BALDWIN HILLS : Kwanzaa Celebrated With Festival, Parade
A candlelighting ceremony to kick off a week of Kwanzaa celebrations will take place today at noon on the second level of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
The ceremony is being sponsored by the African International Village Assn., a community group that is working to get city officials to declare the Crenshaw area an African cultural and business district. To inaugurate its theme this year, “Saving Our Children for the 21st Century,” association representatives will light seven candles representing the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
The Kwanzaa People of Color, another community group, is also staging two Kwanzaa events. A festival featuring reggae, jazz, rhythm and blues, art, African goods and other attractions will be staged in Leimert Park from Thursday through Jan. 2. A Kwanzaa parade beginning at Crenshaw and Adams boulevards and ending in the park will start at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Information: (213) 731-3330.
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