2015 UMOJA KARAMU Unity Feast

UMOJA  KARAMU (Unity Feast)

Potluck Supper: (Families please bring a covered dish)

and Add your favorite momentum of your Ancestors for 

our Ancestors' Shrine

Sunday, November 22nd from 4pm-7pm

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Umoja Karamu, meaning "unity feast" in Swahili, is an African American celebration begun in 1971 by Dr. Edward Sims, Jr., held on the fourth Sunday in November. 

Its purpose is to instill solidarity, Afrikan values, and appreciation of Afrikan heritage into Afrikan American families. Libations to honor ancestors, historical readings, music, and a potluck feast will mark this observance.

The celebration is based on five periods of African American life, each represented by a symbolic color and food.

1. The color black- Prior to Slavery – (black eye peas) represents black families (before slavery)

2. The color white- In Slavery – (White rice) symbolizes the scattering of black families (during slavery)

3. The color red- Upon Emancipation – (Red Fruit Juice) marks (Black Liberation Struggle)

4. The color green- Struggle for Humanity and Equality – (Green- veggies) significance (the struggle for civil rights and equality)

5. The color gold- Looking to the Future – (Corn) hope for (the future)

Habari Gani! You are invited to join us on this coming Sunday afternoon All are welcome! Bring your favorite dish for our blessings buffet and/ or flowers photos and sentiments for our special Ancestral Shrine. 

 Please re-post for all our conscious brothers and sisters in Ase! Asante' Dua U! If you would like to make winter donations of Hats, Socks, Gloves, Blankets, Boots, Hygiene items, etc..; We would be greatly appreciative.

Donations are Welcomed and Encouraged For 

Amen Ankh Cultural Arts Academy.

Please Bring Winter Wear- Socks, Coats, Hats, Gloves, Blankets, Work Wear, Heaters, Canned Goods, Hygiene products 

Amen Par Ankh (sacred temple of life) and Amen Ankh Academy; is a local home school network, child Care and Urban Farm nestled around a Spiritual Outreach Ministry and an Education Center in the heart of midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Contact our Minister and Director: Queenma Nuta Beqsu Moses aka Adenike Amen-Ra and become a member of our Gnome Maafia- as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life! Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , or amen.ankh@live.com ,and Call: 816-281-7704 to sign-up for courses and support: http://www.gofundme.com/amen-urban-farm , information: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com ,also Look for us on Twitter & LinkedIn. We acknowledge our Great Ancient Ancestral history and heritage of Afrikan and Native American Spiritual Ways. We provide an Online Homeschool network and Afterschool STEAM (science technology, Vocational Arts mathematics and medicine) careers with hands on Agriculture Experiences. –You GROWW Girls- Teach a Girl Heal a Nation.  and Youth Going Green Economic Literacy study group. We Respect Mother Earth and acknowledge the natural sciences and ecology with recycling. We provide Ancestor Libation Ceremonies and Outreach to observe the Equinox and Solstice events, where we celebrate and show our respect for the wonder of nature with Cultural Ceremonies, Song, music, dance, Workshops and special events. We make Org-Ankh Electric foods, Gift Boxes, and Accessories We provide an Online Radio Call-in show for Outreach ministry: Amen Communications http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amencommunications Dial-in : (347)989-8509 We provide whole Life Coaching For Destiny, Health, Career and Relationship, Ancient Cultural Wedding Ceremonies- Destiny Naming Ceremony and Newborn Blessings, Home and Business Spiritual Cleansing and Blessings, Ancient Funeral rites and Ascension ceremonies, Par Ankh Reading Room, Herbal Teas & Juice bar, Nature walks and Outdoor camping Experiences, classes such as Spiritual Jewelry making, Sewing and other hand crafts, Henna Healing designs, of Head wrapping arts, Making Natural Hair oils, beading and Lox twisting, Cosmetics, and Herbal products. Also Envisioning, Dream Catchers, Vision Boards, Art Healing Mandalas, Spiritual Jewelry Making, Gentle Yoga, Canning and preserving food, We assist in Wellness for Body Mind and Spirit for Spiritual Attunement - to realize the fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide an active space for expressions of our original wisdom ways of life. Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansings & Classes Amen Ankh Urban Farm is an urban agricultural enterprise with the goal of achieving environmental justice and sustainability by Healthy local food production and improving local neighborhood access to healthy Foods. We are growing orchards and constructing Aquaponic Systems of farm raised fish, Herbs and microgreens. We also provide Farm-a-See tours of successful Local Farmers with the “Green Griot”. We grow selected local “Org-Ankh” electric indigenous Herbs, Fruits, Vegetable and plant life of the Three Sisters: (Corn, Beans, and Squash/Melons) and cruciferous vegetables: Cabbage, and Kale, With Wheat Grass and other Sprouts, Herbs: Basil, Sage, Chives, Rosemary, Parsley, Peppers, with Moringa nutritional drink supplements, -From our Fresh produce we create canned and Baked Goods, teas, cosmetics, & liniments to provide Healing through the inspiration of Kujichagulia (Self-determination) for everyone. Feel free or Contact the Director: Queenma Nuta Beqsu Moses aka Adenike Amen-Ra 

