Nguzo Saba

Hello folks.

I'm sure you all know about Kwanzaa. The official definition is A Celebration of Family, Community & Culture. It is celebrated from December 26th - January 1. So case you were wondering, no it's not a religious holiday. It was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966. Here is a brief bio from the Official Kwanzaa Web Site (http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org):

Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor of the Department of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He is also chair of the President's Task Force on Multicultural Education and Campus Diversity at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Karenga holds two Ph.D.'s; his first in political science with focus on the theory and practice of nationalism (United States International University) and his second in social ethics with a focus on the classical African ethics of ancient Egypt (University of Southern California). He also holds an honorary doctorate of philosophy from the University of Durban-Westville, South Africa.

Dr. Karenga is also widely known as the creator of Kwanzaa, an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated throughout the world African community on every continent in the world. He is the author of the authoritative book on the subject: Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture and lectures regularly and extensively on the vision and values of Kwanzaa, especially the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles), in various national and international venues.

More information on Dr. Karenga, Kwanzaa & Nguzo Saba can be found on the site linked above.

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