Alongside Christmas and Hanukkah is the "newest" holiday during the season, Kwanzaa. According to history.com, Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black ...

Kwanzaa is a seven-day celebration of African culture and community that takes place from the day after Christmas through New Year's Day. The holiday is governed by seven principles, known ...

As Christmas festivities continue ... WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor Meanwhile, Dec 26 marks the first day of Kwanzaa, a weeklong celebration observed by many in the African American ...

Because it’s celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, some people assume that Kwanzaa is an alternative to Christmas. It’s a cultural celebration that has a spiritual quality, but the holiday is not ...

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

While Kwanzaa occurs around the time of other festive holidays such as Christmas and Hanukkah, it isn’t associated with a religion. The festival was founded by Maulana Karenga, an author and ...