Sunday, December 27, 2015

Kwanza founder


I recently shared a post on the festival of Kwanza and wanted to share more with you. If you are like me you may have heard of it but not for sure what it is. That is ok as many do not understand exactly what the holiday is. Kwanza is a celebration that is meant to be empowering for all black people. The rich history of the African first fruits ceremony is closely related.


Maulan Karenga the man behind the holiday is a professor, author and founder of the Kwanza holiday. The celebration began when Karenga decided that African Americans needed an annual event to celebrate their heritage. Maulan decided this after seeing the trouble of the Watts area in Los Angeles.




20 comments:

  1. I didn't realize exactly how the holiday originated. I guess I thought it had a much older history than that. Very interesting!

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    1. I was under the same assumption but through research I learned it is based on a much older holiday but itself is not that old

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  2. me too the holiday it is based on Africa first is very old but Kwanza itself is not

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  3. this is good for me to know - in my part of Brooklyn, i don't think that anyone had even heard of Kwanzaa.... :D

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    1. wow that is very surprising. I have heard about it for many years so happy to share with you then

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  4. I've never heard of this to be honest. But it's always great to celebrate one's heritage.

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    1. you are so right our heritage is the key to the past that we have ownership in

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  5. We just had a Kwanzaa celebration at the market I opened a boutique at on this past Saturday. There was African Dancing, food, the candles and African Fashion Show while the MC educated many on the origins of this holiday.

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    1. so very cool would be awesome to celebrate ones heritage in such a fun manner

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  6. We just had a Kwanzaa celebration at the market I opened a boutique at on this past Saturday. There was African Dancing, food, the candles and African Fashion Show while the MC educated many on the origins of this holiday.

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  7. I'm always interested in learning about other cultures and festivities. Kwanzaa sounds like fun.

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    1. I am the very same way there is so much out there that I do not know a lot about

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  8. This is interesting. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. you are most welcome thanks for leaving a comment

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  9. I have never heard of this but this is good to know!! Thanks for sharing!!

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  10. I definitely learned something new today

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    1. that's awesome to hear we should learn something new every day

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  11. I have heard of Kwanza, but had no idea how the holiday initially started or that it was such a "young" celebration!

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  12. This was very informative to me. I knew a little bit before but there was so much I wasn't aware of.

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