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Back in the 80's, I'd hear about Kwanzaa fairly often. It wasn't unusual for it to be referenced on television and to see it in the greeting cards section.
I bet it's been several years since the last time I've heard the word Kwanzaa verbalized or have seen it referenced.
Has it fallen out with black people or has the media lost interest in it?
I remember that 20 years ago my daughter's grade school had a "Winter Holiday" musical play and she was the Kwanzaa child. I never snicker at kids serious plays, but they had no black students, it was more than a little weird! Having a little white girl sing "I am the Kwanzaa child".
Because most black people never celebrated it. It's an American holiday, concocted in the late 20th century. It fetishizes East Africa, and the Swahili language. Most Af-Ams are descended from West Africans. I've been black for over a decade now, and I've met possibly one person in my entire life we had a real connection with Kwanzaa.
Because most black people never celebrated it. It's an American holiday, concocted in the late 20th century. It fetishizes East Africa, and the Swahili language. Most Af-Ams are descended from West Africans. I've been black for over a decade now, and I've met possibly one person in my entire life we had a real connection with Kwanzaa.
you are in the 11 - 19 range? Why are you here? Go out and have some fun
Back in the 80's, I'd hear about Kwanzaa fairly often. It wasn't unusual for it to be referenced on television and to see it in the greeting cards section.
I bet it's been several years since the last time I've heard the word Kwanzaa verbalized or have seen it referenced.
Has it fallen out with black people or has the media lost interest in it?
It is an invented holiday and should have no place in society. I don't even know any black people who celebrate it.
Because most black people never celebrated it. It's an American holiday, concocted in the late 20th century. It fetishizes East Africa, and the Swahili language. Most Af-Ams are descended from West Africans. I've been black for over a decade now, and I've met possibly one person in my entire life we had a real connection with Kwanzaa.
Not only East Africa, "cooperative economics". As Black America became more integrated and more Africans freely immigrated the faux pan Africanisms have been stripping away
Because most black people never celebrated it. It's an American holiday, concocted in the late 20th century. It fetishizes East Africa, and the Swahili language. Most Af-Ams are descended from West Africans. I've been black for over a decade now, and I've met possibly one person in my entire life we had a real connection with Kwanzaa.
I'm Black, I've never had any connection with Kwanzaa.
you are in the 11 - 19 range? Why are you here? Go out and have some fun
I'm a Gen-X dad.
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