Kwanzaa & Food. Kwanzaa, like other festivals, is rich in food. The biggest supper comes on night six. Kwanzaa begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1. The sixth night, New Year's Eve, starts with the lighting ...

As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers ...

With “P’unchaw,” the photographer Victor Zea captures the light falling on Cuzco, Peru, where people have mixed Catholic and ...

According to the astronomical calendar, June 20 marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and the longest day of ...

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

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...

One guest, Jarvis Crawford, talked about wanting to have each day of Kwanzaa celebrated at different places in the Coachella Valley in 2019. Smith-Mosbey was the first to share her idea, which was the ...

Every year, around Christmas time, you may hear some Black folks talking about celebrating Kwanzaa. many of them jokingly because they don't know the history or roots behind the holiday. Here's how it ...

Background. On 7 June 2024 the General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/78/286, declaring 10 June the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations.. Proposed by China and co-sponsored by ...

Magda Moreno, 58, arrives at Miami International Airport from Cuba on Monday, June 9, 2025, the first day of President Donald Trump’s new travel ban. Moreno said it will likely be difficult to ...

Across our local area, Juneteenth is celebrated with festivals, live music and art exhibitions that highlight both heritage ...

First 90-degree day of the year headed to Syracuse this week. by Meteorologist Sam Postich. Tue, June 3rd 2025 at 9:16 AM. Updated Tue, June 3rd 2025 at 4:43 PM. 3. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.