It is a time of reaffirming African American culture and to resolve to carry out the principles of Kwanzaa in 2025 ... Sadler “was the definition of the Urban League,” Johnson told the ...

“Kwanzaa is meant to be recognized all year long and not thought about one time and put aside,” Melton said. “The principles are meant to be lived every day.” Those seven principles that ...

"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 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 ...

and local community activist and historian Kali Blount gave a lecture about the Nguzo Saba of Kwanzaa, which in Swahili stands for the seven principles. Local news: Gainesville Eastside High School ...

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 ...

Phoenix's historic Eastlake Park community was host to a Kwanzaa gathering on Saturday, offering Black Arizonans an alternative to more mainstream winter holidays. The celebration was held outside ...

The free event highlighted traditional African American customs and focused on the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (Unity) Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) Ujima (Collective Work and ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Residents of Northside gathered to celebrate the third day of Kwanzaa with a special Ujima event, organized by Roots, Seeds and Oils in partnership with Heart of Northside.