Description: The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Umoja (Unity) To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. ... Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) ... Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) ... Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) ... Nia (Purpose) ... Kuumba (Creativity) ... Imani (Faith)
Description: The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Umoja (Unity) To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. ... Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) ... Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) ... Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) ... Nia (Purpose) ... Kuumba (Creativity) ... Imani (Faith)
Description: The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Umoja (Unity) To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. ... Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) ... Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) ... Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) ... Nia (Purpose) ... Kuumba (Creativity) ... Imani (Faith)
Description: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community, and after completing graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard University, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology, and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.
Description: Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist who fought for equality for African Americans in the United States. He was born in Decatur, Mississippi, in 1925. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and then attended Alcorn College, where he graduated in 1952. After college, Evers worked as an insurance salesman and became involved in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In 1954, he became the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. He worked tirelessly to register African Americans to vote, to desegregate public facilities, and to investigate cases of racial violence.
Description: Mae Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She is the first African American woman to travel in space. Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, in 1956. She attended Stanford University, where she earned a degree in chemical engineering. She then went on to earn a medical degree from Cornell University. After completing her medical training, Jemison worked as a Peace Corps doctor in Africa. In 1987, she was selected by NASA to become an astronaut. She flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992, becoming the first African American woman in space.
Description: Mae Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She is the first African American woman to travel in space. Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, in 1956. She attended Stanford University, where she earned a degree in chemical engineering. She then went on to earn a medical degree from Cornell University. After completing her medical training, Jemison worked as a Peace Corps doctor in Africa. In 1987, she was selected by NASA to become an astronaut. She flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992, becoming the first African American woman in space.
Description: Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, fondly known as Flo-Jo, made her mark as an outstanding American track and field athlete. In the year 1988, she achieved greatness by setting world records in both the 100 m and 200 m events. Not only did she dazzle the sports world with her record-breaking performances, but she also captured the public's imagination with her unique and eclectic personal style. Throughout the late 1980s, she became a beloved and popular figure, admired for both her unparalleled athleticism and her distinctive fashion sense.
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