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LA Times Pick EVERYTHING ABOUT KWANZAA... DEFINITION OF KWANZAA Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. Kwanzaa is neither political nor religious and despite some misconceptions, is not a substitute for Christmas. It is simply a time of reaffirming African-American people, ...

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Kwanzaa on the Net Holidays on the Net Additional Holiday Celebrations Kwanzaa yenu iwe na heri Welcome to A Celebration of Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is a 7 day festival celebrating the African American people, their culture and their history. It is a time of celebration, community gathering, and reflection. A time of endings and beginnings. Kwanzaa begins on December 26th and continues until New Years ...

Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival is a family celebration of the heritage, culture, history, arts and cuisine of Africans, African Americans, and African Caribbeans. August 10-11, 2002, Annapolis, Maryland ...

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June 19th is known in many places as Juneteenth... History of Juneteenth What is Juneteenth Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that all slaves were now free. Note that this was two and a half ...

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Kwanzaa Fest '99 Memories This year marks the 9th consecutive year that Kwanzaa Fest will be held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Kwanzaa Fest 2000 - More Than Just A Holiday offers three full days of food, folks, and holiday shopping fun. Kwanzaa Fest 2000 boasts over 300 businesses offering a variety of holiday shopping items. The Crystal Palace will be transformed into an Afrocentric ...

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The MEE Complete Kwanzaa Kit is the premier one-stop-shop Kwanzaa product for Kwanzaa celebrations. The Kit includes a Kinara, candles, unity cup, mat, corn, poster, user guide, and video. A great value for everyone. Celebrating a Tradition - Pass it on!

Going Places Agenda July- August 2002 ADD YOUR EVENT TO TI.K.E. Calendar of Events To have an event listed at no charge, send date, place, time, and a brief description via e-mail to:calendar@tike.com. Please include contact person and number. SCROLL DOWN FOR INFO IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALABAMA Sept 27-29 Huntsville Big Spring Jam VII 256-533-1953 CALIFORNIA Aug 2-3 Ontario 5th Annual National ...

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Kwanzaa ties African-Americans to their roots December 26, 1996 Web posted at: 10:00 p.m. EST From Correspondent Greg LaMotte (CNN) -- African-Americans on Thursday began the seven-day celebration known as Kwanzaa to acknowledge the uniqueness of their African heritage. (Celebrating Kwanzaa - 1.5M/36 sec. QuickTime movie) The good of life. The good of existence. The good of family, community and ...

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Juneteenth: Real History by Aussie Meyer aussie@compassnet.com One of the great truisms of my hometown of Galveston is Never underestimate the power of historical little old ladies. The joint is a tourist town, an island with beaches, and a long and rowdy history. Our old ladies did us a boon by turning a district of ratty old waterfront warehouses into a pretty impressive historical district, ...

REACH ARCHIVES (1994-CURRENT) More articles about Other Topics LESSONS FROM THE KWANZAA CANDLES By Gail Forsyth-Vail, DRE, North Parish Church, N. Andover, MA Unitarian Sunday School Society 1999 Intergenerational Service Award Winner Note: This service is best done between Kwanzaa and Martin Luther King Day. The worship table is set up to clearly suggest Kwanzaa, although it does not have to ...

The Food of Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is an important time of the year for friends and family to pass on generations of good food and recipes that pay tribute to African-American heritage. Kwanzaa celebrants spend their seven-day festivities preparing for the final feast, or karumu, on December 31. This culminating spread of good food and fun includes African-inspired cuisine and ceremony. The karumu room ...

Million Man messenger, not message, causing division October 15, 1995 Web posted at: 11:45 a.m. EDT From Senior Washington Correspondent Charles Bierbauer WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Many are already on their way, by bus and car, from all corners of the country, to a rendezvous in Washington. Monday's Million Man March is meant to rally and strengthen the black community, but it's also causing painful ...

Better Homes and Gardens Holiday guide to Kwanzaa food, traditions and decor.