Essay: Kwanzaa Traditions & Reflections
Today we’re thrilled to welcome Pamela Hilliard Owens to share her Kwanzaa traditions and also shed light on the seven-day holiday for those who are less familiar. Pam is the founder and CEO of Your Business Your Brand Creatively (YB2C), a branding and marketing system for creative professionals, and Detroit Ink Publishing, an independent publishing […]
Today we’re thrilled to welcome Pamela Hilliard Owens to share her Kwanzaa traditions and also shed light on the seven-day holiday for those who are less familiar. Pam is the founder and CEO of Your Business Your Brand Creatively (YB2C), a branding and marketing system for creative professionals, and Detroit Ink Publishing, an independent publishing company. She is also the host of the weekly YB2C Live! Podcast for Entrepreneurs. Take it away, Pam! Kwanzaa is a Pan-African holiday created in 1966 and is a community- and family-based cultural holiday celebrated annually over seven days from December 26 through January 1. Kwanzaa merges African-American and African cultural practices and is now celebrated all over the world. Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, nor should it be considered a ?Black Christmas.? The name ?Kwanzaa? is derived from the Kiswahili phrase, ?matunda ya kwanza,? which means ?first fruits.? All in the community are invited to celebrate Kwanzaa and reflect on its values.
The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
The celebration is centered around the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa, known as the Nguzo ...
Today we’re thrilled to welcome Pamela Hilliard Owens to share her Kwanzaa traditions and also shed light on the seven-day holiday for those who are less familiar. Pam is the founder and CEO of Your Business Your Brand Creatively (YB2C), a branding and marketing system for creative professionals, and Detroit Ink Publishing, an independent publishing company. She is also the host of the weekly YB2C Live! Podcast for Entrepreneurs. Take it away, Pam! Kwanzaa is a Pan-African holiday created in 1966 and is a community- and family-based cultural holiday celebrated annually over seven days from December 26 through January 1. Kwanzaa merges African-American and African cultural practices and is now celebrated all over the world. Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, nor should it be considered a ?Black Christmas.? The name ?Kwanzaa? is derived from the Kiswahili phrase, ?matunda ya kwanza,? which means ?first fruits.? All in the community are invited to celebrate Kwanzaa and reflect on its values.
The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
The celebration is centered around the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa, known as the Nguzo ...
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