RNC College Republicans Roasted For Celebrating Obscure Black Power Holiday ‘Kwanzaa’ On Twitter – IOTW Report

RNC College Republicans Roasted For Celebrating Obscure Black Power Holiday ‘Kwanzaa’ On Twitter

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National File:
On Saturday Dec. 25, just one day after most Americans finished celebrating Christmas, the official College Republican National Committee Twitter tweeted out support for an obscure celebration invented in 1966 by a black nationalist called “Kwanzaa.”

“Wishing you a happy and prosperous Kwanza!” the account tweeted. “Kwanzaa” was dreamed up by Maulana Karenga – previously known as Ronald McKinley Everett – a black supremacist who wanted to “give blacks an alternative to the existing holiday of Christmas and give blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society.”

Karenga also stated that the made-up holiday was important because “you must have a cultural revolution before the violent revolution.” Karenga was convicted of felony assault and false imprisonment in 1971. more

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