If Ever There Was a Year to Celebrate Kwanzaa, 2020 Is That Year
Yes, it’s still happening if you want it to
It used to be that Kwanzaa events were held at nearly every Black church, theater, and event space around and you could plan on going any day of the week after Christmas to celebrate the Nguzo Saba. But this is 2020 and Covid-19 means that our collective gathering situation has been kiboshed. But it doesn’t mean you can’t figure out a way to do it the old-fashioned way: at home with a few select friends and family.
That’s what I plan to do. After all, after a year of unprecedented death and calamity visited upon my family and friends, if there was ever a time to be mindful about unity, self-determination, purpose, collective work, and responsibility, now is it. We need to gather and remind ourselves that we are here, we can do this and we will be changing this system for the better.
Ultimately Kwanzaa is about mindfulness and intentionality.
As Tonya Abari writes: “Kwanzaa is a call to purpose.”
