California
Observance: Founder celebrates African American holiday, stresses its grass-roots beginnings.
Dec. 30, 1996
Maulana Karenga, founder and director of the African American Cultural Center, will speak at 3 p.m. today at the center, 2560 W. 54th St.
Feb. 27, 1994
Opinion
I discovered Kwanzaa while attending Pomona College.
Dec. 23, 2018
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The now-infamous Texaco executives were caught on tape deriding Kwanzaa, the seven-day African American harvest celebration that occurs just after Christmas.
Dec. 13, 1996
Hanukkah has come and gone and Christmas will soon be here, but some Americans will still be lighting candles, sitting down to feasts and exchanging gifts well beyond Dec. 25.
Dec. 21, 1991
In 1965, my father, W.D. Campbell, came west from Arkansas, looking for the California dream.
Dec. 26, 1996
The biblical account of Israelites held in bondage by ancient Egypt--a vital element of the Exodus story that has given hope of liberation to centuries of Jews and African-Americans--was challenged as unhistorical by a black scholar at a recent public symposium at Cal State Northridge.
Nov. 13, 1993
To mark the first day of Kwanzaa, an African American holiday, a candle-lighting ceremony was held at the Department of Water and Power building in the Crenshaw district of Southwest Los Angeles.
Dec. 27, 1996
The African American Cultural Center is sponsoring a free educational workshop on the Kwanza holiday on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 2560 W. 54th St.
Nov. 6, 1994
The African American Cultural Center and the community organization Us are hosting a celebration Monday commemorating the 33rd annual African Liberation Day.
May 25, 1995