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Does Kwanza replace a religious holiday (ie Christmas) for African-Americans to any significant degree in the US? Also, do you believe it should be included or incorporated into the "holiday season" for mainsteam America?
I am sorry for the lateness of my reply. Just currently, I am driving a truck and often away from civilization for weeks at a time.
Now, to answer your question:
Kwanzaa is one of those things that is academic in nature. You'll notice that people in the Ivory Tower find things to talk about that most people don't give thirty seconds of every year to worrying about.
Most black people (being Chrisitians) celebrate Christmas and don't have any idea of what is Kwanzaa, nor any interest.
I myself don't believe that it should be incorporated into mainstream celebrations-- and this is because I don't believe in black people going out of their way to look different from other Americans in any other way. (Assimilation, that is.)
Hope this brief answer clears it up for you.
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