Though the holiday is relatively young, over 9 million people celebrate Kwanzaa in the United States. Even with millions of people celebrating the holiday in the U.S., it is still a relatively ...

As for Karenga's deliberate assault on Christmas, historian Keith Mayes, author of "Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition," explained.

Kwanzaa is an African-American and pan-African holiday which celebrates family, community and culture. It was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana Studies. Kwanzaa, a ...