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Kwanzaa in the Lesbian & Gay Family
By Imani Rashid
KWANZAA
Kwanzaa is an African-American Holiday. It is the culmination of the previous year’s work, a time to reflect on the successes and failures, a time to set new goals.
Kwanzaa is the time we set aside to really listen to the voices of the ancestors, who guide us through-out the year.
Kwanzaa is the African-American Belief System at work in the 21st Century.
In December 1977, this author attended a meeting of *Salsa Soul Sisters, Inc. and suggested that, “We should be celebrating Kwanzaa as a cultural holiday”. Our Elder, Sister Maua Flowers liked the idea. She said, “If this sister wants to celebrate Kwanzaa, then I suggest she bring it here.” Thus, Kwanzaa was born in the LGBTQ family.
*The oldest known lesbian of color organization in the world.
Kwanzaa is an African-American Holiday. It is the culmination of the previous year’s work, a time to reflect on the successes and failures, a time to set new goals.
Kwanzaa is the time we set aside to really listen to the voices of the ancestors, who guide us through-out the year.
Kwanzaa is the African-American Belief System at work in the 21st Century.
In December 1977, this author attended a meeting of *Salsa Soul Sisters, Inc. and suggested that, “We should be celebrating Kwanzaa as a cultural holiday”. Our Elder, Sister Maua Flowers liked the idea. She said, “If this sister wants to celebrate Kwanzaa, then I suggest she bring it here.” Thus, Kwanzaa was born in the LGBTQ family.
*The oldest known lesbian of color organization in the world.
