Watch Night, also known as Freedom’s Eve, is a sacred New Year’s Eve tradition in Black communities rooted in Christian worship and remembrance of Dec. 31, 1862, when enslaved and free African ...
Practitioners of the Abrahamic faiths will no doubt give the video the thumbs-up for exposing the ‘diabolical’ nature of ...
Friday marked the first day of Kwanzaa. In Milwaukee at the Wisconsin Historical Society on 27th and Center, community ...
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In countries all across Latin America and in the Caribbean, folks rush eat 12 green grapes, one for each month of the year, ...
For artist Dwayne Glapion, art and Kwanzaa are intertwined. Glapion, a Denver-based artist born in New Jersey, said he sees ...
Muslim New Yorkers formed the backbone of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral election victory, ushering in a new era for New York and ...
Friday marked the start of Kwanzaa, the African-American holiday that runs until New Year’s Day.The name itself is derived ...
The Labour Party (LP) has described the defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic ...
An American man spread festive kindness in Johannesburg, feeding 200 families. His viral TikTok shows how he touched South ...
Morning Edition host Michel Martin talks with food historian Jessica B. Harris about the history of eating greens during the holidays and how it became a tradition for many African-American families.
Kwanzaa is a secular American holiday that celebrates African roots and tradition. Here’s what you need to know. Kwanzaa is a ...
Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration of African American culture, family and community, observed annually from Dec. 26 through ...