The Wisconsin Black Historical Society held its 37th annual Kwanzaa ceremony. This first day's ceremony highlighted the principle of Umoja or "unity." The event was free and open to the public.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Kwanzaa House is gearing up for a festive Kwanzaa celebration at The Padua Center in central Toledo. The Padua Center will host one evening of Kwanzaa in Kwanzaa Park on Dec. 27. The ...

The New York State Museum in Albany was holding its annual Capital Kwanzaa Celebration on Thursday. The event honors African American culture, history and values organizers said. There celebration ...

Brooklyn streets and bars were packed with people celebrating Kwanzaa on Thursday, thanks to an annual event called Kwanzaa Crawl. The one-day event co-founded by Kerry Coddett, a Brooklyn native and ...

HAMDEN — The town celebrated Kwanzaa Friday night with an event at Thornton Wilder Hall in the Miller Cultural Complex. Guests learned about the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which are represented in ...

Umoja. Kujichagulia. Ujima. Ujamaa. Nia. Kuumba. Imani. Those Swahili words are familiar or will become familiar to people who will take part in the annual celebration of African American culture ...

Kwanzaa 2024 kicks off seven days of celebration with an opening ceremony at 6 p.m. Dec. 26 the Wisconsin Black Historical Society / Museum, 2620 W. Center St. Admission is free. Info: Kwanzaa 2024: ...

The holiday season is still in full swing with the third night of Hanukkah and second night of Kwanzaa. Families filled the Jewish Community Center in New Orleans on Thursday to celebrate the second ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – The first day of Kwanzaa has officially begun, kicking off a seven-day celebration of the African American culture and history. Kwanzaa always begins on Dec. 26 and is ...

Ruth Ndiagne Dorsey, with a Kwanzaa, sets up for a media photo at her church, The Shrine of the Black Madonna, on Dec. 8, 2009, in Atlanta. The African drummers play music after the lighting of ...