The principle for Dec. 31 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.


Dr. Maulana Karenga ([ Ссылка ])  is the creator of the PanAfrican cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba--(The Seven Principles) ([ Ссылка ])  and author of the authoritative text entitled Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture.


He is professor and chair of department of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach. He is chair of the Organization Us ([ Ссылка ])  and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations. He is Executive director of the African American Cultural Center and theKawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies. Dr. Karenga is co-chair of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance (BCCLA). Dr. Karenga is also the author of numerous scholarly articles and books including:


•Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle


• Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics


• Selections from the Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt


• Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition


• Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings


Dr. Karenga s the subject of the book by Dr. Molefi Asante entitled: Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait.


Dr. Karenga he is currently writing a major work on Haji Malcolm X entitled: The Liberation Ethics of Haji Malcolm X: Critical Consciousness, Moral Grounding and Transformative Struggle.


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