Created by activist Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa is observed December 26th through January 1st with each day has a significant meaning. The first day is UMOJA, which means UNITY. On this day ...

as the Indianapolis Kwanzaa Committee hosted its annual Umoja Village Celebration. Sibeko Jywanza, a member of the Indianapolis Kwanzaa Committee, joined Daybreak to discuss the significance of ...

music storytelling cultural activities This year's celebration focuses on the first principle Umoja, which means unity. Organizers are inviting everyone to join the Kwanzaa festivities throughout ...

After all, one can’t pour from an empty cup! The first principle of Kwanzaa, Umoja, means unity. It promotes striving for unity in your community. However, one can’t be unified with others if ...

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On the first day of the Kwanzaa holiday, people in Greater Cincinnati are celebrating the principle of unity, called Umoja.The Cincinnati Citywide Kwanzaa Committee is celebrating the occasion ...

Staff photo / Bob Coupland Mariah Elliott, 14, of Youngstown, in the foreground, and her cousin, Imani Elliott, 13, of Canfield, look over a Kwanzaa display Thursday at New Bethel Baptist Church ...

Day one is Umoja, meaning 'unity' in Swahili. “The principles of Kwanzaa are what we live upon," said President David Sanders. "Those principles have brought us this far and are going to take us ...