The seven candles of Kwanzaa form the Kinara, the central symbol of the holiday, which represents the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) that underlie Kwanzaa.
Hundreds of Queens residents gathered at Queens Borough Hall on Monday, Dec. 30, to celebrate Kwanzaa. Attendees donned ankara-print clothing, daishikis and other traditional West African-inspired ...
Drums beat in intricate rhythms as people entered the Peeler Recreation Center for the GSO Kwanzaa Collective's 15th annual Kwanzaa celebration. Every year, Kwanzaa is held between Dec. 26 and Jan ...
Families and friends reunited at LEMS Cultural Center and Bookstore for Life Enrichment in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood Saturday on the third night of Kwanzaa — a night dedicated to ...
WEST CHESTER — Kwanzaa is an African American celebration of family, community and culture. Kwanza runs annually for seven days from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 and was founded in 1966. “Kwanza is ...
Kansas leaders celebrated the sixth annual Kwanzaa celebration Monday at the Statehouse. "Celebrating Kwanzaa in Difficult and Demanding Times: Lifting up the Light that Last" was this year's theme.
The principle of Kuumba is centered on creativity. It’s where you focus on your creative side and all types of self-expression. This can include writing, painting, sculpting, filmmaking, and many ...
Today is Day 6 of Kwanzaa, and the principle is Kuumba which is Swahili for creativity. Kuumba means to do always as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than when ...
Dancers from the Newburgh Performing Arts Academy perform during the Celebrations and Traditions of Kwanzaa UJIMA: Collective Work & Responsibility at the Newburgh Free Library in Newburgh on ...
As Mohamed DaCosta beated the djembe drum, attendees walked into the A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center Friday evening to listen to two presentations: the history of Kwanzaa and the ...
Genealogy is becoming an important facet of the African American Museum at England Manor to help people learn about their ancestry, so much so that museum founder Sylvia England made it part of ...
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