Watts Riots, one California State University professor sought to create a way to celebrate African American communities and ...
The Watts Riots took place in Los Angeles, California. Kwanzaa was created by Maulana Karenga in Oakland, California the year ...
Karenga, an African American author, activist and professor, founded Kwanzaa following the Watts Riots, also known as the ...
The secular holiday is a way for Black Americans to reconnect with the African heritage and culture they were severed from, ...
The tradition is a value system for the Black community and was drafted back in 1966, during a time when the Watts Riots were happening in California. Three sisters - Brooke, Lena and Shaila – are ...
We hope Mayor Q actually attends upcoming KCMO Kwanzaa parties this week and maybe shares a bit more to hopeful followers ...
Founded during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s, Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday that is observed by millions of ...