Kwanzaa Events 2010

Kwanzaa is a festival which is observed from December 26 through January 1. This is an opportunity for people of African heritage to focus on traditional African values including family, community responsibility, creativity and faith. The word Kwanzaa means "first fruits" in Swahili.

Preserving our cultural heritage is particularly important for those of us from the African Diaspora, as our heritage was stolen from us.Celebrating Kwanzaa is a way of reclaiming our identity, our ancestral heritage and our sense of self.

To read more, see: Kwanzaa - Celebrating Traditional African Values.

Click here for my list of 2010 Kwanzaa events. I have listed events across the UK, as well as in Ottowa, Canada and the U.S.A.

I have updated this list several times. Some of the many U.S. events I have listed include those in:

- California
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Michigan
- New York
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas

and more.

See also: Kwanzaa Videos

The Spiritual Dimension of Kwanzaa

Happy Kwanzaa!

Kwanzaa Videos

This article on Kwanzaa - Celebrating Traditional African Values has some lovely videos with children explaining the meaning of Kwanzaa.

See also: The Spiritual Dimension of Kwanza.

Click here for a listing of Kwanzaa events 2010. I have listed Kwanzaas all over the UK as well as U.S. Kwanzaas.

Happy Kwanzaa!

The Spiritual Dimension of Kwanzaa

One of the many attractive aspects of Kwanzaa, the African American holiday celebrated December 26th through January 1st, is its spiritual feature. Although Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, it nevertheless has a spiritual dimension.

Spirituality is defined here broadly speaking as the highest values which humans aspire to attain, is expressed in the values, concepts and themes of Kwanzaa.

To read the rest of this article by Jitahadi Imara, click here to download the free Black Holiday Gifts Guide. It contains loads of free resources for parents and children, as well as loads of gift ideas.

See also: Nikki Giovanni - 100 Best African American Poems.

Click here to read more about Kwanzaa - celebrating traditional African values.

Click here for a list of Kwanzaa events.

Happy Kwanzaa!

How You Can Start Your Business with No Money Today

Click here for an interesting article on How You Can Start Your Business with No Money Today.

Click here for a video of a conversation between Dr. Boyce Watkins and Danielle Douglas about how to start a business with no money, plus lots more resources.

See also: The Number One Fundraising Tool for Your Business.

How to Manifest What You Want

What do you want for your life in 2011?

What changes do you want to see?

Click here to read about what I have manifested in my life - and how I did it. You can too!

I am not asking you to believe anything, I am just asking you to be open to the possibility of positive change, and be willing to try new things.

If you are a jobseeker or looking to change jobs or careers, this is a brilliant method for you.

This is NOT a business proposition, this is solely for your personal use.

Many people are experiencing uncertainty in this time of change.

I have helped hundreds of people. I can help you, too. Together, we will win!

You can have more fun, love, money and success in 2011.

Click here to download your free 3-Step Success Formula.

See also: We Can Turn This Around
Here's to you getting what you want in the new year.

10 Important Things to Do for Your Business before 2011

Check out this great blog post by SmallBizLady: 10 Important Things to Do for Your Business before 2011

Click here for lots more resources for your business.

Here's to your success!

Nikki Giovanni - 100 Best African American Poems

The 100 Best African American Poems Edited by Nikki Giovanni.

Who better than Nikki Giovanni to collect these treasures?

To read my review, click here to download the Black Holiday Gifts Guide 2010.

If you are looking for a brilliant gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa, this is a great place to start.

We have loads of great gift ideas for all the family:

* Books for young children, older children, biographies
* Books about Black history and Black achievers
* Books about Kwanzaa
* Music - CDs, DVDs and mp3 downloads
* Toys, games and activities

As well as articles, ideas for free online family fun, and lots more.

Click here to download the Black Holiday Gifts Guide 2010.

See also: Loads of Free Stuff for Black Parents and Children

From Pain to Passion in 7 Weeks

A Christian Book for Teenage Girls

From Pain to Passion in 7 Weeks

Cynthia James, author of What Will Set You Free, promises to move you from pain to passion in seven weeks.

What Will Set You Free contains a series of challenging practical exercises to help you bring about positive change in your life.

To read the review of this book, click here to download the free Black Holiday Gifts Guide.

We have loads of great gift ideas for all the family:

* Books for young children, older children, biographies
* Books about Black history and Black achievers
* Books about Kwanzaa
* Music - CDs, DVDs and mp3 downloads
* Toys, games and activities

As well as articles, ideas for free online family fun, and lots more.

Check it out: click here to download the free Black Holiday Gifts Guide 2010 now.

Ancient Egypt Jigsaw Puzzle

I have just seen this great free online resource: Ancient Egypt Jigsaw Puzzles. There are several jigsaw puzzles on that page. There's also a puzzle of Great Zimbabwe.

See also: Free Stuff for Black Parents and Children

The Influence of Ancient Egypt

Loads of Free Stuff for Black Parents and Children

The Black Holiday Gifts Guide has loads of free resources for Black parents, children and families.

