How to celebrate Kwanzaa virtually amid coronavirus pandemic
Kwanzaa was created to reaffirm and restore [Black people s] rootedness in African culture. It is observed Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Author: Ja Nel Johnson (ABC10) Published: 6:38 PM PST December 18, 2020 Updated: 6:38 PM PST December 18, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif Holiday celebrations are looking a little different this year, but that doesn t mean the observance is any less meaningful.
Kwanzaa is a communal experience. It was created to reaffirm and restore [Black people s] rootedness in African culture, according to the Official Kwanzaa Website.
The celebration revolves around lighting seven candles, which correspond to a given principle: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Kuumba (creativity), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Nia (purpose), and Imani (faith).
There’s never been a Kwanzaa quite like this one.
Like most holidays in 2020, Kwanzaa’s seven-day celebration will look markedly different than in years past due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting Dec. 26, those who observe the seven-day cultural holiday will honor the seven principles of African culture, starting with Umoja (Unity), followed by Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith).
“More people are starting to focus on who they are, and what they want their families to experience empowering cultural stories that get our brains from up under the foot of oppression,” Janine Bell, the president and artistic director of Elegba Folklore Society in Richmond, Va., told
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The coronavirus clipped the wings on a planned multi-act Eagles tribute concert this summer at Sinatra Park in Hoboken, so its organizers have opted to post the show online as a holiday treat.
ALEOproduction and the City of Hoboken will present “The (Virtual) Eagles Engagement” 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, on the city’s Facebook page, with a repeat viewing 9 p.m. on ALEOproduction’s YouTube page.
The concert will include interpretations of eight Eagles songs, such as “Take It to the Limit,” “One of These Nights,” “Already Gone” and “Peaceful, Easy Feeling.”
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Kwanzaa, a colorful, festive annual celebration of African-American culture, was birthed 54 years ago during a tumultuous, ugly time in U.S. history and 2020 will go down as another such time.
For many Black Americans, watching George Floyd’s neck being crushed in May by that Minneapolis police officer’s knee crushed their spirits and took them back in time.
Multiple deaths this year of unarmed Black people at the hands of law enforcement sparked worldwide protests and propelled the Black Lives Matter movement into the center of the public consciousness.
Kwanzaa, a colorful, festive annual celebration of African-American culture, was birthed 54 years ago during a tumultuous, ugly time in U.S. history and 2020 will go down as another such time.
For many Black Americans, watching George Floyd’s neck being crushed in May by that Minneapolis police officer’s knee crushed their spirits and took them back in time.
Multiple deaths this year of unarmed Black people at the hands of law enforcement sparked worldwide protests and propelled the Black Lives Matter movement into the center of the public consciousness.
The year, also crippled by a pandemic, was in many ways reminiscent of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, with large marches and protests, some of which turned violent.