KWANZAA A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture: FACT BOOK SECOND EDITION 2022

By Professor Tamu Chambers

Ms. Tamu Chambers is a professor of sociology and ethnic studies. In her writing, she addresses social behavior, social and political institutions regarding ethical values from sociological and philosophical viewpoints. Her articles, journals, and book chapters include ethics of cosmopolitan theories of the progress and

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orion Press
• Release date: Dec 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781956691078

Professor Tamu Chambers

Ms. Tamu Chambers is a professor of sociology and ethnic studies. In her writing, she addresses social behavior, social and political institutions regarding ethical values from sociological and philosophical viewpoints. Her articles, journals, and book chapters include ethics of cosmopolitan theories of the progress and pitfalls in the continuing unfolding of democracy, human rights, gender, equity, inclusion and local and global justice.

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KWANZAA

A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture

FACT BOOK SECOND EDITION, 2022

Professor Tamu Chambers, author Education and Social Sciences Department Hudson Valley Community College

Copyright © 2022 by Professor Tamu Chambers

ISBN 978-1-956691-06-1 (softcover)

ISBN 978-1-956691-07-8 (ebook)

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual locales, events,or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Table of Contents

PREFACE 4

INTRODUCTION 6

AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY 7

The Black family as a Social System

A Socio-political Perspective

African Culture

Institutionalization Of Social And Political Conditioning

THE ADOPTION OF THE SWAHILI LANGUAGE 17

THE TRADITIONS OF KWANZAA 20

THE LIBATION STATEMENT 20

APPENDIX 24

A. Swahili Glossary of Kwanzaa Terms

B. Yo! What’s Kwanzaa

C. Seven Principles

PREFACE

Over two decades ago, what is now the Education and Social Sciences Department, sponsored a Kwanzaa production on campus. The enthusiastic support from Dennis Nagi, department chair at the time, led the way. The Hudson Valley Community College’s president and other key administrators were equally instrumental in making the event a successful learning experience for students, faculty and staff.

Collectively, we share the conviction that education should include student-centered learning activities, particularly as related to understanding the influences that culture, ethnicity,