They report that it has roots in African culture and overlook the fact that founder Maulana Karenga has a past that discredits both him and his made-up holiday. So it was interesting to see this ...

Maulana Karenga, a professor of Pan-African studies at California State University at Long Beach, created the holiday in 1966 to be a nonreligious celebration of family and social values.

Maulana Karenga, the creator of Kwanzaa, on Thursday made his annual pilgrimage to Buffalo to share his message of remembrance, reflection and recommitment. The former professor of Africana ...

By Nicole A. Taylor During the height of the Black freedom movement in 1960s Los Angeles, Maulana Karenga designed a Black holiday, Kwanzaa, that was modeled after West African harvest festivals ...

Africana professor and activist Maulana Karenga created the week-long celebration back in 1966 by drawing from a number of African traditions. Since its creation, the goal of Kwanzaa has been "to ...

2. Maulana Karenga, an activist and professor and chairman of black studies at California State University—Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966. Karenga was motivated to create the holiday by a ...

The celebration, which was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, always begins on Dec. 26 and lasts for seven days until Jan. 1 of the New Year. For those who are unfamiliar, the name of the ...

The celebration is observed from Dec. 26 until Sunday, Jan. 1. According to the Official Kwanzaa website, Dr. Maulana Karenga created the holiday back in 1966. “Kwanzaa brings a cultural message ...