Though Kwanzaa is not recognized as an official federal holiday, it is celebrated more and more people. The name Kwanzaa comes from the phrase matunda ya kwanza, which means "first fruits" in Swahili.

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades since its founding and is celebrated by 3% of the country, according to a 2019 AP-NORC survey. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and ...

No matter where one works or what kind of job they have, there's always that ONE coworker who makes everything, well, awful.

Kenyatta Computer Services, a Black-owned MSP led by father-son duo Lionel and Nahjee Maybin, exemplifies how legacy and ...

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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing ...

May 26 was Memorial Day and last weekend was the first of three long weekends on the calendar for summer 2025. The next is coming in July. For many, September’s Labor Day weekend will be the ...

Summer gets its official start in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the summer solstice. The sun will trace its ...

The first day of summer this year will be June 20, said the Old Farmer's Almanac. This year's Northern Hemisphere summer solstice will occur at 9:42 p.m. Topeka time.

The first day of summer changes annually, arriving on June 20, 21 or 22. That's because the earth's astronomical year is actually 365.25 days long, writes Space.com . The longest day of 2025 is ...

The first day of summer changes annually, arriving on June 20, 21 or 22. That's because the earth's astronomical year is actually 365.25 days long, writes Space.com . The longest day of 2025 is ...