Friday, December 18, 2009

THIS WON\'T LAST, BUT IT ISN\'T MEANT TO - redbankgreen

redbankgreenTHIS WON'T LAST, BUT IT ISN'T MEANT TOredbankgreen12.19 - Kwanzaa for KidsFrank Talk presents an opportunity for kids to hear the story of Kwanzaa and the meaning of the seven principles in the story SEVEN ...Three pounds of pot, $70K in cash seized in Red Bank raidAsbury Park Pressall 18 news articles »

Congress Heights on the Rise: Sat, Dec 19th: Ward 8 Democrats ...

Sat, Dec 19th: Ward 8 Democrats Kwanzaa/Cultural Holiday Celebration, Noon - 2pm. THE WARD 8 DEMOCRATS. Invites you to attend their Kwanzaa/Cultural Holiday Celebration. Saturday, December 19th 2009. Noon - 2pm ...

How to Make Happy Kwanzaa Cards : Craft Blog

Kwanzaa is a holiday celebrating African heritage and culture. Celebrated from December 26th to January 1st each year, it features candle-lighting ceremonies, feasts, gift giving and more. The holiday was not intended to replace ...

blackpowermovement New Meetup: Medgar Evers College Presents ...

Kwanzaa 2009. The Medgar Evers College Student Government Association, Drama Club, African Heritage Club and Office of Student Life, in conjunction with the People of the Sun Middle Passage Collective, Akeem Collections and New Horizons ...

Holiday kids\' books packed with seasonal magic - Reporter

Hyper young Santa waiters, spinning dreidels and the special sounds of Kwanzaa await parents looking to freshen the holidays with new books for their kids this year. Among them are noteworthy takes on classic scrooges, prancing reindeer and magical ...

Events for the family | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/18/2009 - Philadelphia Inquirer

Events for the family | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/18/2009Philadelphia Inquirer5th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration Kinara lighting ceremony, community awards, dance performances, door prizes & more. Kendrick Recreation Center, 5822-24 Ridge ...and more »

Tips and Free Brochures to Help Minimize the Threat of Holiday Fires - PR Newswire (press release)

Tips and Free Brochures to Help Minimize the Threat of Holiday FiresPR Newswire (press release)In fact, the greatest number of home candle fires happen during celebrations such as Christmas Day, and during Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. ...and more »

Free and cheap family fun - Tampabay.com (blog)

Free and cheap family funTampabay.com (blog)Christmas is just a week away and then Kwanzaa starts the next day. Now that the kids are out of school and you've finished up all your shopping and ...and more »

Kwanzaa Family Day « Maryland Family Magazine

There will be a “Seven Principles of Kwanzaa” Gallery Hunt where the family can learn more about this celebration. Kids can also learn the intricacies and techniques to construct their own fabric African Head Wrap. ...

Will you be celebrating Kwanzaa? | A Conversation about Race ...

Based on research by Keith Mayes, , an assistant professor of African American & African Studies at the University of Minnesota, a half-million to 2 million people in the U.S. celebrate Kwanzaa, out of about 40 million Americans ...

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Kwanzaa celebrations continue, but boom is over (AP via Yahoo! News)

Four years ago, Evita Broughton celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time with her family — lighting a candle each night and discussing the respective principle.

Kwanzaa Video Wall (KCET Los Angeles)

Here\'s a collection of fairly random Kwanzaa related videos that we found on YouTube. We hope you enjoy them!

BRAZILIAN COURT BLOCKS BOY\'S RETURN - redbankgreen

BRAZILIAN COURT BLOCKS BOY'S RETURNredbankgreen12.19 - Kwanzaa for KidsFrank Talk presents an opportunity for kids to hear the story of Kwanzaa and the meaning of the seven principles in the story SEVEN ...Three pounds of pot, $70K in cash seized in Red Bank raidAsbury Park Pressall 14 news articles »

Do They Know It\'s Kwanzaa Time Again? - The League of Ordinary Gentlemen (blog)

Do They Know It's Kwanzaa Time Again?The League of Ordinary Gentlemen (blog)Scott: So, 'tis the season where we annually get into the inimitable argument over whether people should be saying, ...and more »

Kwanzaa in Memphis – evolution - Tri State Defender

Tri State DefenderKwanzaa in Memphis – evolutionTri State DefenderKwanzaa is rooted in African philosophy, tradition and values, and Naantaanbuu believes the seven community-focused principles should be taught and followed ...

Kwanzaa celebrations continue, but boom is over, popularity fading - Cleveland Plain Dealer

NEW YORK -- Four years ago, Evita Broughton celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time with her family — lighting a candle each night and discussing the respective principle. But she hasn\'t celebrated the holiday since. \"It felt like a school project ...

