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 ...

Culinary historian Tonya Hopkins and her sister Kenya Parham speak with NPR's Rachel Martin about their new seven-episode series on The Food Network: The Kwanzaa Menu. It is officially Kwanzaa season.

Every year, roughly 12.5 million Americans honor Black culture and heritage by celebrating Kwanzaa — one of the most unique and community-driven holidays to come out of the United States.

Kwanzaa celebrations begin in late December. Whether you’re a longtime observer of the holiday or just wondering what Kwanzaa is about, here’s everything you need to know about the holiday.

December is full of different holidays and the one closing out the month will be Kwanzaa. But what is the holiday and how did it get started? While some people are lighting a menorah or decorating ...

Established in 1966, Kwanzaa is celebrated for seven days every year from December 26 through January 1. The word Kwanzaa comes from the word "first" in Swahili and is inspired by the start of the ...

As 2022 comes to an end, Kwanzaa is approaching. The 7-day holiday begins Monday and ends on Jan. 1. Here's what to know about Kwanzaa, an “African American celebration that highlights the ...

Read the original article on Purewow. In 1966, activist and professor Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa to build unity and a stronger connection to African history within the Black community.

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 ...

For a few years of my childhood, Kwanzaa was a big deal. I recall attending three Kwanzaa celebrations hosted by Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in Baltimore. My cousin Olivia Moyd Hazell, at the time ...