Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly hosted St. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal Church and community leaders for the sixth annual ...

Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration that honors African heritage, culture, and values. It's a time for family gatherings, ...

All the events held by the GSO Kwanzaa Collective as part of the seven-day Kwanzaa celebration were held in the Peeler ...

As Mohamed DaCosta beated the djembe drum, attendees walked into the A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center Friday evening ...

Each table had a paper decoration of the Kinara, a candle holder with seven candles representing the Nguzo Saba or seven ...

What are the seven symbols of Kwanzaa? The seven symbols of Kwanzaa are the Kinara, a candle holder; Mishumaa Saba, seven candles; Mkeka, the mat; Mazao, crops; Muhindi, ears of corn; Kikombe Cha ...

Monday marked the holiday’s principle of ‘nia,’ or purpose, and dozens of people gathered in Rohnert Park to take its message ...

- The 3rd Annual Kwanzaa celebration was held at the Central Family Life Center on the first day of Kwanzaa on Dec.26,2024.

While Kwanzaa occurs around the time of other festive ... red and green flag, and a Kinara — a candle holder that holds seven candles. Three red candles are placed on the left of the Kinara ...

Each night, one of those candles is lit. The candles are the same colors as the Kwanzaa flag: Black representing the people, red their struggle and green their hope. Large Kwanzaa celebrations ...

Blount also shared the items that are needed when celebrating Kwanzaa: the kinara (candle holder), mkeka (mat), muhindi (corn to represent the children), mazao (fruit to represent the harvest ...