Utica University’s Black Student Union welcomed more than 150 attendees for its 36th annual Kwanzaa dinner, featuring ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A Kwanzaa celebration dinner will be held at People’s Place Community Café on Wednesday, Dec. 27. The free dinner will be held at the 777 Broadway café between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

For many Black Americans, Kwanzaa is a time to celebrate history, culture and heritage with food and family traditions. Kwanzaa celebrations began in the 1960s following the American Civil Rights ...

New to celebrating the holiday or looking for a new way to celebrate Kwanzaa? Give self-care a try. Kwanzaa, which kicks off today, is traditionally celebrated with candles, dinner parties, and ...

The annual observance, which began on Dec. 26, grants people the room and reflection to consider the holiday, its meaning, and those important principles, which include the time-honored tenets of ...

The Dec. 13 event is free to the public and will feature food, performances, gift-giving and other festivities.

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Above, Dan Kimbrough, visiting assistant professor of communications at Misericordia University, adjusts the seven Mishunaa Saba candles that represent the seven principles of Kwanzaa. At left, Erica ...

Kwanzaa, which kicks off today, is traditionally celebrated with candles, dinner parties, and growing one’s awareness of the collective. The week-long celebration honors African heritage, culture, and ...