Category: Featured
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. The Children find a way to celebrate no matter where they are or whatever they Read More …
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, and furries and such. Little do her parents know, when it’s late at night and Read More …
Fall Update: Ujamaa Triptych
Hi folks. I haven’t posted in a very long time. I think the social media grind plus too many projects have been wearing me down a bit. Or maybe it’s a delayed reaction to the pandemic. In any case I Read More …
ASHE: We Speak the Names of Our Ancestors
During our Kwanzaa celebration we speak the names of our ancestors and say Ashe (ah-SHAY). This last year has been a difficult time for all of us and we’ve lost quite a few in our community. this piece is my Read More …
Ujamaa’s Hero: Mansa Musa, the Wealthiest Person in History
When we suggested Ujamaa make himself up as an African Hero for Halloween we should have known he’d go all out. So it’s no surprise that Ujamaa, the Entrepreneur, decided to dress up this year as Mansa Musa, the Read More …
Stay Safe–Stay Strong
Hi Folks. I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe, and those cooped up at home are not going stir crazy just yet. The Children feel your pain and this is what passes for a house party right about Read More …
Habari Gani? (What’s the News?)
It’s Kwanzaa Time It’s my favorite time of the year. Each day we ask the question “Habari Gani?” meaning “what’s the news?” and respond with the name of the principle of the Nguzo Saba that’s for that day. I’ll be Read More …