Then Mount Pleasant’s pastor, Reverend Nyika Taylor, chose several children to bring the Kwanzaa symbols to the front. The ...

SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The 48th edition of what organizers say is the world’s oldest Kwanzaa parade was held Dec. 26, marking ...

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

With the beat of the batá drums and the booming of Swahili chants, the stage was set for the continuous Kwanzaa celebration at the Tyler Public Library on Monday night.

Kwanzaa is celebrating our African heritage ... The Kinara is placed on a table along with Mkeka (Mat), Mazao (crops), the Unity Cup, and other symbols of African heritage. The celebration at ...

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

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 ...

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

"Kwanzaa is rooted in African tradition ... symbolic of children and the future — and Mkeka, a woven mat upon which the candles and other items are placed. Titcombe said the event was the ...