Activist Maulana Karenga and his wife Tiamoya celebrating Kwanzaa in 2000. Karenga created the holiday in 1966 as an opportunity for Black Americans to reaffirm their African roots and strengthen ...

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.

Why would we? We had our own holiday: Kwanzaa. Even by the standards of America, a country that birthed a whole new branch of Christianity in the last 200 years, Kwanzaa is a baby. Founded in 1966 ...

ALL RIGHT, ASHLEY, THANK YOU. WELL, PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE KWANZAA CELEBRATION AT THE STATE CAPITOL. THE HOLIDAY HONORS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE. MICHAEL HARRIS WITH THE CALIFORNIA ...

Logan-Grimes said locals are encouraged to make Kwanzaa-inspired decorations and find ways to incorporate the holiday's seven principles into their regular holiday traditions. "I think that's part ...

It’s a busy holiday season this week, with Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa all taking place within days of each other. Hanukkah began on Wednesday and will end the day after New Year's Day.