Activist Maulana Karenga and his wife Tiamoya celebrating Kwanzaa in 2000. Karenga created the holiday in 1966 as an opportunity for Black Americans to reaffirm their African roots and strengthen ...

Maulana Karenga, PhD, is the creator of Kwanzaa, and a professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach.

Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival held annually from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 that celebrates African and African American culture and history. It was created by Maulana Karenga, an African-American ...

The festival was founded by Maulana Karenga, an author and activist who was involved with the Black Power movement in the 1960s and 1970s. It was first celebrated just over a half a century ago, ...

Kwanzaa emerged in mid-1960s, after the Watts Riots in Los Angeles. Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, ...

Maulana Karenga, creator of the Kwanzaa holiday, urged African-Americans to use Black History Month as a time to reflect on the… October 15, 2005 Millions More Movement, Morning ...

The celebration, which was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, always begins on Dec. 26 and lasts for seven days until Jan. 1 of the New Year. For those who are unfamiliar, ...

It was created by Maulana Karenga, an African-American professor of Africana studies at California State Universityin 1966. Karenga wanted a way to bring African Americans together to remember ...

Kwanzaa emerged in mid-1960s, after the Watts Riots in Los Angeles. Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, ...

The festival was founded by Maulana Karenga, an author and activist who was involved with the Black Power movement in the ...