Kwanzaa 6261 (2021) is here and for our final show of the year we go into full Kwanzaarization mode. In addition to a selection of some of the finest Kwanzaa tunes from across the Afrikan world, we have a step-by-step breakdown of the principles, symbols, processes, procedures and recitations for…

The Alkebu-Lan Revivalist Movement regards Kwanzaa as a Cultural Imperative, i.e. a compelling event in the life cycle that is determined by cultural tradition, also including naming, initiation marriage and passing over ceremonies. Created by the Us organisation, headed by Dr Maulana Karenga in 1966, it is one of most…

It’s now standard that any discussion about community development strongly emphasises the need for establishing a substantive economic base.  However, the challenge has been strategizing how best to go about it.  This often includes lamentations about our inability to effectively harness our estimated “£300 billion spending power” (1), Of course,…

Celebrated from December 26th to January 1st every year, Kwanzaa is one of the lasting legacies of the 1960s Black Power era, created in 1966 by the Us organization, under the leadership of Dr Maulana Karenga.  Rooted in Kawaida theory and arranged around the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles), Kwanzaa was…

Fifty-five years after the British Royal family tried (unsuccessfully) to sabotage its independence, the Caribbean Island of Barbados set to “fully leave [its] colonial past behind” and will jettison the Queen of England as it’s head of state. This will make it the fourth country in the region to do…