Kwanzaa

Minority Student Affairs first organized a Kwanzaa celebration in 2004. Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili word kwanza, which means “first.”

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  • Title Kwanzaa
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  • Keywords Kwanzaa
  • Website Name Volopedia
  • Publisher University of Tennessee Libraries
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  • Access Date July 2, 2026
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  • Date of Last Update October 10, 2018