Habari Gani? Kwanzaa and Umoja Can Be Complicated

By Iyatunde Oshunade Folayan In 2009, I received my name at the long running Kwanzaa celebration within Detroit’s historic Black queer community. It was done in the beauty salon basement of SASHA (Sexual Assault Services for Holistic Healing) center founder Kalimah LocMama Johnson. As a part of that annual Kwanzaa ritual, Detroit performs name-giving ceremoniesContinueContinue reading “Habari Gani? Kwanzaa and Umoja Can Be Complicated”