![]() ![]() Jacqueline Wade, author Words and phrases that are used during KwanzaaĪn African-derived doctrine of tradition and reason developed by Maulana KarengaĬelebration of the first fruits created by Dr. Black consciousness is everywhere.Ĭongo Square is a place for the unity of people coming together since the beginning of time. One will experience that change is always possible and we should love and celebrate who we are. Congo Square is a place where the sleeping and unaware become AWOKE. Sojourner Truth is schooling the suffragettes about the history of Black Women leading throughout history even before Queen Nzinga of Matamba in Angola led battles. Wells is reporting on injustices and lynchings that are occuring Down South while advising Black People what to do. Over there is Nelson Mandela listening while Steve Biko is telling the crowd, “It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die” On the other side is Marcus Garvey giving advice about owning one’s own business. And Toussaint Louverture taking over the island. Look! There is Martin Luther King strategizing with Malcolm X and Patrice Lumumba getting ready to lead. Martial arts and yoga are practiced every morning on that corner. The hair braiders are braiding all kinds of beautiful African styles. Francis offers gold-threaded cloth, incense, and oils. Thomas sells mystical beads of power and strength. Near her is Joseph with his amazing stories. Over there is Mama San with her beautiful African dresses. ![]() It is a very busy place of people coming together with the purpose of unifying their efforts of self determination, collective work, cooperative economics, creativity and faith. ![]() It is a place where many different languages are spoken but everyone can understand one another. This place is a portal to our history and our past, a place for unifying the African Diaspora in Holidayopolis. Maitefa Angaza, author of Kwanzaa: From Holiday to Every Day. Kwanzaa is now celebrated in over a dozen countries and island nations across the world. Today Karenga, chair of the Africana Studies Department at California State University, Long Beach, speaks on Kwanzaa each year at various events in the U.S and abroad. In 1966, Karenga (whose last name means “keeper of tradition” in the Kiswahili language), created Kwanzaa to offer a constructive, ethical, and action-oriented paradigm for community uplift and progress. Kwanzaa is based on the traditional harvest celebrations throughout Africa for thousands of years. Maulana Karenga, as the creator of Kwanzaa, the Celebration of the First Fruits, is honored here for conceiving this holiday that adds so much value to those who observe it. ![]()
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