The Loss Independence Produced

By Tikia K. Hamilton

In my estimation, one of the other reasons why my family no longer gathers for holidays such as today has to do with the nature of the society we live in. As young people have grown up and sought “independence”—one of the hallmarks of American society, of course—the emphasis that was once placed on family and communal values has diminished. In African-American communities in particular – communities linked to a history whereby kinship groups once exalted the family or clan, above individualism, this tradition has subsided tremendously.

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