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[blackunitedfront]

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[salimadofo]

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[salimadofo]

Just a few myth busters about #Kwanzaa, please share as widely as possible. 1. Kwanzaa is not a "Black" version of Christmas. Its a Pan African Cultural Celebration. 2. You don't have to choose between Kwanzaa or Christmas, you can celebrate them both if you desire. 3. We don't give gifts for 7 days during Kwanzaa. Gifts are given on the last day and primarily to children. The gifts should include a book, something hand made and or an African Heritage symbol. 4. You don't have to change your religion to celebrate Kwanzaa. Its a cultural holiday, not a religious holiday. 5. Kwanzaa was conceived as a celebration in 1966, based upon the combining of several different African traditions already in existence for hundreds of years. Although Kwanzaa is a new holiday, its roots date back to antiquity. 6. Celebrating Kwanzaa doesn't make you muslim or mean you hate white people. 7. What Kwanzaa is, is a celebration of Family, Community and Culture. http://www.dmvkwanzaa17.eventbrite.com #DMVKwanzaa17 #YPNKwanzaa

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#dmvkwanzaa17 #ypnkwanzaa #kwanzaa

[salimadofo]

#dmvkwanzaa17 #ypnkwanzaa #KWANZAA #blackpower #Blacklove #blackunity #unity #umoja #nguzosaba #hwehwemudua #kujichagulia #selfdetermination

[salimadofo]

I love #Kwanzaa #dmvkwanzaa17 #ypnkwanzaa

[blackunitedfront]

#Kwanzaa program tonight in Washington DC. #dmvkwanzaa17 #ypnkwanzaa sponsored by @lcpandc

[salimadofo]

#Kwanzaa program tonight in Washington DC. #dmvkwanzaa17 #ypnkwanzaa sponsored by @lcpandc

[salimadofo]

Habari Gani? #dmvkwanzaa17 #ypnkwanzaa #kwanzaa

[blackunitedfront]

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[blackunitedfront]

#dmvkwanzaa17 we look forward to seeing you!

[salimadofo]

Here is a photo of me receiving some guidance and instructions from the founder of #Kwanzaa Dr. Maulana Karenga. How is Kwanzaa related to our struggle to achieve social justice and build a better world? Kwanzaa organizes people, gives them a chance to ingather, and to reinforce the bonds between them, and to focus on positive cultural values and practice. And in reinforcing the bonds between us and reaffirming us in the best of our values, we are strengthened in our struggle for a morally grounded and empowered community, a just and good society and a world of peace and freedom. Kwanzaa helps us to focus on the collective aspect of what we are about as a people with its focus on ingathering of the people, special reverence for the Creator and creation, commemoration of the past, recommitment to our highest values, and celebration of the good in life. Kwanzaa was created out of the philosophy of Kawaida, which is a cultural nationalist philosophy that argues that the key challenge in Black people's life is the challenge of culture, and that what Africans must do is to discover and bring forth the best of their culture, both ancient and current, and use it as a foundation to bring into being models of human excellence and possibilities to enrich and expand our lives. It was created in 1966 in the midst of our struggles for liberation and was part of our organization Us' efforts to create, recreate and circulate African culture as an aid to building community, enriching Black consciousness, and reaffirming the value of cultural grounding for life and struggle. #DMVKwanzaa17 #YPNKwanzaa

[blackunitedfront]

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