Today we celebrate Kuumba (Creativity).
The commitment to use our imagination, talents, and gifts to leave our communities more beautiful, more just, and more alive than we found them.
Kuumba reminds us that creativity is not limited to art, it lives in problem-solving, storytelling, teaching, healing, organizing, building, and dreaming. It shows up in the ways we adapt, innovate, and reimagine what is possible, even in the face of limitation.
Creativity is how culture survives.
It is how history is preserved.
It is how joy insists on existing.
Kuumba asks us:
- How are we using our gifts to serve something greater than ourselves?
- In what ways do we nurture creativity in our children and within ourselves?
- How do we create spaces where imagination is valued, protected, and encouraged?
Our ancestors practiced Kuumba through song, dance, language, craft, and resistance. They created beauty where none was promised and in doing so, they passed down resilience, wisdom, and hope.
As we light the sixth candle, may we create boldly and generously.
May we honor the power of expression in all its forms.
May our creativity be a source of healing, liberation, and light.
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Happy Kuumba.
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