Event Description:
Join us for a riveting interview with the founder of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga. Dr. Karenga will share his journey to the creation of Kwanzaa, his aspirations for the holiday in the future, and how to celebrate at home.
Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach and is the creator of the pan-African cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) Dr. Kaenga is the author of the authoritative text titled
Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture.
An activist-scholar, he is chair of the organization Us and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations; and Executive director of the African American Cultural Center and the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies; and also co-chair of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance, BCCLA.
You do not want to miss this culturally enriching experience.
Featuring Dr. Maulana Karenga
Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor and chair of the department of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He holds two Ph.D.’s; his first doctorate in leadership and human behavior/political science with focus on the theory and practice of African American nationalism (United States International University) and his second doctorate in social ethics with a focus on the classical African ethics of ancient Egypt (University of Southern California).
He is the executive director of the African American Cultural Center and the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies, Los Angeles, and national chairman of The Organization Us, a cultural and social change organization, so named to stress the communitarian focus of the organization, and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO). Click here to see more of Dr. Karenga’s biography.Principle:
Umoja | Unity
To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.