Beyond the gifts and glitter, Kwanzaa is a week of reflection and unity – a chance to teach kids about purpose, creativity, and community.

Learn all about the community-centered holiday with these fun, educational Kwanzaa books for young readers Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

On Thursday, the museum celebrated Kwanzaa with various events, including holding a story time, creating a kinara or candleholder, looking at quilt symbols, studying the principles of Kwanzaa and ...

Celebrate Kwanzaa with NMAAHC Kids! This video series explores the 7 principles of Kwanzaa (Nguzo Saba) with objects from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.

LOS ANGELES -- Sometimes the baby steps taken by television can represent leaps and bounds. Consider the case of "Rugrats," "The Proud Family" and Kwaanza. While diversity comes hard to much of TV, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – As families travel to visit relatives and friends this holiday season, the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives (GRAAMA) hosted its annual Kwanzaa celebration in Grand ...

Celebrate Kwanzaa with NMAAHC Kids! This video series explores the 7 principles of Kwanzaa (Nguzo Saba) with objects from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – The rhythmic beats of djembe drums and children’s laughter filled the air at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown Heights on Thursday, marking the start of the 17th Annual ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kwanzaa begins Dec. 26, and the Gem Theater will host the holiday festivities for the next seven days. The 43rd Annual City-Wide Kwanzaa Celebration is put on by the Kansas City ...

Kwanzaa, the annual holiday that for nearly 60 years has celebrated African American culture, will be observed in the days after Christmas at two events in Lancaster County. Kwanzaa runs from Dec. 26 ...

WEST CHESTER — Kwanzaa is an African American celebration of family, community and culture. Kwanza runs annually for seven days from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 and was founded in 1966. “Kwanza is an ...