US EditionA Beginner's Guide to Kwanzaa
The celebration features 25 dancers performing an expanded Harambe Suite and highlights Kwanzaa's seven principles to strengthen community and leadership.
- In Los Angeles, the Lula Washington Dance Theatre will stage its 45th‑anniversary Kwanzaa celebration at 3773 Crenshaw Blvd. on Dec. 28-29, as part of its cultural heritage event.
- Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa after the Watts Riots to reconnect Black communities, and the holiday is governed by the Nguzo Saba, seven principles observed during the seven‑day Kwanzaa period.
- The program features the expanded Harambe Suite with new sections and 25 dancers performing alongside Veritus Miller's Truth Troop, Jelani Blunt's drumming, and Nahshon Dion on Dec. 28, plus a Marcus L. Miller documentary preview.
- The celebration aims to elevate the Next Generation Leadership Team, cultivating internships, apprenticeships and scholarships while Tamica Washington‑Miller said students learn Kwanzaa's principles year-round.
- On Dec. 27, a private Umoja Circle event requires a $250 minimum donation; general admission is $45, with seniors and students paying $35, doors open an hour before, and parking is free in the adjacent lot.
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Kwanzaa celebrations in the Mid-South
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STREET BEAT: ‘What does Kwanzaa mean to you?’ - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
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A conversation on how Kwanzaa’s principles guide leadership, education, and everyday life beyond the holiday. For generations, Kwanzaa has been more than a holiday. It is a practice. A philosophy. A way of living grounded in intention, responsibility, and collective progress. At Malcolm X College, that understanding is not seasonal. It is institutional. This year’s Annual Kwanzaa Celebration, taking place December 26 through January 1 at the col…
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CHICAGO — The holiday festivities continue this weekend with Kwanzaa celebrations at Malcolm X College and in Bronzeville, a snow globe and candle workshop, a pre-New Year’s Eve party at The Promontory and more. There are also performances of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at the American Blues Theater, the Historic Pullman Foundation’s Model Train Experience, an empanada pop-up at Begyle Brewing and winter activities at the Chicago Children’s Museum. …
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