Kwanzaa: what do you know? According to History, Kwanzaa became a festival in the 1960s to strengthen and unite Black communities following the Watts riots. The holiday's name comes from the Swahili ...

According to Karenga, the name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning "first fruits of the harvest". The choice of Swahili, an East African language, reflects its status as ...

The very first episode of Survivor aired 25 years ago today on May 31, 2000. Who knew that a quarter of a century later, Jeff Probst and CBS would still be churning out seasons of the reality ...

Bikkurim (First Fruits): In Temple times, people would bring their first fruits to Jerusalem. Today, many communities hold symbolic ceremonies expressing gratitude for the year’s produce.

The lovely, Torah-based pilgrimage festival starts at sundown on Sunday, June 1. It is known by many names, among them Chag HaBikkurim, the Holiday of the First Fruits. (“Bikkurim” is from the same ...

The name Kwanzaa comes from the phrase matunda ya kwanza, which means "first fruits" in Swahili. Started in the United States in the 1960s, the holiday has links to harvest festivals in Africa and ...

The first fruit of the season, strawberries mark warm weather and the countdown to other mouth-watering fruits to come. Read on for a timeline of when we can expect each fruit to pop up at the farmers ...

Created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, a professor of Black studies, Kwanzaa affirms community, heritage and culture, drawing inspiration from Southern African first-fruits festivals. The name ...

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama didn't overlook the Afrocentric holiday of Kwanzaa this year... President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama didn’t ...

The spinoff's first season ended with the newlyweds making some big decisions Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate ...

“The primary high-quality carbohydrates were whole grains, whole fruits and vegetables and legumes,” scientist Andres Ardisson Korat, lead author of the new research, said. “The reason is ...