Demonstrate the 5 Tenants of Black Love wherever you are, because it is not where you go on Black Love Day, February 13th, it is what you do to act in love for 24 hours and beyond.
Remember, EVERY DAY CAN BE BLACK LOVE DAY , if we choose.
Remember, EVERY DAY CAN BE BLACK LOVE DAY , if we choose.
What is Black Love Day – Feb. 13th?
Black Love Day (BLD) is the 5th nationally-commemorated African American Holiday ('wholyday') observance of atonement, reconciliation, celebration, and 24-hour demonstration of Black Love through 5 tenets (Loving Acts): Love for The Creator, Love for Self, Love for the Black Family, Love for the Black Community, and Love for the Black Diaspora. BLD also encourages Whites in the 24-hour period to "show love in action" towards Blacks, by working on their own racial attitudes and behaviors.
The goals of this day are to increase peace, stop violence, end Black self-hatred, and white supremacy/racism, and to offer a spiritual, African-centered alternative to the commercialized, and sometimes violent, Valentine's Day.
Since 1993, the first BLD, Founder Ayo Handy-Kendi has shared the BLD tenets and their higher love vibrations with millions on radio, TV, in print, on college campuses, with community organizations, and through her “Black Love Book”, which can be ordered through www.AfricanAmericanHolidays.org OR purchased at selected bookstores.
Furthermore, Handy-Kendi is the founder of the Ritual of Reconciliation, the foundation ritual of Black Love Day and a ritual of re-connection and restorative justice practice, exceptional to use anytime.
Handy-Kendi co-created AAHA healing services through PositivEnergyWorks, as the Founder and as a Certified Breathologist of her Optimum Life Breathology (OLB) system.
In this work, she connects the dots between culture and healing, especially for People of African Descent or People of Color and advocates breath techniques as a daily and simple tool for healing the Spirit, Mind and Body.
She has over 50 years of experience in transformative and breath practices for wholistic healing of cellular memory which enabled her to evolve from her own pain and trauma as a mother of a slain teenager, and addicted behavior and repressed memories of being sexually and verbally abused as a child.
CONTACT INFORMATION
To schedule Ayo Handy-Kendi for an interview; to acquire “The Black Love Book”; to host a
Black Love Relationship Ceremony or Ritual of Reconciliation; or to inquire about her
“Breathology" Healing Services to increase Self-Love,
please contact Rashida Thomas, Publicist, at (202) 667- 2577 or (202) 424-8962 (TEXT ONLY).
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SOME TRADITIONAL THINGS TO DO ON BLACK LOVE DAY:
·** It's NOT WHERE YOU GO for Black Love Day (BLD).. it is WHAT YOU DO to demonstrate (show) love on this day. Demonstrate the 5 Tenets (Acts of Love) on BLD to transform on this 'wholyday', and then practice these tenets every day, to maintain the higher vibration of love!
Events and activities are held in honor of, to celebrate, or to commemorate Black Love Day. For example: Black Love Day is not the Black L.U.V. Festival or the Black Love Relationship Ceremony, both held in D.C., or the many Black Love celebrations, nationwide.
Instead, Black Love Day, Feb. 13th, is commemorated for 24 hours, personally, locally, nationally, and internationally by demonstrating or showing the 5 Tenets (Loving Acts: Love for the Creator, Self, the Black Family, the Black Community and the so-called, Black Diaspora. On this day, so-called Whites show "love in action" )
These are the guiding tenets or principles on which to base your demonstration of loving acts.
For example, a Community act of love can be spending money with a Black-owned business or vendor. The Black Love Book has over 100 examples of how to use the 5 Tenets to transform in love on Black Love Day and beyond.
SOME TRADITIONAL THINGS TO DO ON BLACK LOVE DAY:
·** It's NOT WHERE YOU GO for Black Love Day (BLD).. it is WHAT YOU DO to demonstrate (show) love on this day. Demonstrate the 5 Tenets (Acts of Love) on BLD to transform on this 'wholyday', and then practice these tenets every day, to maintain the higher vibration of love!
