Kwanzaa symbols make up the “Kwanzaa Set” and are an essential part of the Kwanzaa celebration. Kwanzaa symbols are representations of the best of who we are and echo our highest ideals. Kwanzaa symbols reinforce the values, concepts and themes of the Kwanzaa holiday. The symbols also are instructive, furnishing lessons and narratives which...
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Hoping that Obama would be another Martin Luther King or more improbable, a messiah, African American leadership and indeed black people have deferred what should be a “Black Agenda” to the Obama and the Democratic Party agenda. Yet, it has become preeminently clear that the priorities and agenda of Obama and the Democratic Party...
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The Great Depression of the 1930s, ravaged black people, effectively bring a halt to the Harlem Renaissance and impoverishing Hughes numbers of blacks. While the Depression devastated all of America, it is impact on Black America was like a plague as the threat of starvation and hopelessness stalked black neighborhoods. Observing this catastrophe, W.E.B....
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It is no longer the choice between violence and nonviolence. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence -Martin Luther King In two days we will be celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King, a national and international statesman of heroic proportions. From Montgomery to Memphis King came face to face with violence. Both in thought...
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A Celebration of Family, Community and the Common Good Purpose/Nia To commit ourselves to the glorious duty of restoring our families, our neighborhoods, and our people to their historical greatness Perspective on Purpose The Kwanzaa principle purpose imposes a duty on our family and community members a commitment to make our families and neighborhoods...
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A Celebration of Family, Community and the Common Good Unity/Umoja To strive daily to engage in practices which build bonds of affection and attachment to our family members, our school teachers, and our neighbors Perspective on Unity Promoting the unity of the human family is the task of the whole family. Unity is action...
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A Note to Teachers on How Kwanzaa Can Be Used for All Students to Improve Academic and School Performance Kwanzaa was created in 1966 to introduce and reinforce 7 guiding principles which were viewed as essential to healthy personal, family, school, and neighborhood development. Observed with fidelity, Kwanzaa can be a value added holiday,...
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A Note to Teachers on How Kwanzaa Can Be Used for All Students to Improve Academic and School Performance Kwanzaa was created in 1966 to introduce and reinforce 7 guiding principles which were viewed as essential to healthy personal, family, school, and neighborhood development. Observed with fidelity, Kwanzaa can be a value added holiday,...
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A Note to Teachers on How Kwanzaa Can Be Used for All Students to Improve Academic and School Performance Kwanzaa was created in 1966 to introduce and reinforce 7 guiding principles which were viewed as essential to healthy personal, family, school, and neighborhood development. Observed with fidelity, Kwanzaa can be a value added holiday,...
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