These are the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Created in the 1970s by Maulana Karenga, the Kwanzaa celebration begins Dec. 26 and continues through Jan. 1, with each of the seven days dedicated to ...

The Suisun City Council voted this week to accept a $55,000 grant from California Forever to help pay for community events in fiscal year 2025-26. California Forever pledged the funds earlier this ...

Is there a right or wrong way to celebrate Juneteenth? Organizers are asking this and other questions as battles over history ...

A longtime South Bend civic leader who took on numerous causes, Bernice Freeman's name now is associated with Friendship Park ...

Bingham Farms — The family of a suspect fatally shot by Michigan State Police last month says he was shot while lying on the ...

As the clock nears midnight on New Year’s Eve, many African American churches and households across the country gather not to ...

As the Black community has faced—and continues to face—generational trauma and family displacement, honoring Black triumphs ...

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades since its founding and is celebrated by 3% of the country, according to a 2019 AP-NORC survey. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and ...

Phoenix's historic Eastlake Park community was host to a Kwanzaa gathering on Saturday, offering Black Arizonans an alternative to more mainstream winter holidays. The celebration was held outside ...

Residents and business owners are frustrated with the Cascade Road Complete Street project due to delays and design flaws.

Who will remember you in fifty years’ time? A handful of friends — at least those who are still around — might recall you.

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