A celebration of history, values, family, community and culture, the inaugural Kwanzaa in the Marketplace was recently held in the State Theatre. “I wanted the area to experience the culture of Africa ...

“Kwanzaa encourages us to focus on the seven principles, which are important values and ideals that we can incorporate into our lives,” he said. Richards also alluded to the upcoming ...

Although this comes to us through Kwanzaa celebrations — one of those idealistic projects like Esperanto designed to unite humanity — its wisdom is timeless. If you love life, you want more ...

Museum CEO Mary Allen talked about the history of Kwanzaa during the event. The holiday, celebrated nationwide from Dec. 26-Jan. 1, is based on seven principles, also known as Nguzo Saba. The ...

PALMDALE — The WOW Flower Project hosted its 15th annual Kwanzaa in commUNITY event Saturday at its Palmdale new headquarters with more than 75 attendees of all ages from all corners of the Antelope ...

Nicole J. Walker (left to right), Tenshi Dailey, and Leah Smith, light the Kinara as they celebrate the fifth day of Kwanzaa. The seven principles of Kwanzaa are Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia ...

Wednesday, January 1, marks the day we celebrate the seventh and final principle of Kwanzaa: Imani. Imani is the profound belief in and commitment to all that is of value to us as a family, community, ...

Be sure to keep all the Nguzo Saba or seven principles of Kwanzaa—Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, and Creativity—with you ...

You can also have faith in your loved ones and others in the community to keep their word based on what everyone decided to take on during the celebration of Kwanzaa. Day 7 of Kwanzaa is celebrated on ...

The night also included the lighting of the kinara, a traditional candle symbolizing the seven principles of Kwanzaa: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and ...

"Kwanzaa highlights the importance of family and community and focuses on the seven guiding principles," said Kelly. "The seven principles of Kwanzaa encourage each of us to do all that we can to ...