Free printable Kwanzaa lesson plans, Swahili worksheets, African crafts, games

Habari Gani? This is the Swahili greeting given at Kwanzaa, the least known but fastest-growing of the winter holidays. When you greet someone with Habari Gani? you are asking "what's the news?" Kwanzaa--meaning "first fruits of the harvest"--celebrates family, community and culture. Kwanzaa is celebrated for seven days, from December 26 to January 1. In the seven days there are seven principles that people aim for. Here's the list in Swahili and English, plus free printable Kwanzaa lesson plans, Swahili worksheets, African crafts and games.  Free printable Kwanzaa lesson plans, Swahili worksheets, African crafts, games | Examiner.com

Facebook adds Donate button to posts, makes giving, but also hacking, scamming easier?

 Does anyone else see problems with "donate" buttons on social media? Facebook has added a Donate button to posts reported Digital Trends on Nov. 20. Now that ostensibly that makes charitable giving easier. But might it also make hacking and scamming easier? If it was just a matter of charitable organizations using the new Donate button analytics to leverage contributions, that would be one thing. But the Facebook Donate button lets users contribute to causes from their Facebook News Feeds and even in Facebook Chat. The point of the Facebook Donate button was to simplify things for nonprofits. But is the Donate button oversimplified and therefore vulnerable to hacking and scamming? Clicking the Donate button takes you to your linked credit card, debit card and Paypal account. It makes Facebook into a vendor. Facebook adds Donate button to posts, makes giving, hacking, scamming easier? | Examiner.com

Caitlyn Jenner Christmas billboard offends transgender: NZ Santa sack ad nixed

A New Zealand company's Caitlyn Jenner Christmas billboard was meant to be a spoof, but the Santa sack ad isn't generating too many ho-ho-ho's. TakePart reported on Dec. 3 that the billboard shows the iconic Caitlyn Jenner Vanity Fair image with added Santa hat and reads "I hope your sack is fuller than mine this year. Merry Christmas from Cranium." Some found the Santa sack pun cute, but the Caitlyn Jenner Christmas billboard offended transgender people who complained, Rebecca Jones, mom of a transgender 9-year-old boy was one who complained to Cranium Signage about their "disgusting" billboard. Jones is part of a transgender support group in Auckland.   Caitlyn Jenner Christmas billboard offends transgender: NZ Santa sack ad nixed | Examiner.com