Please like our facebook pages: 

https://www.facebook.com/Green.Griot 

https://www.facebook.com/PARANKH , https://www.facebook.com/Amen.Ankh.Farm , https://www.facebook.com/Adenike.Art , 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ankh-The-Way-of-Life-Communities/

 Dua (Th-ankh you!) ♥.

Building Bridges Between Parents and Their Children's Education

 

I was asked by Kihei to comment on our parents and education in Kansas City. The following are some points as a Special Education Teacher in the Kansas City School district:@ Kihei-

• We must revolutionize the way we think about education for our youth! As parents We must return to “Dynastic” thinking. What I mean by this is- passing on a heritage and leading by example. This is how the elite think in provision for their children. “PRO-VISION”  -Visioning for the Long term future with expectations and outcomes! I’m talking about 10-20-50year plans for the outcomes and expectations for their youth and their children’s place in their family business, neighborhood and ECO-NOME.

• PARENTS NEED TO TEACH THEIR OWN VALUES, FAITH SYSTEMS AND HISTORY- Learn and Practice a value system like- the Nguzo Saba- (Principals Seven)... Celebrate Umoja Karamu AT HOME Celebrate Kwanzaa AT HOME-

• THEY MUST READ TO THEIR CHILDREN- AND let their children catch them reading- by example- talk about books, Find Local Black writers and authors, and talk about current events in the news. This helps with values and critical thinking. If the parent is not teaching and passing on their values- some one else is/will. Buy the Final Call(There is a man standing right in the street to give you knowledge and/or a delicious bean pie!) and other local black newspapers and magazines. Places like The Urban League give away magazines free of charge.

• WE NEED TO HOMESCHOOL! I want to start an underground homescholar network system!

• The only way the ELITE would put their child in a boarding school or institution, is after they personally build the institution with a state of the art Environment and materials, equipping their child with what they need-TO LEAD- Not to follow. When we think about accreditation- That should be the PARENTS going through the school with a fine tooth comb- From the toilets, the Cafeteria, Classrooms and Teachers.

• High Expectations and belief in our youth- When you have parents, teachers and administration that have low to no expectation for their youth and family- “every bodies grunging for the dollar and surviving from day to day in a “by-design-system” We were too quick to decapitate the heads of the giant district. We have gone through so many superintendents- but we were too quick to replace one with another who may be taking under-the-table deals to sell out our youth. We fail to acknowledge that when the head comes off the body falls and our children suffer from the collateral damages.

• We forget that our youth are learning from EVERYTHING and EVERYONE -ALL THE TIME!

• When the children come home to a latch-key world of an empty unsupervised house with Acidic Chicken nuggets(pink slime)- “?Chips-salt and grease” and Cinnamon rolls from da corna-lika-stow- or poptarts - potpies or some other frozen microwave meal of GMO playfood… When Mom & Pops are outa sight- the child is outa they mind- you have “Da katz away da mice will play” situations- Drug use, delinquency, violent desensitizing videogames, Sex- pregnancy- HIV, mind-numbing TV couch-potato- childhood-diabetes-obesity beasts. All under a truculent background of misogyny-ated message music dope buzz beats and Rap... It's a setting for gang indoctrination.

• We have Amen Par Ankh(Sacred Temple of Life) on my block... Any scholar can come by my door and get free fruit and tutoring... Just by word of mouth they come by...

