#kwanzaa2022

[earlsings]

This is the third day of the celebration of Kwanzaa. Today's principle - UJIMA (collective work and responsibility) 🤎💪🏾#Kwanzaa #kwanzaa2022 #ujima https://www.instagram.com/p/CmuwJQZrGDS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sistahscifi]

We REALLY appreciate all the responses, shares, and engagement with yesterday's #Kwanzaa2022 post! Today is day two of Sistah Scifi 's celebration of #Kwanzaa! HABARI GANI?!? Today's response is KUJICHAGULIA: Self-Determination; To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves. Fun fact, KUJICHAGULIA is Vice President's Kamala Harris (@kamalaharris) favorite Kwanzaa principle. We selected DESTROYER OF LIGHT by @jennifermariebrissett as a representation of KUJICHAGULIA. In the book, a young Black woman steps into her power to create a better world. DESTROYER OF LIGHT has been described as The @thematrixmovie meets an Afrofuturistic retelling of Persephone set in a science fiction underworld of aliens, refugees, and genetic engineering. "[A] dark, poetic tale of struggling human colonists and ambiguously motivated aliens on a distant planet. Brissett uses the alien setting to explore contemporary issues, including racism, the complexities of allyship, and the trauma experienced by child soldiers. The author’s updated take on a classic myth is both clever and entertaining...Richly developed and profound." — @kirkus_reviews Starred Review “Compelling.... This is a book about monsters and saviors – and how thin the line can be between the two. It’s about power and colonialism; mother and daughters; the cost of safety.... Brissett has built a story that the 21st century needs, while never forgetting its roots in the Afrofuturism of a previous generation.”—@locusmagazine "Destroyer of Light offers readers an opportunity to make their own interpretations and find their own truth". - @denofgeek Sharing is caring! Please spread the word on @Facebook, @Instagram, @Twitter and/or @Tiktok, and tag @SistahScifi! #Habarigani #sistahscifi #Kwanzaa #KUJICHAGULIA #BlackOwnedBookStore #BookstoresofInstagram #BlackReadersMatter First image reposted from @kamalaharris From lighting the Kinara's red, black, and green candles to spending time with my loved ones, our Kwanzaa celebrations are some of my favorite memories. Wishing you a safe and happy Kwanzaa. (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrGDXFrMXC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sistahscifi]

Today is the seventh and final day of Sistah Scifi 's week-long celebration of Kwanzaa! Habari gani?!? Today's response is Imani: Faith; “a profound and enduring belief in and commitment to the values that affirm us as a community and a culture." We selected The Deep to serve as an exemplar of today's principle.  In The Deep, by Rivers Solomon (@rivers.solomon) published by @sagasff ( the #scififantasy imprint of @gallerybooks and @simonandschuster), the water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their own underwater society—and must reclaim the memories of their past to shape their future in this brilliantly imaginative novella inspired by the Hugo Award–nominated song “The Deep” from Daveed Diggs’s (@daveeddiggs) rap group @clipping.  You can purchase The Deep from our @Shopify, @Instagram, @Facebook, @TikTok, @Twitter and @Pinterest stores. Link in bio: @SistahScifi | www.sistahscifi.com #imani #kwanzaa #kwanzaa2022 #buyblack #blackwallstreet #blackownedbookstore #shopblack #riverssolomon #daveeddiggs  #blackspeculativefiction #afrofuturism #sistahscifi #happynewyear #sistahscifibookstore Reposted from @thekingcenter Happy #Kwanzaa!   (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4b2tjvc0w/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[earlsings]

The sixth day of Kwanzaa. Today's principle- KUUMBA (creativity). 💪🏾#kwanzaa #kwanzaa2022 #Kuumba https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2vWt6rH7L/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sistahscifi]

Happy New Year!! Today is day six of Sistah Scifi 's week-long celebration of Kwanzaa! Habari gani?!? Today's response is Kuumba: Creativity; “to always do as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it." We selected Midnight Robber to serve as an exemplar of today's principle.  Midnight Robber is a science fiction bildungsroman (coming-of-age novel) by Jamaican-Canadian writer Nalo Hopkinson. Our protagonist, Tan Tan, is suddenly thrusted into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree. Here monstrous creatures from folklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds. Tan-Tan must reach into the heart of myth and become the legendary Robber Queen. For only the Robber Queen's legendary powers can save her life, set her free, and save her community. You can purchase Midnight Robber from our @Shopify, @Instagram, @Facebook, @TikTok, @Twitter and @Pinterest stores. Link in bio: @SistahScifi | www.sistahscifi.com Remember, Sharing is Caring. Please repost and tag us! #kuumba #kwanzaa #kwanzaa2022 #buyblack #blackwallstreet #blackownedbookstore #shopblack #nalohopkinson #blackspeculativefiction #afrofuturism #sistahscifi #happynewyear @nalohop @orbitbooks_us @hachetteus The first image is r eposted from @obamafoundation. From the Obama Foundation, "As President @BarackObama and @MichelleObama said in a 2016 White House statement, Kwanzaa's seven principles are also the shared values that bind us as Americans.   From our family to yours, may the light of #Kwanzaa bring happiness to your home." (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm1aGvfLkWW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[earlsings]

The 5th day of the Kwanzaa observance. Today's principle - NIA (purpose). 🤎💪🏾 #Kwanzaa #kwanzaa2022 #Nia https://www.instagram.com/p/CmzrBSBvxvL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sistahscifi]

Today is day five of Sistah Scifi 's week long celebration of Kwanzaa! Habari gani?!? Today's response 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." We selected A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler to serve as an exemplar of today's principle.  A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of @OctaviaEButler offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and “MacArthur Genius” Octavia E. Butler. It is a collection of ideas about how to look, listen, breathe―how to be in the world. This book is about the creative process, but not on the page; its canvas is much larger. Author Lynell George not only engages the world that shaped Octavia E. Butler, she also explores the very specific processes through which Butler shaped herself―her unique process of self-making. It’s about creating a life with what little you have―hand-me-down books, repurposed diaries, journals, stealing time to write in the middle of the night, making a small check stretch―bit by bit by bit. Highly visual and packed with photographs of Butler’s ephemera, A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky draws the reader into Butler’s world, creating a sense of unmatched intimacy with the deeply private writer. You can purchase  copies of A HANDFUL OF EARTH, A HANDFUL OF SKY signed by @LynellGeorge from our @Shopify, @Instagram, @Facebook, @TikTok, @Twitter and @Pinterest stores. Link in bio: @SistahScifi | www.sistahscifi.com Remember, Sharing is Caring. Please repost and tag us! #nia #kwanzaa #kwanzaa2022 #buyblack #blackwallstreet #blackownedbookstore #shopblack #sistahscifi #sistachscifibookstore @angelcitypress First image reposted from @afropunk Happy #Kwanzaa from our AFROPUNK family ❤️🖤💚. Here's the history of Kwanzaa. (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmytLlILarn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[taebond-blog]

Happy Kwanzaa ❤️💚🖤Day # 5 We light the candle representing the principle Nia, or purpose. It encourages us to look within to not only set personal goals, but also to choose goals that benefit our community. We believe that financial strength is critical to building a successful future for the Black community.#kwanzaa#kwanza#kwanzaa2020 #kwanzaa2022#Happykwanza#happykwanza https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmyh_i4LIDG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=