The Big Nine
Nine principles for love and freedom.
Principle 0 — Most High — sits outside the numbered nine.
01 • UNITY • Umoja
- Marriage & family as foundation
- Intentional dating
- Unity Leaders / mentoring
Love that frees, not binds: the household as soil where children root.
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02 • IDENTITY • Kujichagulia
- Stories of self-definition
- Personal branding & leadership workshops
- Vision boards & identity maps
Choosing and defining yourself — naming, creating, and speaking for your own life.
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03 • RESPONSIBILITY • Ujima
- Community initiatives & pitching in
- Mutual aid that keeps households steady
- Entrepreneurship & job creation
The shared load, carried together — showing up for community, work, and one another.
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04 • RISK • Ujasiri
- Stories of people who took a chance
- Challenges that stretch comfort zones
- Separating courage from impulse
Courage to take a chance, with wisdom to tell courage from impulse.
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05 • PURPOSE • Nia
- Vision boards & purpose challenges
- Five-year goals for people & projects
- Collective planning for community need
A shared calling to restore community greatness, planned on purpose.
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06 • CREATIVITY • Kuumba
- Artist, musician & media spotlights
- Showcases, galleries & playlists
- Creative challenges & collaboration
Art, music, media with Black ownership; showcases & challenges.
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07 • FAITH • Imani
- Inclusive spiritual reflections
- Testimonies of struggle met with endurance
- Faith events welcoming all beliefs
Belief in people, struggle, victory; inclusive spiritual reflection.
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08 • TRUST • Uaminifu
- Clear agreements in shared projects
- Integrity under pressure — and repair
- Accountability circles: truth over image
The quality of being trustworthy — honesty and integrity that make cooperation reliable.
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09 • LEGACY • Urithi
- Intergenerational mentoring & teaching
- Archives of principles for children & teens
- Rituals that mark passage & memory
Principles lived, taught, and passed on so children inherit tools for self-definition and freedom.
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