Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kwanzaa celebrations begin in late December. Whether you’re a longtime observer of the holiday or just wondering what Kwanzaa is ...

Every December, Kwanzaa returns like a story retold, never quite the same but always familiar. Its symbols speak before words do, carrying lessons that refuse to fade. Some call them traditions; ...

Kwanzaa is a seven-day cultural celebration of African American and Pan-African history, family, and values. Created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, the holiday runs annually from December 26 to January 1 ...

Kwanzaa incorporates seven symbols-mazao (crops), mkeka (mat), kinara (candleholder), muhindi (corn), kikombe cha umoja (unity cup), zawadi (gifts) and mishumaa saba (seven candles)-that are ...

Which Kwanzaa decorations are best? Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 to find a way to bring the African community together in America. The holiday, Kwanzaa, stems from the Swahili phrase, ...

Kwanzaa is slowly approaching, but you still have time to learn how to set up your family’s Kwanzaa altar. Kwanzaa is celebrated for seven days, starting December 26 and ending on January 1. Each day, ...

Kids got to learn about the meaning of Kwanzaa and honor African American culture and heritage at the Long Island Children's Museum Thursday. The young visitors created a Mkeka, which is a traditional ...

This year my family decided to celebrate Kwanzaa, an American holiday inspired by African traditions. The Kwanzaa holiday was developed in 1966 by an American educator, Dr.Maulana Karenga, to ...

Some readings during Kwanzaa might include Martin Luther King Jr.'s Christmas sermon on peace, W.E.B. DuBois' Prayers for Dark People, and the poetry of Lanston Hughes, according to Paula Woods and ...