Arizona Sen. TJ Shope indicated on social media that he doesn't support Kwanzaa as a holiday, and was thoroughly roasted on X ...

The Kwanzaa holiday is now officially in full swing, but one Republican state senator from Arizona is publicly railing ...

Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebrate in African American culture, and the holiday is almost here. Though the holiday is relatively young, over 9 million people celebrate Kwanzaa in the United States.

T.J. Shope called the African American holiday “fake,” “anti-American” and “anti-Christian.” ...

Kwanzaa is a holiday that honors African American and Pan-African culture and traditions. It was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, an African American professor and activist, as a way for ...

Bush and Barack Obama all released statements commemorating the holiday, and in 1997 the U.S. Postal Service began issuing Kwanzaa stamps. It is not recognized as a federal holiday. Kwanzaa ...

Learn all about the community-centered holiday with these fun, educational Kwanzaa books for young readers Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Now, as a mom to 2-year-old Gabrielle, she wants her daughter to learn much more about the African American cultural holiday. Thursday marks the first day of Kwanzaa, a weeklong, end-of-the-year ...