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The global coronavirus pandemic has caused many communities to reimagine traditional holiday plans, and Hopkinsville community members organizing said celebrating Kwanzaa the week long, Afro-centric holiday may help people become more culturally aware.
The celebrations in Hopkinsville, open to people of any race and culture, were organized by Markeeta Wilkerson and Zirconia Alleyne after noticing a lack of pride and hope in her community. She also drew on her own Kwanzaa experiences in college.
“There s been a lot of the perception that Black isn t beautiful. So to help instill that black is beautiful in our community, that s one of the reasons why we wanted to revisit Kwanzaa,” she said.