This holiday season, many African Americans are opting out of the traditional Christmas celebration to commemorate Kwanzaa, which begins on December 26th, 2024, and ends on January 1, 2025.

Why doesn’t she know about Kwanzaa? Don’t you celebrate Kwanzaa?” Kwanzaa celebrations look different in each family. Some people celebrate all seven days; others wrap the celebration into ...

Observed predominantly in the US and across nations of the African diaspora in the Americas, people celebrating Kwanzaa honour their African ancestry by exchanging presents and enjoying a large ...

game.) When I told other kids that my family celebrated Kwanzaa, I was met with slack-jawed incomprehension or, worse, gimlet-eyed ridicule, before being asked the inevitable question: Isn’t ...

Day 1 is devoted to umoja, or unity amid the African diaspora. Kwanzaa, which is celebrated by millions of people around the world, is known for cultural celebrations, family and community ...

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday dedicated to celebrating African culture and traditions, observed annually from December 26 to January 1. Proposed by African-American leader Maulana Karenga ...

As a child, Kellee White Whilby celebrated Kwanzaa a few times with her family in Delaware. Now, as a mom to 2-year-old Gabrielle, she wants her daughter to learn much more about the African ...

Attendees donned ankara-print clothing, daishikis and other traditional West African-inspired attire as they dined on Black ...

The Kwanzaa Collective in the Valley stopped in Chicopee on Dec. 27 to educate the public and celebrate the second day of ...