KWANZAA WEEK CELEBRATION

All programs are at Langston Hughes Library (100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona) or virtually.

Daily Video: Learn About the Seven Principles (Nguzo Saba) (Virtual)

Each day of Kwanzaa, we will share a video from a member of the Langston Hughes Library community, who will explain the meaning of that day’s Principle and how you can apply it to your daily life.
Watch on Facebook or Instagram.
Monday, December 26 to Sunday, January 1
6pm

Kwanzaa Celebration: (Principle): Umoja (Virtual)

Join us as we celebrate Umoja with members of the Divine 9 (D9). As African Americans started attending colleges in greater numbers in the 1900s, and developing their own fraternities and sororities, stepping (or step dancing) began as a show of love and pride.
The Divine Nine, also formally known as the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), is a council consisting of nine historically Black sororities and fraternities, including Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity.
Monday, December 26
7pm
Join on Facebook or YouTube.

Kwanzaa Celebration: (Principle): Kujichagulia (Virtual)

Join us for our Sankofa Series as we celebrate Kwanzaa with a featured program entitled "Kujichagulia-Self Determination," moderated by King Downing. Sign in for this powerful conversation with panelists Dequi Kioni-Sadiki, Sekou Odinga, Jihad Abdul Mumit, and Jalil Muntaquim.
Tuesday, December 27
4pm
Register on Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/sankofalh

Kwanzaa Celebration: (Principle): Ujima (In-Person)

We celebrate Ujima (collective work and responsibility), with an intriguing conversation entitled “Passing the Torch: A Generational Conversation.” To pass the torch or hand on the torch involves trusting one’s successor to do as good a job or a better job than one has accomplished. Usually, one will pass the torch or hand on the torch to someone who has been prepared for the position. This group of community members will discuss why passing the torch is both important and necessary for the success of our community (and the nation).
Wednesday, December 28
6pm 

Kwanzaa Celebration: (Principle): Ujamaa (In-Person)

During this day, we celebrate Ujamaa with a marketplace! Grab some FREE goodies, shop, and listen to entrepreneurs’ journeys and how their businesses uplift their communities.
Thursday, December 29
6:30pm

Kwanzaa Celebration: (Principle): Nia (In-Person)

Let’s get ready for the new year! Find your Nia (which means “purpose”) and embrace your community with your peers in the African diaspora with the First Lady of Queens, Tameeka Richards. 
Friday, December 30
12pm

Kwanzaa Celebration: (Principle): Kuumba (Virtual)

Kwanzaa is almost over, but we still have a lot to celebrate! Enjoy this New Year’s Eve program of music, storytelling, dance, and more in honor of the sixth Kwanzaa principle, Kuumba, featuring performances by Kendall Speaks, urban violinist Shayshahn "Phearnone" MacPherson, urban saxophonist Ashley Keiko, and Carnyval Dancers.
Join on Facebook or YouTube.
Saturday, December 31
7pm

Kwanzaa Celebration: (Principle): Imani (Virtual)

Join us as we close out our Kwanzaa festival by celebrating the seventh Kwanzaa principle, Imani, while welcoming the New Year with the musicians, poets, and storytellers, Songhai Djeli.
Join on Facebook or YouTube.
Sunday, January 1
7pm

Funding is provided in part by the Library Action Committee of Corona-East. Elmhurst, NYS Education Department Special Legislative Grants from Assemblyman Jeffrion L. Aubry, discretionary funds from NYC Coalition of Theaters Initiative, Council Member Francisco Moya, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.