Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, an American activist, author and professor of Africana studies. What are the seven principles of Kwanzaa? A different value, or principle, is ...

Kwanzaa comes from a phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning "first fruits" in Swahili. Over the seven days, participants will light candles that are displayed on the kinara which represents the seven ...

In celebration of Kwanzaa, Philadelphia is placing a kinara outside City Hall for the first time this year. The 9-foot-sculpture will be displayed beside the city's Christmas tree and its menorah ...

Dec. 26 marks the beginning of Kwanzaa, the seven-night celebration of Black and African family, ... One black candle represents the people, or unity, and gets placed in the center of the Kinara.

The Downtown Detroit Parks special events producer said those who recognize Kwanzaa discuss each principle daily and the kinara erected in Campus Martius serves as a visual reminder for passersby.

Local artist Maisha Sullivan-Ongoza works on the the city’s first official kinara. (Courtesy of Maisha Sullivan-Ongoza) Sullivan-Ongoza started celebrating Kwanzaa just a couple of years after it was ...

The Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara will be lit up once again on Tuesday, Dec. 26, according to the City of Detroit. Kwanzaa is celebrated Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 and honors the communities, ...

The kinara, which sits at 30 feet tall, was constructed by Detroiters, featuring a durable framed wall structure weighted by metal plates and displaying the word "Kwanzaa" on the front. It breaks ...

There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles. At many Kwanzaa ceremonies, there is also African drumming and dancing.