By Tangerine Clarke
Dr. Kimani Nehusi, during a
Dec. 3 virtual “Spill the Facts
Talk Show” to educate the
community about Kwanzaa,
explained that the main principal
of the festival is Umoja:
unity of yourself, in harmony
with others around you, with
the environment, the community
and the ancestors.
“Kwanzaa Teach-in,” moderated
by Tiffany Vasquez,
with presenter, Clementine
Marshall, a 25-year member of
the Guyana, African Cultural
and Development Association
(ACDA), gave viewers a broad
perspective of the origin and
history of Kwanzaa, celebrated
from Dec. 26 – Jan. 1.
Dr. Nehusi, a multi-disciplinary
scholar with strong
interests in language and linguistics,
history, culture and
research methodology, and
whose research interest from
ancient to modern times, the
Caribbean and Guyana, for
which he received many honors
from different parts of the
world, said it is not only important
to emphasize the African
culture but living it is paramount.
He joined the African United
Front while living in London,
England, and began organizing
Kwanzaa gathering. “We
saw Kwanza grow in London,
quickly attracting hundreds of
people, the biggest gathering
of African people in Europe for
a non-religious occasion, all
decked out in African robes.”
“Kwanza is really thousand
of years old. All of the principals
have been celebrated in
African traditions for thousands
upon thousand of years.
Some people continue our culture
in many ways, said the
Cyril Potter College of Education,
who completed graduate
training in Education where
he worked in the Research
Unit, and graduated from the
University of Guyana with a
BA in History with Portuguese
and Sociology, and an MS in
Guyanese History.
“In Guyana and elsewhere,
we have become accustomed
to looking down on the Jordanites,
he said, singling out
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herbalists continues the medical
and holistic tradition that
is thousands of years old,”
said Dr. Nehusi, who has been
assistant examiner in the Caribbean
Examinations and lectured,
conducted workshops,
gave keynotes and contributed
to radio and television
programs in many communities,
colleges, universities and
workplaces in various parts of
the Caribbean, USA, Canada,
Europe UK, Holland, Germany,
Sweden, Afrika, Nigeria,
and Ghana.
“If you look at ancient Africa
you will see first fruit, togetherness,
creativity. These principals
were regularly celebrated
in that particular way we
call Kwanzaa today, so that
our people can continue to
celebrate ourselves in our
own fashion,” said the educator
who held positions in the
Universities of Guyana, London,
East London, founded and
was director of Africa Studies
Center at the University of East
London.
The academic said, “Kwanzaa
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is a rebirth, a ‘sankofa’
moment, a reconstitution of
ourselves in the Americas. The
facet that Kwanzaa has taken
off so quickly shows how there
is more that enough proof of
the importance of our people
at this moment.”
“People must be able to celebrate
in their own significant
way. Observing Kwanzaa
is part of our way of reminding
ourselves, who we are and what
we must do.”
Dr. Nehusi reminded the
community of self determination,
collective work and
responsibility, for example,
family coming together the
first day to light the unity candle
and converse and make
amends.
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