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 ...

Created by activist Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa is observed December 26th through January 1st with each day has a significant meaning. The fifth day is NIA, which means PURPOSE. On this day ...

Today’s Kwanzaa principle, Nia (Purpose), calls on us to dedicate ourselves to the vital mission of restoring our families, communities, and people to their historical greatness. This principle ...

Habari Gani? What’s the News? Nia It’s Day 5 of Kwanzaa. Today’s principle? Nia, which is Swahili for Purpose. Nia means To ...

Kwanzaa spans from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Monday celebrated the fifth principle, the sense of purpose or “nia.” Poet Enid Pickett, also a longtime — and now retired — Rohnert Park teacher ...

While there are still missions to be accomplished and hurdles to leap in the greater Portsmouth area, there is massive ...

Kwanzaa principle number five, Nia, is all about knowing and understanding your purpose. Think of things that get you out of bed in the morning outside of work and home life. This could be ...

Kwanzaa, celebrated December 26 to January 1 each year, is a time for families and communities to come together to remember the past and to celebrate African American culture. Denver offers its ...

The Interfaith Ministries of Lorain County hosted a Kwanzaa workshop that focused on Nia, one of the seven principles of the African American celebration, on Dec. 30 at the Lorain Public Library ...

Ujamaa. Nia. Kuumba. Imani. Those Swahili words are familiar or will become familiar to people who will take part in the annual celebration of African American culture known as Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades ... (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith).