Principle # 2 – Kujichagulia
Pronounced (koo-jee-chah-goo-LEE-ah)
Kwanzaa Principle: Self-Determination
English Translation: To Choose/Optional
This principle stands for “Self Determination”. This is the right to decide who we are, what our names will be, what we will become, and what we will create for ourselves. We will not let others do things for us.
“The new definition of freedom today, is self-determination.” – John Hope Bryant, African American Entrepreneur