Hundreds of people made a short pilgrimage Thursday from Detroit's Cadillac Square to Campus Martius to see the first candle of the park's towering Kwanzaa kinara illuminate the dark evening sky.

Detroit’s giant Kwanzaa kinara debuted in 2022 after City Councilman Scott Benson reached out to local business leaders to discuss the idea of building it in one of the largest Black-majority ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Thursday marked the first day of Kwanzaa and Detroiters went to the downtown area for the third annual lighting of the Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara. The 30-foot-tall Kinara will be on ...

Detroit Public Theatre’s 2024 Holiday Cabaret and Kwanzaa 2024 at The Wright Museum. Guest Host Trudy Gallant-Stokes gets the details for Detroit Public Theatre’s 2024 Holiday Cabaret. The ...

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The city of Detroit has set up one of the world's largest Kwanzaa kinaras in Campus Martius. The kinara stands at 30 feet tall. ‘Truly Disturbed’: Newsom Presses Trump on $40B in Relief The ...

Events celebrating the seven-day-long celebration of African heritage and Black culture, which started on Thursday, Dec. 26, are happening around the country, including major cities like Detroit ...

Large Kwanzaa celebrations happen across the country every year in cities including Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit. These events often feature storytellers, music and dance.

Kwanzaa emerged during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s as a way to reconnect Black communities in the U.S. with important African cultural traditions that were ... Atlanta and Detroit.

Large Kwanzaa celebrations happen across the country every year in cities including Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit. These events often feature storytellers, music and dance.

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades since its founding and is celebrated by 3% of the country, according to a 2019 AP-NORC survey. ... Atlanta and Detroit.

Raised in Detroit, he fondly recalls his parents’ annual show on the big day. ... Kwanzaa, celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, was created by activist and author Maulana Ron Karenga, ...