The Kwanzaa Table

Greetings Good People! This year's Kwanzaa Table will feature "tales of the day", e.g. stories and lessons out of the days headlines that help us to remember that the principles of Kwanzaa do not simply honor the past or prepare for the future, but also define the core of how we can embrace and exist today. IMANI! is the principle of the day - faith. In the context of Kwanzaa the pr...

Greetings Good People! This year's Kwanzaa Table will feature "tales of the day", e.g. stories and lessons out of the days headlines that help us to remember that the principles of Kwanzaa do not simply honor the past or prepare for the future, but also define the core of how we can embrace and exist today. KUUMBA! Creativity is the word of the day. And today I'm reflecting on...

Greetings Good People! This year's Kwanzaa Table will feature "tales of the day", e.g. stories and lessons out of the days headlines that help us to remember that the principles of Kwanzaa do not simply honor the past or prepare for the future, but also define the core of how we can embrace and exist today. NIA! is the principle of the day - and it means purpose. The principle of NI...

Greetings Good People! This year's Kwanzaa Table will feature "tales of the day", e.g. stories and lessons out of the days headlines that help us to remember that the principles of Kwanzaa do not simply honor the past or prepare for the future, but also define the core of how we can embrace and exist today. UJAAMA! is the word of the day. Ujaama means cooperative economics. Today&ap...

Greetings Good People! This year's Kwanzaa Table will feature "tales of the day", e.g. stories and lessons out of the days headlines that help us to remember that the principles of Kwanzaa do not simply honor the past or prepare for the future, but also define the core of how we can embrace and exist today. UJIMA, collective work and responsibility, is the principle of the day. &quo...

Greetings Good People! This year's Kwanzaa Table will feature "tales of the day", e.g. stories and lessons out of the days headlines that help us to remember that the principles of Kwanzaa do not simply honor the past or prepare for the future, but also define the core of how we can embrace and exist today. In today's episode we delve into the principal of KUJICHAGULIA - self-d...

Greetings Good People! This year's Kwanzaa Table will feature "tales of the day", e.g. stories and lessons out of the days headlines that help us to remember that the principles of Kwanzaa do not simply honor the past or prepare for the future, but also define the core of how we can embrace and exist today. In today's episode, I reflect on how the principal of Umoja -Unity - ha...

Imani: Faith! Faith is the substance that holds all the principles together. We have faith in the work, the culture, the principles that guide us... and each other. The Kwanzaa Table returns with Season 2! Pause for a few moments each day with thought-provoking reflections with Dr. Tonya Matthews, poet and 21st century philosopher  griot. Some days sobering or provocative and some days quirky and...

Kuumba: Creativity - but this principle signifies creativity with a purpose! And this is a time to embrace our creative instincts with the fearlessness of a child. The Kwanzaa Table returns with Season 2! Pause for a few moments each day with thought-provoking reflections with Dr. Tonya Matthews, poet and 21st century philosopher  griot. Some days sobering or provocative and some days quirky and w...

Nia: Purpose is one of the most powerful principles of Kwanzaa -and of life. Let's unify in common goal to restore our Black culture and history to its original prestige. The Kwanzaa Table returns with Season 2! Pause for a few moments each day with thought-provoking reflections with Dr. Tonya Matthews, poet and 21st century philosopher  griot. Some days sobering or provocative and some days...

Ujamaa: Cooperative Economics. What if we took the philosophy of Ujamaa beyond a day or a season... and into our daily lives. Cooperative Economics requires intentionality. The Kwanzaa Table returns with Season 2! Pause for a few moments each day with thought-provoking reflections with Dr. Tonya Matthews, poet and 21st century philosopher  griot. Some days sobering or provocative and some days qui...

Ujima: Collective Work and Responsibility means not only taking responsibility for our own work, but taking responsibility for making the work of the Collective possbible. The Kwanzaa Table returns with Season 2! Pause for a few moments each day with thought-provoking reflections with Dr. Tonya Matthews, poet and 21st century philosopher  griot. Some days sobering or provocative and some days quir...

Kujichagulia: Self-determination requires authentic choice and is put into practice through discernment and discipline. The Kwanzaa Table returns with Season 2! Pause for a few moments each day with thought-provoking reflections with Dr. Tonya Matthews, poet and 21st century philosopher  griot. Some days sobering or provocative and some days quirky and worth a laugh, but always authentic and worth...

Umoja: Unity starts at home - and our differences make the difference! The Kwanzaa Table returns with Season 2! Pause for a few moments each day with thought-provoking reflections with Dr. Tonya Matthews, poet and 21st century philosopher  griot. Some days sobering or provocative and some days quirky and worth a laugh, but always authentic and worth a few moments during your Kwanzaa season. Habari...

The final day of Kwanzaa this season: The 7th Day! The principle is IMANI, meaning faith, and is possibly the most important principle of all. Join Dr. Tonya Matthews as we close out this Kwanzaa season with a tale of faith in family and friendship.

The principle of the 6th day of Kwanzaa is KUUMBA! The very definition of this podcast. Join host Dr. Tonya Matthews as she shares a story reflecting one of her favorite principles.

On the fifth day of Kwanzaa, we reflect on the principle of NIA - Purpose. Purpose is about focus, but it does not mean we stick our heads in our shells and ignore the rest of the world. Join host Dr. Tonya Matthews as she shares the story of The Great Tree.

On this 4th Day of Kwanzaa, the principal of the day is UJAMAA - Collective Economics. Join host Dr. Tonya Matthews as she shares two stories of two feasts to take us through the midpoint of Kwanzaa.

Today's principal of UJIMA is illustrated with the talk of the First Talking Drum, read by our host Dr. Tonya Matthews.

Today's principal is KUJICHAGULIA - SELF-DETERMINATION. Host Tonya Matthews devotes this episode to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and shares an Xhosa fairy tale of the Five-Headed Chief in today's story lesson. 

A tale of UMOJA-UNITY  - Anansi and His Sons, an African Folktale - read by host, Tonya  Matthews.