Small Black-owned businesses and community members filled the Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalists church this week as they marked the third day of Kwanzaa, celebrating the principle of Ujima, or collective work and responsibility.
The event, hosted by the church’s Racial Justice Task Force, featured a drum call, a libation ceremony, and a marketplace highlighting local Black entrepreneurs.
“Today we’re celebrating the third principle of Kwanzaa, which is Ujima, collective work and responsibility,” said organizer Diana Chappelle. “We have a marketplace going on, a libation ceremony coming up, and a drum call as people are brought together to celebrate and take part in the festivities.”…