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A Puerto Rican reflection for this Third #KwanzaaReflectAThon hosted by Njeri @ ONYX Pages. Habari gani?


CHANNELS MENTIONED:

Njeri @ ONYX Pages's announcement video:
youtube.com/watch?v=TV64ZME1-iQ
Kathy Trithardt's version:
youtube.com/watch?v=TigTile55VA&lc=z224s3ppzuj1tzmdiacdp4352ow0s05dypuvnimdaipw03c010c.1577530367446209



THE PROMPTS:
1. Umoja: Unity. A book that centred the upliftment of African-descended folks.
2. Kujichagulia: Self-Determination: A book with an African-descended LGBTQ character who inspired you b/c they were determined AF.
3. Ujima: Collective Work and Responsibility. A book in which a diverse group of characters worked together toward a goal.
4. Ujamaa: Cooperative Economics. A book that got you thinking about sharing economic resources.
5. Nia: Purpose. A book in which an African-descended character found or developed their purpose.
6. Kuumba: Creativity. A book in which an African-descended character demonstrated power through creativity
7. Imani: Faith. – A book that strengthened your faith.


Chilean feminist song gone viral (The Guardian):
youtube.com/watch?v=s5AAscy7qbI
In Puerto Rico (David Begnaud's IG):
instagram.com/p/B6V314JHHY3



 BOOKS MENTIONED:
Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements:
goodreads.com/book/show/23129839-octavia-s-brood?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=G8F8eAFLDc&rank=1
The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky :
goodreads.com/book/show/38496769-the-broken-earth-trilogy?from_search=true&qid=SIHsVBaDtd&rank=17
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library:
goodreads.com/book/show/33961446-schomburg?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Wg7fw0NOQo&rank=1
Schomburg: El Hombre Que Crea Una Biblioteca:
goodreads.com/book/show/43679853-schomburg
Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg:
goodreads.com/book/show/34674840-diasporic-blackness?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Wvya1Ng16O&rank=1
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches:
goodreads.com/book/show/32951.Sister_Outsider?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1LVQjj1X0L&rank=1
¡Negro, Negra! Afirmación y Resistencia, Memorias del Primer Congreso de Afrodecendencia en Puerto Rico (just added manually to goodreads; ISBN: 978-1-61505-362-9)
The Underground Railroad:
goodreads.com/book/show/30555488-the-underground-railroad?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=l4TxHIcl1k&rank=1
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution:
goodreads.com/book/show/775985.The_Black_Jacobins?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qJn4taX49N&rank=2
Fe En Disfraz :
goodreads.com/book/show/34596554-fe-en-disfraz
La Gran Ausente: la maestra Celestina Cordero Molina
(just added manually to goodreads, ISBN: 978-1-942352-19-8)
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption:
goodreads.com/book/show/20342617-just-mercy?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=G2qOQawWdF&rank=2
Video where I talk briefly about Just Mercy, at 1:58:
youtube.com/watch?v=tVxQBSuxyO0&t=991s







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