On Friday, the Augusta-Richmond Chapter of the NAACP celebrated their 51st MLK Freedom Fund Banquet at Good Shepherd Baptist ...

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It's been a historic month for Augusta—our VIPIR-6 Alert Team is expecting a second round of snow in the coming days. No ...

Dozens of people gathered in Jackson Hall at Saint Marks Episcopal Church in Wilmington for the final day of Kwanzaa. Each day celebrates a different principle of Kwanzaa, with the final day ...

In fact, the last day of Kwanzaa is usually called Siku ya Taamuli or the Day of Meditation. A few of the questions you can ask yourself are “Who am I?”, “Am I really who I say I am?” and “Am I all I ...

Wednesday marks day seven of Kwanzaa, which is the last day of Kwanzaa. The principle is Imani, which is Swahili for “faith.” Imani means to believe with all our heart in our people ...

WEST CHESTER — Kwanzaa is an African American celebration of family, community and culture. Kwanza runs annually for seven days from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 and was founded in 1966.

Kwanzaa is a seven-day holiday created in 1966 as an alternative to Christmas for African-Americans. It is modeled after several African festivals that celebrate the winter fruit harvest.

Honoring African American heritage and its rich traditions, Kwanzaa is celebrated Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 with dinner feasts, music, dancing and the seven-day lighting of the kinara candles.

Kwanzaa spans from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 ... Gray said the community group specifically chose to host the event on the day representing nia. “We know that in our community, having a purpose serves ...

Day 6 of Kwanzaa is celebrated on December 31. As with the other days of Kwanzaa, the leader starts the festivities by asking, “Habari gani?” or “What’s happening?” of everyone in attendance. Given ...

Today is Day 6 of Kwanzaa, and the principle is Kuumba which is Swahili for creativity. Kuumba means to do always as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than when ...