Kwanzaa celebrations continue, but boom is over - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NEW YORK — Four years ago, Evita Broughton celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time with her family _ lighting a candle each night and discussing the respective principle. But she hasn’t celebrated the holiday since. “It felt like a school ...

Monday, December 7, 2009

Kwanzaa principles: Holiday ceremony brings together campus, community - Carroll County Times

Kwanzaa principles: Holiday ceremony brings together campus, communityCarroll County TimesThe exchange was part of a Kwanzaa celebration hosted Sunday by mcdaniel's Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. ...

Students portray the seven principles of Kwanzaa - Indiana Statesman

Students portray the seven principles of KwanzaaIndiana StatesmanThe students staged a Civil Rights-era sit-in to represent "Kujichagulia," or self-determination, one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. ...East Coast students step, stomp onto campusRU Daily Targumall 2 news articles »

Kwanzaa creator at MU today - Lancaster Newspapers

Kwanzaa creator at MU todayLancaster NewspapersThe fourteenth child of a Baptist minister, Karenga is internationally recognized for his many articles and books on Kwanzaa, including "Kwanzaa: A ...

Saturday, December 5, 2009

The Green Phone Booth: Merry Hanu-Christma-Kwanzaa-kah

Most people ask if we\'ll be celebrating Kwanzaa now that we have two African children. In Ethiopia they actually celebrate Christmas, but it did get me curious to learn a little bit more about Kwanzaa beyond the limited ...

Ringing in new year right way - Vindy.com

December contains Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, and celebrations are set for all of those traditional events. But one date I look forward to every year is New Year’s Eve, and not for the reason you may think. My church, and other black ...

City Kwanzaa Celebration - Columbia Missourian

Columbia\'s annual City Kwanzaa Celebration will be on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Douglass High School gym (300 N. Providence Rd.). The event, which is a celebration of the African-American holiday focusing on positive family and ...

Small Wonders: - Burbank Leader

Let me say something that may deeply offend many of you; something so insidious and filled with controversy it has the power to tear apart a community and collapse our economy. Merry Christmas. That’s right. I bid you good tidings of joy in this ...

Thursday, December 3, 2009

All religions need equal treatment - The Gamecock

All religions need equal treatmentThe GamecockManger scenes, menorahs and African headdresses — Christians, Jews, and yes, even the Kwanzees (though Kwanzaa is not particularly a religious holiday). ...and more »

Groups show principles of Kwanzaa, help others - Indiana Daily Student

Indiana Daily StudentGroups show principles of Kwanzaa, help othersIndiana Daily StudentThe Kwanzaa-In-Action event was a friendly competition amongst various IU student organizations with a cash prize of $500 dollars ...and more »

On holiday trees and Hanukkah dresses - Seacoastonline.com

On holiday trees and Hanukkah dressesSeacoastonline.comShe and her classmates learned about Kwanzaa and Ramadan and any other religious observation that came up during the year. At that school, as well as later ...and more »

33rd Annual KwanZaa Gwaride & Festival - Events

The 33rd Annual KwanZaa Gwaride & Festival kicks off Saturday, December 26, 2009, with a parade beginning at Adams & Crenshaw, traveling south on Crenshaw Blvd. to Leimert Park at Vernon Ave. KwanZaa is a seven day event, ending Friday, ...

RAPP: UC's Social Justice Forum: Upcoming Event: Kwanzaa Celebration

Thursday, December 3rd, we have a celebration of Kwanzaa on campus hosted by UCASA, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Lambda, and Collegiate 100. The celebration starts at 7PM and is in the Max Kade German Cultural Center in Old ...

UMass and Amherst Regional High School host Kwanzaa celebration ...

On Tuesday, the Committee for the Collegiate Education of Black and other Minority Students (CCEMBS) and the Program for Undergraduate Mentoring and Achievement (PUMA), in collaboration with the People of Color United (POCU) of Amherst ...

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Holiday shopping - Austin American-Statesman

You bet your dreidel we don't have time to mess around. We still have plenty to do with Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa at our boot heels. Get those organic cotton shopping bags ready, please. Load the hybrid. We're off to shop for the holidays ...

Gap's Christmas cheer makes a boycott backfire (Los Angeles Times)

"Go Christmas, go Hanukkah, go Kwanzaa, go solstice," chant dancers in a Gap ad, released days after the American Family Assn. called for a boycott over Gap's "failure to use the word 'Christmas.'

Save money while hosting smashing family gatherings (Lexington Clipper-Herald)

(ARA) - Whether it's Christmas, New Year's, Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, chances are you plan to host at least one family gathering this holiday season. Which means it's time for you to think of some creative ways to keep expenses down, but still have excellent food and festivities.