Tim Meadows appears on Weekend Update to discuss the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa and its traditions, including symbols like the mkeka (mat), kinara (candle holder), vibunzi (corn), and the kikombi cha umoja (communal cup). However, instead of a straightforward educational segment, Tim transforms it into a slow, sensual R&B performance with his backup singers, the Kwanzettes (Vanessa Williams and Janice Pendarvis). The song, "Kwanzaa Timmy," features increasingly suggestive lyrics about "sweet sweet love" and double entendres involving Kwanzaa symbols. Tim attempts to explain the seven principles of Kwanzaa (Umoja, Kujichaguila, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba, and Imani) but relates them to bedroom activities. When one of the Kwanzettes resists his advances, Tim protests that this is "Kwanzaa, not Black History Month" and urges her not to be "enslaved by the past." The sketch ends with Tim inviting Weekend Update anchor Colin Quinn to join them, to which Colin enthusiastically responds "YES!"
