Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family and Community

Celebrant and Master Storyteller Lillian Grant-Baptiste will tell the magnificent story of Kwanzaa and will explore the origin, the true meaning, cultural, and the historical significance of this African-American holiday. This masterful storytelling will provide an explanation of the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa), and lead a discussion on how to embrace and use these principles to help facilitate the building and sustaining of stronger, more self-determined and reliant African-American families and communities. Ms. Grant-Baptiste will also explain the seven symbols of Kwanzaa and demonstrate how to properly set up the Kwanzaa table. She will culminate the presentation with a Gullah folktale that demonstrates the spirit of Kwanzaa.