Happy first day of Kwanzaa!!!

In.

haha they're eating fried chicken

On the first day of Kwanzaa the check came in the mail

InB4 Kangs

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Guys can we not make any subtle racist comments in here? This is meant to be a respectful thread on a holiday that means a lot to the millions who celebrate it every year.

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I make a simple comment that people who celebrate Kwanzaa should try to live by its principles the whole year instead of a couple days a year, and I immediately get pegged as a racist

Karenga, the founder of Kwanzaa, was convicted and imprisoned for:

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Deborah Jones, who once was given the Swahili title of an African queen, said she and Gail Davis were whipped with an electrical cord and beaten with a karate baton after being ordered to remove their clothes. She testified that a hot soldering iron was placed in Miss Davis' mouth and placed against Miss Davis' face and that one of her own big toes was tightened in a vise. Karenga, head of US, also put detergent and running hoses in their mouths, she said. They also were hit on the heads with toasters.

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Wakanda Forever

Seriously, are white people allowed to participate in Kwanzaa?
Can whites put up the kinara candle thingy, similar to non Jews putting up a menorah?