Kwanzaa I
Maulana Ron Karenga
Who is the creator of Kwanzaa?
The first African American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe for best director, and the first African American woman to direct a film that was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Who is Ava DuVernay?
1966
What is the year Kwanzaa was created?
A worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous and diasporas of African ancestry.
What is pan-Africanism?
Ujamaa
What is the fourth principle of Kwanzaa?
Kinara
What is the name of the candle holder used for Kwanzaa?
The most nominated Grammy artist of all time, this African American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader has won 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award.
Who is Quincy Jones?
California
In what U.S state was Kwanzaa first celebrated?
Representation of blood that was shed for liberation; the people of the diaspora; and the abundance of the motherland.
What is the meaning of the colors (red, black, and green) of the pan-African flag?
Self-Determination
What is the meaning of second principle of Kwanzaa, Kujichagulia?
Faith
What is the meaning of the principle Imani?
Nicknamed, “The High Priestess of Soul”, this famous singer and pianist was named one of the 100 greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Despite many accolades, none of this artist's songs became a number one hit.
Who is Nina Simone?
Reaffirm and restore African heritage and culture, and introduce and reinforce the Nguzo Saba.
Why was Kwanzaa created?
Born in 1887, this Jamaican-born political activist advanced the pan-African philosophy and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
For the future and hope that comes from the struggle
What do the green candles on the Kinara represent?
The meaning of the principle Ujima.
What is collective work and responsibility?
This member of the NAACP is a prolific inventor. Known for creating early versions of the traffic light (1923) and gas mask (1914), this inventor is also recognized for creating a hair straightening product line.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Beginning in 1973, this feast takes place on the sixth day of Kwanzaa and is a celebration of Black ancestry and African/African American cuisine
What is Karamu?
This movement, which derived from pan-Africanist ideas in the 1970s-1980s, included modes of thought and culture as a corrective to the long tradition of European cultural and intellectual domination.
What is Afrocentrism?
First Fruits
What is the meaning of the word "Kwanzaa" in English?
The language of the seven Kwanzaa principles
What is Swahili?
This civil rights activist focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. Credited as the first leader in the civil rights movement to recognize inequality for women and African Americans as problems that should be considered as a whole. A part of the Divine Nine.
Who is Dorothy Height?
The first article on Kwanzaa appeared in this magazine in 1979.
What is Essence Magazine?
This prominent Black speaker, author, and activist who coined the term, "the talented tenth", organized the pan-African Congress (a series of 8 conferences) in London in 1900.
Who is W.E.B Du Bois?
The cultural inspiration behind Kwanzaa.
What are West African harvest celebrations?