Kawaida Theory: An Introductory Outline

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Kawaida Theory: An Introductory Outline is a foundational work by Maulana Karenga that systematically presents his African-centered philosophical framework of Kawaida, which underlies the creation of Kwanzaa and emphasizes cultural nationalism, ethics, and social change.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
aimsTo contribute to Black liberation thought ⓘ
offer an African-centered framework for ethics ⓘ
provide a systematic presentation of Kawaida theory ⓘ
associatedWith US Organization (United Slaves) founded by Maulana Karenga ⓘ
author Maulana Karenga ⓘ
clarifies the conceptual foundations of Kawaida ⓘ
the relationship between culture and revolution ⓘ
context post-1960s Black liberation struggles in the United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describes Kawaida as a philosophy of cultural and social change ⓘ
Kawaida as a synthesis of the best of African thought and practice ⓘ
cultural nationalism as a strategy for liberation ⓘ
emphasizes cultural grounding as a basis for liberation ⓘ
self-determination and collective responsibility ⓘ
the reconstruction of African culture in the diaspora ⓘ
the role of ethics in social practice ⓘ
genre introductory text ⓘ
theoretical outline ⓘ
hasPart analysis of culture as a basis for liberation ⓘ
discussion of social practice and struggle ⓘ
discussion of the principles underlying Kwanzaa ⓘ
outline of Kawaida’s ethical framework ⓘ
influenced African American cultural nationalism ⓘ
contemporary Kawaida philosophy ⓘ
discourse on Kwanzaa ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject African-centered philosophy ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism

Kawaida theory ⓘ
linked to: Kawaida philosophy

cultural nationalism ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
social change ⓘ
philosophicalDiscipline Africana philosophy ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
social and political philosophy ⓘ
philosophicalTradition African-centered thought ⓘ
Black nationalist thought ⓘ
relatedTo Black liberation movement ⓘ
Kwanzaa ⓘ
Nguzo Saba ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ
targetAudience activists in Black liberation movements ⓘ
scholars of African American thought ⓘ
students of Africana studies ⓘ
theoreticalBasisFor the creation of Kwanzaa ⓘ

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Maulana Karenga → notableWork → Kawaida Theory: An Introductory Outline ⓘ
Ronald McKinley Everett → notableWork → Kawaida theory ⓘ
linked to: Kawaida Theory: An Introductory Outline
Kawaida Theory: An Introductory Outline → describes → Kawaida as a synthesis of the best of African thought and practice ⓘ
linked to: Kawaida Theory: An Introductory Outline