PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Thursday marked the first day of Kwanzaa, which celebrates the culture and heritage of people with African roots. City leaders joined the Kwanzaa Cooperative to light up ...

SPRINGFIELD — With Christmas in the rearview mirror, members of the African-American community and the Jewish faith each lit candles to kick off their own holidays Thursday. About 40 people gathered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas leaders celebrated the sixth annual Kwanzaa celebration Monday at the Statehouse. "Celebrating Kwanzaa in Difficult and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — 8News got a visit from a special guest on Monday to talk about the upcoming Capital City Kwanzaa Festival happening this Saturday. 8News anchor Autumn Childress was joined by ...

(WXYZ) — The fourth annual lighting of the Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara will take place on Friday night in Downtown Detroit. Kwanzaa, which is celebrated Dec. 26 ...

Detroit — A few hundred people braved a cold and gray Friday afternoon in downtown Detroit to warm their hearts in preparation for 2026 as the Kwanzaa season got underway with the lighting of the ...

The first day of Kwanzaa was celebrated at the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center in Gainesville. The event featured African drumming, storytelling, and the lighting of the Umoja (unity) candle.

Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration of African American culture, history, and social values. Created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa is a nonreligious and nonpolitical holiday. The celebration runs ...