The free event highlighted traditional African American customs and focused on the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (Unity) Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) Ujima (Collective Work and ...

HAMDEN — The town celebrated Kwanzaa Friday night with an event at Thornton Wilder Hall in the Miller Cultural Complex. Guests learned about the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which are ...

Related: 50 Kwanzaa Greetings to Honor the Seven Principles and Celebrate Pan-African Culture Kwanzaa is an annual holiday celebrating African American and pan-African culture, community and families.

(Karl Merton Ferron/Staff) Joan Hash of Ellicott City, who graduated in 1965 with the final class of Harriet Tubman Senior High, examines outfits for sale during the 2024 Howard County Kwanzaa ...

"Let us carry the wisdom of the seven principles with us as we work to build a brighter future. Happy Kwanzaa," she added ... its crass consumerism and its images of a white Christ, Karenga ...

(April Gamiz/The Morning Call) Sharon Brown speaks about the symbolism and the seven principles on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 during The Esther M Lee African American Heritage Center’s Kwanzaa ...

It wasn't until nearly 30 years after Kwanzaa's founding, though, that it was federally recognized as a holiday. The week-long celebration focuses one of seven principles, known as the Nguzo Saba ...

Those who celebrate Kwanzaa will light a candle on a kinara, a seven-slot candle holder that symbolizes the seven principles of Kwanzaa: umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima ...