How to Celebrate Kwanzaa - Part 1 (with Sister Maisha Sullivan of the Kwanzaa Cooperative)

Kwanzaa is a seven-day cultural celebration that was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, in the midst of the Black Freedom Movement. The holiday is celebrated each year on December 26 through January 1 by many African Americans as a way to reaffirm their heritage that is rooted in African culture and reflected in the best practices of African American people. Its origins are based on the agricultural celebrations of Africa (African Harvest Festivals) called first fruits celebrations, and focuses on fundamental collective values called Nguza Saba which in Swahili means the Seven Principles designed to build strong and wholesome communities.