You're not going to have to say: "What am I going to wear?" this Kwanzaa season.

In 1966 Dr Maulana Karenga created an Afro-American holiday designed to honor African heritage and tradition called Kwanzaa. The week long celebration is observed between…

To celebrate the last day of Kwanzaa’s principle of Imani which means “faith” we’re focusing on leaders who remind us we’ve come this far by faith. Missed a day?  Click on each principle to learn more. 1st Principle Umoja: Recipes for Kwanzaa 2nd Principle Kujichagulia:Self Determined Women Gallery 3rd Principle Ujima: Community Organization Gallery 4th […]

To celebrate the sixth day of Kwanzaa’s principle of Kuumba which means “creativity” we thought that we’d focus on people who exhibit this principle in action. Let’s see if they can get your creative juices flowing! Missed a day?  Click on each principle to learn more. 1st Principle Umoja: Recipes for Kwanzaa 2nd Principle Kujichagulia:Self […]

Today’s principle Nia focuses on making change to  build, encourage and develop our communities.  We’ve put together a gallery of people who devoted their lives to doing just that. More about Kwanzaa 1st Principle Umoja: Recipes for Kwanzaa 2nd Principle Kujichagulia:Self Determined Women Gallery 3rd Principle Ujima: Community Organization Gallery 4th Principle Ujamaa: Cooperative Economics […]

Kwanzaa’s fourth principle is Ujamaa or Cooperative Economics.  So many African American entrepreneurs have built businesses that provide jobs, products and information that benefit our communities.  We thought we’d highlight some of them today.  We hope they inspire you. 1st Principle Umoja: Recipes 2nd Principle Kujichagulia:Self Determined Women Gallery 3rd Principle Ujima: Community Organization Gallery

Today is the first day of Kwanzaa and like most holidays food plays a huge part in the celebration. The first principle of Kwanzaa is Umoja which means unity.  Cooking together with friends and family is a great way to get started. Here are some recipes to help get you started in celebrating Kwanzaa this […]