Kwanzaa Facts
Colors of Kwanzaa
Kujichagulia
Self Determination Today
DAILY DOUBLE
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS
100
True or False: Kwanzaa is practiced for 10 days in some parts of the country.
FALSE
100
What are the colors of Kwanzaa?
100
Question: According to Kujichagulia, who has the right to name and define African people?
Answer: African people!
100
Name one way someone can practice self-determination today.
Culture
100
Question: What is one danger of letting others define who you are?
Losing your identity, internalizing false narratives, or limiting your potential
200
Is Kwanzaa an African or African American holiday?
African American
200
The color red signifies
The blood of African/African Americans
200
True Or False? Do these words represent Kujichagulia?
Deteremination, Never Giving Up, Striving For A Goal
Yes, it is true!
200
True or False: Self-determination means rejecting everything outside your culture.
False
200
Kujichagulia calls African people to recover what that was taken or distorted?
Memory, history, and cultural truth
300
When is Kwanzaa Celebrated?
December 26th - Jan 1 annually
300
The color black signifies
The color of Africans/African Americans
300
Kujichagulia is to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and _______ for ourselves.
SPEAK
300
How does social media make self-determination more important today?
It often shapes identities and narratives for people instead of allowing self-definition
300
In Kujichagulia, self-determination is not just personal. It is also what?
Answer: Collective and cultural
400
Kwanzaa is based on what philosphy?
Kwanzaa is based on the philosophy of Kawaida created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a cultural framework emphasizing African heritage, unity, and community building, articulated through seven core principles called the Nguzo Saba (Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, Faith).
400
The color green signifies
The land of Africa.
400
Question: Why is self-definition considered a form of power?
Answer: Because whoever defines you shapes how you are seen and treated
400
Complete the sentence: “Self-determination requires both commitment and ______.”
Practice