Winter Park’s Kwanzaa celebration is about heritage, community

Willowbrook, Pasadena Celebrate Second Day of Kwanzaa

The second day of Kwanzaa is scheduled to be marked Saturday with a marketplace and bazaar in Willowbrook and Pasadena’s 37th celebration of the seven-day African-American festival. A marketplace and bazaar celebrating the Kwanzaa principle of collective economics will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the A C Bilbrew Library, Address: 150 E. El Segundo Blvd. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with entrepreneurs and exhibitors who wi…

Winter Park’s Kwanzaa celebration is about heritage, community

Dozens poured into the Winter Park Community Center to celebrate Kwanzaa. It’s where organizers and eventgoers say the seven-day celebration is all about honoring African heritage and coming together as a community.The Equity Council is holding its 26th annual Kwanzaa celebration, featuring vendors, African music, traditional attire, and more.“As people of color, we need to be in tune with this. We need to celebrate each other, but don’t think i…

First day of Kwanzaa event draws several dozen

Several dozen people gathered in Evanston on Friday evening for the city’s annual Kwanzaa celebration, kicking off the week-long holiday with live performances, jewelry displays and art vendors.  Established in 1966, Kwanzaa is a holiday that celebrates family and African culture. It honors African ancestors by celebrating their memory.  There are seven principles of Kwanzaa: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, coopera…

Louisville celebrates first night of Kwanzaa, emphasizing unity and shared culture

Unlike Hanukkah or Christmas, Kwanzaa is not a religious observance, It’s a cultural celebration.

Kwanzaa celebrations happening around the Lowcountry

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – December 26 marks the start of Kwanzaa, a week-long celebration of African and African American culture, and the Lowcountry has several events planned to honor the holiday. Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966 as a cultural holiday, with each day dedicated to seven core principles until the observance [...]

Milwaukee celebrates first day of Kwanzaa with unity ceremony at Wisconsin Black Historical Society

The week between Christmas and New Year's is when we celebrate Kwanzaa, a holiday dedicated to African American culture. Observers celebrate a different principle every night, covering everything from self-determination to faith. The first principle is unity.Friday marked the first day of Kwanzaa. In Milwaukee at the Wisconsin Historical Society on 27th and Center, community members came together to celebrate. For seven days, this non-religious,…