• We need Teachers–who are invested in the neighborhood’s development to teach our children- how to return –Come right back and work in the neighborhood to take ownership and re-develop community.

• So Parents need to stop thinking about (getting their child- “OUT of the ghetto”) “Work to live” NOT “live to work”.

• Another issue; Putting a child into college with only a remedial background is - like playing our children in a lottery – 9x out of 10 you lose -setting our children up for failure- THESE COLLEGES KNOW THIS and take the child in anyway- use their money for remedial classes then kick them out with a debt for life.

• I would like to encourage the Parents who sit down with their families at least once a week and have a family morning, day, night, weekend- lock-in- turn off all electronic media- and eat a home cooked meal- Our children need MORE fresh fruits and vegetables in their bodies to grow properly- not milk. So a fresh salad or smoothie... -to eat and talk with NO distractions. Have a smoothie breakfast- or Sunday dinner with Elders to teach family history, values and establish goals and objectives together...

• Go outside and enjoy the weather and observe life around, Look at the moon and read the stars... take a walk- go to a park,

• Sit with them in a court room, bring them to a bank, or any career vocational setting, let them see black business owners, talk to automotive, or lawn cutting business owner, a black judge or attorney,

• Visit the elderly and volunteer in a nursing home, Community Garden, Urban Farm or Hospital ... 
• Teachers should be identifying our struggling children not only academically but socially for the students success... It is a war zone in the neighborhoods in many cases, with child custody issues and 2 youth dying every week...
   
• We NEED Counselors on staff for crisis counseling. when a youth dies in the community- it effects all of the people who knew that youth...

"It takes a village to raise a child"... this may be an over saturated Afrikan Proverb- (And I personally don't like the term "village" to describe aboriginal or indigenous communities) - I like Knome-Gnome Nome , Council of Elders- "The Griots" or as Sasteh uses "the Klan" (is this upstaging Kanye West or what-LOL) the "X-Klan" lol... But my point is - We need to help the parents and/or single parents who are overwhelmed or dysfunctional. - "We are only as strong as the weakest link" also comes to mind. You Can't just ignore the whole child and just isolate academics... We are Mind, Body, Soul and Spirit...

Father Daughter

Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Urban Farm; is a local Urban Farm nestled around a Spiritual Outreach Center in the heart of midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life! Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , or amen.ankh@live.com, and Call: 816-304-7240 to sign-up for courses and support: http://www.gofundme.com/amen-urban-farm , information: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ , Look for us on FaceBook & Twitter We Celebrate the Cycles of Life, Wellness and Balance in our everyday existance on earth. We assist in Wellness for Physical Fitness, Mental Health, and Spiritual Attunment - to realize the fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Whole Life Coaching, Energy work, A Par Ankh Reading Room, Org-Ankh Electric food Boxes, an Herbal Tea House & Juice bar, Outdoor Experiences, classes such as Cultural Headwrapping, Natural Hair oils, beading and Lox twisting, Cosmetics, and Hebal products. We offor Classes in ASCAC (The Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization), Art Healing Mandalas, Jewelry Making, Gentle Yoga, Canning and preserving food, Health and Wellness Study Courses. We make Gifts and Accessories. We Celebrat and show our respect of nature with Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special events. Amen Par Ankh means sacred House of Life. We Celebrate Life! We provide a space for your own personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, as well as an active space for expressions of our original ways of life. Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansings, & Classes Amen Ankh Urban Farm is an urban agricultural enterprise with the goal of achieving environmental justice and sustainability by Healthy local food production and improving local neighborhood access to healthy Foods. We run Aquaponic Systems of farm raised fish, Herbs and microgreens. We sell Org-Ankh Electric Food Boxes! We also provide Farm-a-See tours of successful Local Farmers. We grow selected local indigenous Herbs, Fruits, Vegetable and plant life of the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash and cruciferous vegetables: Cabbage, and Kale, With Wheat Grass and other Sprouts, Herbs: Basil, Sage, Chives, Rosemary, Parsley, Peppers and Moringa nutritional drink supplements, -From our foods we produce Baked Goods, cosmetics, & liniments to provide Healing and Sovereignty: Through the inspiration of Kujichagulia (Self determination) All Original people. Dua (Th-ankh you!) ♥.

