Inspired by the civil rights struggles of the 1960s and based on ancient African celebrations, Kwanzaa has become increasingly popular over the last decade. More than 20 million people celebrate in ...

Happy holidays everyone! If you celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas! If you celebrate Hanukkah, Happy Hanukkah! If you ...

By Dr. Obari Cartman The holiday season ended as a new year began. Holiday celebrations recognize principles that we should not restrict to one time of year but honor across seasons. Kwanzaa, in ...

DMC’s Darryl McDaniels Brings Music and Meaning to Paper Plane Coffee The rhythmic scratching of a turntable might have been absent, but the ...

A single candle can make a room feel safer, warmer, and more alive than a bright overhead bulb. That’s strange when you think about it. The candle ...

The vastness of multiple libraries burned to the ground on Lá an Dreoilín (Wren Day) and the first day of Kwanzaa, December 26, 2025, when Lenwood ...

Like many Americans, the murder of Renée Nicole Good shook me. While the fact that she was gunned down in broad daylight with ...

Willie Mae Samuel is a playwright, founder and director of the African American Connection of the Performing Arts Inc. and a ...

Did you know that over 260 million Christians worldwide are celebrating Christmas this Jan. 7? Over 400 years ago, according to National Geographic, a decision was made by some Christians to celebrate ...

Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in ...

A suburban woman experiencing stomach pain on Christmas ended up giving birth on the holiday, carrying the baby to full term without realizing she was pregnant. Zion resident Melanie Smith described ...