WEST CHESTER — Kwanzaa is an African American celebration of family, community and culture. Kwanza runs annually for seven days from ... An ear of corn, a symbol for children, is often enjoyed.

Kwanzaa is a seven-day holiday created in 1966 as an alternative to Christmas for African-Americans. It is modeled after several African festivals that celebrate the winter fruit harvest.

Monday marked the holiday’s principle of ‘nia,’ or purpose, and dozens of people gathered in Rohnert Park to take its message to heart. Sabryyah Abdullah, clad in a purple traditional ...

Sabryyah Abdullah, clad in a purple traditional African dress, led a toast — called a ceremonial libation — in the Rohnert Park Community Center on Monday, reading aloud: “In the presence of ...

Meaning “so it ... and other symbols that represent the holiday. Front and center was a candle holder, called the kinara, which holds seven candles to represent each of the holiday’s principles.

Genealogy is becoming an important facet of the African American Museum at England Manor to help people learn about their ancestry ... represented one of Kwanzaa’s seven symbols.

It wasn't until nearly 30 years after Kwanzaa's founding, though, that it was federally recognized as a holiday. The week-long celebration focuses one of seven principles, known as the Nguzo Saba ...

The free event highlighted traditional African American customs and focused on the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (Unity) Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) Ujima (Collective Work and ...

Bright Side Opportunities Center and the Crispus Attucks Community Center again partnered for an annual community Kwanzaa celebration ... rice and green beans. The Seven Principles were celebrated ...

When asked to summarize Kwanzaa, guests shared their thoughts. “Kwanzaa is just togetherness. It teaches you how to love yourself, your family, your community, and your country,” Giles remarked.

I find people have it on their Kwanzaa setups and it is now ... The basis is unchanging: seven nights, seven principles, seven symbols. Everything else? People can work with — and do work ...