Page 8 Portland Observer, D ecem ber 28, 1983
Bob
Bailey
W h a t K w a n z a a re a lly m e a n s
b y L a m ia D u k e
G ra s s ro o l News. N . H '.— A fro -
A m ericans have influenced music,
politics and religion in Am erica.
O n e aspect o f their influence is felt
even in this holiday w eek. They have
a h o lid a y . It is called "K w a n za a .**
IN
K w a n za a is a Sw ahili w ord for
••firs t fru its .** In West A fric a it is
called a harvest celebration. But in
Black com m unities across the coun
try , K w anzaa represents a value sys
tem they created in reason, tradition
Benefit Concert
and need.
This side o f self-determ ination
was adopted by M a u la n a Ron Kar-
enga o f the U .S . cultural o rg an iza
tion . H e felt the need to establish a
tim e fo r A fro -A m e ric a n s to d ed i
cate their hearts, minds and bodies
to the seven principles o f Blackness
BOB B A IL E Y . P O P U L A R Y O U N G T E N O R S O L O IS T A N D
P E R F O R M E R IS A P P E A R IN G IN C O N C E R T ON
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8,1984
3: SO P M . A T
TEMPLE BAPTIST C H U R C H
called the N guzo Saba.
K w anzaa is rooted in these p rinci
ples. T hey are: U m o ja (U n ity ), Ku-
1319 N .E . 7 T H . P O R T L A N D . O R E G O N
(West End ol U o yd C enter)
ju ch agu lia
(S elf-d eterm in atio n ).
U jirn a (C ollective W o rk and Re
sponsibility), U ja a m a (C oo perative
Presented Bv
Econom ics), N ia (P u rp ose). K uum -
ba (C re a tiv ity ) and Im a n i (F a ith ).
K w anzaa lasts seven days and
each day a K w anzaa cerem ony takes
place. T h e cerem ony is not a semi
n e m in g c e r e m o n y d u r in g t h e s e c o n d n ig h t o f
K w a n z a s h e ld a t th e B la c k E d u c a tio n a l C e n te r.
(P h o to : R ic h a rd J . B r o w n )
K e re l A b a a l T a y lo r, t o n o f J a m ila a n d A b a t i T a y
lo r. is p re s e n te d to t h e c o m m u n it y c o m p le tin g his
volves a Karam u (feast) which con
sists o f seven ingredients: foo d,
d rin k , music, dance, conversation,
nar. w orksho p, lecture, conference
or convention . It is a tim e to devel
op a philosophy fo r the com ing year
and to slow d ow n and regroup.
K w anzaa is a tim e to pay tribute
laughter and cerem ony.
Joyce H a rris , director o f the
Black E d ucational C enter
said,
" M o s t Black people w ill celebrate
to A fro -A m e ric a n and A fric a n an
cestors. A unity cup is passed
Christm as. But K w anzaa is a separ
ate, special h oliday fo r Black peo
around and participants m ake an
o ffe rin g w ith a thought.
F or those dissatisfied w ith the
com m ercializatio n o f C hristm as,
K w anzaa represents m ore substan
tial principles and com m itm ents. It
provides an alternative tradition
p le .”
M a n y o f the symbols incorpor
A lth o u g h A fro -A m e ric a n s cannot
celebrate the harvesting o f an actual
crop, the first fruits are the concrete
works they have built and are begin
ning to build as they fight fo r free
dom .
T h e first fruits are the changes
that are beginning to take place in
their minds and lives. Kw anzaa is
the celebration o f survival
ated in Kw anza are symbols o f the
Black L ib e ra tio n M ovem ent in A m
erica. T he theme colors are red,
black and green. Red is fo r the
blood they've shed; black is fo r the
color; and green is fo r (he land.
T h e symbols o f life , corn and a
horn o f plenty dress the Kw anzaa
table. O n each night o f K w anzaa a
candle is lit to start a devotion to
one o f the principles o f Blackness.
Host families sought for teens
which better defines A fro -A m e r
icans, because it gives them the free
Learn m ore about another coun
try by sharing your life and home
w ith an intern atio nal high school
student. Y o u th Exchange Service
(Y E S ) is in need o f host fam ilies all
over the U n ited States fo r students
d om to define and help themselves.
In Los Angeles the Kw anzaa
F ou n d atio n feeds 5,000 needy peo
ple. T h e y also provide clothes and
toys to those in the area.
T h e sixth night o f K w anzaa in-
aged 15 to 18 fro m d iffe re n t coun
tries, com ing on homestay program s
o f 3 to 9 m onths. Host fam ilies p ro
vide room and board and may re
ceive $ 5 0 .0 0 tax deduction fo r the
tim e they host the student. For de
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