| LIFE IN SOLERA | DECEMBER 2024 | 25
At the November meeting Solera resident, Rick Nelson, gave a very
interesting talk to a crowd of 30 on the 1963 Kennedy Assassination.
New and improved (edited) film footage of the assassination during
the Nov. 22 motorcade in Dallas definitely showed the world several
shooters, including Lee Harvey Oswald, were involved and the
Warren Commission's "Lone Shooter" conclusion was wrong.
On Dec. 2, Richard Crowe will speak to the World's brief history
of dirigibles, the most famous of which was Nazi Germany's
Hindenburg, pictured at right, top.
Richard's talk will include America's experiment with dirigibles,
one of which, the USS Akron, is shown at right, bottom, in a photo
taken by Richard's father in May 1932 at what eventually became
the U.S. Navy's west coast dirigible base, Moffett Field, located near
San Jose, California.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE CLUB
AACC will be celebrating Kwanzaa in Great Room Dec. 26 through
Jan. 1, 2025.
What is Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa is a week of learning, family, and
celebration, where communities come together to honor ancestors
and celebrate African and African American culture. Each day
features candle lighting to emphasize daily principles, along with
activities like reciting poetry and sharing meals inspired by the
African diaspora. The table is adorned with Kwanzaa symbols,
including the Kinara, Mkeka, Muhindi, Mazao, and Zawadi, as well as
the colors of the Pan-African flag: red, black, and green. The seven
principles of Kwanzaa are Unity, Self Determination, Collective Work
and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, and
Faith.
The seven principals of Kwanzaa: Unity, Self Determination,
Collective Work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose,
creativity, faith.
Retrieved from the National Museum of African American
History & Culture (Smithsonian) - https://tinyurl.com/3ay2mewy.
~ Willie Hill, Solera's AACC chair, aacc.solera@gmail.com