Events and activities are held in honor of, to celebrate, or to commemorate Black Love Day. For example: Black Love Day is not the Black L.U.V. Festival or the Black Love Relationship Ceremony, both held in D.C., or the many Black Love celebrations, nationwide.
Instead, Black Love Day, Feb. 13th, is commemorated for 24 hours, personally, locally, nationally, and internationally by demonstrating or showing the 5 Tenets (Loving Acts: Love for the Creator, Self, the Black Family, the Black Community and the so-called, Black Diaspora. On this day, so-called Whites show "love in action" )
These are the guiding tenets or principles on which to base your demonstration of loving acts.
For example, a Community act of love can be spending money with a Black-owned business or vendor. The Black Love Book has over 100 examples of how to use the 5 Tenets to transform in love on Black Love Day and beyond.
DEMONSTRATE IN 24 HOURS THE
5 TENETS (LOVING ACTS) OF BLACK LOVE
LOVE FOR THE CREATOR,
LOVE FOR SELF,
LOVE FOR THE BLACK FAMILY,
THE COMMUNITY,
LOVE FOR THE BLACK DIASPORA. WHITES SHOW "LOVE IN ACTION" TOWARDS BLACK PEOPLE
DISPLAY THE AKOMA
*** Display the Akoma, an ancient African Adinkra symbol of love, patience, goodwill, faithfulness, and endurance. This open, heart-shaped symbol was re-named and co-opted as a “Valentine.”;
*** The greeting is Nya Akoma (N yah Ah comah) means get a heart, be patient.
On Feb. 13th, lead from the heart -- be more kind, loving, caring, self-compassionate, tolerant, peaceful, patient, show unconditional love....Feel how wonderful and transformative one day of the highest love vibration can be....then replicate that behavior and feeling from then on.
***Wear the colors Purple and Black – purple for spiritual growth and royalty; black for the color of the people and freedom from evil (Psalms 7 or 12); also black is the blend of all colors;
***Buy BLD conscious-raising gifts from Black merchants, practicing the tenet of love for the so-called Black Race . Consider buying healing products or food, inspirational, spiritual gifts, or hand-crafted gifts, made from the heart. Avoid buying and giving the usual Valentine’s trinkets, stuffed animals, jewelry, diamonds, candy, etc.;
***In-gather the people at a Black Love Relationship Ceremony, including in the Ritual of Reconciliation;
***If there is no local community BLD Relationship Ceremony, feel free to start one by contacting us, here at AAHA.
***And, you can create a BLD Relationship Ceremony, right in your own home space. The Black Love Book offers a complete guide in setting up the ceremony, offering all the official practices;
***Need suggestions on “how to demonstrate love?” Read the “Black Love Book”, for over 100 or more "acts of love" that can be demonstrated for so-called Black and White communities!
MORE THINGS TO DO ON BLACK LOVE DAY (BLD) FEB 13TH
DEMONSTRATE 5 ACTS OF LOVE IN 24 HOURS THEN, Practice 5 Black Love Tenets Everyday – Love for the Creator, for Self, for Black Family, for Community & so-called Black Diaspora. So-called Whites Show "love in action.”
On BLD... Increase peace, stop violence, and celebrate the spiritual alternative to Valentines' Day. During Black Love Movement Month, demonstrate love using the 5 BLD Tenets. Practice a Black Love Culture 365 AAHA NOW CALLS "LOVE-O-LOGY!
SAY "I LOVE YOU" OR GIVE THE GREETING "NYA AKOMA" TO EVERYONE YOU MEET
Act with love and kindness to all. Clean up your home, your school, your neighborhood.
Feel gratitude for what you have and not complain about what you don't have.
Spend quality time with those you love. Love unconditionally
Treat yourself and others with respect. Watch what you say and how you think and behave.
