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Columns and Position Statements. 3018 West 48th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90043-1335; (323) 299-6124; (323) 299-0261 fax. Columns and Position Statements. Recent News Commentaries and Positions. Order from the University of Sankore Press. Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle:. African American, Pan-African and Global Issues. Contains position statements from 2005-2006 in one volume.). 4th Edition, 2010. Liberation is Coming From A Black Thing (08-11-16). Contemplating Anna Julia Cooper:. Culture, Con...
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The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - The Founder's Message 2000
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African American Cultural Center. 3018 West 48th Street. Los Angeles, CA. BRINGING GOOD INTO THE WORLD:. THE PRACTICE AND PROMISE OF KWANZAA. Dr Maulana Karenga is the creator of the holiday of Kwanzaa; Professor and Chair of the Department of Black Studies, California State University at Long Beach; Chairman of The Organization Us and The National Association of Kawaida Organizations; and author of definitive text on Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture, Commemorative Edition.
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The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - The Founder's Message 2000
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African American Cultural Center. 3018 West 48th Street. Los Angeles, CA. Kwanzaa: Roots and Branches. The Continental African Roots. A time of ingathering of the people to reaffirm the bonds between them;. A time of special reverence for the creator and creation in thanks and respect for the blessings, bountifulness and beauty of creation;. A time for commemoration of the past in pursuit of its lessons and in honor of its models of human excellence, our ancestors;. The African American Branch. Kwanzaa w...
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2005 Annual Founder's Kwanzaa Statement
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African American Cultural Center. 3018 West 48th Street. Los Angeles, CA. 2005 Annual Founder's Kwanzaa Message. Ldquo; Kwanzaa: A Season of Celebration,. As a season of meditation, Kwanzaa is a time to pause and pay homage to our ancestors, to give rightful care and consideration to the important issues in our lives and the world and to think deeply and continuously about the meaning and responsibility of being African in the world. As our ancestors taught us in the. The Seven Principles of Kawaida.
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The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - The Founder's Message 2000
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African American Cultural Center. 3018 West 48th Street. Los Angeles, CA. The Symbols of Kwanzaa. Has seven basic symbols and two supplemental ones. Each represents values and concepts reflective of African culture and contributive to community building and reinforcement. The basic symbols in Swahili and then in English are:. These are symbolic of African harvest celebrations and of the rewards of productive and collective labor. This is symbolic of our roots, our parent people - continental Africans.
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The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - The Founder's Message 2000
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African American Cultural Center. 3018 West 48th Street. Los Angeles, CA. The Day of Meditation. The last day of Kwanzaa is the first day of the new year, January 1. And it is, of necessity, a time to recommit ourselves to our highest ideals, in a word, to the best of what it means to be both African and human in the fullest sense. Click Here for the Odu Ifa meditation. This Day of Assessment. Or Day of Meditation. Of the ancestors or the Adae. Summarized from - Maulana Karenga.
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The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - The Founder's Message 2000
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African American Cultural Center. 3018 West 48th Street. Los Angeles, CA. Fundamental Questions About Kwanzaa: An Interview. Why was Kwanzaa created? Where does the word Kwanzaa come from? Why is Kwanzaa a seven-day holiday? Why has Kwanzaa grown among African people? Can people who are not of African descent participate in Kwanzaa activities? How is Kwanzaa related to our struggle to achieve social justice and build a better world? How does Kwanzaa improve self-esteem? Is Kwanzaa becoming commercialized?
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The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - The Founder's Message 2000
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African American Cultural Center. 3018 West 48th Street. Los Angeles, CA. The Values of Kwanzaa. Click Here for The Nguzo Saba symbols and principles,. First in Swahili and then in English:. Summarized from - Maulana Karenga. Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture. 2008, Los Angeles: University of Sankore Press. BACK TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE. Reproduction in full or part is prohibited without permission.
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The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - The Founder's Message 2001
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African American Cultural Center. 3018 West 48th Street. Los Angeles, CA. Kwanzaa, Peace and Justice in the World:. Cultivating and Harvesting the Good. We are morally compelled to come forth to bear witness to truth and set the scales of justice in their proper place among those who have no voice. And this means remaining steadfast against the winds and waves to the contrary and raising up the good, the right and the possible. A good created, cultivated, harvested and enjoyed by all. Among these sha...
