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How I Use Kwanzaa's Seven Principles to Transform My Holiday Cooking. This African American and Pan African holiday is a celebration of camaraderie and creativity in the kitchen.

Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, or simply looking to cozy up your heritage, Northeast Ohio has an assortment of offerings to make memories and enjoy the season.

The 7-day celebration of Kwanzaa runs from December 26 through January 1. This year, the Lyric Theatre is hosting a community celebration of Kwanzaa.

In 1966, activist and professor Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa to build unity and a stronger connection to African history within the Black community. Fifty-seven years later, the cultural hol.

Kwanzaa celebrates African-American heritage. Here’s how it came to be—and what it means today. Since its founding in 1966, the weeklong holiday has been observed with candle lighting ...

Gift-giving during Kwanzaa is mostly reserved for children, though adults are welcome to swap presents among themselves, too. However, since the holiday was created to reinforce self-determination ...

105387 Kwanza09/10_122012_mt Montclair, Essex, NJ 12/15/12 The Kwanzaa first fruits of the harvest and candles sit on a table onstage in the auditorium of The Montclair Public Library Saturday.

Mayasa, Ed.D., is chair of the Black Studies Department at San Diego Mesa College and lives in San Diego.This year Kwanzaa has a special meaning for me because on Dec. 28, 2021, I was hospitalized … ...

Family. Community. Purpose. There is plenty of meaning and symbolism behind the Pan-African holiday and the seven Kwanzaa principles.