December 31, 2008

Kwanzaa Day 6

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 we inherited it.

Happy New Year

December 30, 2008

Photo by Sharon Lee
Wilkinsburg, PA

Kwanzaa Day 5

Nia
(Purpose)
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

December 29, 2008

Photo by Sharon Lee
State College, PA

Kwanzaa Day 4

Ujamaa
(Cooperative Economics)
To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together

December 28, 2008

Photo by SharonLee
Scotia Range, central Pennsylvania
Kwanzaa Day 3

Ujima
(Collective Work and Responsibility)

To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together

December 27, 2008

Internal Dialog
2004
acrylic on masonite
48" x 48"

Kwanzaa Day 2

Kujichagulia

(Self-Determination)

To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves

December 26, 2008

Photo by Sharon Lee
Installation at Phipps Conservatory
Pittsburgh, PA
Dale Chilhuly, artist

Day 1 of Kwanzaa

(Unity)
To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.

December 25, 2008

There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries.

~W.J. Cameron

Peace Always


Sharon