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

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 ...

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.

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.