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Kwanzaa celebration.
“The women got together, and, using the
information I had given them, they held a
Kwanzaa celebration that included gift ex
changes, discussion of the seven principles,
and even a Kwanzaa feast,” Rhodes said.
Yolannda Green, an inmate at the prison
camp, said the celebration they held was en
lightening and meaningful.
Green said the inmates limited the celebra
tion to one day, but they tried to include all
the major aspects of the holiday. The inmates
dressed for the occasion by wearing the tradi
tional African wraps and headdresses.
“We were highly educated about many dif
ferent issues of black heritage,” Green said.
“We were shown different types of African art-
work like sculptures. We also listened to
African music. We also were taught about
some women who are or were in prison and
how to apply their lessons to our lives.”
Kathryn Browder, chaplain at the prison
camp, said the ceremony concentrated on liv
ing historical figures more than dead ones.
“We did not want to focus on those that are
dead,” Browder said. “We decided to concen
trate on the survivors of prison experiences,
and to look at women and the issues that are
impacting the prisoners lives right now.”
Dr. Karenga included in the design of
Kwanzaa, an exchanging of gifts. Since the
prisoners cannot give presents to each other,
they improvised.
“There are a lot of talented women here,
and they wrote poetry and other literature
and shared it with the group as their gifts to
us,” Green said.
Browder said the “no-present” rule forced the
women to put more thought into their presents,
making the gifts more creative and meaningful.
“The women gave each other more than
presents; they gave each other memories,”
Browder said. “The effort put into the gift
made the giving, as well as the accepting, a
personal treasure.”
family in Kwanzaa, rents out a dance hallti
year for the large gathering. The entertair,
for the day comes from the children of the!
ily, who dance and sing for their elders. 11 m*< msau.
An Aggie Kwanzaa
Garrett said the way his family celebrates
Kwanzaa differs from the traditional Kwanzaa
celebration. For the Garretts, Kwanzaa repre
sents an affirmation of the family as well as
the African-American people.
“Before the celebration, seven members of
the family are picked to each light a candle rep
resenting one of the seven principles," Garrett
said. “During the party, they light the candle
and tell how that principle applies to them.”
Some of Garrett’s relatives own their own
businesses and discuss the importance of the
principle of cooperative economics/Ujamaa.
Other family members discuss the impor
tance of faith/Imani.
Garrett said the members of his family col
lectively possess the essence of the Nguzo
Saba, and it helps him to try to incorporate
the principles into his everyday life.
Garrett’s aunt, who originally involved the
The Garretts eat together during Kwarl Swoolts^'t 4
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bread together and providing a sense ofui
The Garrett family adds its own traditkj
their Kwanzaa celebration. In memoryo
family members and ancestors that have!
they light a candle and call out the nail
the departed loved one, much like then
tion of Aggie Muster. ||
A Growing Tradition
Even though the number of people*
practice Kwanzaa remains small, thetn||
tion and the values it represents hasstan
to spread across the country. Greetings
companies have started marketing Kwait
cards. Publishing companies have pri
books explaining the holiday and its his
and children’s books have been publi
specifically for Kwanzaa presents.
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larrett said even though Kwanzaa isab
day celebrating African-American heritagf
Americans can learn from the lessons tat
through the Nguzo Saba and apply it toil
everyday lives.
“Kwanzaa can be celebrated in onefom
another by all people,” Garrett said. "Unii
one of the main principles, and we neei
learn from that.”
People in the News
Former wrestler
dons Santa suit
FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) — No more
bumps and bruises for former pro
fessional wrestler John Hill — just
the bear hugs reserved for Santa
Claus by dozens of happy children.
After 25 years of being tossed
around by the likes of Hulk Hogan
and Andre the Giant, the former
“Gentleman Jerry Valiant” loves
his gig as a shopping-mall Santa.
It’s even brought tears to his eyes.
“I had a group of orphans come
here last year, and a little girl
came up to me and said, Td like
nothing more than a mommy or
daddy to love me,’’’ Hill said. "What
can you say?"
The 54-year-old Hill retired last
year after a career that included 10
seasons in the World Wrestling Fed
eration. The 6-foot-3, 280-pound Hill
now runs a landscaping business.
At the end of every visit, Hill en
courages hugs from the children,
their little arms becoming lost in
his plush red suit.
“I had a young boy come up who
didn’t have long to live,” Hill said.
“He hugged me so tight ... I choked
up. I couldn’t do or say anything."
old friends, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck,
Wile E. Coyote and company. The
84-year-old Jones worked at Warner
Bros, from the early 1930s until
1963, when the animation depart
ment was shut down. Now the com
pany has 25 artists.
Under his new contract, Jones
said, he has made “four or five
shorts, with two or three in the
works. I did a Roadrunner, a Frog
picture, a Daffy Duck and a couple
beled the “Most Boring Celebrit)
The Year” by Alan Caruba, the
member of The Boring Institute
New Jersey.
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Animator back at
the drawing board
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ehhhhh,
what’s up, Chuck?
Drawing at Warner Bros.,
that’s what.
Animator Chuck Jones is back at
Warner Bros, making shorts with his
of others."
Rodman tagged
as biggest bore
Rodman
NEW YORK (AP) — Cross-dress
ing basketball star Dennis Rodman
has been labeled the year’s
biggest drag.
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