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.

FILE - Ayodele Kofie lights the first two candles of Kwanzaa holiday that represent the days for unity and self-determination while presenting a Kwanzaa ceremony for members of the Lewis Center ...

WHO ARE WE? WE ARE AFRICAN PEOPLE LIVING IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. PHOTOJOURNALIST NATHAN REBECCA Wisconsin Black Historical Society held an opening night Kwanzaa ceremony on Thursday.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Gov. Laura Kelly welcomed a Topeka church to the Kansas Statehouse Monday to lead a ceremony observing Kwanzaa. St. Marks AME guided the ceremony, lighting seven candles on ...

The museum hosted activities for kids, including author readings, cookie decorating, button making and more, followed by a formal Kwanzaa ceremony. “Some of the best parts are the engagement ...

Kids 3 and younger are free. Bergen County will hold its Kwanzaa Ceremony on Dec. 30, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Bergen County Administration Building, fifth floor, in One Bergen County Plaza ...

as did the crowd that gathered for the third annual Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara lighting ceremony in downtown Detroit. Unity, or "umoja" in Swahili, is the most important of the seven principles of ...

Guests learned about the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which are represented in the candle-lighting ceremony originated by Maulana Ron Karenga in 1966. The seven-day holiday, which begins on Dec ...

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 ...