Thanksgiving and Christmas have always been my favorite times of the year—not because of the material element that is associated with the holidays, but because of things of substance such as creating traditions and spending time with the ones you love.
In 1966 California Pan-Africanist professor Maulana Ron Karenga founded Kwanzaa, a celebration of family, community and culture as an alternative to the commercialism and materialism that has come to be associated with modern Christmas observances. Although many Blacks observe it, Kwanzaa hasn’t taken hold in mainstream Black America. Here’s what you said.
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