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Portland Observer Section II December 20. 1979
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CHRISTMAS IS FOR SOME PEOPLE
Not everyone celebrates Christmas,
Or they don’t celebrate it
the same way.
Christmas is a special day
people love to have.
It's for love, sharing and
for caring.
Christmas is a joyful time of
the year.
But like I said,
“ Christmas is for some people.”
You can tell
What people.
Kwanza is a holiday that
I ’ m going to celebrate.
Kwanza is a holiday that
all Black people should
celebrate because it came
from our homeland. I am
Black and I am proud o f it
and that’ s why I celebrate
Kwanza.
Shani Ford
Age H
KWANZA
Jerry Cardwell
Grade 4 th
Hoorn 103
Boise School
KW AN ZA
CHRISTMAS EVE ON SESAME STREET
I he Sesame Street gang presents a true blue miracle as Big Bird attempts to
uncover the secret o f how Santa Claus gets down the chimney.
During this hour-long musical special. Big Bird learns to ice skate (have you
ever seen an 8-foot bird skate?) and Kermit the Frog interviews kids to see i f
to Big Bird how Santa delivers his presents.
Kwanza is an A frik a n
holiday. A ll Black people
should celebrate Kwanza.
Kwanza lasts lo r seven
days. Black people have
seven principles. Those
principles mean something
to A frikan people.
1. IJ M O J A
m eans
unity
2. U J IM A means sell
determination
1 .U J IM A means col
lective work and respon
sibility
4 U J A M A A -means
cooperative economics
5 NIA-meanscreativity
6 K U U M B A means
creativity
7 .IM A N I -means faith
in our Blackness.
Kwanza means "F irst
fruits. ” It you celebrate
Kwanza, you should make
something for your house.
Nichole Muhammad
Age 8
Amy Stewart
Age 6
Eliot School
I CELEBRATE
KWANZA
Kwanza is a holiday I
am going to celebrate. You
can, too, if you want to. I
can say my seven principles
to myself. Can you? On
Kwanza, i d o n ’ t watch
football and 1 don’ t watch
basketball. I go to Kwanza
celebration.
KWANZA
My cousin said to me,
“ you
must celebrate
Kwanza. You are an
A frik a n and we should
celebrate Kwanza.
Abiola Cruse
Age 7
Kamau Herndon
Age 8
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