Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK – Cheyney McKnight waited years to celebrate Pinkster. On a scorching Saturday morning in May, McKnight put on her tailor ...

Kwanzaa was created by activist and author Maulana Ron Karenga in 1966. In establishing the holiday, Karenga hoped to introduce a nationally celebrated holiday that would bring Black Americans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nonprofit started in 1998, African Heritage Inc. is hosting its first "A Soulful Holiday Village" celebration from noon to 9 p.m ...

The name Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili phrase "Matunda ya kwanza," meaning first fruits, referring to harvest festivals that are common through Africa, according to the National Museum of African ...

On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will start weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa. There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the ...

South Africans missed out on a day off work for the most recent public holiday, but there’s better news later this month. National Women’s Day was ‘lost’ in terms of a day off work as it fell on ...