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Kinaras Stay Lit: Unpacking the Future of Kwanzaa in the Black Community
“It doesn’t matter if only one person celebrates [Kwanzaa]. It is part of African-American history and in a way that suggests that it’s permanent, it’s never going away.” —Keith A. Mayes, Ph.D. text It’s that time of year again! While we all know that Christmas is the Beyoncé of holidays, among the trifecta of December…
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Kwanzaa Turns 50 This Year. Are You Celebrating?
Get your kinaras (candleholders) out. Kwanzaa’s turning 50, and it’s time to celebrate. Kwanzaa, the seven-day celebration that honors African-American and Pan-African culture while affirming black pride, begins Monday and runs through Jan. 1. Dr. Maulana Karenga, who heads the Africana-studies department at California State University, Long Beach, established the holiday in the midst of the…