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

In creating Kwanzaa, Karenga, active in the Black Power movement of the 1960s, said he aimed to "give Blacks an opportunity ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly hosted St. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal Church and community leaders for the sixth annual ...

According to Karenga, the name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning ‘first fruits.’ First ...

The weeklong holiday that starts Thursday highlights seven principles — including collective work and responsibility, ...

Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its ...

The weeklong African American holiday honors African heritage, family, community and culture. Families and friends gathered ...

People in Maryland continue celebrating the holiday season, with Hanukkah and Kwanzaa events across the Baltimore area to ...

While rooted in honoring African culture in the United States, all are welcome to Sunday's Kwanzaa event and Sawyer thinks the principles of the celebration are universal. The seven underlying ...

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

At Henderson Hopkins Elementary School in Baltimore, two organizations have teamed up to highlight the true essence of ...

All the events held by the GSO Kwanzaa Collective as part of the seven-day Kwanzaa celebration were held in the Peeler ...