The Northstar Group/The Source Magazine Celebrates Kwanzaa “The Nguzo Saba”
[ad_1] Happy Holidays! Today starts the cultural and reflective holiday and celebration of the Nguzo Saba, also known as Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is a cultural and reflective holiday not a religious or a political holiday. Inspired by the Black empowerment period, with leaders such as Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party, Kwanzaa was created by educator Dr. Maulana Karenga in the mid-1960’s in the U.S. during the Civil Rights Movement. It is a time when African-Americans celebrate their African heritage.Dr. Karenga is chair and professor of African-American Studies at...