Kwanzaa 2009 dates

December 1, 2009 by  
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Updates bout Kwanzaa 2009 dates :- Kwanzaa turns 43 year old this year (2009). Kwanzaa,  the alternative to Christmas mainly celebrated by African-Americans, was created in 1966 by Ron Maulana Karenga.

Ron  Maulana Karenga, a political activist and professor was activist in the “Black Power” movement in the 1960s. Karenga helped found the Black empowerment group “US Organization.”

Kwanzaa was originally meant as alternative to Christmas. Karenga, who was also a convicted felon, saw Christmas as a “white” holiday that blacks should reject. Since then Karenga and the celebration he spawned have evolved into a more complimentary celebration, occurring from December 26th – January 1.



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