“Kwanzaa combines aspects of African harvest celebrations and centers on lighting the seven candles of the Kinara, or special candelabra, that each represent a different principle or ideal ...

Monea-Cadette and her children were among more than 100 people at the African American Museum’s annual Kwanzaa celebration Saturday at North Elementary School in Waukegan, where they learned ...

Kwanzaa was created in 1966 as a non-religious way for African Americans to reconnect with ancestral roots. A candle is lit each night on a seven-branched candelabra called the kinara.

It's all part of the Motor City Kwanzaa celebration, which also includes performers and drummers doing their thing on stage, and Martius is actually the world's largest candelabra.

Kwanzaa begins Thursday.Millions of people of African heritage celebrate the week-long holiday, which was created in 1966 by an African studies professor.It runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 and focuses ...

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A seven-branched candelabra called a kinara is used to help discuss and celebrate the principles, with a new candle being lit each night. One is black, three are red and three are green, and the ...

A seven-branched candelabra called a kinara is used to help discuss and celebrate the principles, with a new candle being lit each night. One is black, three are red and three are green, and the ...

Unless you celebrate Kwanzaa, you may not be aware of the traditions and philosophy that are important to its meaning and celebration. Here are seven things to know about Kwanzaa.