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Nia and Umoja

Nia’s Special Day, A Picture Book

Nia's Special Day follows our young hero as she explores her neighborhood and the people in it. This is a picture book about family, perseverance and ...
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Hard at Work: Kuumba’s Workshop

  “Don’t Bother Daddy. He’s Working,” says Umoja. But Nia can’t resist taking a peek. His workshop is full of strange and interesting things. There’s ...

Starting a Movement: Kwanzaa 2022

Kwanzaa ’22 is upon us and it’s time to celebrate. This year’s theme is movement and is all about fun and putting our cares away. ...
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Nia’s Bedtime Stories

Way past her bedtime but the stories need told. They’ve heard them before but they never grow old. Nia loves her stuffed animals; plushies, squishies, ...

Children: plural noun

  • a person or thing influenced by a specified environment.
    “a child of the sixties”
  • the descendants of a family or people
    “the children of the diaspora”

KINARA'S CHILDREN: Everyday Heroes

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Umoja

Unity

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Kuji

Self Determination

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Ujima

Collective Work and Responsibility

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Ujamaa

Cooperative
Economics

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Nia

Purpose

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Kuumba

Creativity

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Imani

Faith

OK! This is a thing. The Kinara’s Children Kwanzaa Coloring Book is now available on Amazon. I’m really excited to make this available and I learned a lot about the process over these many months. I wanted it to be fun and enjoyable, and I believe it is. I hope you all will get a kick out of it!

Aimed at a young audience, the Kinara’s Children project lies somewhere between picture books and comics but it’s not your typical superhero group. They’re regular people from the neighborhood. Each character possesses amazing skills based on hard work and determination. Eventually they’ll come to learn why they’ve been brought together and the awesome power of the collective.

Kinara’s Children are jewels. Your babies bring Kwanzaa more alive for me and my family as well as adding so much more to the beautiful Kwanzaa experience. I LOVE Kinara’s Children.
—Marcia L. Isaiah, former Education and Volunteer Coordinator, PATHS of Akron Children’s Hospital

Our Chicago based CEO Superheroes Family has found Darryl Crosby’s Kinara’s Children to be delightful, breathing new life into the celebration of Kwanzaa.
—Asabi Carroll, Co-Founder CEO Superheroes

This is beautiful work. Darryl Crosby is not only a gifted artist, but also a master teacher of history and culture. This is an amazingly creative way to teach children about Kwanzaa.
—Adisa A. Alkebulan, Chair, Department of Africana Studies, San Diego State University

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