Article: Kwanzaa affirms African greatness, potentiality

Article: Kwanzaa; black power and the making of the ...
Reference & Research Book News;  November 1, 2009 ;     517 words ...9780415998550 Kwanzaa; black power and the making of the African American ... the 20th century. He explores how Kwanzaa fits into the larger black holiday ... no longer the sole property of the Black Power community, but was embraced by ...

Article: Eighteen Million Blacks Are Preparing For Kwanzaa
Philadelphia Tribune, The;  December 2, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... season, is what is Kwanzaa and why is it as ... celebrate? In 1966, the Black Power explosion shook up ... major reason that Kwanzaa should be celebrated ... The concept of Kwanzaa strikes at the roots of Black Power - the ability of ...

Article: Kwanzaa Belongs To Us, Don't Let Them Commercialize It
Philadelphia Tribune, The;  January 25, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... businesses and to profit from them together. Kwanzaa is not a civil rights project. It is a Black Power project that grew out of the Black Power Phase of our movement in 1966. Kwanzaa is not aimed at integration, but rather the ...

Article: Worrill: `Kwanzaa not a seven-day party'
Chicago Defender;  December 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Black agenda. "Kwanzaa is aimed at speaking to our struggle for Black power and what is occurring ... the discussion of Kwanzaa as a celebration ... people to struggle for Black power." The seven principles of Kwanzaa are: Umoja (unity ...

Article: Kwanzaa: A Triumph Of Self-Determination
Oakland Post;  December 13, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... Nation will be celebrating Kwanzaa, the African-American holiday ... is useful to remember that Kwanzaa is the manifestation of the ... people in the 20th century. Kwanzaa emerged out of the call to "Black Power" in the 60s as the more militant ...

Article: Get ready for Kwanzaa
Chicago Defender;  December 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... participate in some sort of Kwanzaa activity or event. In order ... in preparation for the 2006 Kwanzaa season is: "What is Kwanzaa and why is it so important ... celebrate?" In 1966, the Black Power explosion shook up America ...

Article: Pondering Meaning of Kwanzaa; Black Christians' Views ...
The Washington Post;  December 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... is that, 39 years after Kwanzaa was created by the secular, radical black power movement -- and is sometimes ... the relationship between Kwanzaa and the church isn't so clear. Kwanzaa's founder -- black power activist Maulana Karenga ...