This is a film I had a chance to experience a few years back. I recently stumbled upon it again. Enjoy...
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Showing posts with label asante the black candle kwanzaa film documenatry maya angelou black african american holiday karenga m. k. asante jr. 500 years later bigger than hip hop. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The Black Candle & M.K. Asante Jr.
When I was 12 years old my family celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time. I believe we celebrated the holiday for about 3 or 4 years and we haven't really celebrated Kwanzaa since then. As a child I really enjoyed celebrating the holiday because it always brought my family closer together. Where Christmas was one special day for the family, Kwanzaa was a week long celebration that wasn't related to any religion. Instead, the holiday was special to us because it's a holiday that grew directly out of the African American community. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the celebration:
"Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach, author and scholar-activist who stresses the indispensable need to preserve, continually revitalize and promote African American culture.
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