The Green Griot Gathering at Amen Par Ankh!

Green Griot Gathering

at Amen Par Ankh!

GREEN GRIOT GATHERING is a Cultural-Cultivation and Celebration Family of Local Urban Growers who are committed to ecological sustainability and living in harmony with nature!
 

Green Griot Gathering is a Cultural Performance group for YOUR live or Virtual Cultural Events! 

We teach Green Ecology through Spoken Word, Storytelling, Dance, and Singing, for your special Events, Weddings, Receptions, Ascension Ceremonies, Birthday Parties, School Assemblies, Theaters, Community Centers, Churches, Workshops, Expos, We are Artist to activist for Community and Political action events.

 

We Perform Libations Ceremonies, Opening the way for the Ancestors) African Naming, Home Blessings to your customized needs.

We are calling on Griots- Authors, Poets, Spoken Word, Spirit Dancers, Step Dance teams, Singers and Performers! For Auditions and Rehearsal for our LIVE EVENTS!!!!! 

 

If YOU consider yourself a GRIOT- We Are Calling YOU!
Every Sunday at 1:00pm - 9:00pm

We welcome Griots to Turn-Up and Sit-in a Cypher at the farm! -We speak on Nature, Food Sovereignty, Urban Agriculture, Foods NOT Lawns- No- GMOs, Environmental Sustainability, Hunting, Gathering, Bees and many other Green Ecological topics. We invite you to share your creativity or come and enjoy our Aboriginal way of life, health and sustainability at the Amen Par Ankh! 

Every Tuesday and Friday night at 6:00pm- For Rehearsals for CD & DVD Recording, Internet Radio, Lectures on Urban Farming and Health and Wellness, conferences and workshops to outreach and teach STEAM urban agriculture and Ecological Accountability and Sustainability in Schools, Community Centers, Churches, and Theaters locally, across the country and the world!

RSVP Call- Text: 816-281-7704 or Email: , amen.parankh@gmail.com or amen.ankh@live.com

Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) offers

Cultural Ministry Services and  Special Community Event Planning and Presentations

 

Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansing & Classes

 

We are available to consult and perform the following services for you: Ceremonies and special events to our community.

 

We provide Life Coaching, Gentle Yoga, classes, Energy work Courses, Gifts, and Accessories, Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special Events:

Contact us as prices vary pending location and duration.

• Libation Ceremonies, opening the Way of our Aku (Ancestors),   
• Afrikan Weddings
• Afrikan Naming Ceremonies (Infant Blessings and Adult Naming) 
• Home Blessings,
• Birthing- Birthday Blessings (Newborn to Elders)
• Healing and Energy Work
• Ascension Ceremonies
• Seed Festivals
• Vow Consecrations
• Life Coaching for the 4 aspect of Health, Career, Destiny and Relationships.

We have presented for many Community forums, gatherings and events like the Omoja Karamu annual Feasts in November,

 

We also convene ASCAC (The Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations), every Thursday at 7pm.

 

CONTACT US FOR YOUR NEXT SOCIAL EVENT!

CALL: 816-281-7704 Check our Website: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , 

Email:  amen.parankh@gmail.com  , or amen.ankh@live.com ,

http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com , http://www.gofundme.com/Amen-Urban-Farm

We share Libation, Seasonal Celebrations, Food Harvest Festivals, Weddings, Receptions, Birthday Parties, music, poetry, song, dance and culture of food for all ages!

 A griot, jali or jeli (djeli or djéli in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition, and is also often seen as something of a societal leader due to his traditional position as an adviser to royal leaders.(Wikipedia)

HARAMBEE! (people come together)

 

 

As Above- So Below... As Within- So Without - To know thyself- is to know the existence around oneself.


 

EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR the Revolution Revelation on this Spoken Word Titled: East Meets West of Troost Presents: The GRIOT GATHERING Local Kansas City spoken word artists and their music It is an eclectic blend of Grassroots, Cultural, Political Spoken Word, Folk and Hip Hop Musical artists from the heart of KCMO!

