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Kwanzaa, Day 7: Imani (Faith)

January 1, 2018December 31, 2017 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Habari gani, brothers and sisters? Happy New Year! I'm pretty sure most of us (myself included) are spending the final day of Kwanzaa somewhat sleep-deprived and hungover, so I'll speak quietly and wish you the tastiest of greasy breakfasts and a quick recovery so you can start 2018 getting your shit handled. No matter how … Continue reading Kwanzaa, Day 7: Imani (Faith)

Kwanzaa, Day 6: Kuumba (Creativity)

December 31, 2017 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Habari gani, brothers and sisters? Today is the last day of 2017, and to say it's been an interesting year is a small understatement. But we've made it! We're about to enter 2018, a year full of new possibilities and problems that will require us to be united, self-aware, diligent, cooperative, and purposeful to solve. … Continue reading Kwanzaa, Day 6: Kuumba (Creativity)

Kwanzaa, Day 5: Nia (Purpose)

December 30, 2017December 29, 2017 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Habari gani, brothers and sisters? Today's principle is Nia, or Purpose. This is another one of those blue-sky concepts that could mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people and that can make it a little difficult to talk about. What context should we place Nia in? How does it fit … Continue reading Kwanzaa, Day 5: Nia (Purpose)

Kwanzaa, Day 4: Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)

December 29, 2017December 28, 2017 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Habari gani, brothers and sisters? So a number of studies have been released teasing out the role that race plays in upward mobility -- in other words, how easy it is for black vs. white families to rise out of poverty. There's this study from the Brookings Institution about the economic mobility of black and … Continue reading Kwanzaa, Day 4: Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)

Kwanzaa, Day 3: Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility

December 28, 2017 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Habari gani, brothers and sisters? One of the things I'll strive to remember in 2018 is that we're all in this together. We all share the planet we call home and we all share our collective victories and setbacks -- from that perspective, there's just no need to be envious of someone else's success and … Continue reading Kwanzaa, Day 3: Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility

Kwanzaa, Day 2: Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)

December 27, 2017December 27, 2017 ~ Jakebe ~ 1 Comment

Habari gani, brothers and sisters?   A depressingly common refrain we tend to get whenever we make the attempt to center blackness for a time is "Why don't we get WHITE (pride, History Month, superheroes, etc.)?" My response is this: Has this ever happened to most (if not all) white ancestors in your family?   … Continue reading Kwanzaa, Day 2: Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)

Kwanzaa, Day 1: Umoja (Unity)

December 26, 2017December 26, 2017 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Habari gani? You might not know it, but today is the first day of Kwanzaa! A lot of people tend to dismiss Kwanzaa because it's a made up holiday, or because it promotes divisiveness by centering the African diaspora, or because the whole thing sounds so silly. But all holidays were newly made up at … Continue reading Kwanzaa, Day 1: Umoja (Unity)

Kwanzaa 2015: Imani (Faith)

January 1, 2016December 31, 2015 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

Happy New Year, everyone! Aren't you glad that words typed on a scream can't shout? I sincerely hope that this first day of a brand new year is a great one, and that you are able to spend it doing exactly what you want to be doing -- whether that's recovering from last night's festivities, … Continue reading Kwanzaa 2015: Imani (Faith)

Kwanzaa 2015: Kuumba (Creativity)

December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 ~ Jakebe ~ Leave a comment

2015 has been an amazing year for me in a lot of different ways, but one of my absolute favorites is learning about the wonderful people who are putting themselves out there with their stories. This year I got to meet Nora Jemisin (author of "The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms") at Writers With Drinks in San … Continue reading Kwanzaa 2015: Kuumba (Creativity)

Kwanzaa 2015: Nia (Purpose)

December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 ~ Jakebe ~ 1 Comment

Why are we here? The answer to that question depends on who you are and what you believe. Many people believe that we're here to reflect the glory of God and praise His creation; there are a lot of different ways to do that, but if it leads you to a more positive and compassionate … Continue reading Kwanzaa 2015: Nia (Purpose)

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