Kwanzaa stands as a powerful celebration of African American culture, community strength, and familial bonds. This week-long ...

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

Kwanzaa is a celebration of African and African American culture. The annual week-long holiday will be here before you know ...

On Saturday, residents gathered at the Downing Gross Cultural Arts Center to celebrate Kwanzaa, a holiday deeply rooted in ...

The holiday is governed by seven principles, known collectively as the Nguzo Saba, and a different principle is celebrated ...

Kwanzaa, instituted in 1966 by African American professor and activist Dr. Maulana Karenga, takes place annually from December 26th to January 1st. To make our collective vocation the building and ...

Kwanzaa may come but once a year, but to Katherine Corbett, its principles are to live by year-round. The pastor and founder ...

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 ...

African-American holiday tradition of Kwanzaa was honored on its first day on social media by various figures and ...

The candle lit on the first day of Kwanzaa symbolizes unity, as did the crowd that gathered for the third annual Motor City ...

Green, red and a single black candle will be lit on the kinara at the Holyoke Kwanzaa observance on Saturday at 10 a.m. at ...

Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga to: Reaffirm and restore African heritage and culture. Introduce and reinforce Nguzo Saba, or the seven principles Serve as a nationally ...