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Toledo Kwanzaa House Holds Annual Holiday Celebration

Sojourner’s Truth Staff

The Toledo Kwanzaa Committee hosted the annual holiday celebration at the Frederick Douglass Center on December 26 to 29 with a series of programs designed to foster understanding of African American culture and the principles that are at the core of Kwanzaa.

On the first evening, Rahwae Shuman spoke and presented “A Thumbnail Sketch of African History.” Audra Wilson spoke on the second evening on “Kujichagulia/Self-Determination.” Shuman spoke again on the third evening on “The Physiological and Psychological Implication of Melanin.”

The seven principles celebrated each year are Umoja (Unity); Kujichagulia (Self-determination); Ujima (Collective work and responsibility); Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics); Nia (Purpose); Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith).

This is the 50th year of Kwanzaa, a holiday created by Maulana Karenga in 1966 as an African-American holiday. For decades now, Toledoans have carried forth the tradition. The current Kwanzaa Committee includes: Diane Gordon, Donald Lynn, Rev. Kenneth Peterson, Oscar Shaheer, Rolita Noble, Ruth Ashford, Earnestine Harris, Washington Muhammad and Alisha Smith.

Joining the celebration this year were the international students of American Cultural Exchange Service (ACES).

ACES is a non-profit organization dedicated to global education through secondary level exchange and is designated by the Office of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department. The students visit Toledo for one academic year, living with host families, attending school and becoming involved in extracurricular and community activities.

ACES has a relationship with more than 60 countries and the local international coordinator is Tracee Ellis who encourages a diversity of American host families to experience the opportunity, particularly minority families.

Ellis can be reached at TraceeEllis.goglobal@aol.com or 419-450-0631. The ACES website is exploretheworld.org.

 

   
   


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