Hundreds of Queens residents gathered at Queens Borough Hall on Monday, Dec 30, to celebrate Kwanzaa.

The celebration was held outside the Afri-Soul Marketplace at 12th and Washington streets. Black-owned businesses anchored ...

Carol Richardson, cultural affairs manager for the city of Gainesville’s Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs department, ...

Bright Side Opportunities Center and the Crispus Attucks Community Center again partnered for an annual community Kwanzaa ...

Kwanzaa celebrations offer a reprieve for Black District residents amidst crime and legal troubles. The seven principles of ...

Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its ...

Like many of the winter holidays, food traditions loom large over the vibrant tables of the Kwanzaa feasts. But what food do ...

"Kwanzaa is rooted in African tradition ... Other items on the table included Muhindi — corn, symbolic of children and the future — and Mkeka, a woven mat upon which the candles and other ...

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 ...

An ear of corn, a symbol for children, is often enjoyed. Wikipedia published the following: American black separatist Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 during the aftermath of the Watts ...