Happy Kwanzaa from your friends at the Dog Denizens of the Genesee Park (DDGP)!In 1966 college professor and political activist Ron Karenga (nee Ronald McKinley Everett) created Kwanzaa an "alternative to the existing holiday and give Blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society." Kwanzaa is a "communitarian African philosophy" that celebrates "seven principles of blackness" from December 26 to January 1:
- Umoja (unity);
- Kujichagulia (self determination);
- Ujima (collective work and responsibility);
- Ujamaa (cooperative economics);
- Nia (purpose);
- Kuumba (creativity);
- Imani (faith).
Like all good holidays, Kwanzaa climaxes with eating and gift giving. Does this mean that Kwanzaa celebrants can purchase their holiday presents during the Boxing Day and after-Christmas sales?
Seems that we should have remembered the Kwanzaa history from an episode of A Different World. Do you ever wonder whatever happened to Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, and Sinbad? Well, maybe not Sinbad... he offers his comedic stylings at the Emerald Queen Casino (EQC).
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