Principle # 5 – Nia
Pronounced (NEE-ah)
Kwanzaa Principle: Purpose
English Translation: Interest/Interested
Nia stands for purpose. Our purpose should be to make our people and communities as great as they can be. We can obtain this by taking pride in caring for our communities and developing skills and knowledge to educate and uplift our people.
“If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there’s no end to the amount of things you can accomplish.” – Marian Anderson, African American Singer