Comments on: Quit Frontin on Kwanzaa http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Fighting for Unity? | My Black Networks® -The Latest News from The African Diaspora http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-938 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:27:04 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-938 […] relevance, its creator, and whether or not we should celebrate it. In fact, a year ago when I wrote Quit Frontin on Kwanzaa my goal was to provide a base that made people feel informed and comfortable about celebrating and […]

]]> By: Creating Community | My Black Networks® -The Latest News from The African Diaspora http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-937 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:26:46 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-937 […] we feel alienated from things that fall too far outside of our everyday life. As I mentioned before, one of the serious dilemmas of Kwanzaa celebrations, etc. is the stigma and fear of engaging a […]

]]> By: Django and Self-Determination - Uptown Notes http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-936 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:08:21 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-936 […] the most wonderful time of the year … Kwanzaa! No, I’m serious! I’ve come to cherish Kwanzaa as an occasion to reflect deeply about principled existence and plot our course forward. In the […]

]]> By: Laila http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-934 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:36:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-934 Timely!

I was just talking to a friend about how I’ve never celebrated Kwanzaa or heard it discussed growing up or in college. Mind you I have a B.A. in African & Black Diaspora Studies and we never talked about this in any of my courses. I do think it’s an important celebration and reflective moment for our community. Folks I’ve talked to about it say they don’t celebrate because it falls on the heel of Christmas. *shrug* As a parent I’ve tried to find books to share with my son and struggle to find anything written in the last 5 years…hmmm…

]]> By: Laila http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-935 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:36:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-935 Timely!

I was just talking to a friend about how I’ve never celebrated Kwanzaa or heard it discussed growing up or in college. Mind you I have a B.A. in African & Black Diaspora Studies and we never talked about this in any of my courses. I do think it’s an important celebration and reflective moment for our community. Folks I’ve talked to about it say they don’t celebrate because it falls on the heel of Christmas. *shrug* As a parent I’ve tried to find books to share with my son and struggle to find anything written in the last 5 years…hmmm…

]]> By: Laila http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-4550 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:36:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-4550 Timely!

I was just talking to a friend about how I’ve never celebrated Kwanzaa or heard it discussed growing up or in college. Mind you I have a B.A. in African & Black Diaspora Studies and we never talked about this in any of my courses. I do think it’s an important celebration and reflective moment for our community. Folks I’ve talked to about it say they don’t celebrate because it falls on the heel of Christmas. *shrug* As a parent I’ve tried to find books to share with my son and struggle to find anything written in the last 5 years…hmmm…

]]> By: stargoddess http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-933 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-933 As I prepare to promote and reaffirm these universal values…I find this blog to be right on point. My Kwanzaa CD can be purchased at http://www.venusjones.com It is filled with poetic affirmations and melodic mantras set to meditative sounds that will help raise vibrations and realign one’s chakras, bringing healing energy and peace to one’s self, home, community and the world.

]]> By: stargoddess http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-4540 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-4540 As I prepare to promote and reaffirm these universal values…I find this blog to be right on point. My Kwanzaa CD can be purchased at http://www.venusjones.com It is filled with poetic affirmations and melodic mantras set to meditative sounds that will help raise vibrations and realign one’s chakras, bringing healing energy and peace to one’s self, home, community and the world.

]]> By: Uptown Notes - Fighting for Unity? http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-931 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:56:46 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-931 […] relevance, its creator, and whether or not we should celebrate it. In fact, a year ago when I wrote Quit Frontin on Kwanzaa my goal was to provide a base that made people feel informed and comfortable about celebrating and […]

]]> By: Osizwe http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-932 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:32:19 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-932 This is great Dumi! I also appreciate the “p.p.s” comment. This is a reoccurring concern that some intellectuals and thorough researchers have. As someone who meaningfully celebrated Kwanzaa since childhood, as a family and community institution, I think its value and impact far outweigh the failings and actions of its founder. When I became a student of African American Studies I struggled with this information. Then the spiritual clarity came to me that my community had not been “hoodwinked”. They simple surpassed the limitations of the messenger by sincerely practicing the principles of Kwanzaa.

]]> By: Osizwe http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-4260 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-4260 This is great Dumi! I also appreciate the “p.p.s” comment. This is a reoccurring concern that some intellectuals and thorough researchers have. As someone who meaningfully celebrated Kwanzaa since childhood, as a family and community institution, I think its value and impact far outweigh the failings and actions of its founder. When I became a student of African American Studies I struggled with this information. Then the spiritual clarity came to me that my community had not been “hoodwinked”. They simple surpassed the limitations of the messenger by sincerely practicing the principles of Kwanzaa.

]]> By: Osizwe http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-930 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:32:19 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-930 This is great Dumi! I also appreciate the “p.p.s” comment. This is a reoccurring concern that some intellectuals and thorough researchers have. As someone who meaningfully celebrated Kwanzaa since childhood, as a family and community institution, I think its value and impact far outweigh the failings and actions of its founder. When I became a student of African American Studies I struggled with this information. Then the spiritual clarity came to me that my community had not been “hoodwinked”. They simple surpassed the limitations of the messenger by sincerely practicing the principles of Kwanzaa.

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]]> By: Uptown Notes - Quit Frontin on Kwanzaa http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-928 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:24:49 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-928 […] more of why you should Quit Frontin on Kwanzaa here "With the last words on my lips, I am … a revolutionary." (57.4%)Lions and Tigers and Black […]

]]> By: neena http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-4000 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:09:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-4000 I’m against holidays

]]> By: neena http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-926 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:09:09 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-926 I'm against holidays

]]> By: neena http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-924 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:09:09 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-924 I'm against holidays

]]> By: Iceman Baldy http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-3968 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-3968 Great post. So many are misinformed about the meaning of Kwanzaa or why and how it’s celebrated. Your post is a nice balance between informative and entertaining.

]]> By: dumilewis http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-923 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:54:09 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-923 “Approve”

]]> By: Iceman Baldy http://uptownnotes.com/quit-frontin-on-kwanzaa/#comment-922 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:04:57 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/?p=761#comment-922 Great post. So many are misinformed about the meaning of Kwanzaa or why and how it's celebrated. Your post is a nice balance between informative and entertaining.

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