Created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor of Africana studies, Kwanzaa draws inspiration from first harvest celebrations across Africa while establishing its own unique cultural significance.

Celebrate Kwanzaa With Senegalese Chicken Thighs, Red Palm and Coconut Rice by Pierre Thiam Activist, author and African studies professor Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa. The holiday was an ...

"Kwanzaa was founded by Dr. [Maulana] Karenga in 1968, and every year from December 26 to January 1, each day's Kwanzaa principles are discussed and celebrated," said Dr. Jeter Fonee Jones Giles ...

Dr. Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga invented the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa amid the aftereffects of the Watts riots. / Photo: YouTube screenshot Kwanzaa is rich in symbolism. Key symbols ...

FLINT, MI -- Established in 1966, Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, during a time of tension to unite the African ...

justice and associated goods waged by Africans and other peoples of color all over the world in the 1960s,” Maulana Karenga, the holiday’s founder, wrote in his annual Kwanzaa address in 2023.

it is important to reflect on the history and purpose of Kwanzaa itself. Created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa was established as a means to celebrate African heritage, values ...

justice and associated goods waged by Africans and other peoples of color all over the world in the 1960s,” Maulana Karenga, the holiday’s founder, wrote in his annual Kwanzaa address in 2023.

justice and associated goods waged by Africans and other peoples of color all over the world in the 1960s,” Maulana Karenga, the holiday’s founder, wrote in his annual Kwanzaa address in 2023.

Kwanzaa was established in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga in the Black Freedom Movement and is aimed to celebrate African roots and identity, according to CBOP. It is not tied to religion and ...

Kwanzaa is observed from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. It was first established in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, an African American professor and activist aiming to reconnect the African American community ...

In 1995, Dr. Jessica B ... surprised to hear that the Black American feast of Kwanzaa was established in 1966 [when] Maulana Karenga decided that Black Americans needed a time of cultural ...