Joyous Kwanzaa Kings and Queens! Check out this BRAND NEW episode of Village Mentality as we prepare to bid farewell to 2021.

Have you ever heard of the term, Afrofuturism? It's a fluid ideology that is shaped by generations of artists, musicians, scholars, and activists, like Sojourner Truth (Read about her), whose aim is to reconstruct "Blackness" in the culture.

There are Seven Principles that are observed during Kwanzaa and this is Day 4 - "Ujamma" (Cooperative Economics).

As always, there will be plenty of music from my musical jukebox, and in this week's episode, all songs played will be coming from a place of gratitude and thanks for making it through another year. Hopefully these songs will inspire you to reflect on the past year and to look forward to the new year with a renewed sense of hope.

*I do not own any of the music played.