nguzo saba (the seven spiritual principles) - a guide for daily living...
umoja (unity)
to strive for & maintain unity in the family, community, nation & race.
kujichajulia (self-determination)
to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves & speak for ourselves instead of being defined, named, created for & spoken for by others.
ujima (collective work & responsibility)
to build & maintain our community together & make our sister's & brother's problems our problems & to solve them together.
ujamaa (cooperative economics)
to build & maintain our own stores, shops & other businesses & to profit from them together.
nia (purpose)
to make our collective vocation in the building & development of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
kuumba (creativity)
to do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful & beneficial than we inherited it.
imani (faith)
to believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders & the righteousness & victory of our struggle.
dr. maulana karenga
september 7, 1965
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