Maulana Karenga

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Dr. Maulana Karenga wearing glasses and a dark shirt, photographed at the African American Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Illustration of objects signifcant in Kwanzaa, including a kinara, mat, gifts, corn, crops, and a communal cup.

A family gathers around a table as a woman lights candles on a Kinara for Kwanzaa, with fruits and traditional symbols arranged in front of them.

Maulana Karenga: Media

American activist and scholar

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Illustration of objects signifcant in Kwanzaa, including a kinara, mat, gifts, corn, crops, and a communal cup.

What Is the Meaning of Kwanzaa?

Kwanzaa was developed in 1966 by Maulana Karenga. Why?

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Dr. Maulana Karenga wearing glasses and a dark shirt, photographed at the African American Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Maulana Karenga

Maulana Karenga, 2003.

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A family gathers around a table as a woman lights candles on a Kinara for Kwanzaa, with fruits and traditional symbols arranged in front of them.

Kwanzaa

A family lighting the candles on the kinara while celebrating Kwanzaa.

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