We offer this CD compilation of local artists who share our mission and sing about current event issues ranging from the Nuclear Weapon plant poisonings of workers and their Neighborhoods to Kansas City Missouri’s School District. Thought provoking and fun, these selections are a blend that only these Kansas City artists can bring to Hip Hop spoken word. It's the return of people’s music; -it offers a deep human connection, through STRONG sonic celebration...

 

Buy Your Copy from PayPal or on these websites: http://www.gofundme.com/Amen-Urban-Farm , http://sastehmosley.wix.com/griot  , http://emwot.ws  

HISTORY OF THE GRIOT

A Griot (Gree-os) is an Afrikan Storyteller -Serer: kevel or kewel; Wolof: gewel) is an African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, Shaman, Vezir or musician. The Griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a leader due to their position as an advisor to royal personages.

In the modern world, storytelling techniques such as music, chant and audience participation make up the best presentations of African storytelling. Communication methods such as video and the Internet now allow anyone to experience the joy of an African story well told. African storytelling is a call and response interaction. There are distinctions of storytelling from Africans who still practice this art all over the world.

Empirical stimulation of the five senses helps to create a memory.
Use of color, sparkle, music, song, foods, chants, shaking hands and embrace and wonderful aromas aid in embracing the experience.

The storytellers or “Griots” know people will listen if the stories are fun and entertaining.

An audience that is laughing or otherwise experiencing deep emotions will be fully engaged in the story and therefore open to more learning.

Animals, Insects, plants and other forms of nature are part of the African storytelling process.

Familiar characters, such as Anansi the Spider, show up in many African stories. No matter how they are portrayed, such characters as the weaver-bird, the lion, mosquito and the hyena all become players in this special storytelling. Trees, lakes, rivers and other plants provide a geographical reference as well.

Morals and instructions in proper conduct can be found in African storytelling.
The first Griots not only entertained but they also served as vessels of moral guidance. It is rare to find an African story that does not convey deeper meanings. Each time a person hears a story, even when it is repeated, they may find a new perspective on the teaching. Master Griots were the Social Activist. They often played the fool to draw off the direct attention of a leader, yet they were able to touch the consciousness, heart and mind of a ruler, to help them see constructively, the error of their ways without confrontation and embarrassment.

African storytelling taught historical lessons.

Storytelling is a way for any culture to pass on its history. From stories from Africa, generic terms used now such as “Hero” “King & Queen” Nome, or “family” once had real names, meaning and a place in the geography of the Africa. These stories, still told with names in some parts of the world, help the audience to know where they fit into the world and history. By placing an unforgettable story in the hearts of children, left an indelible memory etched and unfolding in the minds of each child, for them to grow and pass from generation to generation, on vital moral and ethical principals, concepts and mores.

 

Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Farm; is a spiritual center to become balanced physically, emotionally and spiritually and to Realize your fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Special Seasonal Events, Life Coaching, gentle yoga, classes, Home Schooling, tutoring, Before and After school Youth activities, Energy work Courses, Gifts, and Accessories, Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and .
Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life!
Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com ,  amen.ankh@live.com, Call: 816-281-7704

sign-up for courses and support:  Org-Ankh Electric Food gift Boxes! information: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ ,
Amen Par Ankh is a place of peace and healing through connection with nature and the cycles of life.
Here we can truly come together and create and build something to share together. It is our intention that this spiritual center becomes a sacred space for personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, but is also an active space for expressions of our life. Dua (Thank you!) ♥.
We offer: Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansings, & Classes

UMOJA KARAMU 2013

On behalf of the Green Griot Gathering at Amen Par Ankh and EMWOT (East Meets West of Troost) we sincerely express our thanks and appreciation for your interest and participation with Umoja Karamu (Unity Feast) event, on November 24^th 2013

We would also like to thank our sponsors; The KC National Black United Front . Asante Sana for  all who had attended. We had a wonderful time. The food service was superb.   

I think of the Umoja Karamu not only as a harvest celebration of food and family, but spiritually, it is a way to venerate our Aku (ancestors) for their legacy

Special Thanks to

KC National Black United Front

Councilwoman, Sharon Sanders Brooks, The inspiration of the name “Green Acres” and the Kansas City Urban Farm Initiative.

