We may earn a commission from links on this page. Kwanzaa, like black America, was birthed in struggle and chaos, then bathed in blood. It was born in the freedom movement, against the backdrop of ...

Created in 1966 by African Studies professor Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga and popularized in the 1980s in tandem with the Black Power movement, Kwanzaa is celebrated with feasts, music and dance.

Professor, activist and author Maulana Karenga, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of Kwanzaa, will visit San Bernardino Valley College this month to give a ...

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 ...

As a player in the Black Power and civil rights movements of the 1960s, even at only 25 years old, Maulana Karenga was concerned about legacy. He wanted to leave behind something that would both ...

Kwanzaa was created by activist and author Maulana Ron Karenga in 1966. In establishing the holiday, Karenga hoped to introduce a nationally celebrated holiday that would bring Black Americans ...