Kwanzaa in Milwaukee began in a jubilant display of dance and drums on Thursday night. At various points, drummers urged on the Nefertari African Dance Company and attendees alike, and impassioned ...

But that does not diminish the instrument’s power. Hundreds – if not thousands – of people from all walks of life will heed the call of the djembe drum when it takes center stage at public Kwanzaa ...

Sabin CDC was formed in 1991 to address the housing needs of African Americans impacted by gentrification. While the center has celebrated Kwanzaa in the past, this year was its second hosting the ...

drumming.mp4 The secular holiday ... Harambee dancers encircle an elder at a Kwanzaa performance in 2000. Miller was a college student when she founded the dance troupe. She chose dances from West ...

doing African drumming and sharing a meal of African-inspired foods. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The local event will combine it all into one day. Kwanzaa was created ...

(WWLP)– The community is invited to attend a celebration of Kwanzaa in Pittsfield on Saturday ... from here,” as well as musical, dance and drum performances. There is a suggested entrance ...

Honoring African American heritage and its rich traditions, Kwanzaa is celebrated Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 with dinner feasts, music, dancing and the seven-day lighting of the kinara candles.