Kwanzaa: 2010 Teachers Curriculum- Overview of Activities
A Note to Teachers on How Kwanzaa Can Be Used for All Students to Improve Academic and School Performance Kwanzaa was created in 1966 to introduce and reinforce 7 guiding principles which were viewed...
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Kwanzaa 2011: Ujima/Collective Work & Responsibility Day- December 28th
Happy Kwanzaa Collective Work and Responsibility/Ujima: Investing collectively in our family’s and community’s well-being, and working in mutual beneficial way to create the best conditions and...
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Kwanzaa Ingathering: Reinforcing Family Togetherness
One of the most meaningful activities of Kwanzaa is the daily ingathering activity. Based on the celebrations in traditional African societies, often referred to as the first fruits celebrations in...
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The Kwanzaa Activity of Pouring Libation: Honoring our Parents
The Kwanzaa activity of pouring of libation is a spiritual and venerable act which has its roots in traditional African societies. It was done then and is done now to honor those who have gone before...
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Unity/Umoja Day: First Day of Kwanzaa
HAPPY KWANZAA A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture The Principle Umoja: “Commitment, duty, and obligation to make every effort to promote and practice harmony and togetherness in the...
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Kwanzaa Family Ingathering
Family ingathering, one of the essential daily Kwanzaa rituals, is the starting point for the celebration of Kwanzaa. As a cultural holiday that places a premium and priority on building strong...
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Time To Take Stock: Kwanzaa Midyear Assessment
Midyear Kwanzaa Assessment Six months out from Kwanzaa (December 26, 2014), its time to take inventory of what has been accomplished relative to the Seven Principles. This is a time for the family to...
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Umoja/Unity Day
Frist Day of Kwanzaa Unity Day Today is the first day of Kwanzaa, a celebration of the Kwanzaa principle Umoja/Unity. This principle stresses and promotes that the immediate and extended family...
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Kwanzaa The First Fruits Celebration: Umoja Day
This is the first day of the Kwanzaa, Umoja Day. Today, the family and/or friends come together to celebrate family, the common good, and the love, caring, and sharing that is the foundation of our...
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Kwanzaa The First Fruits Celebration Kujichagulia Day
Today , the second day of Kwanzaa is Kujichagulia (Self-determination) Day. The essence of the meaning of this principle is for African Americans to think and act in their own interest based on their...
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Kwanzaa The First Fruits Celebration Ujima Day
Today is the third day of Kwanzaa, a celebration of the principle Ujima, Collective Work and Responsibility: “The mutual responsibility to care for and assist each other in times of need, and to...
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Kwanzaa: The First Fruits Celebration- Ujamaa Day
This is the fourth day of the Kwanzaa, Ujamaa or Cooperative Economics Day: “To build and develop investments and revenue sharing projects collectively and to profit from them together.” The...
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