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An Explanation of Kwanzaa
Readers-mine, I have been doing some research into Kwanzaa. I know that it may seem like an odd thing for a middle class white woman to want to learn about, but here's the thing: I think that the more we know about the cultures around us, the more informed we are and the better we are as a society. So, here is my very basic explanation of a complex celebration.
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