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.
What is Black Love Day – Feb. 13th?
Black Love Day (BLD) is the 4th 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 Race. 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 reconnection 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 Race. On this day, so-called Whites show "love in action" ) 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 Race. On this day, so-called Whites show "love in action" ) 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.
***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!
*** 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.;
