Do you know what Kwanzaa is?

[Indy Texas]

When I was little, most of the books and videos about holiday traditions that I was exposed to at home and at school gave the impression that at the very least a majority of African Americans celebrated Kwanzaa. And not really knowing any African Americans due to the homogenous nature of my school and neighborhood when I was a young child, I assumed this was the case until I was at least a teenager. When I explained this to a black friend in college, he looked at me like I was crazy and told me he had never celebrated Kwanzaa and didn't know anyone who ever did.