Page 2 Section II Portland Observer. December 21. 1982
“Kwanzaa celebrates the seven principles. ”
BLACK EDUCATIONAL
CENTER
Kwanza settings.
Rashida Munson
Kwanza is when Black
people get together and
have a feast and have games
and songs and poetry The
flrat day of Kwanza is Umo
ja, Unity. Kwanza is for
seven days. Il starts on De
cember 26 and ends on Jan
uary 1st. Kwanza is not like
Christmas. It's a Black peo
ple's celebration.
Hakeem McCallister
I like Kwanza because I
like to get my presents. I
like playing in the snow at
Kwanza time. I like the
Kwanza things
Halle Richardson
Happy Kwanza. I love
Kwanza. Kwanza is my fa
vorite part of the year. My
mommy likes Kwanza too!
I like my mom and she
works with us on the Kwan
za song and on the seven
principles. The seven princi
ples are Umoja. Kujichagu-
lia, Ujim a, Ujamaa. Nia,
Kuumba, Imam.
A riel la Ward
f'wanza is having fun, to
me, and Kwanza is having a
Kinara on the table and a
pyramid and having a big
celebration.
Jumoke Askari
Kwanza is something that
Black people celebrate and
get together and have a big
old feast and have fun. A f
ter the feast is done we have
a story teller who tells the
children stories. Grownups
have to clean up the dishes
and watch the children.
Lateef Smith
I want to tell the people
1 like how the Kwanza about the songs we sing,
tables are. I like the Kinara, like "Praise the Red. the
the candle holder. I like the Black and the Green,” and
then tell people about the
unity cup and the candles
and the fruit and the mu-
hindi. And we do the pledge
and mate the mkeka, a
straw mat We make red,
black and green chains for
decorations. We celebrate
and come over people’s
house and we do the
Kinara. And we still do our
math and reading.
Halston McKiever
water. We won't spill it.
Patrece Smith
I like to make the red,
black, and green chains for
the decorations. And I like
when we make the fruits for
the Kwanza table. It means
that we learn about the sev
en principles. And we learn
about the symbols of Kwan
za and learn about making
decorations. I like my
walimu and all my brothers
I like Kwanza because I and sisters at my school.
sing and dance. I like Kwanza is fun. We decorate
Kwanza because it is a time the school.
Syid Seifuddin
when Black people have
unity and peace.
I like the way Kwanza is
Jamtla Ormond
fun. I like to give presents. 1
When Afrikan people cel like to eat at the feast at
ebrate Kwanza we have Kwanza. I like the turkey. I
fruits and that's what I like like to make decorations for
about it. And I like the Kwanza. I like to do every
things that Afrikan people thing at Kwanza It's fun.
Ashanti McCallister
share with each other. I like
the candle holder. The can
dles are so many different
colors that
they're so
pretty What do we drink in
the Kikombe? We drink
204 S .W . Yamhill
I like the way we cele
brate Kwanza. I like the
Kinara. I like the energy we
have for Kwanza. I like how
the world looks like Kwan
za. I like the celebration of
Kwanza.
A mher Hudson
I like the Kwanza play. I
like to do my Kwanza
homework. 1 like to eat at
the feast. I like to make the
Kwanza decorations. I like
to cut out things. I like to
write about Kwanza. I like
to listen to Kwanza songs. I
like to paint and color my
decoration for the table.
Khalil Edwards
like the decorations. I like
to eat at the feast. I hope I
get a book for Kwanza. The
candles are very pretty.
Thahiti- Waters
I like to get toys at Kwan
za. I like Kwanza. I like
making the pyramids, cut
ting out the ankhs, and
making the chains. The
Kinaras we made are pretty.
Ifanyichuk wu Bell
I like the seven principles
of Blackness. I like the fruit
on the table. We celebrate
I like my Kwanza truck. I Kwanza because we are Af-