Kwanzaa is a noisy and cheerful holiday associated with traditional African rituals, drumming, music and dancing. However, its authenticity goes far beyond entertainment events. Read on to find out ...

According to Karenga, the name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning ‘first fruits.’ First ...

With the beat of the batá drums and the booming of Swahili chants, the stage was set for the continuous Kwanzaa celebration ...

Monday marked the holiday’s principle of ‘nia,’ or purpose, and dozens of people gathered in Rohnert Park to take its message ...

Monea-Cadette and her children were among more than 100 people at the African American Museum’s annual Kwanzaa celebration ...

Kwanzaa is being celebrated throughout Louisville. Dozens of people gathered at Roots 101 African American Museum over the weekend to celebrate the fourth day of Kwanzaa. That day focuses on Ujamaa, ...

Milwaukee's Black community got together to celebrate Kwanzaa with the Ujamaa Marketplace, hosted by America's Black Holocaust Musem and the Bronzeville Collective. The event wa ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Saturday, the Rochester Kwanzaa Coalition gathered at the Memorial Art ... Sunday marks day four, ...

In 1995, Dr. Jessica B. Harris first published “ A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook .” This year, the cherished book was ...

Each table had a paper decoration of the Kinara, a candle holder with seven candles representing the Nguzo Saba or seven ...

Each year, millions of people around the U.S. ring in the new year with Kwanzaa, the annual celebration of the African ...

The Village, an Afro-Centric cultural and community center and OurStory Edutainment, a Black-led cultural learning institute ...