The Story Of Kwanzaa: From Civil Rights To Corporate America

Next week will be the start of the Kwanzaa celebration which starts on Dec 26th. Kwanzaa is an African-American holiday that is celebrated during the week after Christmas ending on New Years Day in many African-American communities.

It has been more of a Community Celebration than a Private Family Celebration for the majority of people that our family has known in these modern times. A time of reflection & respecting our elders & enjoying  our neighbors, community members, friends, blood family our wider circle of unrelated but we consider them to be family. 

The intent of the celebration is to encourage & instill positive values from the elders to the younger generations as well as foster a sense of belonging in the community. Many community celebrations have a marketplace area to not only buy items but additionally connect people with community services that they may have been unaware of.

Have you been to a Community Kwanzaa Celebration in your area?

The video below explains some of the history of Kwanzaa

Independence Day

Happy Independence Day!

Stay Safe while you're out in the Sun BBQing & when watching the Fireworks tonight

Hartford JazzFest 2017

It's Almost Time Again for the Annual Hartford JazzFest!

This year it's Friday the 14th through to Sunday July 16th.

Will you be attending this year?  Grab your lawn chairs or blankets & plenty of sunscreen.

I hope to see you there, enjoying this fun family musical festival in the park.

 

Congratulations 2014 - HUHS Staff LipDub to Happy!

Is this a cool school or what? 

What will the CT High Schools do for their students this year? 

Would you like to see the teachers and staff do something fun like this for your school? 

If your school or class has done similar we'd love to share your cool videos put the links in the comments so we can celebrate Creativity