each day's Kwanzaa principles are discussed and celebrated," said Dr. Jeter Fonee Jones Giles, who helped put on the event. For attendees like Vicki Washington, the celebration was a chance to ...

“It took self-determination to make it a school.” The seven principles of Kwanzaa include umoja (unity), kugichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa ...

"Kwanzaa highlights the importance of family and community and focuses on the seven guiding principles," said Kelly. "The seven principles of Kwanzaa encourage each of us to do all that we can to ...

It wasn't until nearly 30 years after Kwanzaa's founding, though, that it was federally recognized as a holiday. The week-long celebration focuses one of seven principles, known as the Nguzo Saba ...

Each day they light a candle to highlight one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa and to breathe meaning into the principles with various activities, such as reciting the sayings or writings of ...

The holiday of Kwanzaa consists of seven principles, and Michelle Edwards ... Kwanzaa poses is “How can we be our best?” and the answer on Saturday was found in an afternoon of shared ...

Local community activist and historian Kali Blount gives a lecture about the Nguzo Saba of Kwanzaa, which in Swahili stands for the seven principles, on Friday at the A. Quinn Jones Museum and ...

“It’s not a substitute for Christmas. Kwanzaa is celebrating our African heritage and our principles.” Kwanzaa encourages people to honor seven principles, known as Nguzo Saba ...