Santa Claus is a Black Man...just ask Akim.

On a quaint Xmas night, a little girl sees her Daddy

Sneakily placing gifts under the tree

and immediately proceeds to tell everyone

That Santa Claus is a Black man.

In the quiet of the night, with stars aglow,

A little girl tiptoed, her heart all agog.

By the twinkling tree, she saw a sight so grand,

A dark figure, so very familiar yet somehow was not

Was it her Daddy placing gifts with a gentle hand.

With eyes wide open, she whispered with glee,

"Santa is a Black man, just like Daddy!"

She ran to tell the world, her joy so bright,

That Santa's magic came from love and light.

In every gift and every cheer,

She saw her Daddy's love so clear.

And in her heart, forever she'll know,

Santa's spirit is the love we show.

She asked her Daddy,

'was it you who placed the gifts under the tree' 😊

"Because Daddy, Santa looked just like you".

I shall tell you when you are older, daughter

But for now, let's keep Santa Claus as a mystery and wonder

That fills your heart with the joy of the holiday spirit

To all the children and everyone around the world

Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa and Happy holidays to one and all.

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Kwanzaa celebrations.

History and etymology

American black separatist Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 during the aftermath of the Watts riots as a non-Christian, specifically African-American, holiday. Karenga said his goal was to "give black people an alternative to the existing holiday of Christmas and give black people an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society." For Karenga, a figure in the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s, the creation of such holidays also underscored the essential premise that "you must have a cultural revolution before the violent revolution. The cultural revolution gives identity, purpose, and direction.

The Watts riots

The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965. The riots were motivated by anger at the racist and abusive practices of the Los Angeles Police Department, as well as grievances over employment discrimination, residential segregation, and poverty in L.A.

On August 11, 1965, Marquette Frye, a 21-year-old African-American man, was pulled over for drunk driving. After he failed a field sobriety test, officers attempted to arrest him. Marquette resisted arrest, with assistance from his mother, Rena Frye; a physical confrontation ensued in which Marquette was struck in the face with a baton. Meanwhile, a crowd of onlookers had gathered. Rumors spread that the police had kicked a pregnant woman who was present at the scene. Six days of civil unrest followed, motivated in part by allegations of police abuse. Nearly 14,000 members of the California Army National Guard helped suppress the disturbance, which resulted in 34 deaths, as well as over $40 million in property damage. It was the city's worst unrest until the Rodney King riots of 1992. Wiki.