Africa400 kicks off the Black Woman Is God Series for Women’s History Month as Mama Tomiko and Baba Ty welcome back Special Guest Nwasha Edu,  Co-Founder of Akoma Day with her husband Montsho Edu.

“Akoma Day is a 7-day Black Love holiday celebrated from February 14th to February 20th and offered as an alternative to Valentine’s Day for black people who want to celebrate their love with cultural integrity.  Considering black people were the first to develop love words, terms, songs, poems, talismans and monuments of love, we should also return to our autochthonous holiday expressions. The focus of Akoma Day is to restore Black Love as the primordial example of love personified for all humanity to model.  The holiday was first conceived in 1997, celebrated locally in 1999 and then formally introduced internationally in 2001.

“Although officially celebrated for one week, the holiday is to be embodied throughout the year as a tool to attain the pinnacle level of Love in our intimate, personal and professional relationships. Part of celebrating the holiday involves organizing a sacred space to invite the 7 virtues, 7 principles and 7 symbols into your life and love.”