Founded in 1966 by a Southern Californian Black Power activist named Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa was meant to be the bedrock of a new cultural nationalism that appealed to Black people increasingly ...

Celebrate Kwanzaa With Senegalese Chicken Thighs, Red Palm and Coconut Rice by Pierre Thiam Activist, author and African studies professor Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa. The holiday was an ...

While Kwanzaa occurs around the time of other festive holidays such as Christmas and Hanukkah, it isn’t associated with a religion. The festival was founded by Maulana Karenga, an author and ...

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, the ...

Created by activist Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa is observed December 26th through January 1st with each day has a significant meaning. The fifth day is NIA , which means PURPOSE .

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday dedicated to celebrating African culture and traditions, observed annually from December 26 to January 1. Proposed by African-American leader Maulana Karenga ...

Christmas, Kwanzaa begins its week-long celebration of African history, values, family, community and culture. Here's what to know.

Kwanzaa often culminates in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of ...

"Kwanzaa means a celebration of African Americans — our ... The holiday was created in 1966 by activist Maulana Karenga with the intention of giving an alternative holiday to Christmas and to ...

where a festival will be from 1 to 5 p.m. In his annual founder’s message titled “Celebrating Kwanzaa in Difficult and Demanding Times: Lifting Up the Light That Lasts,” Maulana Karenga ...

Each day a candle is lit to give honor to the specific principle of the day. Kwanzaa — created by Maulana Karenga, an African-American scholar, activist and professor of African Studies — has ...