December is full of different holidays and the one closing out the month will be Kwanzaa. But what is the holiday and how did it get started? While some people are lighting a menorah or decorating a ...

The day after Christmas, many Iowans will take down their Christmas tree and replace it with decorations for Kwanzaa, a holiday in celebration of African American heritage and strengthening families ...

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

North Baltimore resident John Jones’ earliest memory of the holidays dates back to when he was five years old. Raised in Detroit, he fondly recalls his parents’ annual show on the big day. Each year, ...

Observed annually between December 26 and Jan. 1, Kwanzaa draws from several African harvest festivals and blends elements of continental African culture, African American history and traditional ...

A kinara sculpture will be placed outside City Hall for the first time later this month in observance of Kwanzaa, the secular holiday that celebrates pan-African and African culture. The kinara will ...