is, I wanted to name each of the seven principle. Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith). Unity is the first seven principle because it’s the most important. Without unity there would be no togetherness that would bring people together to help each other through
ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves; Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together; Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together; Nia (Purpose) To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to
celebrate Kwanzaa hope to strengthen the black community by adhering to the seven guiding principles, designated by the terms from the Swahili language: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), umija (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa (cooperative economics), nia (purpose), kuumba (creativity), and imani (faith). Although many African Americans share some culture similarities with those of the dominant culture, there are some aspects of their culture from the dominant ancestry
nation building a clear goal. Tanzania’s founding president, Julius Nyerere, played a role similar to that of Sukarno in Indonesia. Nyerere built a national identity with a socialist ideology and instead of using ethnicity, he used his doctrine of ujamaa or African socialism. Like Sukarno, Nyerere had very little patience with Western liberal notions, such as pluralism. Nyerere wanted a one-party rule system so, that he could reorganize society. The Tanzanian pressed for a national language to
Introduction A good representative is choosing an individual to take care of your needs without favor or victimization at any cost. Political leaders play a major role in our lives. A good delegate shapes our health-care system, come up with crucial verdict about the country’s economy, and signifies the interest and hopes of every citizen in their area of jurisdiction (Dovi, 2012). However, with the outlined facts; I am flabbergasted by the little attention from people on the attributes or qualities
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” (Nelsen Mandela).The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education (Martin Luther King Jr). Education is not preparing for life but it is life on its own since it is subjected to change. Education had been define differently but all these definition evolve around particular aspect which are: the teacher, leaners, and the
1. Introduction and Background On attaining independence in 1963, the inaugural Kenya government identified poverty illiteracy, disease and unemployment as the most debilitating of challenges facing the country. Almost five decades later, despite numerous policy efforts, these challenges continue to enslave many Kenyans. The situation is even more debilitating when one is a youth. According to the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey , approximately 67 per cent of the unemployed in the country