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Dr. Maulana Karenga, the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday Kwanzaa, during a celebration (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Community

Group Demands Full Kwanzaa Exhibit in NMAAHC

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 23, 2019December 21, 2021

Members of the Leadership Council on Pan-African Nationalism (LCPAN) earlier this year (Courtesy of Oforiwa Sankofa)

Kwanzaa Organizers Prioritize Local Pan-African Unity

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 12, 2018October 31, 2020

The Smithsonian Anacostia Cultural Museum in D.C. will soon hold its annual Kwanzaa celebration. (Courtesy of anacostia.si.edu)

Local Museum Holds Special Performance For Kwanzaa

by Lauren M. Poteat December 20, 2017October 31, 2020

A necklace of the ankh, a Kemetic hieroglyph meaning eternal life, is seen here. The word ankh has recently become a new tool in insults levied against Blacks seeking African consciousness.

Black Experience, Education

Black Liberals Entangled in Pan-African Controversy

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 4, 2017October 30, 2020

Kwanzaa Celebrates 50 Years: Local Events Honor Tradition

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer December 28, 2016October 30, 2020

A worker makes preparations for Kwanzaa and Hanukkah celebrations with installations at the Congress Heights School in Southeast on Friday, Dec. 16.

Black Experience, National

Kwanzaa Celebrates 50 Years

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer December 21, 2016October 30, 2020

Columnists, Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

Thanksgiving and other Myths

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux December 2, 2013October 30, 2020