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

People gathered in downtown Detroit on Thursday night for the start of Kwanzaa and the lighting of the Motor City Kinara.

Millions of people of African heritage celebrate the week-long holiday, which was created in 1966 by an African studies professor.

The word Kwanzaa is a Swahili word that means “first fruits” — celebrated, of course, with food and fruits. And each day, a ...

Kwanzaa, celebrated December 26 to January 1 each year, is a time for families and communities to come together to remember ...

Thursday marks the start of Kwanzaa, and in downtown Detroit, things are even brighter with the menorah lighting ceremony, ...

Thursday marked the first day of the week-long celebration of Kwanzaa.Kwanzaa was created in 1966 as a non-religious way for ...

The Village of Hempstead’s annual Kwanzaa Celebration drew around 100 residents to Kennedy Memorial Park, where the seven lit candles of the kinara — one black for the people, three red for their ...

The candle lit on the first day of Kwanzaa symbolizes unity, as did the crowd that gathered for the third annual Motor City ...

Celebrations kick off with a Grand Kinara lighting Thursday at 6 p.m. at Five Points on East 26th Avenue in Denver.