"Kwanzaa" comes from a Swahili phrase which means "first fruits." This is symbolized with fruits and vegetables on the ...

The celebration was held outside the Afri-Soul Marketplace at 12th and Washington streets. Black-owned businesses anchored ...

The Smithsonian museum is hosting a week’s worth of celebrations for the holiday, which ends Jan. 1. Inside a room gradually ...

The Grand Rapids African American Archives and Museum hosted a community Kwanzaa celebration on Saturday, Dec. 28. The event ...

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday dedicated to celebrating African culture and traditions, observed annually from December 26 to ...

December 26 marks the beginning of Kwanzaa celebrations across the United States, including right here in Arizona.

Dec. 26 represents the first day of Kwanzaa, a time for celebration, gathering with others, and reflection, representing both ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The day after Christmas is the first day of Kwanzaa, a seven-day celebration of African-American culture that began in 1966. The second day of Kwanzaa symbolizes ...

"Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, it's not a political holiday, it's a cultural celebration," said Brother Washington Muhammad, a representative of the Kwanzaa House in Toledo. The holiday focuses ...

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

Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its ...

In honor of the principle of Umoja, or unity, the African American Museum held an opening unity celebration hosted by singer ...