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Move Aside Christmas, Here’s a Guide to How to Celebrate Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa starts December 26 to Jan. 1. and here’s your friendly reminder of what Kwanzaa is about and how to celebrate it.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweets Kwanzaa Is a ‘Fake Religion’
“It’s a fake religion created by a psychopath,” Greene tweeted on Sunday, the first day of Kwanzaa.
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Certified Genius Nikole Hannah Jones’ 1619 Project Embodied Unity in 2019
Some years, when we say an entity (person, persons of note, or not) embodies Umoja, or unity, the first principle of Kwanzaa, it is because their actions bring together the larger black community (see Tarana Burke in 2017). Other times, it’s more about a personal manifestation of unity (see the workers of KFC in 2018).…
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Habari Gani?! Imani! The Black Women of Alabama Embodied Faith in 2017
Faith. George Michael crooned about it; black people in America somehow maintain it—even if it’s the size of a mustard seed—time and time again. Faith, or Imani, is the last principle of Kwanzaa, the weeklong black cultural holiday started more than half a century ago. This entire week, for each day of Kwanzaa, The Root shone…