Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebrate in African American culture, and the holiday is almost here. Though the holiday is relatively young, over 9 million people celebrate Kwanzaa in the United States.

Bush and Barack Obama all released statements commemorating the holiday, and in 1997 the U.S. Postal Service began issuing Kwanzaa stamps. It is not recognized as a federal holiday. Kwanzaa ...

One reason Kamala was unlikely to celebrate Kwanzaa (though reasonably likely to celebrate Diwali) is that the holiday was only invented in 1966, when Kamala was 2, by Ron Karenga -- and it didn't ...

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 ...

Like many of the winter holidays, food traditions loom large over the vibrant tables of the Kwanzaa feasts. But what food do you eat, and what does it mean?