Dr. Karenga
*As we reported, Wisconsin state Senator Glenn Grossman (R-West Bend) is on record stating that Kwanzaa is a ‘fake’ holiday.
Cal State Long Beach professor Dr. Maulana Karenga responded on KTLA News to Grossman’s accusations of “hard-core left wingers” using the holiday, celebrated by African-Americans in late December, as a way to divide the country.
The professor, who created the holiday in 1966, said he doesn’t take the senator seriously. In the news report he stated:
“Why is he [Grothman] concerned with Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa is our Pan African and African American holiday that celebrates family, community [and] culture.”
Karenga said he created the holiday as a cultural holiday so people of all faiths can celebrate.
Senator Grothman was also quoted as saying “almost no black people” care about Kwanzaa and is not a real holiday in his estimation.
Check out Dr. Karenga’s full response in the KTLA video report below:
So between Kwanzaa and Christmas, which one is more fake?
Christmas is supposed to celebrate the birth of Christ, but it was originally a pagan holiday which was criminalized until 1907 in the US. We also know that Jesus wasn’t even born in December. More like in September, before the shepherds brought in their flocks for the winter.
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
But as Karenga asked, why is this white man concerned about Kwanzaa which has nothing to do with him?
Well, he certainly got MSM talking about it.
I think this white man may have done more to popularize Kwanzaa than any of its most ardent supporters.
Grothman’s exclusion from this holiday is obviously the problem.
“But as Karenga asked, why is this white man concerned about Kwanzaa which has nothing to do with him?”