Amid the rhythms of dancing and drums, the Winston-Salem Urban League celebrated the life and work of Patricia Sadler on Thursday night during the first night of Kwanzaa. Nearly 200 people ...

Then Mount Pleasant’s pastor, Reverend Nyika Taylor, chose several children to bring the Kwanzaa symbols to the front. The Makika (Mat) represents the foundation of the principles. An ear of corn ...

The seven candles of Kwanzaa form the Kinara, the central symbol of the holiday ... The fourth day Ujamaa (Cooperative economics) development and support of businesses owned by African Americans ...

a traditional candle symbolizing the seven principles of Kwanzaa: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa (cooperative economics), nia ...

An ear of corn, a symbol for children, is often enjoyed. Wikipedia published the following: American black separatist Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 during the aftermath of the Watts ...

Kansas leaders celebrated the sixth annual Kwanzaa celebration Monday at the Statehouse. "Celebrating Kwanzaa in Difficult and Demanding Times: Lifting up the Light that Last" was this year's theme.

AND TODAY IS THE THIRD DAY OF KWANZAA, AND THE NEW ORLEANS ALUMNI CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY HOSTED A BIG CELEBRATION TODAY AT MCDONOUGH 35. THE EVENT WAS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY ...

and other symbols that represent the holiday. Front and center was a candle holder, called the kinara, which holds seven candles to represent each of the holiday’s principles. Despite Kwanzaa ...

Each candle represents a principle of Kwanzaa using Swahili for unity (Umoja), self-determination (Kujichagulia), collective work and determination (Ujima), cooperative economics (Ujamaa), purpose ...