Habari gani? Imani!

On the seventh day of Kwanzaa, Imani is the principle of reflection.

“Imani calls on us to believe in ourselves, in our people in the righteousness and victory of our struggle, in the inclusive good we seek and our capacity to achieve it, share it and leave a rightful and righteous portion of it for those who come after.”

Malauna Karenga, in “Reimagining and Remaking The World: A Kwanzaa Commitment To An Inlusive Good,” 2018 Annual Founder’s Kwanzaa Message

To celebrate Kwanzaa is an act of faith and resilience. By reflecting on each principle African-Americans acknowledge the past with gratitude for our elders and the ancestors whose names we may or may not know. We also acknowledge and accept the precious gifts of of principles and traditions of which we are now stewards. Precious, because they were not documented but survived slave trade and were all but lost to us. Now we continue in faith toward the future, with a focus sharpened by the time spent reflecting on these principles.

Happy Kwanzaa and Happy New Year!