A celebration of history, values, family, community and culture, the inaugural Kwanzaa in the Marketplace was recently held in the State Theatre. “I wanted the area to experience the culture of Africa ...

Emilio explained the seven principles of Kwanzaa to the audience. The days celebrated in order are Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility ...

Although this comes to us through Kwanzaa celebrations — one of those idealistic projects like Esperanto designed to unite humanity — its wisdom is timeless. If you love life, you want more ...

Russell Stiger Jr., OBSERVER Kwanzaa, founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a CSU Long Beach professor, is built on the Nguzo Saba, or seven principles of African culture: Umoja (unity), ...

Kwanzaa is celebrated Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 with dinner feasts, music, dancing and the seven-day lighting of the kinara candles. Each candle represents a principle: Umoja (unity); Kujichagulia ...

Celebrate the culture of Kwanzaa and ring in 2025 at our Winter Wonderland Kwanzaa and Noon Year's Eve celebration presented by Kaiser Permanente! Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy Soji ...

Today is Day 6 of Kwanzaa, and the principle is Kuumba which is Swahili for creativity. Kuumba means to do always as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than when ...

Kwanzaa, the African-American celebration, which runs from December 26-January 1. Created in 1966 to uplift African cultural roots by a black power activist who later became a college professor, it ...