Tag: Kwanzaa
Purpose Through It All
Nia is described as “to make as our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.”
Taking Control Using Faith
Imani is “to believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.”
Building Up Our Youth
The definition for Ujima is “to build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together.”
Self Determination: Loving, Choosing and Owning Who You Are
But what about self determination in one’s identity? Defining who one is as an individual and creating spaces for others to do the same.
AACC Hosts 2018 Kwanzaa Celebration
On Thursday, Dec. 6, the African American Cultural Center (AACC) hosted its annual Kwanzaa celebration in Witherspoon Campus Cinema. Student leaders and staff introduced the seven principles—Nguzo Saba—of Kwanzaa in the order they are celebrated: Umoja, Kujichagulia…
Kwanzaa 2018 Celebration
The African American Cultural Center hosted the 2018 Kwanzaa celebration on Thursday, Dec. 6 in Witherspoon Campus Cinema. The program featured performances by Uninhibited Praise Gospel Choir, AACC artist in residence Willie Hinton, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
AACC hosts new USPS Kwanzaa Stamp Reveal
NC State’s African American Cultural Center (AACC) joined the United States Postal Service in dedicating the newest Kwanzaa Forever stamp. The dedication commenced in the Sankofa room of Witherspoon Student Center on October 10.
Guest Column: Kwanzaa 2016-2017 in celebration of ourselves
Dr. Kwesi Brookins | Guest Columnist 2016 has been a year that, as my elders used to say, has...
