Kuumba Cultural Collective
of
Southern Colorado*
*formerly the
Colorado Springs Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration Organization
History of Kwanzaa
Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga
2006 Colorado Springs Community Seminar by Dr. Karenga
Cultural Grounding, Unbudging Blackness and Steadfastness in Struggle
September 08, 2016
This September 7th marks the 51st Anniversary of the organization Us, born in the struggle, nurtured in the storm and sustained through unyielding dedication, discipline, sacrifice and service. It this time of remembrance, resurrection and recommittment, I recovered an article I wrote a decade ago which speaks to our work, service, struggle and institution-building over this half- century...
Embracing Kwanzaa's Principles and Practice: Creating and Celebrating the Good
December 24, 2015
THIS YEAR’S ANNUAL THEME IS “Embracing the Principles and Practice of Kwanzaa: Creating and Celebrating the Good”. It is so named in order to reaffirm the centrality of the Nguzo Saba, The Seven Principles, on this the 50th anniversary of their introduction in the lives and liberation movement of our people in 1965...