Posted on 12/26/2005 11:33:44 AM PST by ncountylee
CHICAGO, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The largest annual Kwanzaa celebration of African-American culture in the United States began Monday at Malcolm X College in Chicago.
Ayoka Samuels, a consultant for the college's Kwanzaa committee said a major misconception is that about the seven-day festival is that it's meant to be "the black Christmas," the Chicago Sun-Times said.
Samuels said many who celebrate it do substitute it for Christmas, and if gifts are exchanged, they must be either educational or a symbol of African heritage.
Maulana Ron Karenga, now a professor of black studies at California State University, Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966 as a way to restore a sense of connection with African culture.
Each of the seven nights is devoted to a particular community value: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
Part of the ceremony is the lighting of seven red, black and green candles, symbolizing sacrificed blood, race and Mother Africa, the Oakland Tribune said.
In Buffalo, N.Y., Denise Renfro said she is proud of the changes in her 10-year-old son since he entered Rites of Passage, an after-school program centered around Kwanzaa principles.
"He brings home good grades, likes school and has never gotten into serious trouble," she said
I Googled "Thurmond, segregation" and found innumerable references stating that Strom did indeed renounce his segregationist past. In fairness, I also found a few that stated he didn't, but those were invariably ultra-leftist nutball sites.
Melancholy, melancholy - what emotion and hate. I'd say your so aptly descriptive name must be rooted in your deep emotional problems. If you can't present any rational thoughts or comments - you should at least have enough self-respect to keep your drooling rants private.
Uh oh, now youre playing psychiatrist. Look at your posts and mine, who's ranting?
Go ahead, rant away.
Bye, Doc.
Melancholy - I'd definitely find some medication to help you deal with your problems before you hurt yourself. Oh, and keep away from knives and scissors!
2Shades, I hesitate to continue this with you since you are a moron, but I think Ann Coulter did a better job yesterday of expressing my frustrations than I was able to do. Perhaps you saw it?
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48110
If it's that easy to fool a bunch of suckers think how easy it will be for the Antichrist to sell his new religion.
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