The family's concerns were heightened by an Instagram message posted by someone claiming to have witnessed Mason's May 16 encounter with police.

The candle lit on the first day of Kwanzaa symbolizes unity, as did the crowd that gathered for the third annual Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara lighting ceremony in downtown Detroit.

It's the world's largest Kwanzaa Kinara and the one-hour program began at 4 p.m. with the Kinara lighting at 5 p.m. ... Organizers said each night, a candle will be lit representing each principle.

With Hanukkah starting on Dec. 25, it couldn’t be easier to concelebrate with Kwanzaa this year. If you can find black Hanukkah candles. The African diaspora holiday named for the Swahili phrase ...

Detroit’s giant Kwanzaa kinara debuted in 2022 after City Councilman Scott Benson reached out ... The holiday is celebrated by lighting each of the seven candles of the kinara, which each ...

A kinara represents ancestry and is usually a hand-carved wood candle holder. The candles are called mishumaa saba. One black candle is placed in the center of the karina and is lit on the first ...

Kinara is the Swahili word that means candle... New London― Brian Barton, an amateur woodworker from Georgia, works on installing a Kinara at Parade Plaza Monday in preparation for the Kwanzaa ...

There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles. At many Kwanzaa ceremonies, there is also African drumming and dancing.

LaWanda Thompson, left, helps Adage Lana Giles, 10, light the center black candle of a kinara during a Kwanzaa celebration at the Winter Park Community Center on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. The ...

There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles. At many Kwanzaa ceremonies, there is also African drumming and dancing.

On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will start weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa.There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the ...

Kwanzaa features daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...