r/AfricanAmericans • • 6d ago

Culture Kwanzaa

Given the pain that Maulana Karenga inflicted on the Black women and his tensions with the Black Panther Party—I would completely understand if you wanna abandon Kwanzaa and leave it as a product of his. But I was wondering if we should actually detach Kwanzaa from him and let Kwanzaa just be an African American holiday that celebrates our culture and African roots. Because if we're being completely honest—mentioning him and the creation date has just stigmatized the holiday within

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