… American and Black students in transferring to four-year colleges and universities and earning their degrees. We hope that students will see an increase in their potential for academic success through forming lifelong friendships, attending … the UMOJA coordinator to develop leadership skills, scholarship support, experience cultural events and activities while being a part of an empowering community centered on the 18 Umoja principles and practices. Principles and Practices Raising … artists and spiritual leaders. Umoja sees individuals like Phyllis Wheatley, David Walker, Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells Barnett, Robert Johnson, W.E.B. Dubois, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Alan Locke, Thelonious Monk, Malcolm X, Romaire …