In establishing the holiday, Karenga hoped to introduce ... In the middle, the black stripe embodies African American people. Families also decorate with other symbols inspired by African culture ...

Born in a time of racial unrest, Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration of African-American ... Getty Images Kwanzaa was also envisioned as a secular alternative to the holiday juggernaut that is ...

(Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images ... African American calendar. In the United States, where the end of slavery still seemed a forlorn hope, many African Americans instead began celebrating the ...

Holiday parties are a wonderful way to bring friends and family together to celebrate the season. Hosting a holiday event that reflects African American ... portraits or images of influential ...

Beyond Juneteenth, other historic holidays honor Black culture and liberation in American history. Pinkster has its roots in ...

Instead of “Merry Christmas,” people kept wishing me, “Happy ... bunch of holidays, like Christmas. I love that some Americans honor Kwanzaa, a celebration of African-American culture ...

(All images courtesy of the publishers ... day of the year except December 25. Happy holidays! Leah Thomas is an educator at the National Museum of the American Indian’s imagiNATIONS Activity ...

African-Americans in these areas prefer "Happy Holidays" and evangelical whites ... like "The Great American Word Mapper," which have opened-sourced large datasets for those looking to do further ...

The holidays can be lucrative for the many who dress up as Santa Claus each year. But there’s a budding industry in the Santa business for African-American Santas like Dee Sinclair ...