Kwanzaa creator to speak in Clayton Hall
Kwanzaa creator to speak in Clayton Hall
The creator of Kwanzaa, Maulana Karenga, will speak on "Kwanzaa, Peace and Justice in the World: Cultivating and Harvesting the Good," at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 3, at Clayton Hall. The talk and a Kwanzaa ceremony are free and open to the public.
A Kwanzaa Feast, to be held at 8 p.m. at Clayton Hall, is free for UD faculty, staff and students, and $12 for all others. Reservations must be made and payment must be received by Monday, Nov. 26.
Kwanzaa is an African-American and Pan-African holiday celebrated worldwide, and the focus of Karenga's discussion will be the quest for peace and justice in the world through the use of the Kwanzaa concepts. The concepts involve cultivating, harvesting and sharing good in the world through participation in the Nguzo Sabo (The Seven Principles) of Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity) and Imani (faith).
Karenga is a professor and chairperson of the Department of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, where he also chairs the President's Task Force on Multicultural Education and Campus Diversity.
With doctorates in political science from United States International University and in social ethics, with a focus on the classical African ethics of ancient Egypt, from the University of Southern California, Karenga holds an honorary degree from the University of Durban-Westville, South Africa.
He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and books, including Introduction to Black Studies, Selections From the Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt, The Book of Coming Forth By Day: The Ethics of the Declarations of Innocence, Kawaida: A Communitarian African Philosophy and a translation and ethical commentary on the classical Yoruba text titled Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings.
The programs are sponsored by the Center for Black Culture, Cultural Program Advisory Board, Each One Reach One, Black Student Union and Black American Studies and Multicultural Programs.
For more information or to RSVP for the Kwanzaa Feast, call the Center for Black Culture at 831-2991.
