Learn more about this vibrant end-of-year celebration—its history, significance, and how it should be enjoyed.

Nestled between Christmas and New Year's Day is the week-long holiday that celebrates African American heritage and culture known as Kwanzaa. The seven-day celebration is a relatively modern holiday ...

For as long as I can remember, my Aunt Vera sent cards for Kwanzaa in lieu of Christmas. Those cards always are adorned with a kinara – a seven-prong candleholder and one of Kwanzaa’s many symbols. Or ...

The weeklong celebration begins annually on December 26 and continues through New Year's Day Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over 10 years of experience working as a digital writer, ...

Kwanzaa, which honors African American and Pan-African culture and traditions, is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, The seven-night celebration stretches across millions of homes and communities ...

Kwanzaa, the 7-day holiday that honors African American and Pan-African culture, begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1. For more than half a century, the holiday has brought together millions of people to ...

It is in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, that a young doctor of African studies decides to create his own holiday in ...

You don't have to be Black to understand how Kwanzaa works. All it takes is a kind heart and an open mind willing to learn the history of the holiday that celebrates African-American culture. The name ...

Now that the Christmas rush has settled, Kwanzaa is here to help us reflect and embrace our culture. A solid grand closing to the year, the weeklong cultural celebration is intended to bring Black ...

Culinary historian Tonya Hopkins and her sister Kenya Parham speak with NPR's Rachel Martin about their new seven-episode series on The Food Network: The Kwanzaa Menu. It is officially Kwanzaa season.

Jessica B. Harris wrote the original version of 'A Kwanzaa Keepsake' in 1995. The author of “A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook,” which honors the African American holiday, has released a new edition for ...