IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE KWANZAA.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer If it takes a village to raise a child, then Saturday's annual Kwanzaa celebration went a long way toward teaching Ventura County's African-American children about the extent of their heritage. The annual festival of Kwanzaa - Swahili for ``first fruits of harvest'' - brought together some 100 parents and their children in song, prayer, feast and ceremony at California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. at Saturday. ``It helps to broaden their horizons,'' said Serina Cuffy, who teaches youths at the county NAACP's Saturday school. ``When they see other black people before them have made great accomplishments, they know they can do the same.'' Kwanzaa is observed from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 to teach children seven principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith in God. ``We're not teaching the kids anything new as far as lifestyles is concerned,'' said Phillip Bridgett, treasurer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), organization composed mainly of American blacks, but with many white members, whose goal is the end of racial discrimination and segregation. . In recent decades, said John R. Hatcher III, the chapter's president, African-American youngsters have come under cultural assault by television, which broadcasts images of violence among African-Americans. ``Kids say, How come we never see anything on TV except black people getting killed?'' he said. Hatcher said African-American leaders often do not receive adequate credit for their major contributions to American society. Thurgood Marshall For people and institutions etc. named after Thurgood Marshall, see . Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. , the late U.S. Supreme Court justice, should be recognized for the civil rights legislation he ushered into the law books, Hatcher said. ``That man, as quiet as he kept, did more for America than you can shake a stick at,'' he said. The daylong festival featured authentic African dishes and many participants dressed in traditional African attire. Several non-African-Americans also attended to celebrate their own heritage. ``It's good to celebrate and watch other people celebrate with us,'' said Victor Gould, 10, of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . ``We come together no matter what the color of skin.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Greg Owens Greg Owens (born January 27, 1981 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays in the position of right midfielder. He has recently signed for Central Coast Mariners for season 3 of the Hyundai A-League after being released early from , a parent at the NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Saturday School, lights candles during a Kwanzaa celebration at California Lutheran University. (2--Color) Vanisha Gould, 7, left, with the Algerian flag, and Kimba Perry, 5, right, with the Egyptian flag, kick off Kwanzaa at CLU (language) CLU - (CLUster) An object-oriented programming language developed at MIT by Liskov et al in 1974-1975. CLU is an object-oriented language of the Pascal family designed to support data abstraction, similar to Alphard. . Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Special to the Daily News |
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