Rachel with Tonya Hopkins and her sister, Kenya Parham, who created "The Kwanzaa Menu." The digital series is streaming now on foodnetwork.com.

It was created to be a nonpolitical and nonreligious holiday and is not meant to be a substitute for Christmas, which is why they do not happen on the same day. Kwanzaa is celebrated every year ...

While the holiday has ties to African communities, it started in the United States. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, an American activist, author and professor of Africana studies.

Activist Maulana Karenga and his wife Tiamoya celebrating Kwanzaa in 2000. Karenga created the holiday in 1966 as an opportunity for Black Americans to reaffirm their African roots and strengthen ...

Here are a few facts to help anyone curious about Kwanzaa: It was created in 1966 by Pan-African activist and academic Maulana Karenga: Karenga, born Ron Everett, created the holiday during a ...

Karenga is an American activist, scholar and author who created Kwanzaa in 1966. “He wanted to give Black people an alternative to the existing holiday [Christmas] and give Black people an ...

“It’s a unifying holiday.” Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, who currently serves as the chair of Africana Studies at California State University Long Beach.

During the week between Christmas and New Year, Kwanzaa takes place this year from Tuesday, Dec. 26, to Monday, Jan. 1, and includes seven nights of celebrations. The holiday was created by a ...

Read the original article on Purewow. In 1966, activist and professor Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa to build unity and a stronger connection to African history within the Black community.