eBook Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition ePub

Those wishing to further their understanding of African American holidays and their place in American culture would do well to read this book. Ellen M. Litwicki, Professor of History, State University of New York at Fredonia – author of America’s Public Holidays, 1865-1920.

Since 1966, Kwanzaa has been celebrated as a black holiday tradition - an annual recognition of cultural pride in. .

Since 1966, Kwanzaa has been celebrated as a black holiday tradition - an annual recognition of cultural pride in the African American community. But how did this holiday originate, and what is its broader cultural significance? Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition explores the political beginning and later expansion of Kwanzaa, from its start as a Black Power holiday, to its current place as one of the most mainstream of the black holiday traditions.

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Home Browse Books Book details, Kwanzaa: Black Power and the . For Black Power activists, Kwanzaa was just as important as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Home Browse Books Book details, Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the. Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition. Since 1966, Kwanzaa has been celebrated as a black holiday tradition - an annual recognition of cultural pride in the African American community. Kwanzaa was their answer to what they understood as the ubiquity of white cultuliday appropriation.

Preface 1. The Black Protest Calendar and the African American Holiday Tradition 2. Maulana Karenga, Black Cultural Nationalism, and the Making of Kwanzaa 3. Kwanzaa, Cultural Nationalism, and the Promotion of a Black Power Holiday 4. Holiday Marketing, Multiculturalism and the Mainstreaming of Black Power 5. Calendar Legitimacy: Toward a Theory of Black Holidays.

Since 1966, Kwanzaa has been celebrated as a black holiday tradition – an annual recognition of cultural pride in.

Since 1966, Kwanzaa has been celebrated as a black holiday tradition – an annual recognition of cultural pride in the African American community.

African-American holiday. Alternative Title: Kwanza. Each of the days of the celebration is dedicated to one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa: unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), collective responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamaa), purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba), and faith (imani). There also are seven symbols of the holiday: fruits, vegetables, and nuts; a straw mat; a candleholder; ears of corn (maize); gifts; a communal cup signifying unity; and seven candles in the African colours of red, green, and black, symbolizing the seven principles.

Each of the seven days of Kwanzaa honors a different principle.

The year 2016 will see the 50th annual Kwanzaa, the African American holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1. It is estimated that some 18 million African Americans take part in Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, nor is it meant to replace Christmas. It was created by Dr. Maulana "Ron" Karenga, a professor of Black Studies, in 1966. Each of the seven days of Kwanzaa honors a different principle. These principles are believed to have been key to building strong, productive families and communities in Africa. During Kwanzaa, celebrants greet each other with "Habari gani," or "What's the news?"