Theme: Creating a Legacy from Our Heritage and Culture
Nguzo Saba
The Seven Principals of Kwanzaa
Saturday, December 26, 2020, 6PM – 8PM
To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.
Challenge for the Day: Post a Picture with Family, Friends or Organizational Members
Sunday, December 27, 2020, 6PM– 8:00 PM
To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
Challenge for the Day: Post a Picture of Your Favorite Speech from One of Our American Leaders (famous or non-famous)
Host: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Contact: Kwame Jerry Williams, 330. 338-1085;kwame52@yahoo.com
Monday, December 28, 2020, 6PM – 8:00 PM
To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.
Challenge for the Day: Post a Picture Helping or Working with Our People (mentoring, counseling, gardening or public service)
Host: Project Ujima Contact: Lakesh Haynes, 330.576-4171; lmh@projectujima-inc.org
Tuesday, December 29, 2020, 6PM – 8PM
To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Challenge for the Day: Post a Picture of Your Favorite Black Business or a Receipt From It- Buy Black Today
Host: NAACP
Contact: Dr. Lathardus Goggins, II, 330.990.6125; drgoggins2@yahoo.com
Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 6PM – 8PM
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Challenge for the Day: Post a Picture of Yourself or Your Organization that Contributes to the Collective Uplift of Developing Our Community
Host: Guy and Gals Community Partnership, Inc.
Contact: Jerome Moss, (330) 689-8816; jr.moss7@gmail.com
Thursday, December 31, 2020 – 4PM – 6PM
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Challenge for the Day: Post a Picture of Your Favorite African Artist, Mural or Installation in our Community.
National Association of Black Social Workers, Lillie Tisdale Jackson, (330) 999-0312; lrj428@sbcglobal.net
Friday, January 1, 2021 – 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
Challenge for the Day: Post a Picture of a Traditional African Spiritual System or Spiritual Leader.
Post Challenge for the Day Pictures to Akron City-Wide Kwanzaa Facebook Page: Official Akron Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa Principles Created by – Dr. Maulana Karenga
THE OFFICIAL KWANZAA WEB SITE
Kwanzaa Sponsored by: Akron African American Cultural Association