Do not curse or gossip. Do not put others down, but elevate their good.
Be UN-apologetically BLACK and SHOW YOUR Pride.
It's not where you go on BLD, but what you do, that helps you transform thru Love tHEN USE THE 5 TENETS (LOVING ACTS) AS A 365 VALUE SYSTEM. ALLOW THE TRANSFORMATION OF LOVE'S VIBRATION TO HEAL YOU.
SEE THE BLACK LOVE BOOK for 100 WAYS TO SHOW BLACK LOVE
DEMONSTRATE 5 ACTS OF LOVE IN 24 HOURS THEN, Practice 5 Black Love Tenets Everyday – Love for the Creator, for Self, for Black Family, for Community & so-called Black Diaspora. So-called Whites Show "love in action.”
On BLD... Increase peace, stop violence, and celebrate the spiritual alternative to Valentines' Day. During Black Love Movement Month, demonstrate love using the 5 BLD Tenets. Practice a Black Love Culture 365 AAHA NOW CALLS "LOVE-O-LOGY!
SAY "I LOVE YOU" OR GIVE THE GREETING "NYA AKOMA" TO EVERYONE YOU MEET
Act with love and kindness to all. Clean up your home, your school, your neighborhood.
Feel gratitude for what you have and not complain about what you don't have.
Spend quality time with those you love. Love unconditionally
Treat yourself and others with respect. Watch what you say and how you think and behave.
Do not curse or gossip. Do not put others down, but elevate their good.
Be UN-apologetically BLACK and SHOW YOUR Pride.
It's not where you go on BLD, but what you do, that helps you transform thru Love tHEN USE THE 5 TENETS (LOVING ACTS) AS A 365 VALUE SYSTEM. ALLOW THE TRANSFORMATION OF LOVE'S VIBRATION TO HEAL YOU.
SEE THE BLACK LOVE BOOK for 100 WAYS TO SHOW BLACK LOVE
HOW TO PREPARE & PARTICIPATE IN THE BLACK LOVE RELATIONSHIP CEREMONY & RITUAL OF RECONCILIATION:
PARTICIPATE IN THE RITUAL OF RECONCILIATION: BRING YOUR LOVE PAINS, NEED FOR FORGIVENESS OR TO FORGIVE .
PREPARE FOR THE RITUAL - Very helpful to get the Black Love Book, author Ayo Handy-Kendi, founder of Black Love Day:
Wear the colors purple and black.
Have a candle - follow the Black Love Book, pp 40, for recommended color of the candle for the energy of that color to bring into your field.
Have a metal urn, a iron cast skillet or any type of metal that will not burn
Have available matches to burn the reconciliation statements. Have self-igniting charcoal;
Be in well ventilated area. Have Paper (ABOUT A 1/4 SHEET) and pen
Cleanse the 3rd eye with Essential oil of sandalwood, frankincense and myrhh
THERE IS MUCH MORE. SEE THE LINK BELOW AND ALSO THE BLACK LOVE BOOK
PARTICIPATE IN THE RITUAL OF RECONCILIATION: BRING YOUR LOVE PAINS, NEED FOR FORGIVENESS OR TO FORGIVE .
PREPARE FOR THE RITUAL - Very helpful to get the Black Love Book, author Ayo Handy-Kendi, founder of Black Love Day:
Wear the colors purple and black.
Have a candle - follow the Black Love Book, pp 40, for recommended color of the candle for the energy of that color to bring into your field.
Have a metal urn, a iron cast skillet or any type of metal that will not burn
Have available matches to burn the reconciliation statements. Have self-igniting charcoal;
Be in well ventilated area. Have Paper (ABOUT A 1/4 SHEET) and pen
Cleanse the 3rd eye with Essential oil of sandalwood, frankincense and myrhh
THERE IS MUCH MORE. SEE THE LINK BELOW AND ALSO THE BLACK LOVE BOOK