Here’s Why Kwanzaa is SO Important

I’m a university professor at a small HWCU (Historically White College/University). We’re much more familiar with the HBCU (Historically Black College/University) title than the HWCU title, but why do we identify specific colleges and universities as HBCUs and not other colleges as HWCUs? If HBCU is an appropriate title, then so is HWCU. Anyway, several years ago, I had a funny conversation with a first-year student at my college. The student asked if I was speaking in chapel for the Kwanzaa service. The college I teach at is a small church-affiliated liberal arts college. I informed the student that there would be no speaker at the chapel service, that it would be a student-led service, and that she should come. She said, “Okay,” but continued looking at me with a puzzled look. I waited as she wrestled with her thoughts, and she eventually asked me, “What exactly is <a href="https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/kwanzaa" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Kwanzaa</a>?” <a href="https://readcultured.com/heres-why-kwanzaa-is-so-important-8e9f1458d801">Read More</a>