The start of Kwanzaa. Learn about the Professor who created the holiday.
(laist) “With Hanukkah and Christmas 2009 now behind us, another major December holiday begins today: Kwanzaa.
Created in 1966 by a man named Maulana Karenga, now a CSULB professor, Kwanzaa honors the Seven Principles during its 7 days: “unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith,” as explained by an article by the CNS published by abc7.”
Read more about “a man”, namely professor Maulana Karenga after the break…
Professor Maulana Karenga is a convicted felon and the founding member of the US Organization, a black power group similar to the Black Panthers. Wikipedia lists Karenga as “a convicted felon, Karenga served time in prison in the early 1970s after being convicted of felony assault and false imprisonment. After leaving prison, he eventually became a professor at California State University, Long Beach in the Africana Studies department.”
For more information on Karenga, check out his Wikipedia profile.