Special Recognition of Sponsors

Ajamu and Kinda Webster

Bill Grace Samori Toure'

Brother Kazuma Furlow, Queen Mother Furlow of the Afrikan Village/ Temple of Maat

EMWOT (East Meets West of Troost)

Amen Ankh Urban Farms


Special Thanks to All Personal Supporters:

Brandon Heru Amen-Ra (Adenike’s “QueenMa’s” Grandson “Prince”)

Maria Whittaker http://fssg.blogspot.com/2012/01/food-sovereignty.html

SiStar Siriki http://kcblr.org/history.html

D’Juan Love- http://KCBlackBusiness.com

Dre Taylor- Males To Men

The Chess Club

Amen Ankh Urban Farm

Black Urban Farmers Coalition

Green Griot Gathering at Amen Par Ankh

Ø  Adenike Amen-Ra

Ø  Sasteh Meter Mosley- http://emwot.ws

Ø  Yvonne Walker

Ø  Featuring

             o  Christina Scales

o   Imani Maat Hotep

o   Les Izmore

Please, feel free to call us for your family, business, and other Special events.

Sincerely,

Adenike AmenRa (816) 281-7704

Event Planner, Priestess Amen Par Ankh and EMWOT

If you need further Information on seasonal events, contact the Amen Par Ankh (Sacred house of life) for Libations and Cultural Ministry Services: Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansing & Classes

Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , emwotkc@yahoo.com or amenchristtemple@yahoo.com

http://emwot.ws http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com

For more than thirty years, the Kansas City, Black United Front has sponsored the Umoja Karamu in Kansas City, Missouri. This year, the Green Griot Gathering at Amen Par Ankh will present the 5 Passages of OUR-story in a grand celebration of harvest and honor of the legacy of our Ancestors. We will infuse culture in a dinner theater atmosphere with passages of poetry and spoken word

 UMOJA KARAMU means (Unity Feast)

Our Celebration will feature African American Historical Presentations Music, Spoken Word and Poetry and an abundant Potluck Feast: (Families please bring a covered dish)

Sunday, November 24th @ 4pm-9pm...

Historic Presentations and Dinner Theater of Spoken Word and Poetry by the Green Griot Gathering at Amen Par Ankh: Sasteh Meter Mosley, Adenike Amen-Ra, Yvonne Walker, Imani Maat Hotep, Christina Scales, Les Izmore, For More Information Call us: 816-281-7704 
 

Umoja Karamu, meaning "unity feast" in Swahili, is an African American celebration begun in 1971 by Dr. Edward Sims, Jr., held on the fourth Sunday in November. Its purpose is to instill solidarity, Afrikan values, and appreciation of Afrikan heritage into Afrikan American families. Libations to honor ancestors, historical readings, music, and a potluck feast will mark this observance.
The celebration is based on five periods of African American life, each represented by a color and a symbolic food.

 

1. The color black- Pre Invasion – (Black Beans) Black families before slavery

2. The color white- Maafa – (White Rice) scattering of black families (during slavery)

3. The color red- Emancipation – (Grape Juice) Black Liberation struggle

4. The color green- Struggle for Civil Rights – (Greens) the struggle for Equal rights

5. The color gold- Looking to the Future – (Corn) hope for the future

EMWOT and Amen Par Ankh are now collecting Winter Wear and Hygiene Items for At-Risk Youth, homeless Teens and Young Adults: Blankets, Coats, Hats, Gloves, Scarves, Socks, Sweaters, Boots, Drinking Water, Work Gear and Tools - Hygiene Items like: Soap, Tooth Brushes, Hair Brushes, Mouthwash, Deodorant, washcloths, Sanitary pads, Shaving equipment, Disinfectant spray, Laundry soap, Paper products etc... You can drop off your items at the Amen Par Ankh 4030 Brooklyn Ave. KCMO 64130

Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Urban Farm; is a local Urban Farm nestled around a Spiritual Center in the heart of midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life! Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , Call: 816-281-7704 sign-up for courses and support: http://www.gofundme.com/amen-urban-farm , information: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ , Look for us on FaceBook & Twitter We celebrate the Cycles of Life, Wellness and Balance in our everyday existence on earth. We assist in Wellness for Physical Fitness, Mental Health, and Spiritual Attunment - to realize the fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Whole Life Coaching, Energy work, A Par Ankh Reading Room, Org-Ankh Electric food Boxes, an Herbal Tea House & Juice bar, Outdoor Experiences, classes such as Cultural Head wrapping, Natural Hair Braiding, beading and Lox twisting, ASCAC (The Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization), Art Healing Mandalas, Jewelry Making, Gentle Yoga, Canning and preserving food, Health and Wellness Study Courses, Gifts, Accessories, Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special events. Amen Par Ankh means sacred House of Life. We acknowledge creation. We provide a space for your own personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, as well as an active space for expressions of our original ways of life. Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansing, & Classes Amen Ankh Urban Farm is an urban agricultural enterprise with the goal of achieving environmental justice and sustainability by Healthy local food production and improving local neighborhood access to healthy Foods. We run Aquaponic Systems of farm-raised fish, Herbs and microgreens. We sell Org-Ankh Electric Food Boxes! We also provide Farm-a-See tours of successful Local Farmers. We grow selected local indigenous Herbs, Fruits, Vegetable and plant life of the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash and cruciferous vegetables: Cabbage, and Kale, With Wheat Grass and other Sprouts, Herbs: Basil, Sage, Chives, Rosemary, Parsley, Peppers and Moringa nutritional drink supplements, -From our foods we produce Baked Goods, cosmetics, & liniments to provide Healing and Sovereignty: Through the inspiration of Kujichagulia (Self determination) All Original people. Dua (Th-ankh you!) ♥.

KWANZAA The Afrikan American Celebration to Practice Everyday

Kwanzaa: The Afrikan American Celebration to Practice Everyday

Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is an African American Holiday!

This week-long celebration is held in the United States and in other nations of the African diaspora. It was created in 1965 by Maulana Karenga and was first celebrated in 1966. The celebration honors Afrikan heritage and culture and is observed from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a feast and gift-giving.

Kwanzaa is one of the 1st specifically African-American holidays. According to Karenga, the name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase "matunda ya kwanza", meaning "first fruits of the harvest." The choice of Swahili, an East African language, reflects its status as a symbol of Pan-Africanism, especially in the 1960s.

Another African American Celebration feast, that is held traditionally on the 4th Sunday of the month of November, is Umoja Karamu (Unity Feast); Created by Dr. Edward Sims in 1971. http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/2015/11/2015-umoja-karamu-unity-feast.html - This feast recognizes 5 key periods of Black History in the Americas.

Kwanzaa is a celebration that has its roots in the Black Panther poor people's empowerment movement of the 1960s and was established as a means to help African Americans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage by uniting in meditation, the study of African traditions, and Nguzo Saba, the "seven principles of African Heritage" which Karenga said, "is a communitarian African philosophy". For Karenga, a leader in the Black Panther Power movement in California, of the 1960s and 1970s, the creation of such holidays also emphasized an essential premise that "you must have a cultural revolution before any other revolution. The cultural revolution gives identity, purpose, and direction."

Kwanzaa has 7 core principles called Nguzo Saba. (The Nguzo Saba means: Principles Seven-) to guide and direct the path of liberation:

Umoja means unity.
Kujichagulia means self-determination.
Ujima means collective working together.
Ujamaa means cooperative Economics
Nia means purpose.
Kuumba means a handmade basket to represent creativity.
Imani means faith, especially faith in ourselves.


Each day of the celebration is noted to celebrate a specific principle. The Swahili greeting of Habari Gani? is a question: What's the News? And the proper response is the principle of that day.

Day 1 Umoja (oo-MO-jah) Unity stresses the importance of togetherness for the family and the community, which is reflected in the African saying, "I am We," or "I am because We are."

Day 2 Kujichagulia (koo-gee-cha-goo-LEE-yah) Self-Determination requires that we define our common interests and make decisions that are in the best interest of our family and community.

Day 3 Ujima (oo-GEE-mah) Collective Work and Responsibility reminds us of our obligation to the past, present and future, and that we have a role to play in the community, society, and world.

Day 4 Ujamaa (oo-JAH-mah) Cooperative economics emphasizes our collective economic strength and encourages us to meet common needs through mutual support.

Day 5 Nia (NEE-yah) Purpose encourages us to look within ourselves and to set personal goals that are beneficial to the community.

Day 6 Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah) Creativity makes use of our creative energies to build and maintain a strong and vibrant community.

