Kwanzaa in the Southern Tier 12/29/2012 (Updated 10:44:02
PM)ENDWELL -- Today marks the fourth day of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is
an African American celebration of seven principles, one on each
day starting December 26th. Traditionally, a group of people
gather to light a candle and discuss what the principle of the
day means to them. Communities can dedicate their celebrations
and as you can see here, this particular community dedicated
their celebration to the re-election of Barack Obama. "If we
talk about these principles, perhaps it'll be a way for people
to stop and think before they hurt each other. This'll be a way
for us to come together and say 'we're united, we're one people,
we're about love,' So it's open to all people," said Brenda
Brown, a Kwanzaa community organizer. She says that contrary to
popular belief, Kwanzaa is not a holiday or a religion. Today
was the celebration of purpose and tomorrow is the celebration
of creativity. Today was the celebration of purpose and tomorrow
is the celebration of