The Annual Kwanzaa Celebration: Practicing the Nguzo Saba (7) Principles of Kwanzaa taking place in Flint & Genesee County, December 26, 2021 – January 1, 2022. Daily sessions will take place via Zoom. This event is open to everyone who is interested in participating or wants to learn more about the infamous Afrikan tradition. Please feel free to make yourself available to connect, build and educate the community.
The Nguzo Saba (7 Principles of Kwanzaa) is a set of principles that guide the lives of the Afrikan people. Applying these practices to daily lives provides stability, structure, way of life and how to succeed. Kwanzaa means “first fruit of the harvest” in the Afrikan language of Kiswalia. Many phrases used in Kwanzaa are in Swahili, which is the language chosen to represent Afrikan heritage. Continental Afrikan “first fruit” celebrations: ingathering; reverence; commemoration; recommitment; and celebration. Kwanzaa was established in 1966 in the midst of the Black Freedom Movement and thus reflects its concern for cultural groundedness in thought and practice, and the unity and self-determination associated with this. It was conceived and established to serve several functions.
Special thanks to Mrs. E. Hill De Loney for her continued commitment to the Flint & Genesee County community. The Annual Kwanzaa Celebration will be facilitated by Mr. DeWaun E. Robinson (chair) with special appearances by the community leaders who will be presenting specific principles during the week-long celebration. Special thanks to the Kwanzaa Celebration 2021/22 sponsors: Community Based Organization Partners (CBOP), Artistic Visions Enterprise (AVE), NAACP, Legal Research One, C.A.U.T.I.O.N, Mother’s University & Black Lives Matter – Flint (BLMF).