Online Fun for You and Your Children

We have lots of free online fun for your children, including free resources they can download and print out.

Print out and color a Kinara.

There's an online Black history quiz.

And lots more free resources.

click here to download the free Black Holiday Gifts Guide 2010 now.

African American Gifts

Plus, we have lots of children's gifts you can buy. We have gifts for all the family - toys, coloring books, Black history board games and more.

Our coloring books include:

African American Leaders Activity and Coloring Book
Famous Black Women
African Designs Coloring Book

and more.

Check it out: click here to download the free Black Holiday Gifts Guide 2010 now.

See also: A Christian Book for Teenage Girls.

Modern Day Slavery - What U Need to Know

New Year's Eve is Watch Night, the night when many people across the U.S.A. celebrate emancipation from slavery. But has slavery really ended?

What U Need to Know - Click here to listen tonight, 7 p.m. UK time, 2 p.m. EST. Please phone in if you want to, or join us in the chatroom.

If you can't listen tonight, click here to listen to the recording.

For loads of Black history books and DVDs, click here for the Black Gifts Guide 2010.

Holiday Open House at the Schomburg

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research unit of The New York Public Library, is recognized as one of the leading institutions of its kind in the world.

For details of the Holiday Open House on Saturday December 11th, see Black History International.

They will also be screening The Black Candle, a film about Kwanzaa narrated by Maya Angelou, on 21st December. Click here for details. This is a free event.

To watch a trailer for The Black Candle, and to see more Kwanzaa videos, go to African American Holiday Shopping.

Ancient Egyptian philosophies influenced many religious and spiritual traditions. To read more, see The Influence of Ancient Egypt.

A Christian Book for Teenage Girls

The Real Deal explores some of the issues teenage girls face today, including, for example:

- body image
- dating
- peer pressure

and more.

To read the review of this book, click here to download the free Black Holiday Gifts Guide.

We have loads of great gift ideas for all the family:

* Books for young children, older children, biographies
* Books about Black history and Black achievers
* Books about Kwanzaa
* Music - CDs, DVDs and mp3 downloads
* Toys, games and activities

As well as articles, ideas for free online family fun, and lots more.

Check it out: click here to download the free Black Holiday Gifts Guide 2010 now.

Ancient Egyptian philosophies influenced many religious and spiritual traditions. To read more, see The Influence of Ancient Egypt.

Are You Guilty of Downplaying Your Achievements?

Are you guilty of downplaying your achievements?

Are you denying your magnificence and what you are capable of?

Check out my articles:

Allowing Success

You Are Magnificent

Have a great day!

Oscar Micheaux - First Major African American Filmmaker

Oscar Micheaux was the writer, director and producer of more than 40 African American films. He made his first feature film in 1919/20.

Before Spike Lee, there was Oscar Micheaux.

To read more, see Oscar Micheaux.

The Influence of Ancient Egypt

In Upside Down World, Eugene Crowley gives us a fascinating exploration of different spiritual traditions, their origins and their impact on history.

Using the ancient Egyptian/Khemetian cult of Maat as his starting point, Crowley charts the impact Egyptian, Nubian and Ethiopian philosophies had on the ancient Hebrew and Greek peoples.

To read the rest of this review, click here to download your free Black Holiday Gifts Guide now.

If you are looking for a brilliant gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa, this is a great place to start.

Dealing with Difficult People

Many years ago, I was teaching a Study Skills module on a Black Studies course for adults.

One student on the course complained about everything on the course. I mean literally every single thing. The way the essay questions were worded, everything. She constantly, ceaselessly criticised and found fault.

This was obviously frustrating for those of us who were trying to deliver the course. Another tutor had told her she should not come back, and I completely agreed with him. But she just saw this as something else to complain about.

With the wisdom that comes from experience and perspective, I now realise that this was an example of what I talk about in my book Success Strategies: Love always brings up its opposite for healing.

When we encounter something positive, or when we start to move towards our goals, we become more aware of what is getting in our way - our fears, anxieties and negative tendencies.

Our tendency is to blame others, but really, we need to look within and deal with our own negativity.

This is nothing to worry about. In fact, it is positive - the more aware we are of our negativity, the more we can deal with it, move forward and continue to make progress.

We all encounter difficult people from time to time. You may find that people around you become more difficult during the holiday season.

The important thing is to notice when we are the difficult ones.

See also: Don't Freak Out.

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African American Holiday Shopping

The Black Gifts Guide 2010 is now online. Looking for a brilliant gift for Xmas and Kwanzaa? Click here to download your free copy now.

We have lots of free online fun for your children. There are also free resources they can download, print out and keep.

Print out and color a Kinara.

There's an online Black history quiz.

And lots more free resources for children and parents.

Plus, we have lots of children's gifts you can buy.

And articles about Kwanzaa. This guide will continue to be a resource for you and your family.

New for 2010: we now have book reviews, too!

Click here to order your free copy now.

See also: African American Holiday Gift Shopping.