Created by activist Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa is observed December 26th through January 1st with each day has a significant meaning. The fifth day is NIA, which means PURPOSE. On this day ...

Today’s Kwanzaa principle, Nia (Purpose), calls on us to dedicate ourselves to the vital mission of restoring our families, communities, and people to their historical greatness. This principle ...

Kwanzaa spans from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Monday celebrated the fifth principle, the sense of purpose or “nia.” Poet Enid Pickett, also a longtime — and now retired — Rohnert Park teacher ...

Sabin CDC was formed in 1991 to address the housing needs of African Americans impacted by gentrification. While the center ...

The Interfaith Ministries of Lorain County hosted a Kwanzaa workshop that focused on Nia, one of the seven principles of the African American celebration, on Dec. 30 at the Lorain Public Library ...

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades ... (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith).

Kwanzaa principle number five, Nia, is all about knowing and understanding your purpose. Think of things that get you out of bed in the morning outside of work and home life. This could be ...

Kwanzaa, celebrated December 26 to January 1 each year, is a time for families and communities to come together to remember the past and to celebrate African American culture. Denver offers its ...

Members of the Knoxville Kwanzaa Collective said more people are starting to embrace the holiday and the meaning behind it. Linda Lavin, star of TV's 'Alice' and Tony-winning actor, dies at 87 MLB ...

Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration ... Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith). The Nguzo Saba is ...

Each candle symbolizes one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa –Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba and Imani. England said Umoja symbolizes the unity of race, community and family ...