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

A celebration of African heritage, art and culture filled the Millard Sheets Art Center at Fairplex in Pomona on Sunday, Dec.

The Watts Riots took place in Los Angeles, California. Kwanzaa was created by Maulana Karenga in Oakland, California the year ...

The holiday, which serves as a nationwide communal event reinforcing self-determination and unity in the face of oppression, ...

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

It stemmed from Dr. Maulana Karenga wanting to bring the culture to African Americans. During the Watts riots, he saw how ...

Larry Wansley, the 83-year-old security director for the Dallas Cowboys, sat down with The Dallas Morning News for a series ...

The tradition is a value system for the Black community and was drafted back in 1966, during a time when the Watts Riots were happening in California. Three sisters - Brooke, Lena and Shaila ...

The tradition is a value system for the Black community and was drafted back in 1966, during a time when the Watts Riots were happening in California. Three sisters - Brooke, Lena and Shaila – are ...

Kwanzaa is a seven-day celebration of African culture and community that takes place from the day after Christmas through New ...