Kwanzaa Awards

 
  

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Kwanzaa Award Winners!!!!!

 

We are so grateful for the love and joy shared with each of our finalists, and winners. It made for a wonderful celebration!

2021 Award Recipients!

Individual

UMOJA - Dede Gartrell
KUJICHAGULIA - Helen J. Collier
UJIMA - Ashley McGirt
UJAMAA - Taese Snowden
NIA - Rev. Harriett Walden
KUUMBA - Afua Kouyate
IMANI - Delbert Richardson
NGUZO SABA - Dr. Maxine Mimms


Organizational
UMOJA - Africatown Community Land Trust
KUJICHAGULIA - Black Star Rising
UJIMA - The Breakfast Group
UJAMAA - QueenCare
NIA - Life Enrichment Group
KUUMBA - Nu Black Arts West
IMANI - Planting People Growing Justice
NGUZO SABA - Faith, Hope, and Charity


Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Maulana Karenga


We look forward to spotlighting them all during this year!

H A R A M B E E ! !
(Let's all pull together!)

 

The Kwanzaa Awards are hosted by Kinara Park Kids ® in collaboration with Black 4 Charities. It is important that we acknowledged and recognized the contributions and efforts of individuals and organizations who are embodying the Kwanzaa Principles. The Kwanzaa Awards 2022 will be announced during a live event on Saturday, January 7th, 2023, just after our Kwanzaa Celebrations!

Nomination Window OPEN: October 1st, 2022
Nomination Window CLOSE: November 30th, 2022


Celebrating individuals and organizations that embody the seven (7) principles of Kwanzaa:
1. Umoja (Unity)
2. Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
3. Ujima (Collective Work & Responsibility)
4. Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
5. Nia (Purpose)
6. Kuumba (Creativity)
7. Imani (Faith)
*8. Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles)


ELIGIBILITY:
1. Individual award recipients must identify as Black/African-American or Pan-African.
2. Organization award recipients must be 100% Black-owned (for profit) or 100% Black-led (nonprofit).


TIMELINE:

- Nomination Window: October 1st - November 30th.
- Community Voting: December 1st - 5th.
- Finalists Announced Daily: December 26th - January 1st.
- Winners Announced at Kwanzaa Awards Ceremony, Saturday, January 7th, 2023.



 
Noni Ervin ❤️🖤💚


KINARA PARK KIDS ®
Developing Community through Positive Imaging and Incorporating the Principles of Kwanzaa Year 'Round

BLACK 4 CHARITIES / 501c3
(fiscally sponsored by Shunpike)
Using the Principles of Kwanzaa to Build, Restore, and Celebrate our Cultural Creative Genius and Ingenuity

The Kwanzaa Awards are nonprofit.

 

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