Kwanzaa celebrations are planned Tuesday in Hollywood and Long Beach, marking the second day of the seven-day African-American festival.
The celebration at Ovation Hollywood will include free coffee and a food bar, a poetry jam by Jamai Fisher, a performance by the Ujima Dance Troupe and a children's crafts corner. The celebration at the shopping complex formerly known as Hollywood & Highland is set for noon-4 p.m.from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Kwanzaa's focus is the"Nguzo Saba," the Seven Principles, all of which are Swahili words. Each night is dedicated to one of the principles. The principle for the third night is Ujima."One of my favorite principles is Ujima. Ujima means collective work and responsibility in an effort to build and maintain our community," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass told City News Service."It means making the problems of our brothers and sisters, our problems."
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