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Image: The Shelf Life I love Black History Month. People are holding events, celebrating, and talking about our African American heroes. The problem is that it seems only African Americans are participating in this month long celebration. If you walk around the streets of NYC and ask what’s special about the month of February, [...]
Happy Birthday, Dr. King He had a dream. Before my husband and I were even born, this dream included our family. Before my mother knew that her descendants would have brown skin, he dreamed for my children. His voice rang out so passionately about a day when “the sons of former slaves and the sons of former [...]
Image credit: Flickr / alihf | Juárez We wanted to showcase some of the great stories and features about Three Kings Day (el Día de los Reyes Magos), so here are a few go-to articles! There are crafts, recipes, stories and more! Wishing you a great Three Kings Day! NickJr.com Dora’s Three Kings Day Party [...]
This article is part of our “Multicultural Holidays” series. You can submit your own story for publishing on Multicultural Familia via our submissions page here. Image: Flickr / cliff1066™ Fond Memories of Three Kings Day Thinking about my childhood and revisiting the home where I grew up always reminds me of how important is for a child to [...]
How to Celebrate Kwanzaa – December 26 – January 1 Today begins the week-long celebration of Kwanzaa! The cultural holiday, created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, was established as the first African American Holiday. The holiday has strong ties to the American Civil Rights Movement and relies on a set of principles, symbols and sentiments that [...]
This article is part of our “Multicultural Holidays” series. You can submit your own story for publishing on Multicultural Familia via our submissions page here. © Weather Anchor Mama This is part two of Stacy’s Multicultural Christmas story. Read part one, “Debating What to Do About Santa“. After my recent post, Debating What to Do About Santa, [...]
This article is part of our “Multicultural Holidays” series. You can submit your own story for publishing on Multicultural Familia via our submissions form here. “No hay nada mas espactacular que la inocencia y creencia en la magia que mi hijo me muestra. (There is nothing more spectacular than the innocence and belief in magic that my [...]
This article is part of our “Multicultural Holidays” series. You can submit your own story for publishing on Multicultural Familia via our submissions form here. Image Credity: Flickr / Andy Hay I was raised in a very Catholic family. We went to church every week, I attended Catholic school, I received all of my sacraments, knew all [...]
This is Stacy’s second guest appearance on Multicultural Familia. Read more about her family in her story, “Holidays Between Two Cultures“. Debating What to Do About Santa It seems like the holidays came so fast this year. Everywhere I turn I see Christmas lights! I think that retailers skipped over Thanksgiving decorations and went right [...]
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The first time my children were involved in what is commonly referred to as Hajj Day, was about nine years ago. My son was involved in a Sunday school type class at the mosque, and when the teacher told us that Hajj Day was coming, I had no idea what she meant. Khaled didn’t [...]
In the almost 20 years I’ve been with my husband, I’ve learned a lot of things from his family and from black culture. Here are some of the things I’ve learned: Life is interactive On a nice day, you don’t have to sit inside, and you don’t have to go anywhere. It’s okay to put [...]
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