December is full of different holidays and the one closing out the month will be Kwanzaa. But what is the holiday and how did it get started? While some people are lighting a menorah or decorating a ...

Learn more about this vibrant end-of-year celebration—its history, significance, and how it should be enjoyed.

Kwanzaa, which honors African American and Pan-African culture and traditions, is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, The seven-night celebration stretches across millions of homes and communities ...

Kwanzaa begins that day after Christmas — Thursday, Dec. 26 — and runs through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Is Kwanzaa a federal holiday? Kwanzaa is not recognized as an official federal holiday, which ...

Kwanzaa is a relatively modern holiday that began just over 50 years ago. Since then, Kwanzaa has grown in popularity and has been commemorated with postage stamp designs and mentioned by several ...

This African American and Pan African holiday is a celebration of camaraderie and creativity in the kitchen. Celebrating Kwanzaa matches my “more is more” holiday mindset: more opportunities to ...

NORFOLK, Va. — With Christmas over, many of you may be thinking about celebrating the new year. But there’s another holiday, Kwanzaa, celebrated December 26-January 1. “It literally translates to ...

It is in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, that a young doctor of African studies decides to create his own holiday in ...

Kwanzaa is rapidly approaching and while the holiday hit peak popularity in the 1980s and 1990s, millions of Black Americans continue to celebrate each year. The relatively new holiday is primarily ...