This month, Melovy Melvin recaps the stories that have graced the covers and pages of Denver Urban Spectrum over the last 12 months from reflecting on the legacy of America’s first African American POTUS and FLOTUS to talking about the power of Black women – and so many more stories in between. Our cover story is about Kwanzaa, a 50 year-old 7-day occurrence about family, community and culture celebrated by African Americans across the country. Denver has celebrated Kwanzaa for 20 years and organizers tell DUS contributor Allan Tellis about the upcoming plans.
In “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum,” Granny shares her experiences of honoring the birth of Christ from winter festivals including the African Harvest, the Native American Winter Solstice, the Celtic Yule, Las Posadas in Mexico, Kwanzaa in the United States, the ancient Hebrew Festival of Lights, the Chinese New Year, and the Caribbean’s Junkanoo Day.
