A Season of Celebrations; Growth, Harvest and Hope Shine Bright During Kwanzaa From: The Washington Post | Date: December 25, 1997| Author: DeNeen L. Brown | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Just about this time each year, Alice and Thutmose Anthony Thomas begin preparing their house, bodies and minds for Kwanzaa, a holiday when African Americans celebrate their African roots.

"We began cleaning the house to purify the environment, to renew ourselves and invigorate ourselves in preparation for the new year," said Alice Thomas, 34, of Northwest Washington, a professor at the University of the District of Columbia Law School. "We clear the cobwebs within and without. W...

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