This year’s virtual Community Kwanzaa Umoja Celebration will include a special Lighting of the Kinara by the Sankofa Awardees and community leaders. In addition, there will also be taped performances of It’s Kwanzaa Mom!, a theater presentation by Operation Unite and Kuumba Dance and Drum, the Harambe Dance Company, and the COARC Kuumba Warriors, with performances by the Kyle Marshall Dance Company, and photographs by JD Urban Photography and David McIntyre.

Head to Operation Unite’s Website to learn more, check back regularly as more material will be added on each day of this Kwanzaa Celebration. These Kwanzaa presentations are sponsored by Operation Unite Education and Cultural Arts Center and Hudson Hall.

12/26/20  |  JOYOUS KWANZAA! A cultural celebration of African and African American history and heritage.

DAY 1: UMOJA – UNITY. Join us for today’s Kwanzaa celebration, including the Candle Lighting Ceremony, our Youth In Action, and “It’s Kwanzaa, Mom!” entertainment, presented by Operation Unite NY at Hudson Hall in 2018.

12/27/20  |  JOYOUS KWANZAA! 

DAY 2: KUJICHAQULIA – SELF DETERMINATION. Join us for today’s Kwanzaa celebration, including the Candle Lighting Ceremony, our Youth In Action, and performances by the Kyle Marshall Dance Company!

12/28/20 | JOYOUS KWANZAA!

DAY 3: UJIMA – WORKING TOGETHER. Join us for our Kwanzaa celebration, including the Candle Lighting Ceremony, our Youth In Action, and highlights from past Kwanzaa’s in our photo montage for today.

12/29/20| JOYOUS KWANZAA!

DAY 4: UJAMAA – COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS. Join us for our Kwanzaa celebration, including the Candle Lighting Ceremony, our Youth In Action, and the Sankofa video created this past summer by Operation Unite NY and photographer and filmmaker JD Urban.

12/30/20 | JOYOUS KWANZAA!

DAY 5: NIA – PURPOSE. Join us for our Kwanzaa celebration, including the Candle Lighting Ceremony, our Youth In Action, a word from past participant and entrepreneur John Nathan, and footage from our Hudson Youth Government Day.

12/31/20 | JOYOUS KWANZAA!

DAY 6: KUUMBA – CREATIVITY. Join us for our Kwanzaa celebration, including the Candle Lighting Ceremony, our Youth In Action, Harambee Dance Company and community participation at Hudson Hall, and a video from Operation Unite’s Kuumba Dance & Drum.

1/1/2 | JOYOUS KWANZAA! And a Happy New Year!

DAY 7: IMANI – FAITH. Join us for our Kwanzaa celebration, including the Candle Lighting Ceremony, our Youth In Action, a new Kwanzaa mix from filmmaker JD Urban, and our Sankofa Awardees!