LANSING, Mich.(WLNS)— A Mid-Michigan church is celebrating the culture and history of an African American holiday. Kwanzaa officially begins on Dec. 26 and runs through Jan. 1., and the St.

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday dedicated to celebrating African culture and traditions, observed annually from December 26 to January 1. Proposed by African-American leader Maulana Karenga ...

Dr. Maulana Karenga—an African American professor, leader, and activist in the Black Power movement—created Kwanzaa im response to the racism and oppression facing Black Americans at that time. He ...

Katie Hobbs’ Kwanzaa display at the Capitol. Above it, he labeled the African American holiday a “fake anti-American, anti-Christian ‘holiday.” Yes…a fake anti-American, anti-Christian ...

with six more days still ahead for the holiday, including a kids community Kwanzaa event taking place this Saturday at the Grand Rapids African American Museum.

“I loved the idea of repeating [an outfit worn by] a Holiday Barbie. After looking at all the iconic ones, I thought the 2007 one was perfect,” the 27-year-old tells PEOPLE. Brigette ...