Local cultural and performing arts center Capiku will be hosting its 4th annual Kwanzaa celebration in Petersburg next Monday, Dec. 30 from 6 - 9 p.m. at 148 N. Sycamore Street. The festival, which is ...

Beyond the gifts and glitter, Kwanzaa is a week of reflection and unity – a chance to teach kids about purpose, creativity, and community.

Listen to Ingrid Allen describe the gumbo she makes for her family's Kwanzaa feast, and you get an enticing sense of the holiday. "You have boudin sausage, crab, fish, chicken, tomatoes, okra, peppers ...

On Dec. 28, the YWCA in Worcester will be the site for celebrating African-American history, values, family, community and culture The Village, an Afro-Centric cultural and community center and ...

Which Kwanzaa food recipes are best? Kwanzaa is a harvest holiday typically celebrated by the African American community to honor their roots, heritage and history. The week-long festivities occur ...

Kwanzaa is a six-day celebration that was founded in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, an early proponent of Black Studies. Jessica Harris discusses some of the important tenets of Kwanzaa including a feast ...

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The annual observance, which began on Dec. 26, grants people the room and reflection to consider the holiday, its meaning, and those important principles, which include the time-honored tenets of ...

A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook was first published in 1995, a few decades after the seven-day festival was created in 1966. Written by culinary historian and author Jessica B. Harris, the book ...

Chi-Village Kwanzaa Celebration at the Conrad Worrill Track and Field Center in Chicago (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) On Dec. 26, Chicago’s Conrad Worrill Track and Field Center was awash ...