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What Kwanzaa means for black Americans

  • Written by Frank Dobson, Associate Dean of Students, Vanderbilt University
imageKwanzaa celebrations.Black Hour, CC BY-NC

On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will start weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa. There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles. At many Kwanzaa ceremonies, there is also African drumming and...

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