Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its founding in 1966.

What Kwanzaa does stress is ethics, which brings forth the best of African and human thought and practice and offers a basis of common ground,” Karenga said in a 2000 interview with Belief Net.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - The day after Christmas marked the first day of Kwanzaa, a holiday that’s being celebrated across the two-state region. The weeklong nonreligious holiday festival, which runs ...

Springfield Kwanzaa Collective president Ayanna Crawford, second from left, explains the symbols of Kwanzaa during a celebration at the Springfield, Massachusetts, city hall, Dec. 27, 2023.