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Say Brother; Spirit of Umoja; Ron Karenga and the origin of Kwanzaa
Part of Say Brother.
12/27/1973
In this clip Brother Imara talks about the origin of the Kwanzaa since it was first by formed by Ron Karenga in the late 1960s. Overall the program focuses on the meaning and celebration of Kwanzaa, the African celebration of first fruits. Segments include "man on the street" interviews conducted by two middle school students (who ask shoppers if they know what Kwanzaa is), in-studio performances by the St. Joseph's Community School Junior and Senior Choirs, a Kwanzaa question-and-answer session with Brother Imara, an in-studio Kwanzaa ceremony; and performances of the folktales "Thunder and Lightning" and "Why God Lives in the Sky" by storyteller Brother Blue (Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill). Produced by Topper Carew. Directed by Conrad White.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Spirit of Umoja
- Program Number
310
- Title
Ron Karenga and the origin of Kwanzaa
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Program focuses on the meaning and celebration of Kwanzaa, the African celebration of first fruits. Segments include "man on the street" interviews conducted by two middle school students (who ask shoppers if they know what Kwanzaa is), in-studio performances by the St. Joseph's Community School Junior and Senior Choirs, a Kwanzaa question-and-answer session with Brother Imara, an in-studio Kwanzaa ceremony; and performances of the folktales "Thunder and Lightning" and "Why God Lives in the Sky" by storyteller Brother Blue (Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill).
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Kwanzaa
- St. Joseph's Community School
- Brother Blue
- African Americans--Folklore
- Civil rights
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- White, Conrad (Director)
- Nicholas,Huntley, Jr. (Film Sound)
- Carew, Topper (Producer)
- Jones, Vickie (Associate Producer)
- Johnson, Henry (Filmmaker)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Associate Producer)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Spirit of Umoja; Ron Karenga and the origin of Kwanzaa,” 12/27/1973, GBH Archives, accessed April 16, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9106A06DC02748E89C7E85597C969168.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Spirit of Umoja; Ron Karenga and the origin of Kwanzaa.” 12/27/1973. GBH Archives. Web. April 16, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9106A06DC02748E89C7E85597C969168>.
- APA: Say Brother; Spirit of Umoja; Ron Karenga and the origin of Kwanzaa. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9106A06DC02748E89C7E85597C969168