NEW YORK – Cheyney McKnight waited years to celebrate Pinkster. On a scorching Saturday morning in May, McKnight put on her tailor-made 18th-century Malian mud cloth dress and trekked 7 miles with a ...

For many African-Americans, it doesn’t matter that Kwanzaa is a creation of the 1960s. The seven-day holiday that begins Dec. 26 echoes the values and cultural traditions held for centuries on the ...

December is packed with celebrations, and while Christmas and Hanukkah tend to grab most of the spotlight, there’s another vibrant holiday that deserves attention this time of year: Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa ...

Kwanzaa, the holiday that celebrates African-American culture and history, begins today. The seven-day holiday is marked by lighting a candle each night. Each candle represents the seven principles of ...

As the holiday season approaches, food becomes a central theme in celebrations, especially within the African diaspora. From rice and peas to fruit cake, the culinary traditions that have emerged from ...

Every spring, the city of Albany still celebrates Pinkster as a way to honor the city’s Dutch roots. This ancient religious and social holiday, though, survived long after the Dutch were replaced by ...

Although South Africans will enjoy one fewer public holiday in 2025, there will be more long weekends next year than in 2024.