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(Photo courtesy of Zama Cook)
 - December 30 is Nia (Purpose): To make our collective vocation the building
and developing of
- our community in order to restore our people to
- their
traditional greatness.
- December 31 is Kuumba (Creativity): To do always as much as we can, in the
way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and
beneficial than we inherited it.
- January 1 is Imani (Faith): To believe with all our heart in our people,
our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and
victory of our struggle.
A Message from the Counsel General of the UNIA-ACL, Faruq Muhammad
(At right: UNIA-ACL President General, Senghor Baye and Counsel General, Faruq Muhammad)
21st Century Garveyism took on it's shape
and form on December 27, 2009 when the
UNIA took a bold and decisive step to
publicly re-declare its sovereignty.
Lead by President General Senghor Baye,
many UNIA officials, and members from across the country, made a transition from a
membership based entity, to a citizenship structure that
conforms with global government.
"Kujichagulia", the Kwanzaa day of Self-
Determination, will now have deeper meanings as the UNIA took the vanguard to add government to Pan
Africanism. These steps, based upon the teachings and works of the great and
Honorable Marcus Garvey, has now created a
legal alternative for black people.
The ultimate
goal is to establish dual citizenship between
various countries in Africa and the
UNIA.
On behalf of the UNIA, I would like to thank Zanzibar on the Waterfront, Peppy Entertainment & Promotions, the UNIA core team, all the vendors, our special guests, and the performers: Farafina Kan, Laini Mataka, Ivy Hylton and Friends, The Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers and Precise Science for an incredible show.
We appreciate every person who came out to celebrate Kwanzaa with us, and are eternally
grateful for our UNIA members who came from Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia.
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