Kwanzaa is a celebration of African and African American culture. The annual week-long holiday will be here before you know it, so it's the perfect time to learn about the history and symbolism ...

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday dedicated to celebrating African culture and traditions, observed annually from December 26 to January 1. Proposed by African-American leader Maulana Karenga ...

It is not recognized as a federal holiday. Kwanzaa emerged during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s as a way to reconnect Black communities in the U.S. with important African cultural ...

Since its founding in 1966, Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognised celebration of African culture and community in the United States. The secular holiday is also celebrated in countries with ...

created Kwanzaa in 1966 during the Black Freedom Movement. The origins of the non-religious holiday are tied back to the first harvest celebrations in Africa, according to the official holiday ...

Kwanzaa is another holiday coming up fast this month. It starts Dec. 26, immediately following Christmas and Hanukkah. "Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates ...

The week-long ethnic African American holiday was established ... For the public to learn more about the holiday, Chaney will present a Kwanzaa workshop from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 28 at Gallery ...

in Swahili. In 2009, author of Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition Keith Mayes told the Associated Press that he believes 500,000 to two million Americans ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Halisi Africa Cafe is bringing some holiday cheer to the community with their week-long Kwanzaa event. Chef Bryant Shaw spoke to the group about the special principles ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – The holiday season continues with the kickoff to Kwanzaa, a celebration of Pan-African culture and community. The Evansville African American Museum hosted a special ...

It is not recognized as a federal holiday. Kwanzaa emerged during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s as a way to reconnect Black communities in the U.S. with important African cultural ...

Karenga described Kwanzaa as a “political-motivator holiday” in an interview with Henry Lewis Gates Jr. for PBS. “The idea is for African and African descended people to come together around ...