Day 7 Imani (ee-MAH-nee) Faith focuses on honoring the best of our traditions, draws upon the best in ourselves, and helps us strive for a higher level of life for humankind, by affirming our self-worth and confidence in our ability to succeed and triumph in righteous struggle.


There are 7 symbols that are represented for the harvest display:
Mkeka—woven mat: Symbolic of our tradition and history and therefore, the foundation on which we build
Kinara—candle holder: Symbolic of our roots, our parent people—continental Africans
Mishumaa Saba—the seven candles: Symbolic of the Nguzo Saba (7 principles), the matrix and minimum set of values which African people are urged to live by in order to rescue and reconstruct their lives in their own image and according to their own needs
Mazao—crops: Symbolic of African harvest celebrations and of the rewards of productive and collective labor
Muhindi—corn: Symbolic of our children and our future which they embody
Kikombe cha Umoja—unity cup: Symbolic of the foundational principle and practice of unity which makes all else possible
Zawadi—gifts: Symbolic of the labor and love of parents and the commitments made and kept by the children.

Secondary Symbols and Swahili terms during Kwanzaa
I. NGUZO SABA (En-GOO-zoh Sah-BAH) Poster is on display and Symbolizes the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which were developed by Maulana Ron Karenga. The Nguzo Saba are social principles dealing with ways for us to relate to each other and rebuild our lives in our own images.

II. BENDERA YA TAIFA The Red Black and Green flag of African Unity symbolizes the struggle for Liberation. The Red represents the blood of our ancestors; Black is the collective color of all Black people, and Green reminds us of the land, life, and new ideas we must continue to strive to obtain.
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III. TAMBIKO Is the libation by which honor is given in a special way to our Creator Spirit, Neter/Neteru; Aku /Ancestors; Peret: Seeds, and Anu: Siblings- All life in the present and All newly born that we are called to carry out the struggle and the work that has begun. It clearly symbolizes the recognition of and respect for the contributions of those before us, our history, and the models it offers us to emulate.
IV. HARAMBEE Symbolizes a call to unity and collective work and struggle. The word means Let's pull together!
V. HABARI GANI What's the news; what's happening Swahili term used when greeting others.
VI. KWAHERI Swahili term used as an expression of parting with good wishes and an expectancy to meet again.

At Amen Par Ankh we would like to encourage you to Practice Kwanzaa EVERYDAY!*NIA- KNOW YOUR PURPOSE! Contact Amen Par Ankh to learn more about your Destiny (Purpose), Health, Career and Relationship Readings from our Ancient Ancestors
*UMOJA- Called to Unity! Culture is Revolutionary and Unifying to a people. Speak words to life and power. Learn and speak an Afrikan Language like Swahili or your choice of Afrikan language(s) in your home and family! We speak the KMT language of our ancestors (often referred to as Egyptians) Prepare traditional foods that are healthy and memorable. We grow and prepare life-giving vegetables, fruits, and herbs.

*KUJICHAGULIA- At Adenike's Arts, we make handcrafted and Graphic media designs. We teach our Youth with Amen Ankh- AfRaKa KRST (African) Centered Educational materials.

*IMANI- Faith- We Pour libations to your Aku/Ancestors. We celebrate with home blessings and ceremonies for the circle of life. Create memorable spaces to display your Family members and their favorite things to pay tribute to their memory.

*UJIMA and KUUMBA- Grow your own foods and Make your own Products and Buy and Sell as Black-owned businesses.

* UJAMAA- Remember that Eco-Nomics is a family-based system. Share home-cooked meals and sit down together with your family. Have books and Read about your history to one another, Gather your human capital and share your resources.

http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa

http://www.africanholocaust.net/news_ah/kwanzaa.html

KWANZAA is a Pan-Afrikan holiday based on the various “First Fruits Festivals” observed around the Afrikan diaspora, known by different names (ex. “Odwira” among the Ashanti, “Eje” among the Yoruba, “Umkhosi” among amaZulu etc).

Based on careful studies, a team of Afrikan researchers, led by Dr Maulana Karenga, introduced Kwanzaa in 1966 as a Pan-Afrikan celebration for the unification of all Afrikan/Black people – regardless of faith, nationality, ideology, language, and birthplace.

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