Kwanzaa

LEDE: AS THE HOLIDAYS START TO ROLL IN EVERYONE INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY IS GETTING READY FOR THE HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES. DAILY IOWAN TV’S MITCH AVERY SHOWS US A HOLIDAY THAT DOESN’T REQUIRE A RELIGON, BUT A PERSONAL BELIEF IN UNITY.
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7 PRINCIPLES AND 7 DAYS, IS WHAT KWANZAA IS ALL ABOUT. DECEMBER 26TH THROUGH JANUARY 1ST
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THE HOLIDAY THAT DOESNTBEGIN UNTIL DECEMBER 26T AND ENDS JANUARY FIRST BEGAN BECAUSE THE HOLIDAYS WERE NATURALLY A TIME FOR GATHERING AND AFRICAN AMERICANS TOOK THIS TIME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND SIMPLY BE TOGETHER.
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AND HERE AT THE UI THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF UNITY, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMEBERS FROM ALL OVER JOINED TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE KWANZA AND TAKE PART OF SOME TRADITIONAL SOUL FOOD.
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AND ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE THIRD ANNUAL KWANAZA CELEBRATION, IT WASN’T ALWAYS SUCH A BIG SUCCESS.
THE 3RD ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORED BY CENTER OF DIVERSITY AND ENRICHMENT, THE HUBBARD GROUP AND THE AFRO HOUSE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THEIR DUTY TO SHARE THE HOLIDAY WITH THE REST OF THE UNIVERSITY ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE.
TAG: KWANZAA TAKES PLACE FROM DECEMBER 26TH TO JANUARY 1ST.