I came late to Kwanzaa, celebrating it first in the 1980s.
I remember the effect it had on the starry-eyed children present, who watched the ceremony with rapt interest.
Kwanzaa, which runs from the day after Christmas through New Year’s, uses Swahili as its language.
Credit: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis
I led Kwanzaa ceremonies for almost two decades at the university where I taught.
There was always a groaning board buffet that was loaded with foods from the African diaspora.
The Seven Nights
The meaning behind the holiday, from Harris' bookA Kwanzaa Keepsake.
