Kwanzaa News

Before the death of her mother, Adjua Abi Naantaanbuu, in November of 2008, Naantaanbuu-Jones discussed with her the possibility of finding a larger office for Memphis Kwanzaa International, Inc., which began in her mother's home in Cherokee Heights.

Eight great tastes that look terrible together: store-bought angel food cake, vanilla frosting, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, cinnamon, apple pie filling, corn nuts and pumpkin seeds.

Owen Alik Shahadaha s documentary a oe500 Years Latera will be screened March 5 at the APEX Museum in Atlanta.

In August 2007, the American debate over King Tut's race led the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia -- who hosted the Egyptian king's exhibition -- to sponsor a conference on the subject.

Should Black History Month itself fade into history? Many have long argued that African-American history should be incorporated into year-round education.

From Christmas to Kwanzaa, we've got you covered. Photograph by: Getty Images, Getty Images While Christmas is the most widely celebrated in Canada, there is no shortage of other holidays to commemorate in ...

You might know that Black History Month began with historian Carter G. Woodson, who came up with the idea for a Negro History Week, a time to celebrate black history and achievement first marked in the second ...

Dutchess Community College will begin its Black History Month festivities early with a Kwanzaa celebration at 12:30 p.m. today in Room 122 of Bowne Hall at the college's main campus in Poughkeepsie.

It happened just inside the cafeteria doorway: a heated argument, some profane words, a tussle between four angry young men.

The dancers with Mitelka Folkloric Theatre and Dance Company were hard at work Thursday night in their new studio at the Waterhole Hall practicing feverishly for Winterfest, which will have an African twist ...

Dr. Darryl Tukufu conducted decades of research on the behavior of African-American males and became convinced that a "model" for successful growth and development was sorely needed.

A NOBLE DUTY a ' Sanniyah Muhammad, eight, and Kensey Lynn, nine, look on as the 2009 Kwanzaa King and Queen, John Wesley Bennett and Dominique Reed, both 10, participate in a ceremony where the candles of a ...

Let me state the obvious: If Blacks want to celebrate Kwanzaa that is their right; however, it is my right to set the record straight.

"Harari Gani" guests entering the community room at the Hughes Public Library on Dec.

From Dec. through Jan. 1, the Kwanzaa ''first fruits'' cultural celebration was held at the Wayman Palmer YMCA and was sponsored by the Toledo Kwanzaa House.

Dr. Maulana Karenga is the creator of Kwanzaa, a professor in the Department of Black Studies at California State University-Long Beach and chair of the African American Cultural Center and organization Us, ...

More than a dozen children and teenagers filled the front rows last night at the community's annual Kwanzaa celebration, waiting for the music to begin.

Erin C. Perkins/The News Family and friends join in to learn how to do a traditional African dance during the Kwanzaa celebration Thursday.

UWIRE-12/30/2008-Columbia U.: New York Kwanzaa celebration raises questions about African cultures 2008 Columbia Daily Spectator via UWIRE By Kim Kirschenbaum, Columbia Daily Spectator NEW YORK -- "Prejudice" ...

Dressed in colorful Kente clothing and head wraps, African-Americans young and old gathered Thursday to celebrate the last day of Kwanzaa.