Kwanzaa emerged in mid-1960s, after the Watts Riots in Los Angeles. Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, developed the ...

Celebrate Kwanzaa With Senegalese Chicken Thighs, Red Palm and Coconut Rice by Pierre Thiam Activist, author and African ...

Dr. Maulana Karenga "Kwanzaa is a pan-African celebration of heritage and culture and family and community. The principles and the manner of observing the holiday lift up traditional values that ...

Created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor of Africana studies, Kwanzaa draws inspiration from first harvest celebrations across Africa while establishing its own unique cultural significance.

"Kwanzaa was founded by Dr. [Maulana] Karenga in 1968, and every year from December 26 to January 1, each day's Kwanzaa principles are discussed and celebrated," said Dr. Jeter Fonee Jones Giles ...

Which Kwanzaa decorations are best? Dr. Maulana Karenga created Kwanzaa in 1966 to find a way to bring the African community together in America. The holiday, Kwanzaa, stems from the Swahili ...