… legacy of the African and African American Diasporas. The Umoja Community also seeks to educate the whole student–mind, body, and spirit using the vital power informed by an ethic of love. Umoja works to deliberately engage students as full … as an inroad to the cognitive domain. Approaching one's practice with an ethic of love implies a holistic approach-Body, Mind, Spirit. Manifesting: How does the student reproduce what you do in class with their friends, family, and … in their lives. When our students experience language as power, curiosity, playfulness and agency replace what might have been standoffishness and uncertainty. Tapping African American Intellectual, Spiritual, and Artistic Voices: Informed by …