We operate on the 7 African Principles, based in the Kwanzaa tradition and value system.
UMOJA: Unity
To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race
KUJICHAGULIA: Self-Determination
To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves
UJIMA: Collective Work & Responsibility
To build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together
UJAMAA: Cooperative Economics
To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other buisnesses and profit from them together
NIA: Purpose
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness
KUUMBA: Creativity
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than be inherited it
IMANI: Faith
To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.